New Zealand general elections
E191013
New Zealand general elections are nationwide parliamentary contests held at regular intervals to choose members of the House of Representatives and determine the country’s governing party or coalition.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand general elections canonical | 9 |
| 1996 New Zealand general election | 1 |
| 2014 New Zealand general election | 1 |
| 2023 New Zealand general election | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1698097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand general elections Context triple: [New Zealand National Party, competesIn, New Zealand general elections]
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A.
New Zealand South Island electorates
New Zealand South Island electorates are parliamentary constituencies located on the South Island that elect members to New Zealand’s House of Representatives.
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B.
New Zealand Electoral Act 1893
The New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 was landmark legislation that made New Zealand the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in national elections.
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C.
Australian Senate elections
Australian Senate elections are nationwide polls held to choose members of the upper house of Australia's federal parliament, using a proportional representation voting system.
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D.
South African general elections
South African general elections are nationwide democratic polls held periodically to choose representatives for the country’s National Assembly and provincial legislatures.
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E.
New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of New Zealand, responsible for making laws, scrutinizing the government, and representing the interests of New Zealanders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand general elections Target entity description: New Zealand general elections are nationwide parliamentary contests held at regular intervals to choose members of the House of Representatives and determine the country’s governing party or coalition.
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A.
New Zealand South Island electorates
New Zealand South Island electorates are parliamentary constituencies located on the South Island that elect members to New Zealand’s House of Representatives.
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B.
New Zealand Electoral Act 1893
The New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 was landmark legislation that made New Zealand the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in national elections.
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C.
Australian Senate elections
Australian Senate elections are nationwide polls held to choose members of the upper house of Australia's federal parliament, using a proportional representation voting system.
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D.
South African general elections
South African general elections are nationwide democratic polls held periodically to choose representatives for the country’s National Assembly and provincial legislatures.
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E.
New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of New Zealand, responsible for making laws, scrutinizing the government, and representing the interests of New Zealanders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MMP elections ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ |
| campaignRegulation |
regulated campaign spending limits
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regulated political advertising ⓘ |
| chamberType | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| determines |
governing coalition of New Zealand
ⓘ
governing party of New Zealand ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects | members of the New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ |
| firstMMPElection |
New Zealand general elections
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1996 New Zealand general election
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| frequency | approximately every three years ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | 19th-century colonial elections in New Zealand ⓘ |
| include |
Māori electorates
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electorate vote ⓘ general electorates ⓘ party vote ⓘ |
| language | conducted primarily in English ⓘ |
| languageSupport | materials available in te reo Māori and other languages ⓘ |
| latestElection |
New Zealand general elections
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
2023 New Zealand general election
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| legalBasis |
Electoral Act 1993
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Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Constitution Act 1986
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| legislativeBody | New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ |
| mainParties |
New Zealand Labour Party
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New Zealand National Party ⓘ |
| maximumParliamentaryTerm | three years ⓘ |
| minorParties |
ACT New Zealand
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ⓘ New Zealand First ⓘ Māori Party ⓘ
surface form:
Te Pāti Māori
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| officeContested | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Governor-General of New Zealand
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surface form:
Governor-General of New Zealand (writs and dissolution)
|
| preMMPReferendum |
1992 New Zealand electoral reform referendum
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1993 New Zealand electoral reform referendum ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2020 New Zealand general election ⓘ |
| previousSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| resultIn |
formation of the New Zealand Government
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formation of the Official Opposition ⓘ |
| suffrage | universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Electoral Commission board ⓘ |
| threshold | 5% of the nationwide party vote ⓘ |
| thresholdAlternative | winning at least one electorate seat ⓘ |
| voterRegistration | compulsory enrolment ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | typically high by international standards ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
party-list proportional representation component
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single-member electorate component ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Zealand general elections Description of subject: New Zealand general elections are nationwide parliamentary contests held at regular intervals to choose members of the House of Representatives and determine the country’s governing party or coalition.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2014 New Zealand general election
subject surface form:
Labour Party (New Zealand)
New Zealand general elections
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firstMMPElection
→
New Zealand general elections
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
1996 New Zealand general election
New Zealand general elections
→
latestElection
→
New Zealand general elections
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
2023 New Zealand general election