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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
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system
Source: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001
Electoral system type proportional
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system type
Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female candidacy 1,919 [140th of 161]
Definition: Democracy > Female candidacy
Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female ministers 18.7% [41st of 125]
Definition: Democracy > Female ministers
Source: 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
Female parliamentarians 30.8% [9th of 157]
Definition: Democracy > Female parliamentarians
Source: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva
Female suffrage 1893
Definition: Democracy > Female suffrage
Source: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002
First female parliamentarian 1933 (elected)
Definition: Democracy > First female parliamentarian
Source: 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
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.997160203150898 Time series [35th of 183]
Definition: Democracy > Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
Source: 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.
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption Yes
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption
Source: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination Yes
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions
Civil unions
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 0.4% [105th of 110]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 77% [49th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 2,055,400 [80th of 154]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 2,670,030 [87th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 2,794,960 [92nd of 163]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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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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