2005 New Zealand general election

none May 2015 September 2021 2005 New Zealand general election New Zealand parliamentary no 2002 New Zealand general election 2002 47th New Zealand Parliament 2008 New Zealand general election 2008 All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, including one overhang seat 61 2005 9 17 y members 2,847,396 2,304,005 80.92% (3.94%) Opinion polling for the 2005 New Zealand general election Party vote Percentage Swing Helen Clark 2.jpg 170 120 160 5 30 Helen Clark 1 December 1993 New Zealand Labour Party Mount Albert 52 seats, 41.26% 51 50 1 935,319 41.10% 0.16 pp Don Brash 2011 - edited.png 120 120 160 0 0 Don Brash 28 October 2003 New Zealand National Party List 27 seats, 20.93% 27 48 21 889,813 39.10% 18.17 pp Winston Peters cropped.PNG 150 120 160 0 10 Winston Peters 18 July 1993 New Zealand First List(lost Tauranga) 13 seats, 10.38% 13 7 6 130,115 5.72% 4.66 pp Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Rod DonaldJeanette Fitzsimons 21 May 1995 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ListList 9 seats, 7.00% 9 6 3 120,521 5.30% 1.70 pp Tariana and Pita at Maori Party Launch 2005 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tariana TuriaPita Sharples 7 July 2004 Māori Party Te Tai HauāuruTāmaki Makaurau – 1 4 3 48,263 2.12% new Peter Dunne.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Peter Dunne 16 November 2000 United Future New Zealand Ohariu-Belmont 8 seats, 6.69% 8 3 5 60,860 2.67% 4.02 pp Rodney Hide at parliament.JPG 300 120 160 40 90 Rodney Hide 13 June 2004 ACT New Zealand Epsom 9 seats, 7.14% 9 2 7 34,469 1.51% 5.63 pp Jim Anderton, 2010.jpg 190 120 160 0 10 Jim Anderton 27 July 2002 New Zealand Progressive Party Wigram 2 seats, 1.70% 2 1 1 26,441 1.16% 0.54 pp 2005 New Zealand general election - Results.svg 450px Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin Prime Minister and coalition Subsequent Prime Minister and coalition Helen Clark (Labour) Helen Clark (Labour) Labour—Progressive (C&S: United Future) Labour—Progressive (C&S: United Future, NZ First, Green) thumb|Parliamentary makeup prior to the 2005 election. Government: New Zealand Labour Party Labour (51) Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Green (9) United Future United Future (8) Jim Anderton's Progressive Party Progressive (2) Opposition: New Zealand National Party National (27) New Zealand First NZ First (13) ACT New Zealand ACT (9) Te Pāti Māori Māori (1) A general election took place in New Zealand on 17 September 2005 and determined the membership of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives: 69 from single-member electorates, including one overhang seat, and 52 from party lists (one extra due to the overhang). No party won a majority, but the Labour Party of Prime Minister Helen Clark secured two seats more than its nearest rival, the National Party, led by Don Brash. With the exception of the newly formed Māori Party, which took four Māori electorates from Labour, most of the other parties polled lower than in the previous election, losing votes and seats. Brash deferred conceding defeat until 1 October, when National's election-night 49 seats fell to 48 after special votes were counted. The official count increased the Māori Party share of the party vote above 2%, entitling them to three rather than two seats from the party vote. With four electorate seats, the election night overhang of two seats was reduced to one, and as National had the 120th seat allocated under the party vote, National lost one list seat (that of Katrina Shanks) that they appeared to have won on election night.Levine Roberts 2007 91,92 The election was a strong recovery for National, which won 21 more seats than at the 2002 election, where it suffered its worst result in its history, and the highest party vote percentage for the party since 1990; indeed, National saw its first vote share gain since 1990. Despite its resurgence, National failed to displace Labour as the largest party in Parliament. National's gains apparently came mainly at the expense of smaller parties, while Labour won only two seats less than in 2002. On 17 October, Clark announced a new coalition agreement that saw the return of her minority government coalition with the Progressive Party, with confidence and supply support from New Zealand First and from United Future. New Zealand First parliamentary leader Winston Peters and United Future parliamentary leader Peter Dunne became ministers of the Crown outside Cabinet, Peters as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dunne as Minister of Revenue. The Green Party, which had supported Labour before the election, received no cabinet post (see below), but gained several concessions from the coalition on matters such as energy and transport, and agreed to support the government on matters of confidence and supply. This was the second time that Labour won three consecutive elections, and to date it is the only time it has won three consecutive peacetime elections. The election The total votes cast in 2005 was 2,304,005 (2,164,595 & 139,510 Māori). Turnout was 80.92% of those on the rolls, or 77.05% of voting age population. Turnout was higher than in the previous 2002 election (72.5% and 76.98% respectively), and the Māori roll turnout at 67.07% was significantly higher than 2002 (57.5%).Levine Roberts 2007 84,85 In the election 739 candidates stood, and there were 19 registered parties with party lists. Of the candidates, 525 were electorate and list, 72 were electorate only and 142 were list only. All but 37 represented registered parties (on the list or in the electorate or both). Only 35 candidates from registered parties chose to stand as an electorate candidate only. 71% of candidates (523) were male and 29% (216) female; the same percentages as in 2002.Levine Roberts 2007 87 Labour had achieved a third term in office for the first time since 1943. MPs retiring in 2005 Eight MPs intended to retire at the end of the 47th Parliament. Party Name Electorate ACT Deborah Coddington (List) Richard Prebble (List) Green Ian Ewen-Street (List) National Lynda Scott Kaikoura Roger Sowry (List) Labour Helen Duncan (List) Janet Mackey East Coast Mark Peck Invercargill Detailed results Parliamentary parties Summary of the 17 September 2005 election for the House of Representatives https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/e9/html/statistics.html 2005 GENERAL ELECTION – OFFICIAL RESULTS AND STATISTICS ElectionResults.govt.nz Electoral Commission 21 October 2020 15 September 2021 17 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200117212045/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/e9/html/statistics.html live | colspan=12 align=center| 300px |- style="text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 style="width:213px;" | Party ! Colspan=3 | Party vote ! Colspan=3 | Electorate vote ! Colspan=4 | Seats |- style="text-align:center;" ! Votes ! % ! Change(pp) ! Votes ! % ! Change(pp) ! List ! Electorate ! Total ! +/- |- | New Zealand Labour Party | 935,319 | 41.10 | 0.16 | 902,072 | 40.35 | 4.34 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 2 |- | New Zealand National Party | 889,813 | 39.10 | 18.17 | 902,874 | 40.38 | 9.84 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 21 |- | New Zealand First | 130,115 | 5.72 | 4.66 | 78,117 | 3.49 | 0.49 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 |- | Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 120,521 | 5.30 | 1.70 | 92,164 | 4.12 | 1.23 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |- | Māori Party | 48,263 | 2.12 | new | 75,076 | 3.36 | new | 0 | 4 | 4 | new |- | United Future | 60,860 | 2.67 | 4.02 | 63,486 | 2.84 | 1.52 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |- | ACT New Zealand | 34,469 | 1.51 | 5.63 | 44,071 | 1.97 | 1.58 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |- | Jim Anderton's Progressive Party | 26,441 | 1.16 | 0.54 | 36,638 | 1.64 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |- | Destiny New Zealand | 14,210 | 0.62 | new | 17,608 | 0.79 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 5,748 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 2,601 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Christian Heritage New Zealand | 2,821 | 0.12 | 1.23 | 1,296 | 0.06 | 1.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Alliance (New Zealand political party) | 1,641 | 0.07 | 1.20 | 1,901 | 0.09 | 1.60 | | 0 | 0 | |- | New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party | 1,178 | 0.05 | new | 1,045 | 0.05 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- | New Zealand Democratic Party | 1,079 | 0.05 | new | 565 | 0.03 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- |Libertarianz | 946 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 781 | 0.03 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand | 782 | 0.03 | new | 1,934 | 0.09 | new | | 0 | 0 | new |- | 99 MP Party | 601 | 0.03 | new | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- |One New Zealand Party | 478 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 214 | 0.01 | 0.12 | | 0 | 0 | |- | The Republic of New Zealand Party | 344 | 0.02 | new | 131 | 0.01 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- | style="background-color:#ffffff" | | style="text-align:left;" |Unregistered parties | — | — | — | 1,466 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Independent (politician) | — | — | — | 11,829 | 0.53 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Valid votes ! 2,275,629 ! 98.77 ! 0.07 ! 2,235,869 ! 97.04 ! 0.05 ! Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Informal votes | 10,561 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 24,801 | 1.08 | 0.21 | Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Disallowed votes | 17,815 | 0.77 | 0.03 | 43,335 | 1.88 | 0.26 | Colspan=4 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total ! 2,304,005 ! 100 ! ! 2,304,005 ! 100 ! ! 52 ! 69 ! 121 ! 1 |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Eligible voters and Turnout | 2,847,396 | 80.92 | 3.94 | 2,847,396 | 80.92 | 3.94 | Colspan=4 | |} The election saw an 81% voter turnout.http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/e9/html/e9_part9_1.html General Statistics Electionresults.govt.nz 2017-09-07 22 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200122164023/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/e9/html/e9_part9_1.html live The results of the election give a Gallagher index of disproportionality of 1.11. Votes summary Constituency Vote #ddd 600px 410px National New Zealand National Party 40.38 Labour New Zealand Labour Party 40.35 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 4.12 NZ First New Zealand First 3.49 Māori Māori Party 3.36 United Future United Future New Zealand 2.84 ACT ACT New Zealand 1.97 Progressive New Zealand Progressive Party 1.64 Others #777777 1.85 Party Vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour New Zealand Labour Party 41.10 National New Zealand National Party 39.10 NZ First New Zealand First 5.72 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 5.30 United Future United Future New Zealand 2.67 Māori Māori Party 2.12 ACT ACT New Zealand 1.51 Progressive New Zealand Progressive Party 1.16 Others #777777 1.31 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour New Zealand Labour Party 41.32 National New Zealand National Party 39.67 NZ First New Zealand First 5.79 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 4.96 Māori Māori Party 3.31 United Future United Future New Zealand 2.48 ACT ACT New Zealand 1.65 Progressive New Zealand Progressive Party 0.83 Electorate results thumb|right|596px|Party affiliation of winning electorate candidates. The table below shows the results of the 2005 general election: Key: New Zealand Labour PartyNew Zealand National PartyACT New ZealandUnited FutureNew Zealand FirstJim Anderton's Progressive PartyMāori Party Electorate results for the 2005 New Zealand general election Aoraki Jim Sutton New Zealand Labour Party Jo Goodhew New Zealand National Party 6,937 Jim Sutton New Zealand Labour Party Auckland Central Judith Tizard New Zealand Labour Party 3,884 Pansy Wong New Zealand National Party Banks Peninsula Ruth Dyson New Zealand Labour Party 1,923 David Carter New Zealand National Party Bay of Plenty Tony Ryall New Zealand National Party 13,584 Pauline Scott New Zealand Labour Party Christchurch Central Tim Barnett New Zealand Labour Party 7,836 Nicky Wagner New Zealand National Party Christchurch East Lianne Dalziel New Zealand Labour Party 11,973 David Round New Zealand National Party Clevedon Judith Collins New Zealand National Party 12,871 Dave Hereora New Zealand Labour Party Clutha-Southland Bill English New Zealand National Party 13,032 David Talbot New Zealand Labour Party Coromandel Sandra Goudie New Zealand National Party 10,578 Max Purnell New Zealand Labour Party Dunedin North Pete Hodgson New Zealand Labour Party 7,630 Katherine Rich New Zealand National Party Dunedin South David Benson-Pope New Zealand Labour Party 10,640 Conway Powell New Zealand National Party East Coast Janet Mackey New Zealand Labour Party Anne Tolley New Zealand National Party 1,219 Moana Mackey New Zealand Labour Party East Coast Bays Murray McCully New Zealand National Party 7,286 Hamish McCracken New Zealand Labour Party Epsom Richard Worth New Zealand National Party Rodney Hide ACT New Zealand 3,102 Richard Worth New Zealand National Party Hamilton East Dianne Yates New Zealand Labour Party David Bennett New Zealand National Party 5,298 Dianne Yates New Zealand Labour Party Hamilton West Martin Gallagher New Zealand Labour Party 825 Tim Macindoe New Zealand National Party Helensville John Key New Zealand National Party 12,778 Judy Lawley New Zealand Labour Party Hutt South Trevor Mallard New Zealand Labour Party 5,740 Rosemarie Thomas New Zealand National Party Ilam Gerry Brownlee New Zealand National Party 7,821 Julian Blanchard New Zealand Labour Party Invercargill Mark Peck New Zealand Labour Party Eric Roy New Zealand National Party 2,052 Wayne Harpur New Zealand Labour Party Kaikoura Lynda Scott New Zealand National Party Colin King New Zealand National Party 4,675 Brendon Burns New Zealand Labour Party Mana Winnie Laban New Zealand Labour Party 6,734 Chris Finlayson New Zealand National Party Mangere Taito Phillip Field New Zealand Labour Party 16,020 Clem Simich New Zealand National Party Manukau East Ross Robertson New Zealand Labour Party 9,890 Ken Yee New Zealand National Party Manurewa George Hawkins New Zealand Labour Party 11,707 Fepulea'i Aiono New Zealand National Party Maungakiekie Mark Gosche New Zealand Labour Party 6,450 Paul Goldsmith New Zealand National Party Mount Albert Helen Clark New Zealand Labour Party 14,749 Ravi Musuku New Zealand National Party Mount Roskill Phil Goff New Zealand Labour Party 9,895 Jackie Blue New Zealand National Party Napier Russell Fairbrother New Zealand Labour Party Chris Tremain New Zealand National Party 3,591 Russell Fairbrother New Zealand Labour Party Nelson Nick Smith New Zealand National Party 10,226 Jen McCutcheon New Zealand Labour Party New Lynn David Cunliffe New Zealand Labour Party 8,078 Mita Harris New Zealand National Party New Plymouth Harry Duynhoven New Zealand Labour Party 5,439 Moira Irving New Zealand National Party North Shore Wayne Mapp New Zealand National Party 9,701 Phil Twyford New Zealand Labour Party Northcote Ann Hartley New Zealand Labour Party Jonathan Coleman New Zealand National Party 2,383 Ann Hartley New Zealand Labour Party Northland John Carter New Zealand National Party 9,275 Shane Jones New Zealand Labour Party Ohariu-Belmont Peter Dunne United Future 7,702 Charles Chauvel New Zealand Labour Party Otago David Parker New Zealand Labour Party Jacqui Dean New Zealand National Party 1,995 David Parker New Zealand Labour Party Otaki Darren Hughes New Zealand Labour Party 382 Nathan Guy New Zealand National Party Pakuranga Maurice Williamson New Zealand National Party 9,582 Michael Wood New Zealand Labour Party Palmerston North Steve Maharey New Zealand Labour Party 5,500 Malcolm Plimmer New Zealand National Party Piako Lindsay Tisch New Zealand National Party 8,351 Sue Moroney New Zealand Labour Party Port Waikato Paul Hutchison New Zealand National Party 13,498 Louisa Wall New Zealand Labour Party Rakaia Brian Connell New Zealand National Party 10,448 Tony Milne New Zealand Labour Party Rangitikei Simon Power New Zealand National Party 9,660 Marilyn Brown New Zealand Labour Party Rimutaka Paul Swain New Zealand Labour Party 8,277 Mike Leddy New Zealand National Party Rodney Lockwood Smith New Zealand National Party 11,536 Tony Dunlop New Zealand Labour Party Rongotai Annette King New Zealand Labour Party 12,638 Nicola Young New Zealand National Party Rotorua Steve Chadwick New Zealand Labour Party 662 Gil Stehbens New Zealand National Party Tamaki Clem Simich New Zealand National Party 9,510 Allan Peachey New Zealand National Party Leila Boyle New Zealand Labour Party Taranaki-King Country Shane Ardern New Zealand National Party 13,118 Maryan Street New Zealand Labour Party Taupo Mark Burton New Zealand Labour Party 1,285 Weston Kirton New Zealand National Party Tauranga Winston Peters New Zealand First Bob Clarkson New Zealand National Party 730 Winston Peters New Zealand First Te Atatu Chris Carter New Zealand Labour Party 10,447 Tau Henare New Zealand National Party Tukituki Rick Barker New Zealand Labour Party Craig Foss New Zealand National Party 2,402 Rick Barker New Zealand Labour Party Waimakariri Clayton Cosgrove New Zealand Labour Party 5,606 Kate Wilkinson New Zealand National Party Wairarapa Georgina Beyer New Zealand Labour Party John Hayes New Zealand National Party 2,752 Denise MacKenzie New Zealand Labour Party Waitakere Lynne Pillay New Zealand Labour Party 4,942 Paula Bennett New Zealand National Party Wellington Central Marian Hobbs New Zealand Labour Party 6,180 Mark Blumsky New Zealand National Party West Coast-Tasman Damien O'Connor New Zealand Labour Party 2,154 Chris Auchinvole New Zealand National Party Whanganui Jill Pettis New Zealand Labour Party Chester Borrows New Zealand National Party 2,402 Jill Pettis New Zealand Labour Party Whangarei Phil Heatley New Zealand National Party 9,089 Paul Chalmers New Zealand Labour Party Wigram Jim Anderton New Zealand Progressive Party 8,548 Allison Lomax New Zealand National Party |- | colspan="10" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;"| Māori electorates |- ! Electorate !! colspan=2 | Incumbent !! colspan=2 | Winner !! Majority !! colspan=2 | Runner up |- Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Parekura Horomia New Zealand Labour Party 1,932 Atareta Poananga Māori Party Tainui Nanaia Mahuta New Zealand Labour Party 1,860 Angeline Greensill Māori Party Tāmaki Makaurau John Tamihere New Zealand Labour Party 2,127 Pita Sharples Māori Party John Tamihere New Zealand Labour Party Te Tai Hauāuru Tariana Turia Māori Party 5,113 Errol Mason New Zealand Labour Party Te Tai Tokerau Dover Samuels New Zealand Labour Party 3,613 Hone Harawira Māori Party Dover Samuels New Zealand Labour Party Te Tai Tonga Mahara Okeroa New Zealand Labour Party 2,503 Monte Ohia Māori Party Waiariki Mita Ririnui New Zealand Labour Party 2,871 Te Ururoa Flavell Māori Party Mita Ririnui New Zealand Labour Party |} List results thumb|left|596px|Highest polling party in each electorate. MPs returned via party lists, and unsuccessful candidates, were as follows:Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/e9/html/e9_part3_1.html Electoral Commission 26 August 2013 21 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150121005417/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/e9/html/e9_part3_1.html dead Party Lists of Unsuccessful Registered Parties https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/e9/html/e9_part3_2.html Electoral Commission 26 August 2013 live 22 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200122164113/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/e9/html/e9_part3_2.html Party lists in the 2005 New Zealand general election LabourMichael CullenMargaret WilsonDover SamuelsJim Sutton2Mita RirinuiRick BarkerJill PettisAshraf ChoudharyShane JonesDianne Yates2Ann Hartley2Georgina Beyer2Maryan StreetDavid ParkerRussell FairbrotherDave HereoraMoana MackeySue MoroneyDarien FentonUnsuccessful: Charles Chauvel1, Lesley Soper1, Louisa Wall1, William Sio1, Brendon Burns, Hamish McCracken, Denise MacKenzie, Max Purnell, Thomas Harpur, Leila Boyle, Dinesh Tailor, Phil Twyford, Jennifer McCutcheon, Chris Yoo, Michael Wood, Linda Hudson, Stuart Nash, Tony Milne, David Talbot, Marilyn Brown, Anjum Rahman, Eamon Daly, Judy Lawley, Michael Mora, Erin Ebborn-Gillespie, Ailian Su, Ghazala Anwar, Paul Gibson, Kelly-Ann Harvey, Camille Nakhid, Ola Kamel, Andrea BatherNationalDon Brash2David CarterKatherine RichTim GroserRichard WorthClem SimichGeorgina te HeuheuPansy WongChris FinlaysonNicky WagnerTau HenareChris AuchinvoleMark BlumskyKate WilkinsonNathan GuyJackie BluePaula BennettUnsuccessful: Katrina Shanks1, Fepulea'i Aiono, Ravi Musuku, Moira Irving, Mita Harris, Michael Leddy, Conway Powell, David Round, Gilbert Stehbens, Kenneth Yee, Paul Goldsmith, Malcolm Plimmer, Nicola Young, Tim Macindoe, Allison Lomax, Weston Kirton, Rosemarie ThomasNew Zealand FirstWinston PetersPeter BrownBrian Donnelly2Ron MarkDoug WoolertonBarbara StewartPita ParaoneUnsuccessful: Susan Baragwanath, Jim Peters, Dail Jones1, Craig McNair, Edwin Perry, Bill Gudgeon, Brent Catchpole, Joe Williams, John Foote, Fletcher Tabuteau, Alan Heward, Kristin Campbell Smith, Bryan Lundy, David Fowler, Brendan Stewart, Brett Webster, Bob Daw, Murray Strawbridge, Moetu Davis, Toa Greening, David Mackie, Anne Martin, Julian Batchelor, Chis Perry, Lindy Palmer, Brian Roswell, Matua Glen, James Mist, Howard Levarko, Paul Manning, Timothy Manu, Kevin Gardener, Graham OderingGreensJeanette FitzsimonsRod Donald2Sue BradfordSue KedgleyKeith LockeMetiria TureiUnsuccessful: Nándor Tánczos12, Mike Ward, Catherine Delahunty, Russel Norman1, Steffan Browning, David Clendon, Lucinda Highfield, Jonathan Carapiet, Roland Sapsford, Mojo Mathers, Mikaere Curtis, Paul Bruce, Jeanette Elley, Muamua Strickson-Pua, Richard Davies, Lois Griffiths, Natalie Cutler-Welsh, Jane Pearce, Lawrence O'Halloran, Richard Green, Claire Bleakley, Irene Bentley, Craig Carson, Nicola Harvey, Moea Armstrong, Steve Bayliss, Laura Beck, Sarah Brown, Terence Creighton, John Davis, Katherine Dewar, James Diack, Ruth Earth, Kathryn Elsen, Graham Evans, Nicholas Fisher, Robert Guyton, Daniel Howard, Philippa Jamieson, Stephen Lee, Alan Liefting, Mary McCammon, John Milnes, Michael Morris, Noel Peterson, Paul Qualtrough, Jacob Rawls, Raewyn Saville, Ian Stephens, Richard Suggate, Peter ThomlinsonMāoriUnsuccessful: Atareta Poananga, Simon Wi Rutene, Glenis Philip-Barbara, Robert Consedine, Pakake Winiata, Te Whiti Love, Angeline Greensill, William Maea, Monte Ohia, Te Orohi Paul, Bronwyn Yates, Charles Joe, Teremoananuiakiwa Tahere, Malcolm Peri, Anthony Ruakere, Ratapu Te Awa, Brett Cowan, Josephine Peita, Anne Fitzsimon, Abraham Hepi, Ngahiwi Tomoana, Tureiti Moxon, Aroha Reriti-Crofts, John Harré, Rangi McLean, Tell Kuka, Bill Puru, Mere Rawiri-Tau, Richard Orzecki, Maraea Ropata, Robert Hosking, Daryl Gregory, Rangi Tawhiao, Andre Meihana, Solomon Matthews, Adell Dick, Georgina Haremate-Crawford, Raewyn Harrison, Cecilia Hotene, Alice Hudson, Reimana Johnson, Rahuia Kapa, David King, Aaron Makutu, Kelvin Martin, Merehora Taurua, Frances Waaka, Henrietta WalkerUnited FutureJudy TurnerGordon CopelandUnsuccessful: Marc Alexander, Larry Baldock, Murray Smith, Paul Check, Janet Tuck, Bernie Ogilvy, Graeme Reeves, Russell Judd, Hannah Baral, Joy Lietze, Neville Wilson, Richard Barter, Stephen Taylor, Ian McInnes, Ross Tizard, Fiona McKenzie, Andrew Barr, John Walker, Ram Parkash, Ralph Kennard, Jayati Prasad, Vanessa Roberts, Gerald Telford, Robin Loomes, Robyn Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Gregory Graydon, Martyn Seddon, Bernard McClelland, Beth Stone, Robin Westley, Rosemary Drake, Gordon Hinton, Michael Satur, Diane Brown, Steven Dromgool, Andrea Deeth, Mark Peters, Mary Moffat, Dennis Wells, Milton Osborne, Garry Pedersen, William Pickering, Adam Archer, Neil Linscott, Barry Hayes, Janita Stuart, Dianne Wilson, James Rudd, Peter Mountain, Stuart Robertson, John van Buren, Jeffrey Leigh, Matthew CollierACTHeather RoyUnsuccessful: Muriel Newman, Stephen Franks, Graham Scott, Ken Shirley, Kenneth Wang, Gerry Eckhoff, Lindsay Mitchell, Bronwyn Jacobsen, Simon Ewing-Jarvie, Jo Giles, Willie Martin, David Olsen, Hamish Stevens, Andrew Jollands, Hardev Singh Brar, Lech Beltowski, Ian Beker, Christopher Brown, Kevin Gill, John Waugh, Dianne Dawson, Kevin Murray, Stephen Langford-Tebby, Gavin Middleton, John Fraser, Frances Denz, Elizabeth Barkla, Nigel Chetty, Scott Clune, Michael Collins, Tetauru Emile, Andrew Falloon, Michael Heine, Kerry O'Connor, David Seymour, Helen Simpson, Philip White, Alan Wilden, Andrew Stone, Barbara Steinijans, John Riddell, Carl Peterson, Andre Peters, Julie Pepper, Thomas McClelland, Alexander Mann, Michelle Lorenz, Nigel Kearney, Nicholas Kearney, Mark Davies, Stephen Cox, Raymond Bassett, Brian Davidson, Rebekah Holdaway, Shirley Marshall, Patrick O'Sullivan, Garry MallettProgressiveUnsuccessful: Matt Robson, Grant Gillon, Megan Woods, John Wright, Sione Fonua, Vivienne Shepherd, Ngov Ly, Fatima Ashrafi, Barry Wilson, Fale Leleisiuao, Russell Franklin, Paula Gillon, Philip Clearwater, Trevor Barnard, Raghbir Singh, Brenda Hill, Fiona Beazley, Russell Caldwell, David Reeks, John Maurice, Seyed Kazemi Yazdi, Heka Heker, Veronique Stewart-Ward, Zemin Zhang, Julian Aaron, Sukerna Amirapu, Annette Anderson, Sukhdev Bains, Peter Banks, James Boyack, Ian Donald, Lewis Holland, Karandeep Lall, Jacqueline McAlpine, Claire Main, Philippa Main, James Palmer, Max Panirau, David Parkyn, Elizabeth Patchett, Talatala Po'e, Pavitra Roy, Elspeth Sandys, Anthony Sharrock, Barry Silcock, Karen Silcock, David Somerset, Petronella Townsend, Martin Vaughan, Jennifer WilsonDestinyUnsuccessful: Richard Lewis, David Jesze, Elaine Herbert, Hayden Solomon, Nigel Heslop, Etuate Saafi, Anita Breach, Charles Te Kowhai, David Knight, Hawea Vercoe, Neils Jensen, Sophie Hemahema-Tamati, Rodney Gabb, James Te Wano, Stephen Sinnott, Frances Williamson, Kerin Roberts, Peter Johnston, John Kotoisuva, Karen Penney, Colin Ranby, Tala Leiasamaivao, Paul Hubble, Roberta Maxwell, Tony Harrison, David Daglish, Jason Thomson, Maru Samuel, Stephen Brown, William Sadler, Patrick Morton, Ned So'e, David Isaachsen, Mason Lee, Stanley Green, Patrick Komene, Anthony Ford, Maureen Vincent, Albert Wipani, Brian Ane, Tauha Te Kani, Douglas KevenLegalise CannabisUnsuccessful: Michael Appleby, Michael Britnell, Judy Daniels, Paula Lambert, Irinka Britnell, Kevin O'Connell, Paul McMullan, Steven Wilkinson, Judy Matangi, Jason Baker-Sherman, Peter Green, Neville Yates, Phillip PophristoffChristian HeritageUnsuccessful: Ewen McQueen, Derek Blight, Nicholas Barber, Betty Jenkins, Mark Jones, Joy JonesAllianceUnsuccessful: Jill Ovens, Paul Piesse, Andrew McKenzie, Julie Fairey, Kane O'Connell, Leonard Richards, Jim Flynn, Victor Billot, Margaret Jeune, Robert van Ruyssevelt, Thomas Dowie, Christopher Ford, Quentin Findlay, Kelly Buchanan, Joseph Hendren, Gail Marmont, Alexander Protheroe, Gregory Kleis, Sandra Ethell, Colin Pounder, Robert Harrison, Peta Knibb, Marvin Hubbard, Shirley Haslemore, Norman MacRitchie, Eric Gamble, Lynda Boyd, Jocelyn Brooks, Nicholas Corlett, Nicolas ScullinFamily Rights ProtectionUnsuccessful: Tafe Williams, Tapu Po-Wihongi, Christine Reid, Lale Ene-Ulugia, John Ulberg, Anne Kerisome Zekaria Strickland, Siniva Papali'i, Amelia Fepulea'i, Tangata Greig, Te Paeru Browne-Knowles, Papali'i Malietoa, Edward Ulberg, Etevise Fuiava, Souvenir Sanerivi, Manogitulua Livapulu-Head, Kearlene Ulberg, Christie Greig, Rafaele VaifaleDemocrats for Social CreditUnsuccessful: Stephnie de Ruyter, John Pemberton, David Wilson, Richard Prosser, John Steemson, Katherine Ransom, John Kilbride, Graham Atkin, Heather Smith, David Tranter, Edgar Goodhue, Malcolm Murchie, Ross Weddell, David Espin, Ross Hayward, Bruce Stirling, Karl Hewlett, Ronald England, Kelly Pemberton, Robert Warren, David Wood, Mary Weddell, Allen Cookson, Barry Pulford, Hessel van Wieren, Alida Steemson, Edward Fox, Coralie Leyland, John RawsonLibertarianzUnsuccessful: Bernard Darnton, Julian Pistorius, Timothy Wikiriwhi, Susan Ryder, Peter Cresswell, Colin Cross, Helen Hughes, Russell Watkins, Peter Linton, Michael Webber, Robin Thomsen, Philip Howison, Michael Murphy, Faustina White, Andrew Bates, Richard Goode, Luke Howison, Christopher Robertson, Peter Osborne, Barry Cole, Donald Rowberry, Willem Verhoeven, Elliot Smith, Nikolas Haden, Terence Verhoeven, Keith Patterson, Kenneth Riddle, Robert PalmerDirect DemocracyUnsuccessful: Kelvyn Alp, Paul Teio, Dilip Rupa, Patrick Fahy, Michael Francis-Roberson, Simon Guy, Gary Burch, Kevin Smith, Kevin Moore, Kyle Chapman, Rex Newey, Gregory Trichon, Alona Covich, Eugene Opai, Seira Perese, Tin Yau Chan, Helen Koster, Craig Stratton, Alastair Anderson, Anton Foljambe, Robert T Atack, Leanne Martinovich, Grant Burch, Howard Ponga, Edward Sullivan, Colin Punter, Mel Whaanga, Jason Anderson, Jason Orme, Barry Scott, Scott Burch, Craig Guy99MPUnsuccessful: Margaret Robertson, Ramasmy RamanathanOne NZUnsuccessful: Ian Brougham, Richard Fisher, James White, John Porter, Janet Walters, Lanya MurrayRepublic of NZUnsuccessful: Kerry James, Wayne Hawkins, Debra Potroz, Jack Gielen, Steven Hart, Gilbert Parker Notes These party list members later entered parliament in the term as other list MPs elected resigned from parliament. These party list members later resigned during the parliamentary term. Changes during parliamentary term Party New MP Term started Seat Previous MP Green Party of Aotearoa New ZealandNándor Tánczosdmy 2005 11 6ListRod Donald1 New Zealand Labour PartyCharles Chauveldmy 2006 8 1ListJim Sutton New Zealand National PartyKatrina Shanksdmy 2007 2 7ListDon Brash New Zealand Labour PartyLesley Soperdmy 2007 2 15ListGeorgina Beyer New Zealand FirstDail Jonesdmy 2008 2 15ListBrian Donnelly2 New Zealand Labour PartyLouisa Walldmy 2008 3 4ListAnn Hartley New Zealand Labour PartyWilliam Siodmy 2008 3 29ListDianne Yates Green Party of Aotearoa New ZealandRussel Normandmy 2008 6 26ListNándor Tánczos New Zealand National Party(vacant)dmy 2008 8 31Rakaia Brian Connell31 Rod Donald died before being sworn in as MP. 2 Brian Donnelly was appointed as New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. 3 Brian Connell retired from Parliament effective 31 August 2008, leaving his seat of Rakaia vacant.Taito Phillip Field, Labour MP for Māngere, quit the Labour party after being threatened with expulsion on 16 February 2007. He continued to serve as an MP, and formed the New Zealand Pacific Party in January 2008. Gordon Copeland, a United Future list MP, left the party to become an independent MP in May 2007, and contested the 2008 election as a candidate for The Kiwi Party. Party vote by electorate List of electorates in the 2005 New Zealand general election by party vote Analysis of results Going into the election, Labour had assurances of support from the Greens (six seats in 2005, down three from 2002) and from the Progressives (one seat, down one). This three-party bloc won 57 seats, leaving Clark four seats short of the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 121-seat Parliament (decreased from the expected 122 because the final results gave the Māori Party only one overhang seat, after it appeared to win two overhang seats on election night). On 5 October the Māori Party began a series of hui to decide whom to support. That same day reports emerged that a meeting between Helen Clark and Māori co-leader Tariana Turia on 3 October had already ruled out a formal coalition between Labour and the Māori Party. Māori Party representatives also held discussions with National representatives, but most New Zealanders thought the Māori Party more likely to give confidence-supply support to a Labour-dominated government because its supporters apparently heavily backed Labour in the party vote. Had Turia and her co-leader Pita Sharples opted to join a Labour-Progressive-Green coalition, Clark would have had sufficient support to govern with support from a grouping of four parties (Labour, Green, Māori and Progressive). Without the Māori Party, Labour needed the support of New Zealand First (seven seats, down six) and United Future (three seats, down five) to form a government. New Zealand First said it would support (or at least abstain from opposing in confidence-motions) the party with the most seats. Clark sought from New Zealand First a positive commitment rather than abstention. United Future, which had supported the previous Labour-Progressive minority government in confidence and supply, said it would talk first to the party with the most seats about support or coalition. Both New Zealand First and United Future said they would not support a Labour-led coalition which included Greens in Cabinet posts. However, United Future indicated it could support a government where the Greens gave supply-and-confidence votes.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/election-2005/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500891&objectid=10346236 United's 'Mr Reasonable' makes withering attack on Green Party Thomson, Ainsley 19 September 2005 The New Zealand Herald 30 October 2011 4 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110804221945/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/election-2005/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500891&objectid=10346236 live Brash had only one possible scenario to become Prime Minister: a centre-right coalition with United Future and ACT (two seats, down seven). Given the election results, however, such a coalition would have required the confidence-and-supply votes of both New Zealand First and the Māori Party. This appeared highly unlikely on several counts. New Zealand First's involvement in such a coalition would have run counter to Peters' promise to deal with the biggest party, and Turia and Sharples would have had difficulty in justifying supporting National after their supporters' overwhelming support for Labour in the party vote. Turia and Sharples probably remembered the severe mauling New Zealand First suffered in the 1999 election. (Many of its supporters in 1996 believed they had voted to get rid of National, only to have Peters go into coalition with National; New Zealand First has never really recovered.) Even without this to consider, National had indicated it would abolish the Maori seats if it won power. The new government as eventually formed consisted of Labour and Progressive in coalition, while New Zealand First and United Future entered agreements of support on confidence and supply motions. In an unprecedented move, Peters and Dunne became Foreign Affairs Minister and Revenue Minister, respectively, but remained outside cabinet and had no obligatory cabinet collective responsibility on votes outside their respective portfolios. Possible government setups Background thumb|Election billboards advertise the parties and candidates standing nationwide and in each electorate The governing Labour Party retained office at 2002 election. However, its junior coalition partner, the Alliance, lost most of its support after internal conflict and disagreement and failed to win parliamentary representation. Labour formed a coalition with the new Progressive Coalition, formed by former Alliance leader Jim Anderton. The Labour-Progressive coalition then obtained an agreement of support ("confidence and supply") from United Future, enabling it to form a stable minority government. The National Party, Labour's main opponents, suffered a major defeat, winning only 21% of the vote (22.5% of the seats), its weakest showing in an election. The collapse of National's vote led ultimately to the replacement of its Parliamentary party leader Bill English with parliamentary newcomer Don Brash, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, on 28 October 2003. Brash began an aggressive campaign against the Labour-dominated government. A major boost to this campaign came with his "Orewa speech" (27 January 2004), in which he attacked the Labour-dominated government for giving "special treatment" to the Māori population, particularly over the foreshore and seabed controversy. This resulted in a surge of support for the National Party, although most polls indicated that this subsequently subsided. National also announced it would not stand candidates in the Māori electorates, with some smaller parties following suit. The foreshore-and-seabed controversy also resulted in the establishment of the Māori Party in July 2004. The Māori Party hoped to break Labour's traditional (and then current) dominance in the Māori electorates, just as New Zealand First had done in the 1996 election. A large number of so-called "minor" parties also contested the election. These included Destiny New Zealand (the political branch of the Destiny Church) and the Direct Democracy Party. Polls thumb|275px|Local regression of poll results from 27 July 2002 to 17 September 2005, with each line corresponding to a political party. 30em New Zealand Labour Party solid 5px Labour New Zealand National Party solid 5px National New Zealand First solid 5px NZ First ACT New Zealand solid 5px ACT Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand solid 5px Green United Future New Zealand solid 5px United Future Māori Party solid 5px Māori Opinion polling for the 2005 New Zealand general election A series of opinion polls published in June 2005 indicated that the National Party had moved ahead of Labour for the first time since June 2004. Commentators speculatedDecember 2007 that a prominent billboard campaign may have contributed to this. Some saidDecember 2007 the National Party had peaked too early. The polls released throughout July showed once more an upward trend for Labour, with Labour polling about 6% above National. The release by the National Party of a series of tax-reform proposals in August 2005 appeared to correlate with an increase in its ratings in the polls. Direct comparisons between the following polls have no statistical validity: polldateLabourNationalNZ FirstGreensOne News Colmar Brunton 29 August 43% 40% 5% 7%3 News TNS 1 September 39% 41% 6% 6%Herald DigiPoll 2 September 43.4% 39.1% 6.6% 5%Fairfax NZ/ACNeilsen 3 September 41% 44% <5% 5%One News Colmar Brunton 4 September 38% 46% 4.6% 6%3 News TNS 7 September 45% 36% 5% 7%Herald Digipoll 8 September 40.6% 40.1% 7.1% 5.6%Herald Digipoll 11 September 42.1% 38.5% 5% 6%ACNielsen-Sunday Star-Times https://web.archive.org/web/20050923162536/http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3406961a10,00.html 23 September 2005 11 September 37% 44% 5% 6%One News Colmar Brunton 11 September 39% 41% 6% 6%Fairfax ACNielsen 14 September 37% 43% 7% 6%3 News TNS 15 September 40.5% 38.7% 6.8% 6.9%TVNZ Colmar Brunton 15 September 38% 41% 5.5% 5.1%Herald Digipoll 16 September 44.6% 37.4% 4.5% 4.6% No single political event can explain the significant differences between most of these polls over the period between them. They show either volatility in the electorate and/or flaws in the methods of polling. In the later polls, the issue of National's knowledge of a series of pamphlets (distributed by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and attacking the Green and Labour parties) appeared not to have reduced National Party support. Candidates For lists of candidates in the 2005 election see: Candidates grouped by electorate Candidates grouped by party list Major policy platforms Labour Party The Labour Party platformLabour web site https://web.archive.org/web/20051031140951/http://labour.org.nz/Campaign-2005/C05-policies/index.html 31 October 2005 included: student loans: writing off interest if the recipient stays in New Zealand health: a pledge of extra public-hospital operations Treaty of Waitangi: accepting no lodgements for Treaty-claims after 1 September 2008 increasing rates-rebates a "KiwiSaver" programme, aimed at getting first homeowners into their own homes sponsoring 5,000 new apprenticeships increasing community police-force numbers by 250. a "Working for Families" tax-relief/benefit programme aimed at lower to middle-income families National Party The National Party campaigned on the platform of (National Party Press Release): taxation: lowering income-tax rates. The party ran a television advertisement parodying the telethons aired by TVNZ in the 1980s, rewording the telethon theme song "Thank you very much for your kind donation" (itself a cover of the 1967 The Scaffolds song "Thank U Very Much") to "Thank you very much for your high taxation"5 August 2005 New take on old jingle to push tax message https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-take-on-old-jingle-to-push-tax-message/OAARY55JQ2HX3NKF3LUHT3NDHI/ The New Zealand HeraldWard Tara 2021-08-19 Telethon was a glorious shambles that never slept https://thespinoff.co.nz/tv/19-08-2021/telethon-was-a-glorious-shambles-that-never-slept 2022-08-20 The Spinoff removing references to the Treaty of Waitangi from existing legislation; and resolving all treaty claims amicably by 2010 by 1 April 2006, make student-loan repayments and $5000 of pre-school childcare costs recoupable to mainstream New Zealanders "reworking" the New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991 to make development easier "removing excessive bureaucracy" in the education system, in particular by overhauling the NCEA, and by re-introducing "bulk funding" of schools abolishing early parole for violent criminals. (As of 2005 most prisoners became eligible for parole after serving one-third of their sentence) a return to "market rents" for state-housing tenants, including a system of paying housing-subsidies (for the poorest tenants) directly to private landlords increase Nationwide Maths and English standards welfare Reform – reduce the waste of having 300,000 working age New Zealand adults on benefits and to ensure all of those on benefits really need the help a "work-for-the-dole" scheme abolishing the Maori electorates Voting Postal voting for New Zealanders abroad began on 31 August. Ballot voting took place on Saturday 17 September, from 9am to 7pm. The Chief Electoral Office released a provisional result at 12:05am on 18 September. Party funding New Zealand operates on a system whereby the Electoral Commission allocates funding for advertising on television and on radio. Parties must use their own money for all other forms of advertising, but may not use any of their own money for television or radio advertising. Party Funding in 2005 ElectionLabour $1,100,000National $900,000ACT $200,000Greens $200,000NZ First $200,000United Future $200,000Māori Party $125,000Progressives $75,000Alliance $20,000Christian Heritage NZ $20,000Destiny NZ $20,000Libertarianz $20,00099 MP Party* $10,000Beneficiaries Party* $10,000Democrats $10,000National Front* $10,000New Zealand F.R.P.P.* $10,000 Patriot Party* $10,000The Republic of New Zealand Party $10,000 *Must register for funding Source: Electoral Commission Controversies 2005 New Zealand election funding controversy Police investigated six political parties for alleged breaches of election-spending rules relating to the 2005 election, but brought no prosecutions,http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10373214 Labour escapes charges on pledge card but case found Thomson, Ainsley 18 March 2006 The New Zealand Herald 30 October 2011 5 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110805131544/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10373214 live determining that "there was insufficient evidence to indicate that an offence under s214b of the Electoral Act had been committed."http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/2345.html No prosecutions for electoral complaints New Zealand Police 2006-03-17 2017-09-07 19 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081019094831/http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/2345.html live The Auditor-General has also investigated publicly funded party-advertising for the 2005 election, with a leaked preliminary finding of much of the spending as unlawful. Observers expected the release of a final report in October 2006.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10400726 Report on election spending almost complete Oliver, Paula 11 September 2006 The New Zealand Herald 30 October 2011 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055805/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10400726 live Plymouth Brethren Christian Church involvement The 2005 general election was marked by controversial third-party campaigning by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (at the time known as the Exclusive Brethren), a secretive Christian group.NZPA 25 February 2007 Election row 'nightmare', Brethren say https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-row-nightmare-brethren-say/TG4JNK4YPCX5ZQZZQMFCWH3OJI/ 16 November 2025 The New Zealand Herald Members of the church funded a campaign aimed at helping the National Party win, which included anonymous pamphlets and the hiring of private investigators. Pamphlet campaign Brethren members funded and distributed a series of pamphlets that attacked the incumbent Labour government and, in particular, the Green Party.Houlahan Mike 7 September 2005 The secret seven behind anti-Government offensive https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-secret-seven-behind-anti-government-offensive/OJSK3IR4WWTPH3L7XSL2TQSEQA/ 16 November 2025 The New Zealand Herald The pamphlets made claims such as that the Greens' policies were "reminiscent...of communists".8 September 2005 Brash caught lying over Brethren pamphlets http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0509/S00213.htm 16 November 2025 Scoop New Zealand Labour Party The campaign, which was later revealed to have a "war-chest" of $1.2 million, was organised by a group of seven Brethren businessmen who later identified themselves as the "secret seven".NZPA 7 November 2006 Exclusive Brethren's side of the story enters record https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/exclusive-brethrens-side-of-the-story-enters-record/WSH37BIXPY3CFOHOVFUZSGF5DE/ 16 November 2025 The New Zealand Herald Surveillance and links to Don Brash The controversy deepened after the election when, in September 2006, it was revealed that Brethren members had hired private investigators to "dig dirt" on Labour MPs.Young Audrey 22 September 2006 Brethren dug dirt on Helen Clark says private detective https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/brethren-dug-dirt-on-helen-clark-says-private-detective/CCRZOJ6OUUCEDJGTBIBILEVLGU/ 16 November 2025 The New Zealand Herald This included the surveillance of Prime Minister Helen Clark and her husband, Peter Davis, which coincided with what Clark called a "smear campaign" of rumours about Davis.Walter Charis 30 September 2006 Brethren spy comes in from the cold https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/brethren-spy-comes-in-from-the-cold/MPFOI5XAYOSESHALFLFC6DUJNM/ 16 November 2025 The New Zealand Herald The campaign also raised questions about the National Party's involvement. Party leader Don Brash initially distanced himself from the pamphlets. However, he later admitted to meeting with Brethren members, who told him they planned to issue pamphlets attacking the government, to which Brash replied, "that's tremendous". The full extent of the coordination was later detailed in Nicky Hager's 2006 book, The Hollow Men, which was based on leaked emails from Brash's office.4 December 2006 "I'm not answering any questions on Nicky Hager's book, 'The hollow men'..." https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23118579 16 November 2025 National Library of New Zealand Refers to the publishing in the book of emails which appear to cast doubt on ex leader, Don Brash's claim that he had no communication with the Exclusive Brethren, before they campaigned against the Labour Party and the Greens... In the wake of the scandal, Brash "cut ties" with the church. References Further reading Stephen Levine Nigel S. Roberts 2007 The Baubles of Office: The New Zealand General Election of 2005 Wellington Victoria University Press 978-0-86473-539-3 External links Elections New Zealand, joint website of the Electoral Enrolment Centre, Chief Electoral Office, and Electoral Commission. 2005 General Election Results from the Chief Electoral Office, Ministry of Justice nzvotes.org, comparative information on parties, candidates and electorates New Zealand Herald Election 2005 website Stuff.co.nz Election 2005 website Scoop Election 2005 website Scoop Election 2005 campaign diary Category:September 2005 in New Zealand