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The 2005 New Zealand general election will be a nation-wide election for the New Zealand Parliament, and is to be held on 17 September 2005. The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ...
September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
Background The 2002 election saw the governing Labour Party retain office. However, its junior coalition parner, the Alliance, collapsed, leaving Labour to form a coalition with the new Progressive Coalition, formed by former Alliance leader Jim Anderton. The coalition then obtained an agreement of support from United Future, enabling it to command a majority. The National Party, Labour's main opponents, suffered a considerable defeat, winning only 21% of the vote. The 2002 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. ...
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ...
Current Alliance logo The Alliance, when referring to New Zealand politics, refers to a left-wing political party. ...
Current Progressive Party logo The Progressive Party (initially the Progressive Coalition) is a political party in the New Zealand Parliament. ...
James Patrick Anderton (almost always referred to as Jim Anderton) is leader of the Progressive Party, a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ...
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 National Party logo The New Zealand National Party currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the Opposition. ...
The 2002 election result further strengthened the impression that the traditional two-party system had broken down. Beginning with the first election under the MMP electoral system, Labour and National found their traditional dominance gone, and needed to ally themselves with smaller parties. The 2002 election saw the combined strength of the two major parties drop below two-thirds of the seats in Parliament. A two-party system is a type of party system where only two political parties have a realistic chance of winning an election. ...
The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ...
The collapse of National's vote led to the replacement of leader Bill English with newcomer Don Brash. Brash began an aggressive campaign against the Labour government. A major part of this campaign was his well-known "Orewa speech", in which he attacked the government for giving "special treatment" to the Maori population, particularly over the foreshore and seabed controversy. This resulted in a surge of support for the National Party, although most polls indicate that this has since subsided. National has also announced it will not stand candidates in the Maori seats, with some smaller parties following suit. This article is about the New Zealand politician. ...
Dr Donald Thomas Brash (born 1940) leads the National Party, currently the largest Opposition party in New Zealand. ...
Dr Don Brash delivered the controversial Orewa speech in the New Zealand town of Orewa on 27 January 2004. ...
Te Puni, MÄori Chief MÄori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ...
The New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy is a debate in the politics of New Zealand. ...
After the establishment of Westminster-style Parliamentary Government in New Zealand in 1852, the Maori inhabitants had allotted to them from 1867 specific seats in the New Zealand Parliament. ...
The foreshore and seabed controversy also resulted in the creation of the new Maori Party, which may or may not play a large role in the 2005 election. It remains to see whether the Maori Party can break Labour's traditional dominance in these seats, as New Zealand First did in the 1996 election. The Maori Party, a political party in New Zealand based around Maori citizens, formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party member who had been a New Zealand Cabinet minister in the current Labour-dominated coalition government. ...
The Maori Party, a political party in New Zealand based around Maori citizens, formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party member who had been a New Zealand Cabinet minister in the current Labour-dominated coalition government. ...
Current New Zealand First logo New Zealand First is a political party in New Zealand. ...
The 1996 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament. ...
United Future have announced that they will contest the 2005 election in partnership with Outdoor Recreation New Zealand, although the two parties will not merge. Outdoor Recreation New Zealand gained 1.28% of the party vote in 2002, below the 5% MMP threshold.
The Alliance have announced that they will not contest the party vote in the 2005 general election (reflecting, perhaps, the hard task of reaching the threshold). Instead they advised their supporters to vote for the Green Party or the Maori Party. The Alliance will contest electorate seats however. Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ...
Some observers believe that the 2005 election will be a return to "two-party politics", citing evidence that National's popularity is coming directly from smaller parties. One such smaller party is ACT, which now has its future in doubt should it fail to win a seat in 2005 or get above the threshold. This theory has been dismissed by other commentators who point to evidence that smaller parties become more popular as the election comes closer. Current ACT New Zealand logo ACT New Zealand is a free market liberal party in the New Zealand Parliament. ...
There are a number of minor parties planning to contest the election. These include the National Front, WIN and Destiny New Zealand (the political branch of the Destiny Church). None has any significant chance of entering Parliament as all consistently poll under 1%. The current National Front logo is the same as the British National Fronts logo from the early 1970s. ...
WIN is a small political party in New Zealand. ...
Current Destiny New Zealand logo Destiny New Zealand, a Christian political party in New Zealand, centres around the charismatic Destiny Church, founded and led by the televangelist Brian Tamaki. ...
Destiny Church is a charismatic Christian church with headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. ...
Overhang seats are a possibility after the election, leading to more than 120 MPs. If Jim Anderton wins his electorate again but the Progressive Party get less than the approximately 0.5% that would qualify them for one seat, then Anderton's seat becomes an overhang seat. This has led to some of the party's supporters calling for its voters to give their party vote to another party, such as Labour, reasoning that the party is unlikely to reach the approximately 1.6% needed to qualify for two seats, and that an overhang would increase the strength of a potential coalition. Similarly there may be overhang seats from the Maori Party: for example, if they receive less than 1% of the party vote, entitling them to one seat, but win, for example, three electorate seats, the extra two seats become "overhang" seats. Allocating the remaining 120 seats would be done in the usual proportional way, with a threshold of 5% or one electorate seat applying. Overhang seats can arise in elections under mixed member proportional (MMP), when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. ...
James Patrick Anderton (almost always referred to as Jim Anderton) is leader of the Progressive Party, a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ...
Current Progressive Party logo The Progressive Party (initially the Progressive Coalition) is a political party in the New Zealand Parliament. ...
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ...
The Maori Party, a political party in New Zealand based around Maori citizens, formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party member who had been a New Zealand Cabinet minister in the current Labour-dominated coalition government. ...
On the 25th July, Prime Minister Helen Clark called the election for 17th September
Funding New Zealand operates on a system whereby the Electoral Commission allocates funding for television and radio advertising. Parties must use their own money for all other forms of advertising, but may not use any of their money for television or radio advertising. | Party | Funding | | Labour | $1,100,000 | | National | $900,000 | | ACT | $200,000 | | Greens | $200,000 | | NZ First | $200,000 | | United Future | $200,000 | | Maori Party | $125,000 | | Progressives | $75,000 | | Alliance | $20,000 | | Christian Heritage NZ | $20,000 | | Destiny NZ | $20,000 | | Libertarianz | $20,000 | | 99 MP Party* | $10,000 | | Beneficiaries Party* | $10,000 | | Democrats | $10,000 | | National Front* | $10,000 | | New Zealand F.R.P.P.* | $10,000 | | Patriot Party* | $10,000 | | Republic Aotearoa New Zealand Party* | $10,000 | | The Republic of New Zealand* | $10,000 | *Must register for funding
Source: Electoral Commission
Polls A series of opinion polls published in June indicated that the National Party had moved ahead of Labour for the first time since June 2004. Commentators are speculating that this is in part due to a well-produced bill board campaign. Others say the National party has peaked too early given that the election is in September. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Candidates Lists of candidates in the 2005 election are available in these formats: This page lists candidates in New Zealands 2005 elections, grouping them by the electorate that they will contest. ...
This page lists candidates in New Zealands 2005 elections, grouping them by their party affiliations. ...
This page provides the party lists put forward in New Zealands 2005 elections. ...
Members of New Zealands House of Representatives, commonly called Parliament, normally gain their seats in a nationwide general election. ...
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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 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 final results of the New Zealand General Election 1972 were 55 seats won by the Labour party (led by Norman Kirk) and 32 seats won by the National Party, with no minor parties winning any seats. ...
The 1975 New Zealand general election was the first election in New Zealand where all permanent residents of New Zealand were eligible to vote, although only citizens were able to be elected. ...
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. ...
External Links - New Zealand Herald Election 2005 website. [1]
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