Labour Party list

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The Labour Party list is a proportional representation mechanism in New Zealand’s mixed-member electoral system through which the Labour Party’s candidates, including those not winning electorate seats, can enter Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf candidate list
party list
appliesIn all New Zealand electorates
appliesTo Labour Party candidates
associatedWith Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
surface form: New Zealand Electoral Commission

New Zealand Parliament
category New Zealand Labour Party
surface form: Labour Party (New Zealand)

Mixed-member proportional representation in New Zealand
New Zealand electoral lists
country New Zealand
determines order in which Labour Party candidates are considered for list seats
electoralFunction allocation of Labour Party list MPs
determining which Labour Party candidates enter Parliament via the party vote
ranking Labour Party candidates for list seats
governsEntryOf Labour Party list MPs who do not hold electorates
Labour Party overhang or top-up seats depending on vote-seat balance
hasEffectOn diversity of Labour Party parliamentary representation
overall size of Labour Party caucus
influences Labour Party campaign strategy
candidate placement and ranking decisions
introducedIn 1996 New Zealand general election
introducedWith introduction of MMP in New Zealand
language English
legalFramework Electoral Act 1993
surface form: Electoral Act 1993 (New Zealand)
partOf New Zealand electoral system
New Zealand electoral system
surface form: New Zealand mixed-member proportional (MMP) system
predecessor candidate selection under first-past-the-post system
relatedTo New Zealand House of Representatives
electorate seats
list MPs
party vote
representationType proportional representation mechanism
scope national
selectionProcess Labour Party governing body decisions
Labour Party internal selection procedures
Labour Party membership consultation
timeOfUse every New Zealand general election under MMP
usedBy New Zealand Labour Party
usedFor allowing Labour Party candidates who do not win electorate seats to enter Parliament
ensuring proportionality between Labour Party’s share of the party vote and its total seats
filling Labour Party list seats in Parliament
usedIn New Zealand general elections
mixed-member proportional representation system of New Zealand

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Jacinda Ardern representsElectorate Labour Party list