2008 New Zealand general election

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:2008
gptkb:Intense
gptkbp:championship 2,470,000
gptkbp:coalition National Party and ACT New Zealand
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:date November 8, 2008
gptkbp:demographics Diverse
Increased
18 years and older
gptkbp:election gptkb:1,000
gptkb:High
gptkb:Electoral_Commission_of_New_Zealand
gptkb:2011_New_Zealand_general_election
2005 New Zealand general election
National Party's strategy successful
Significant change in voter sentiment
gptkbp:election_result Official results published
Majority for National Party
National Party forms government
gptkbp:election_year November 8, 2008
gptkbp:first_past_the_post No
gptkbp:historical_context Post-2005 election
gptkbp:historical_significance First election for John Key as Prime Minister.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2008 New Zealand general election
gptkbp:is_debated_in Televised debates
gptkbp:key_issues gptkb:Education
Health care
Welfare reform
Economic management
Law and order
gptkbp:leader_of_losing_party gptkb:Helen_Clark
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Helen_Clark
gptkb:John_Key
1,500
gptkbp:notable_release November 9, 2008
gptkbp:participating_nations gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:political_impact Shift to the right
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:National_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:John_Key
Multiple parties
gptkbp:post_election_poll National Party leads
gptkbp:postal_voting Available
gptkbp:public_perception 62
1,235,000
Favorable to National Party
gptkbp:result National Party won
gptkbp:seating_capacity 122
gptkbp:significance Change of government
gptkbp:special_votes 100,000
gptkbp:voter_turnout 79.93%
gptkbp:voting_method Mixed-member proportional representation
Paper ballot
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Māori_Party_(2004-2011)
gptkb:Helen_Clark
gptkb:John_Key
gptkb:Māori_Party_(2004-2014)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5