New Zealand House of Representatives elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives_elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)
gptkbp:advance_voting_allowed yes
gptkbp:by-elections_held_for electorate vacancies
gptkbp:can_result_in_coalition_governments yes
gptkbp:compulsory_voting no
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:election_day Saturday
gptkbp:electoral_roll_types Māori roll
general roll
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
gptkbp:enfranchisement universal suffrage
gptkbp:firstElection 1853
gptkbp:frequency every three years
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Electoral_Act_1993
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New Zealand House of Representatives elections
gptkbp:lastElection 2023
gptkbp:minimum_voting_age 18
gptkbp:MMP_introduced 1996
gptkbp:nextEdition 2026
gptkbp:number_of_general_electorates 65
gptkbp:number_of_list_seats 48
gptkbp:number_of_Māori_electorates 7
gptkbp:one_vote_for_electorate_candidate yes
gptkbp:one_vote_for_party yes
gptkbp:overhang_seats_possible yes
gptkbp:overseas_voting_allowed yes
gptkbp:parliament_dissolved_before_election yes
gptkbp:parliamentaryTerm three years
gptkbp:party gptkb:ACT_New_Zealand
gptkb:Māori_Party
gptkb:New_Zealand_First
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Green_Party
National Party
gptkbp:previous_voting_systems First-past-the-post
gptkbp:referendums_held_on_voting_system 1992
1993
2011
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 120
gptkbp:special_votes_allowed yes
gptkbp:threshold_for_party_list_seats 5% of party vote or 1 electorate seat
gptkbp:uses_electorates yes
gptkbp:uses_party_lists yes
gptkbp:voters_can_split_vote yes
gptkbp:voters_cast_two_votes yes
gptkbp:votingSystem Mixed-member proportional representation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Māori_electorates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6