New Zealand General Election, 2011

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The New Zealand General Election, 2011 will elect members to the 50th New Zealand Parliament. The Election will be held on November 26, 2011.

All the 120 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives will be up for election. 70 from single-member electorates covering the country, and the remaining 50 from party lists. 61 seats are required for majority.

Important Dates

Date	Event
February 2, 2011	Prime Minister announces dates for 2011 General Election and Referendum
August 26, 2011	Regulated period for Election and Referendum advertising expenses begins
October 20, 2011	Dissolution of Parliament
October 25, 2011	Last day for registration of Parties/Logos with the Electoral Commission
October 26, 2011	Writ Day
October 27, 2011	Nominations for electorate candidates open
October 31, 2011	Deadline for registered political parties to bulk nominate their electorate candidates to Electoral Commission
November 1, 2011	Deadline for political parties to submit list candidates to the Electoral Commission
November 9, 2011	Advance voting & Overseas voting starts
November 25, 2011	Last date to enrol for election. Advance voting ends.
November 25, 2011	All advertising for election and referendum ends by midnight
November 26, 2011	Election Day. Polling between 9am-7pm.
December 10, 2011	Official results for Election and Referendum
December 14, 2011	Deadline for Judicial Recount

Political Parties

Party	Leader	Last Election	Percentage
New Zealand National Party	John Key	58 seats	44.93%
New Zealand Labour Party	Phil Goff	43 seats	33.99%
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand	Russel Norman/ Metiria Turei	9 seats	6.72%
ACT New Zealand	Don Brash	5 seats	3.65%
Maori Party	Tariana Turia / Pita Sharples	5 seats	2.39%
United Future New Zealand	Peter Dunne	1 seats	0.87%

Timeline

February 2, 2011: Prime Minister John Key announces dates for the 2011 General Election and Referendum

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