NationMaster - Encyclopedia: New Zealand general election, 2008

The next New Zealand general election is expected to take place in late 2008, and must be held no later than 15 November 2008. However, the election may take place any time before that if the House of Representatives is dissolved before then. The election will determine the 49th New Zealand Parliament. Image File history File links Vote. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... Helen Clark, former MP Peterborough File links The following pages link to this file: Helen Clark (UK) ... Mount Albert is a volcanic peak and suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. ... Helensville is a town in the northern North Island of New Zealand. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Zealand House of Representatives is the legislature of New Zealand. ...

The opposition National Party will be the main challenger to the incumbent Labour-led minority government, currently led by the Prime Minister Helen Clark. With the resignation of Don Brash as leader of the National Party as of 27 November 2006, John Key now becomes the Leader of the National party. The New Zealand National Party (National or the Nats) currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party represented in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the parliamentary Opposition. ... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealands head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand. ... For other persons named Helen Clark, see Helen Clark (disambiguation). ... Dr Donald Thomas Brash (born 24 September 1940), New Zealand politician, served as the Leader of the Opposition and parliamentary leader of the National Party, the countrys main opposition party from 28 October 2003 to 27 November 2006. ... John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand politician. ...

Election date

Under section 19 of the Constitution Act 1986, "Parliament shall meet not later than 6 weeks after the day fixed for the return of the writs for that election." The writ for an election will have to be issued before the dissolution of the current Parliament. Under section 17 of the Constitution Act, the term of Parliament is "3 years from the day fixed for the return of the writs issued for the last preceding general election of members of the House of Representatives, and no longer." Since the writs for the 2005 election were returned on 7 October 2005^[1], the current Parliament will expire on 7 October 2008, and the final date for the general election will be Saturday 15 November, 2008. The Constitution Act of 1986 is the principal formal statement of New Zealands Constitution. ... The 48th New Zealand Parliament is the current term of the Parliament of New Zealand. ...

New Zealands House of Representatives, commonly called Parliament, is chosen by nationwide election. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... The 1853 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 1st term. ... The 1855 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 2nd term. ... The New Zealand general election of 1860 was held between December 12 and March 28 to elect 53 MPs to the third session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1866 was held between February 12 and April 6 to elect 70 MPs to the fourth session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1871 was held between January 14 and February 1 to elect 78 MPs to the fifth session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1875 was held between December 29 and January 4 (1876) to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 6th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1879 was held between August 15 and September 1 to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 7th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1881 was held December 9 to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 8th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1884 was held July 22 to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1887 was held July 22 to elect 95 MPs to the ninth session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1890 was held on December 5 to elect 74 MPs to the 11th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1893 was held November 28 to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held December 4 to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1899 was held December 6 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 14th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1902 was held November 25 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1905 was held December 6 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 16th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1908 was held November 17, November 24 and December 1 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1911 was held December 7 and December 14 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1914 was held December 10 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1919 was held December 17 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 20th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1922 was held December 7 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held November 4 to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 22nd session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand general election of 1928 was held on November 14 to elect 80 MPs to the 23rd session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1931 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 24th term. ... The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 25th term. ... The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 26th term. ... The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 27th term. ... The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 28th term. ... The 1949 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 29th term. ... The 1951 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 30th term. ... The 1954 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 31st term. ... The 1957 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 32nd term. ... The 1960 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 33rd term. ... The 1963 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 34th term. ... The 1966 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 35th term. ... The final results of the New Zealand General Election 1969 were 45 seats won by the National Party, and 39 seats won by the Labour Party, with no minor parties winning any seats. ... The New Zealand general election of 1972 was held to elect MPs to the 37th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1975 New Zealand general election was held to elect MPs to the 38th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1978 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to elect the 39th New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1981 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1984 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1987 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1990 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 43rd term. ... The 1993 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1996 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 1999 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 46th session of the New Zealand Parliament. ... The 2002 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. ... Wikinews has news related to: Results of the 2005 New Zealand General Election The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. ... Referendums (or referenda) are held only occasionally by the government of New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Electoral Reform in New Zealand has, in recent years, become a political issue as major changes have been made to both Parliamentary and local government elections. ... Electoral Reform in New Zealand has, in recent years, become a political issue as major changes have been made to both Parliamentary and local government elections. ...

The 48th Parliament

Following the 2005 general election Labour leader Prime Minister Helen Clark announced a new coalition agreement that saw the return of her minority government coalition with the Progressives, with confidence-and-supply support from New Zealand First and from United Future. These arrangements gave the Labour-led government a majority of one seat, 61 votes on confidence-and-supply in the 121-seat Parliament. Additionally, the Green Party agreed to abstain on matters of confidence and supply, in return for minor policy concessions. Wikinews has news related to: Results of the 2005 New Zealand General Election The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. ... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... The Progressive Party is a political party in New Zealand. ... New Zealand First functions as a political party in New Zealand. ... Current United Future logo United Future New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament with eight MPs-- seven list MPs, and one electorate MP, leader Peter Dunne (see MMP for the difference). ... Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo Wikinews has news related to: Greens Party refines Buy Kiwi Made scheme The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ...

Traditionally in New Zealand it is rare for an incumbent governing party to win a fourth term. Both Labour and National have only done so only once, in 1946 and 1969 respectively. However, under the MMP environment this may change, as the formation of government becomes more dependent on the performance of potential coalition parties rather than the two major parties.

National, ACT and the Māori Party are all in opposition, although only the National Party formally constitute the formal Opposition. However, the Maori Party does co-operate and vote with the government on some issues. The New Zealand National Party (National or the Nats) currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party represented in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the parliamentary Opposition. ... ACT New Zealand is a free market liberal party in the New Zealand Parliament. ... The Official Opposition in New Zealand is usually the largest political party or coalition which is not a member of the ruling government. ...

On current polling it is likely the Māori Party may receive a great enough share of the party votes to reach proportionality, meaning the total number of seats in Parliament will be reduced to 120. In order for either of the two major parties to win the election, they would need to gain the confidence of 61 MPs.

Retiring members

The following sitting members have indicated or may retire at or before the dissolution of the 48th Parliament^[2]. The boundaries of New Zealand's parliamentary electorates are due to be altered following the 2006 Census. This process could lead to more retirements than those listed below. In 1993 New Zealand adopted Mixed Member Proportional as its electoral system after many years of first-past-the-post. ... The New Zealand government Department Statistics New Zealand conducts a census of population and dwellings every five years. ...

Dover Spencer Peneha Samuels (9 July 1939 - ) is a New Zealand politician. ... Paul Swain (1951 - ) is a New Zealand politician. ... Georgina Beyer addresses the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights Georgina Beyer (b 1957) is the worlds first openly transsexual Member of Parliament, currently a list MP for the Labour Party in New Zealand. ... Dianne Yates (29 November 1943 - ) is a New Zealand politician. ... Marian Leslie Hobbs (18 December 1947 - ) is a New Zealand politician and Labour MP for the Wellington Central electorate. ... Margaret Ann Hartley (1942 - ) is a New Zealand politician. ... Taito Phillip Hans Field, a New Zealand politician, currently represents the Labour Party in the New Zealand Parliament. ...

Background

The election will occur in the aftermath of the 2005 New Zealand election funding controversy. This controversy and other issues have undermined Labour's support base, and many polls show National leading Labour. However, National has been dogged by leadership issues with the resignation of leader Don Brash on the 23 November 2006, who was replaced on the 27 November 2006 by John Key. The 2005 New Zealand election funding controversy occurred in the aftermath of the 2005 New Zealand general election. ... John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand politician. ...

Polling

Party vote

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Preferred Prime Minister

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References

^ New Zealand Electoral Commission: Post-election deadlines - Election '05 Source
^ New Zealand Herald, 31 October 2006, by Audrey Young
^ The New Zealand Herald, 31 August 2006 Source
^ The New Zealand Herald, 26 September 2006 Source
^ Roy Morgan Research, 21 October 2006 Source
^ NB: All unknowns are less than two percent. Source: Television New Zealand, 23 October 2006 Source
^ TV3, 4 November 2006, Report
^ The New Zealand Herald, 5 December 2006 Stuff report
^ The New Zealand Herald, 3 April 2006 Source
^ The New Zealand Herald, 31 August 2006 Source
^ The New Zealand Herald, 26 September 2006 Source
^ Source: Television New Zealand, 23 October 2006
^ TV3, 4 November 2006, Report
^ The New Zealand Herald, 5 December 2006 Source

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