New Zealand Election 2008

New Zealand Election 2008

New Zealand has MMP as its Electoral System

Mixed Member Proportional

You get two votes

The Party Vote

The vote decides the share of seats which each of the parties listed below will have in Parliament. Vote by putting a tick in the circle immediately after the party you choose.

The Electorate Vote

This vote decides the candidate who will be elected a Member of Parliament for the _________ ELECTORATE. Vote by putting a tick in the circle immediately before the candidate you choose.

Seats are proportional to the votes.

45.45%48.36%

6.43% 6.56%

National Votes National Seats Green Votes Green Seats

Results of 2008 Election (National & Green)

A party has to get over 5% of the vote.

A party has to get over 5% of the vote.

Unless you win an electorate seat.

4.21%

0%

3.72%4.09%

New Zealand First Votes

New Zealand First Seats

ACT Votes ACT Seats

Results of 2008 Election (NZ First & ACT)

Rodney Hide won Epsom for ACT.

New Zealand also has Maori seats.

2008

The Parties…

On the Left…

On the Right…

…and a Maori Party.

…and a Maori Party.

The Votes

Percentage of the Vote, 2008

Number of seats in parliament out of 122

Votes around the country

North Island

South Island

The Maori Seats

Under MMP you will need a coalition government.

Making a government

National Led Labour Led Maori

64

52

5

…formed a coalition government because they have enough seats.

New Zealand’s new Prime Minister

John Key