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Oceania > New Zealand > Democracy

NEW ZEALAND DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 6 [7th of 140]
Electoral system mixed member
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,919 [140th of 161]
Female ministers 18.7% [41st of 125]
Female parliamentarians 30.8% [9th of 157]
Female suffrage 1893
First female parliamentarian 1933 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.997160203150898 Time series [35th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption Yes
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination Yes
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions
Civil unions
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 0.4% [105th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 77% [49th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 2,055,400 [80th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 2,670,030 [87th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 2,794,960 [92nd of 163]
    Parliamentary elections > Voting age population (per capita) 692.678 per 1,000 people [49th of 162]

SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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