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2014 New Zealand general election

election in New Zealand

The 2014 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 20 September 2014.[1]

2014 New Zealand general election
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All 120 seats (plus 1 overhang seat) in the New Zealand House of Representatives
61 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout2,446,279 (77.90%) Increase3.69%
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Cunliffe crop.jpg
Aotearoa New Zealand Green Leadership 2011.jpg
Leader John Key David Cunliffe Russel Norman
Metiria Turei
Party National Labour Green
Leader's seat Helensville New Lynn List
List
Last election 59 seats, 47.31% 34 seats, 27.48% 14 seats, 11.06%
Seats before 59 34 14
Seats won 60 32 14
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Steady
Electorate vote 1,081,787
46.08%
Decrease 1.23 pp 		801,287
34.13%
Decrease 0.99 pp 		165,718
7.06%
Decrease 0.10 pp
Party vote 1,131,501
47.04%
Decrease 0.28 pp 		604,534
25.13%
Decrease 2.35 pp 		257,356
10.70%
Decrease 0.36 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Te Ururoa Flavell, 2012.jpg
Jamie Whyte (crop).jpg
Leader Winston Peters Te Ururoa Flavell Jamie Whyte
Party NZ First Māori Party ACT
Leader's seat List Waiariki Ran in Pakuranga (lost)
Last election 8 seats, 6.59% 3 seats, 1.43% 1 seat, 1.07%
Seats before 7 3 1
Seats won 11 2 1
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1 Steady
Electorate vote 73,384
3.13%
Increase 1.29 pp 		42,108
1.79%
Decrease 0.02 pp 		27,778
1.18%
Decrease 0.25 pp
Party vote 208,300
8.66%
Increase 2.06 pp 		31,850
1.32%
Decrease 0.11 pp 		16,689
0.69%
Decrease0.37 pp
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Peter Dunne.jpg
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Leader Peter Dunne Hone Harawira
Laila Harré
Party United Future Internet Mana
Leader's seat Ōhariu Te Tai Tokerau (lost seat)
Ran in Helensville (lost)
Last election 1 seat, 0.60% 1 seat, 1.08%[a]
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Electorate vote 14,722
0.63%
Decrease 0.24 pp 		37,181
1.58%
Increase 0.20 pp
Party vote 5,286
0.22%
Decrease 0.38 pp 		34,095
1.42%
Increase 0.34 pp
Map of the general election. Electorate results are shown on the left, Maori electorate results in the centre, and the additional members on the right.
Prime Minister before election

John Key
National Minority

Subsequent Prime Minister

John Key
National Minority

Voters elected 121 members to the House of Representatives, with 71 from single-member electorates (an increase from 70 in 2011)[2] and 49 from party lists.

A total of 3,140,417 people were registered to vote in the election; around 92.6% of all eligible New Zealanders.[3] A total of 2,446,279 votes were cast.[4]

The centre-right National Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister John Key, gained a plurality with 47.0% of the party vote and 60 of the 121 seats.[5]

Notes

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  1. ↑ For constituent Mana Party only

References

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  1. ↑ "Election date announced for September". Fairfax New Zealand. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Wong, Simon (7 October 2013). "Population growth leads to new electorate". 3 News NZ. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Enrolment statistics by electorate -- as of 20 September 2014". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Preliminary results for the 2014 general election". Electoral Commission. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Hamish (4 October 2014). "National loses majority, Greens pick up one". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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