The following is a detailed results break down of the 2017 New Zealand general election, which was held on 23 September 2017.
Preliminary results were gradually released after polling booths closed at 19:00 (NZST) on 23 September. The preliminary count only includes advance ordinary and election-day ordinary votes; it does not include any special votes. Special votes include votes from those who enrolled after the deadline of 23 August, those who voted outside their electorate (this includes all overseas votes), hospital votes, and those voters enrolled on the unpublished roll.
All voting papers, counterfoils and electoral rolls are returned to the electorate's returning officer for a mandatory recount; this also includes approving and counting any special votes, and compiling a master roll to ensure no voter has voted more than once. Official results, including all recounted ordinary votes and special votes, are due to be released by 14:00 on Saturday 7 October 2017.
Parties and candidates have three working days after the release of the official results to apply for a judicial recount. These recounts take place under the auspices of a District Court judge (the Chief District Court Judge in case of a nationwide recount), [1] and may delay the return of the election writ by a few days.
Party | Party vote | Electorate vote | Seats | ||||||||
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Votes | % | Change (pp) | Votes | % | Change (pp) | List | Electorate | Total | +/- | ||
National | 1,152,075 | 44.45 | 2.59 | 1,114,367 | 44.05 | 2.0 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 4 | |
Labour | 956,184 | 36.89 | 11.76 | 958,155 | 37.88 | 3.75 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 14 | |
NZ First | 186,706 | 7.20 | 1.46 | 137,816 | 5.45 | 2.32 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
Green | 162,443 | 6.27 | 4.43 | 174,725 | 6.91 | 0.15 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |
ACT | 13,075 | 0.50 | 0.19 | 25,471 | 1.01 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Opportunities | 63,261 | 2.44 | new | 26,034 | 1.03 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new | |
Māori Party | 30,580 | 1.18 | 0.14 | 53,247 | 2.11 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Legalise Cannabis | 8,075 | 0.31 | 0.14 | 4,144 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Conservative | 6,253 | 0.24 | 3.75 | 6,115 | 0.24 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mana | 3,642 | 0.14 | 1.28 [lower-alpha 1] | 8,196 | 0.32 | 1.26 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ban 1080 | 3,005 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 3,003 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
People's Party | 1,890 | 0.07 | new | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | new | |
United Future | 1,782 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 1,285 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Outdoors | 1,620 | 0.06 | new | 1,357 | 0.05 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new | |
Democrats | 806 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 1,794 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Internet | 499 | 0.02 | 1.40 [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | 1.58 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Unregistered Parties | — | — | — | 1,073 | 0.04 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Independent | — | — | — | 12,749 | 0.50 | 0.34 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Valid votes | 2,591,896 | 98.54 | 0.20 | 2,529,531 | 96.17 | 0.20 | |||||
Informal votes | 10,793 | 0.41 | 0.03 | 30,554 | 1.16 | 0.02 | |||||
Disallowed votes | 27,484 | 1.04 | 0.18 | 70,088 | 2.66 | 0.23 | |||||
Below electoral threshold | 121,413 | 4.62 | — | — | — | — | |||||
Total | 2,630,173 | 100 | 2,630,173 | 100 | 49 | 71 | 120 | 1 | |||
Eligible voters and Turnout | 3,298,009 | 79.75 | 1.85 | 3,298,009 | 79.75 | 1.85 |
Party | Preliminary (23 September) | Official (7 October) | Difference | ||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | % | Seats | ||
National | 998,813 | 46.03 | 58 | 1,152,075 | 44.45 | 56 | −1.58 | −2 | |
Labour | 776,556 | 35.79 | 45 | 956,184 | 36.89 | 46 | +1.10 | +1 | |
NZ First | 162,988 | 7.51 | 9 | 186,706 | 7.20 | 9 | −0.31 | 0 | |
Green | 126,995 | 5.85 | 7 | 162,443 | 6.27 | 8 | +0.42 | +1 | |
ACT | 10,959 | 0.51 | 1 | 13,075 | 0.50 | 1 | −0.01 | 0 | |
Opportunities | 47,980 | 2.21 | 0 | 63,261 | 2.44 | 0 | +0.23 | ||
Māori Party | 23,452 | 1.08 | 0 | 30,580 | 1.18 | 0 | +0.10 | 0 | |
Legalise Cannabis | 5,847 | 0.27 | 0 | ||||||
Conservative | 5,316 | 0.24 | 0 | ||||||
Mana | 2,775 | 0.13 | 0 | ||||||
Ban 1080 | 2,439 | 0.11 | 0 | ||||||
People's Party | 1,629 | 0.08 | 0 | ||||||
United Future | 1,469 | 0.07 | 0 | ||||||
Outdoors | 1,332 | 0.06 | 0 | ||||||
Democrats | 732 | 0.03 | 0 | ||||||
Internet | 463 | 0.02 | 0 | ||||||
total | 2,169,802 | 100.00 | 120 | 100.00 |
At the 2014 general elections, four electorates were won by candidates with a margin of fewer than 1,000 votes: Auckland Central, Hutt South, Ōhāriu and Te Tai Tokerau.
Hamilton West is considered to be New Zealand's bellwether seat. [3] [4] Since the formation of the electorate in 1969, the winning candidate has been from the party that has gone on to form the government, with the exception of 1993 when it elected a Labour MP while the National went on to form the government (albeit with a one-seat majority). Along with Hamilton West, Maungakiekie and Rotorua have been bellwethers in the MMP era, swinging with the government at every election since 1996.
The table below shows the results of the 2017 general election:
Key:
National | Labour | Green | NZ First | Opportunities |
ACT | United Future | Māori Party | Mana | Independent |
Notes:
The following is a breakdown of the party vote received in each electorate. Only parties which received at least one percent of the nationwide party vote are listed. [5]
Electorate | National | Labour | NZ First | Green | TOP | Māori | Total | Government | Opposition |
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Auckland Central | 39.23 | 37.79 | 3.88 | 13.90 | 3.15 | 0.41 | 55.57 | 40.29 | |
Bay of Plenty | 54.62 | 25.51 | 10.77 | 4.03 | 3.18 | 0.50 | 40.30 | 55.10 | |
Botany | 61.02 | 29.27 | 4.59 | 2.39 | 0.82 | 0.56 | 36.26 | 61.61 | |
Christchurch Central | 39.06 | 40.70 | 5.23 | 9.77 | 3.49 | 0.39 | 55.71 | 39.50 | |
Christchurch East | 35.47 | 47.26 | 6.32 | 6.75 | 2.32 | 0.38 | 60.33 | 35.81 | |
Clutha-Southland | 59.26 | 24.23 | 7.84 | 4.47 | 2.42 | 0.26 | 36.54 | 59.64 | |
Coromandel | 51.23 | 27.79 | 12.26 | 5.31 | 1.71 | 0.24 | 45.37 | 51.63 | |
Dunedin North | 27.83 | 47.74 | 5.09 | 13.70 | 4.12 | 0.29 | 66.54 | 28.26 | |
Dunedin South | 35.62 | 48.24 | 6.60 | 5.94 | 2.43 | 0.21 | 60.78 | 35.91 | |
East Coast | 44.24 | 36.80 | 9.94 | 4.60 | 2.35 | 0.75 | 51.34 | 44.52 | |
East Coast Bays | 62.88 | 23.23 | 5.39 | 4.74 | 1.92 | 0.16 | 33.36 | 63.87 | |
Epsom | 58.63 | 24.54 | 3.15 | 8.36 | 2.67 | 0.32 | 36.05 | 60.41 | |
Hamilton East | 47.62 | 35.51 | 5.68 | 6.09 | 3.17 | 0.55 | 47.28 | 48.24 | |
Hamilton West | 46.49 | 36.77 | 7.70 | 4.31 | 2.66 | 0.63 | 48.78 | 46.90 | |
Helensville | 55.92 | 25.50 | 7.12 | 7.57 | 2.03 | 0.27 | 40.18 | 56.73 | |
Hunua | 62.95 | 22.27 | 8.57 | 2.99 | 1.48 | 0.25 | 33.83 | 63.67 | |
Hutt South | 41.71 | 40.43 | 5.54 | 7.29 | 3.46 | 0.41 | 53.27 | 42.16 | |
Ilam | 52.63 | 31.19 | 3.75 | 7.16 | 3.50 | 0.37 | 42.10 | 53.24 | |
Invercargill | 48.39 | 35.82 | 8.72 | 3.24 | 2.11 | 0.22 | 47.78 | 48.65 | |
Kaikōura | 52.83 | 29.25 | 8.99 | 4.96 | 2.18 | 0.23 | 43.20 | 53.21 | |
Kelston | 32.95 | 50.37 | 6.58 | 6.72 | 1.56 | 0.50 | 63.67 | 33.30 | |
Mana | 36.57 | 45.58 | 4.95 | 7.86 | 3.35 | 0.56 | 58.39 | 36.88 | |
Māngere | 17.34 | 71.04 | 5.16 | 2.71 | 0.68 | 2.04 | 78.90 | 17.46 | |
Manukau East | 22.95 | 65.68 | 5.74 | 2.23 | 0.70 | 1.49 | 73.65 | 23.21 | |
Manurewa | 28.76 | 58.85 | 6.63 | 2.48 | 0.74 | 1.11 | 67.95 | 29.03 | |
Maungakiekie | 40.96 | 43.65 | 5.11 | 5.89 | 2.20 | 0.81 | 54.61 | 41.60 | |
Mount Albert | 33.96 | 43.36 | 3.44 | 14.65 | 2.96 | 0.45 | 61.45 | 34.55 | |
Mount Roskill | 43.01 | 42.69 | 4.43 | 6.22 | 1.74 | 0.47 | 53.34 | 43.59 | |
Napier | 46.20 | 37.83 | 7.20 | 4.99 | 1.90 | 0.40 | 50.03 | 46.60 | |
Nelson | 39.31 | 41.56 | 6.51 | 7.51 | 3.27 | 0.22 | 55.59 | 39.64 | |
New Lynn | 41.79 | 42.68 | 6.10 | 6.19 | 1.48 | 0.35 | 54.96 | 42.22 | |
New Plymouth | 48.77 | 34.14 | 7.76 | 4.49 | 2.73 | 0.62 | 46.40 | 49.33 | |
North Shore | 57.83 | 26.08 | 5.27 | 6.63 | 2.40 | 0.26 | 37.98 | 58.76 | |
Northcote | 48.77 | 34.23 | 6.02 | 6.76 | 2.29 | 0.37 | 47.01 | 49.33 | |
Northland | 46.35 | 30.13 | 13.17 | 6.05 | 1.98 | 0.33 | 49.35 | 46.82 | |
Ōhariu | 45.28 | 35.45 | 3.72 | 9.62 | 4.16 | 0.46 | 48.78 | 45.88 | |
Ōtaki | 46.25 | 36.19 | 8.25 | 5.68 | 2.19 | 0.38 | 50.12 | 46.64 | |
Pakuranga | 61.86 | 24.78 | 6.62 | 3.74 | 1.22 | 0.35 | 35.14 | 62.62 | |
Palmerston North | 40.32 | 41.37 | 7.82 | 6.12 | 2.67 | 0.40 | 55.30 | 40.71 | |
Papakura | 51.27 | 33.53 | 8.79 | 2.83 | 1.20 | 0.64 | 45.15 | 51.84 | |
Port Hills | 40.70 | 39.40 | 4.83 | 10.29 | 3.42 | 0.33 | 54.52 | 41.06 | |
Rangitata | 53.03 | 33.58 | 6.02 | 3.29 | 2.18 | 0.19 | 43.08 | 53.54 | |
Rangitīkei | 51.83 | 28.93 | 10.38 | 4.40 | 2.27 | 0.45 | 43.71 | 52.29 | |
Rimutaka | 39.04 | 43.46 | 7.43 | 5.45 | 2.77 | 0.46 | 56.35 | 39.41 | |
Rodney | 59.65 | 23.35 | 8.73 | 4.60 | 1.78 | 0.23 | 36.68 | 60.51 | |
Rongotai | 28.11 | 44.41 | 3.66 | 17.82 | 4.64 | 0.50 | 65.89 | 28.45 | |
Rotorua | 48.33 | 32.30 | 9.90 | 4.14 | 2.71 | 1.26 | 46.33 | 48.66 | |
Selwyn | 59.11 | 26.16 | 5.55 | 5.32 | 2.57 | 0.17 | 37.02 | 59.56 | |
Tāmaki | 61.66 | 24.46 | 3.91 | 5.65 | 2.06 | 0.45 | 34.02 | 63.03 | |
Taranaki-King Country | 58.06 | 23.86 | 9.01 | 4.44 | 2.20 | 0.52 | 37.32 | 58.69 | |
Taupō | 53.94 | 28.98 | 9.02 | 3.44 | 2.28 | 0.65 | 41.44 | 54.42 | |
Tauranga | 52.86 | 26.79 | 11.29 | 3.90 | 3.20 | 0.53 | 41.98 | 53.46 | |
Te Atatū | 41.43 | 43.98 | 6.44 | 4.90 | 1.29 | 0.45 | 55.32 | 41.92 | |
Tukituki | 49.19 | 34.14 | 7.86 | 5.12 | 1.95 | 0.35 | 47.12 | 49.54 | |
Upper Harbour | 54.20 | 32.41 | 5.75 | 4.08 | 1.64 | 0.31 | 42.24 | 54.48 | |
Waikato | 58.69 | 24.18 | 10.10 | 3.05 | 1.86 | 0.43 | 37.33 | 59.33 | |
Waimakariri | 53.62 | 32.29 | 6.65 | 4.12 | 1.79 | 0.21 | 43.06 | 53.91 | |
Wairarapa | 48.80 | 32.08 | 10.33 | 4.82 | 2.03 | 0.52 | 47.23 | 49.20 | |
Waitaki | 53.97 | 30.17 | 6.59 | 5.30 | 2.58 | 0.18 | 42.06 | 54.21 | |
Wellington Central | 30.53 | 38.29 | 2.26 | 21.34 | 5.89 | 0.52 | 61.89 | 31.29 | |
West Coast-Tasman | 40.09 | 37.15 | 9.37 | 8.26 | 2.60 | 0.19 | 54.79 | 40.45 | |
Whanganui | 44.92 | 36.60 | 10.07 | 4.73 | 1.70 | 0.43 | 51.40 | 45.37 | |
Whangarei | 45.08 | 31.53 | 14.09 | 5.68 | 1.74 | 0.25 | 51.31 | 45.56 | |
Wigram | 41.21 | 41.39 | 5.95 | 6.70 | 2.87 | 0.40 | 54.04 | 41.65 | |
Hauraki-Waikato | 6.99 | 62.59 | 8.49 | 5.23 | 2.55 | 11.15 | 76.30 | 7.07 | |
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | 4.87 | 65.53 | 7.25 | 4.92 | 2.01 | 13.16 | 77.70 | 4.99 | |
Tāmaki Makaurau | 6.61 | 59.96 | 9.63 | 7.31 | 2.34 | 11.08 | 76.90 | 6.77 | |
Te Tai Hauāuru | 6.62 | 59.14 | 7.35 | 6.61 | 2.89 | 15.13 | 73.11 | 6.71 | |
Te Tai Tokerau | 7.49 | 58.46 | 11.23 | 6.41 | 2.34 | 6.54 | 76.10 | 7.66 | |
Te Tai Tonga | 12.59 | 56.32 | 8.05 | 8.20 | 3.94 | 8.48 | 72.57 | 12.79 | |
Waiariki | 4.75 | 58.95 | 7.42 | 3.86 | 2.88 | 19.71 | 70.22 | 4.83 |
National | Labour | NZ First | Green |
Bill English (01) David Carter (03) Steven Joyce (04) Chris Finlayson (09) Michael Woodhouse (10) Paul Goldsmith (18) Alfred Ngaro (20) Nicky Wagner (22) Brett Hudson (30) Melissa Lee (31) Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (32) Jian Yang (33) Parmjeet Parmar (34) Jo Hayes (36) Nuk Korako (42) | Andrew Little (03) David Parker (10) Priyanca Radhakrishnan (12) Raymond Huo (13) Jan Tinetti (15) Willow-Jean Prime (17) Kiri Allan (21) Willie Jackson (22) Ginny Andersen (28) Jo Luxton (29) Liz Craig (31) Marja Lubeck (32) Trevor Mallard (33) Jamie Strange (36) Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki (37) Kieran McAnulty (38) Angie Warren-Clark (39) | Winston Peters (01) Ron Mark (02) Tracey Martin (03) Fletcher Tabuteau (04) Darroch Ball (05) Clayton Mitchell (06) Mark Patterson (07) Shane Jones (08) Jenny Marcroft (09) | James Shaw (01) Marama Davidson (02) Julie Anne Genter (03) Eugenie Sage (04) Gareth Hughes (05) Jan Logie (06) Chlöe Swarbrick (07) Golriz Ghahraman (08) |
National | Maureen Pugh, Nicola Willis, Agnes Loheni, Paulo Garcia, David Hiatt, Matt Gregory, Adrienne Pierce, David Elliott, Katrina Bungard, Bala Beeram, Carolyn O'Fallon, Euon Murrell, Sarah Jo Barley, Lisa Whyte, Linda Cooper, Dan Bidois, Rahul Sirigiri, Hadleigh Reid, Graham Collins | |
Labour | Helen White, Steph Lewis, Lemauga Lydia Sosene, Janette Walker, Anna Lorck, Romy Udanga, Rachel Boyack, Sarb Johal, Naisi Chen, Shanan Halbert, Dan Rosewarne, Jin An, Jesse Pabla, Hilary Humphrey, Tony Savage, Brooke Loader, Ben Sandford, Kurt Taogaga, Heather Warren, Sam McDonald, Cherie Chapman, Al'a Al-Bustanji, Baljit Kaur, Linsey Higgins, Barry Kirker, Tofik Mamedov, Michelle Lomax, Nathaniel Blomfield, Gaurav Sharma, Anthony Rimell, Tony Condon, Sarah Packer, Andy Begg, Corie Haddock | |
NZ First | Mahesh Bindra, Pita Paraone, Ria Bond, Denis O'Rourke, David Wilson, Richard Prosser, Jon Reeves, Stu Husband, Andy Foster, Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, Helen Peterson, Rob Stevenson, Lisa Close, Jamie Arbuckle, Joshua Hubbard, Talani Meikle, Peter Chan, Lester Gray, Anne Degia-Pala, Suzanne Kelly, Murray Chong, Jackie Farrelly, Toa Greening, Julian Paul, Shayne Wihongi, Romuald Rudzki, Reg Skipworth, Joe Kairau, Kym Koloni, Geoff Mills, Alexander Familton, Anne-Marie Andrews, Julian Tilley, William Flesher, Tane Apanui, John Hall, Warren Voight, Jane Johnston, Frank Edwards, Ilja Ruppeldt, Mataroa Paroro, Kerry Rushton, Alok Gupta, Andrew Littlejohn, Susan Sara, Ken Mahon, Lindy Palmer | |
Green | Mojo Mathers, Barry Coates, Jack McDonald, John Hart, Denise Roche, Hayley Holt, Teall Crossen, Teanau Tuiono, Leilani Tamu, Matt Lawrey, Elizabeth Kerekere, Chris Perley, Ricardo Menéndez March, Julie Zhu, Richard Leckinger, Thomas Nash, Sam Taylor, Kate Fulton, Tane Woodley, Jo Wrigley, Ash Holwell, Stefan Grand-Meyer, Robin McCandless, Niki Bould, Shane Gallagher, Scott Summerfield, Rochelle Surendran, Bridget Walsh, Rachael Goldsmith, Patrick Wall, James Goodhue, Richard Wesley, Guy Hunt, Elaine Dyett, Sam Ferguson, Richard Gillies, Emma-Leigh Hodge, Chrys Horn, Rebekah Jaung, David Lee, Nicholas Mayne, Robert Moore, Nicola Patrick, Peter Richardson, Godfrey Rudolph, Damon Rusden, Julie Sandilands, Raj Singh, Nicola Smith, Philippa Stevenson, Cathy Sweet | |
Opportunities | Gareth Morgan, Geoff Simmons, Teresa Moore, Buddy Mikaere, Olly Wilson, Donna Pokere-Phillips, Doug Hill, Piri-Hira Tukapua, Nicola Glenjarman, Mika Haka, Nicky Snoyink, Richard Warwick, Ted Faleauto Johnston, Abe Gray | |
Māori Party | Marama Fox, Te Ururoa Flavell, Rahui Papa, Shane Taurima, Mei Reedy-Taare, Howie Tāmati, Hinurewa Te Hau, Tuilagi Saipele Esera, John Kiria, Te Waka McLeod, Carrie Stoddart-Smith, Manase Lua, Wetex Kang, Tasha Hohaia, Esther Tofilau-Tevaga, Tina Porou, George Ngatai, Cinnamon Whitlock, Raewyn Bhana, Ngarangi Chapman, Wendy Biddle, Maryanne Marsters, Karen Williams, Amiria Te Whiu, Mele Pepa, Tae Moala Tu’inukuafe | |
ACT | Beth Houlbrooke, Brooke van Velden, Bhupinder Singh, Stephen Berry, Stuart Pedersen, Anneka Carlson, Shan Ng, Sam Purchas, Toni Severin, Grae O’Sullivan, Richard Evans, James McDowall, Richard Wells, Michael Warren, Andi Moore, Andy Parkins, Bruce Carley, Tom Corbett, Brian Davidson, Alan Davidson, Dan Doughty, Alex Evans, Paul Gilbert, Roger Greenslade, Stuart Hawkins, Bruce Haycock, Paul Hufflett, Nick Kearney, Tim Kronfeld, Joe Misselbrook, Craig Nelson, Joshua Perry, Sam Singh, Anthony Smith, Chris Sole, Neil Wilson, Stephen Fletcher, Wayne Grattan | |
Legalise Cannabis | Maki Herbert, Jeff Lye, Paula Lambert, Mike Britnell, Emma-Jane Mihaere Kingi, Vineet Prasad Shiriwastow, Jonee Saxby-Koning, Adrian McDermott, Janine Shufflebotham, Steven Wilkinson, Jeanette Saxby, Tony Brown, Rebecca Robin, Geoff McTague | |
Conservative | Leighton Baker, Elliot Ikilei, Melanie Taylor, Kevin Stitt, Martin Frauenstein, Lachie Ashton, Kathryn Davie, Bruce Welsh, Paul Davie, Roger Larkins, Jeffrey Johnson, Benjamin Price | |
Mana | Hone Harawira, Lisa McNab, James Papali'i, Tracey-lee Repia | |
Ban 1080 | Clyde Graf, Bill Wallace, Peter Salter, Brian Adams, Carol Sawyer, James Hilton, Glen Tomlinson, Kenneth Hanson, Mary Molloy | |
People's Party | Roshan Nauhria, Steven Ching, Anil Sharma, Lily Yao, Joann Wu, Sree Nampally | |
United Future New Zealand | Damian Light, Ben Rickard, Kelleigh Sheffield-Cranstoun, Bale Nadakuitavuki, Judy Turner, Quentin Todd, John Hubscher, John Foster, Ian Gaskin, JB Woolston | |
Outdoors | Alan Simmons, David Haynes, Derrick Paull, Wilf Bearman-Riedel | |
Democrats | Stephnie de Ruyter, Chris Leitch, Jason Jobsis, Scott MacArthur, Hessel Van Wieren, Andrew Leitch, Katherine Ransom, Simon Briggs, Mischele Rhodes, Karl Matthys, Jack Collin, Heather McConachy, John Ring, John Pemberton, Dick Ryan, Carolyn McKenzie, David Wilson, Heather Marion Smith, Tracy Livingston-Pooley, Peter Adcock-White, Barry Pulford, Tricia Cheel, John McCaskey, Gary Gribben, Miriam Mowat, Robert Richards | |
Internet | Suzie Dawson, Ben Cooney, Daymond Goulder-Horobin, Jo Booth, Blake Bedford-Palmer, Bruce King, Nicholas Smith, Jourdan Turner |
Of the 120 MPs elected, 46 are women (38%). This is the highest number since women were first allowed to stand for Parliament in 1919. [7] [8] The previous record was in 2008, when 41 female MPs were elected. [7]
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Helen Ione White is a New Zealand politician. In 2020 she became a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party. In 2023, she was chosen by Labour to contest the Mount Albert electorate, previously held by former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. White won the seat, holding it for Labour, but by a significantly reduced margin of 18 votes.
This article summarises results of the 17 October 2020 New Zealand general election, including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes.
The 2024 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leadership election was held following the resignation of James Shaw and was won by Chlöe Swarbrick.