Date Printed: 04/22/2009 JTS Box Number: IFES 67 Tab Number: 134 Document Title: The New Zealand Electoral Compendium Document Date: 1997 Document Country: New Zealand Document Language: English IFES ID: CE01232 The New Zealand Electoral Compendium , , : ..~.: , , ' :if . ,~, ' ... , .' Includes 1996 election,tesults .. ' ..' ,- " . .... ' . '-: .; . I " ~1 ' '. CONTENTS 1 ~i Foreword " Itf New Zealand's Democracy " A Parliamentary democracy 2 ~:i Enrolment system 3 I ~-.1 The MMP voting system 4 , The electoral agencies 6 ~i Electorate maps .. 8 ~ Setting electorate boundaries II How MMP works 14-15 J!f = Sample ballot paper 16-17 Itf ~! 1996 Election Results It:j'~ Results of the 1996 general election 18 Electorate statistics ~'~ 20 Successful candidates 24 ~ r:! Resources on the Internet 26 Results for each electorate ~'J 27 leading unsuccessful list candidates 92 ~ ,-; . - The Electoral Process ~ -J Are you fully informed? 94 J _ Allocation of party list seats 95 ~' :! The St Lague formula 96 ~-5 Registration of political parties 104 e-. :--: Timetable for a general election 107 Citizens Initiated Referenda 109 Electoral Commission ~ I;'-- Non-licensing referenda (1949-1997) Level 6. Greenock House 110 39 The Terrace Allocation of election broadcasting POBox 3050 ~= time and funds III Wellington. New Zealand Tel: (4) 474 0670 Fax: (4) 474 0674 E'~ The 45th Parliament email:
[email protected] ~;~ The Cabinet 114 © December 1997 Membership of Select Committees 117 ISBN 0-478-10658-0 ~I_~ IE ,~ J ~-m 3 119 ~ -: Administration of Parliament ~ Parliamentary and ministerial salaries .~ ~j 120 and allowances ~.:3 Electoral Commission Parliamentary Representation ~ Tr Ktrili4lti T.Jrt. J<Nftiri Seats held by political parties ~'!! \ 124 I FOREWORD \ ( 1890-1996) ~' !3 Election statistics - analysis of political The Beaoml Compendium provides a compilation of electoral I \ parties (1981-1996) 126 I:'S data for quick and easy access.