New Zealand General Election

This page links you to information on the 2011 General Election.

Speakers at the WEA

The Canterbury WEA is offering almost free talks on election topics in November.

Elections New Zealand is the official election site. It covers everything you need to know about voting, and how the election system works.

Election Day is Saturday 26 November 2011. Polling places open from 9am to 7pm. There will also be a Referendum on the voting system.

Find out more about:

Electorates and MPs
Parties and candidates
The Referendum
Voting
Election results
More information
Historial election photographs

Election news

Electorates and MPs

Each electorate has an official profile which includes the previous election results, statistical profiles and maps.

Electorate maps
Electoral Street index - search on a street and find which electorate it is in.

Current local Members of Parliament

MPs in Parliament - the full list of current MPs with their political biographies and their contact details.

Parties and candidates

New Zealand Political Parties’ web sites will have information about party policies and candidates.

Referendum on the Voting System

There’s a Referendum taking place at the same time as the 2011 General Election on 26th November. The Referendum gives you the chance to have your say on the voting system we use to elect our Parliaments in the future.

Referendum.org.nz: The official site for information.
From FPP to MMP: How and why we changed our system in 1993.
Report of The Royal Commission on the Electoral System 1986: Chapters are available as PDF: 2: the voting system [2.44 MB PDF].
Electoral Systems: At Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
Explaining the MMP referendum: by Kate Chapman on Stuff.co.nz.

Voting

Enrolments closed on Wednesday 26 October 2011.

Individuals can check their personal enrolment details online, however the full electoral rolls are not available to view online.

Special provisions for Christchurch voters

Elections New Zealand made special provisions for Christchurch voters unable to go home or living at a temporary address.

Results

The New Zealand election results website publishes the results of elections, by-elections, and referendum.

More information about New Zealand elections

The Elections New Zealand website features:

Find out more about the New Zealand’s government:

New Zealand Government: Our Internet Gateway list of web sites covering all aspects of New Zealand government.
The New Zealand Election Study: Analysing political behaviour over successive New Zealand elections.