Electoral Act 1956
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The Electoral Act 1956 was a key New Zealand statute that governed the country’s parliamentary electoral system and voting rules until it was replaced by the Electoral Act 1993.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand statute
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
New Zealand general elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
by-elections for the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| appliesToChamber | New Zealand House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1956 in New Zealand law
ⓘ
Electoral legislation of New Zealand ⓘ Statutes of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commencedInYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| enactedBy | New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed |
conduct of general elections
ⓘ
election petitions and disputes ⓘ electoral boundaries and representation ⓘ electoral rolls ⓘ franchise and qualifications of electors ⓘ parliamentary electoral system of New Zealand ⓘ voter registration ⓘ voting rules for New Zealand general elections ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyRole | framework statute for New Zealand’s parliamentary elections before MMP ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legalSystem | New Zealand legal system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | New Zealand House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make better provision in relation to the election of members of the House of Representatives and matters incidental thereto ⓘ |
| precededBy | Electoral Act 1927 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
appointment and powers of electoral officials
ⓘ
counting of votes and declaration of results ⓘ drawing and review of electoral boundaries ⓘ regulation of election advertising and expenses ⓘ rules for polling places and polling day ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Electoral Act 1993
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Electoral Act 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| replacedFrameworkOf | earlier New Zealand electoral statutes ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1956 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Electoral Act 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
campaign rules
ⓘ
election administration ⓘ electoral offences ⓘ voting procedures ⓘ |
| supersededFrameworkBy | Electoral Act 1993 and mixed-member proportional system ⓘ |
| timePeriodInForce | second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfElectionSystem | single-member electorate system ⓘ |
| wasInForceUntil | Electoral Act 1993 came into force ⓘ |
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