2014 New Zealand general election

General election in New Zealand April 2024 May 2020 2014 New Zealand general election New Zealand parliamentary no 2011 New Zealand general election 2011 50th New Zealand Parliament 2017 New Zealand general election 2017 All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, including one overhang seat. 61 20 September 2014 elected members Opinion polling for the 2014 New Zealand general election 3,140,417 2,446,279 77.90% (3.69%) Party vote Percentage Swing John Key 2014 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Key 27 November 2006 New Zealand National Party Helensville 59 seats, 47.31% 59 60 1 1,131,501 47.04% 0.28 pp David Cunliffe, CTU Biennial Conference 2013 (10162998693) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Cunliffe 15 September 2013 New Zealand Labour Party New Lynn 34 seats, 27.48% 34 32 2 604,534 25.13% 2.35 pp Aotearoa New Zealand Green Leadership 2011.jpg 123 120 160 0 2 Russel NormanMetiria Turei 3 June 200630 May 2009 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ListList 14 seats, 11.06% 14 14 257,356 10.70% 0.36 pp Winston Peters 2011 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Winston Peters 18 July 1993 New Zealand First List 8 seats, 6.59% 7 11 3 208,300 8.66% 2.06 pp Hon Te Ururoa Flavell, Te Ritorito 2017 (further crop - head).png 120 120 160 0 0 Te Ururoa Flavell 13 July 2013 Māori Party Waiariki 3 seats, 1.43% 3 2 1 31,850 1.32% 0.11 pp ACT Selection Announcement for Leader and Epsom- Seymour & Whyte (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jamie Whyte 2 February 2014 ACT New Zealand Ran in Pakuranga (lost) 1 seat, 1.07% 1 1 16,689 0.69% 0.37 pp Hon Peter Dunne (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Peter Dunne 16 November 2000 United Future Ōhariu 1 seat, 0.60% 1 1 5,286 0.22% 0.38 pp Hone Harawira and Laila Harré (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Hone HarawiraLaila Harré 2014 Internet Party and Mana Movement Te Tai Tokerau (lost seat)Ran in Helensville (lost) 1 seat, 1.08%For constituent Mana Party only 1 0 1 34,095 1.42% 0.34 pp New Zealand 2014 Election Results Map.svg 450px Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin Prime Minister and coalition Subsequent Prime Minister and coalition John Key (National) John Key (National) National (C&S: Māori, ACT, United Future) National (C&S: Māori, ACT, United Future) thumb|Parliamentary makeup prior to the 2014 election. Government: New Zealand National Party National (59) Te Pāti Māori Māori (3) ACT New Zealand ACT (1) United Future United Future (1) Opposition: New Zealand Labour Party Labour (34) Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Green (14) New Zealand First NZ First (7) Mana Party Mana (1) NZ Independent Coalition Independent Coalition (1) The 2014 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 20 September 2014 to determine the membership of the 51st New Zealand Parliament.http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9811213/Election-date-announced-for-September Election date announced for September Fairfax New Zealand 10 March 2014 10 March 2014 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094852/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9811213/Election-date-announced-for-September live Voters elected 121 members to the House of Representatives, with 71 from single-member electorates (an increase from 70 in 2011) http://www.3news.co.nz/Population-growth-leads-to-new-electorate/tabid/423/articleID/316171/Default.aspx Population growth leads to new electorate Simon Wong 3 News NZ 7 October 2013 7 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194827/http://www.3news.co.nz/Population-growth-leads-to-new-electorate/tabid/423/articleID/316171/Default.aspx 29 October 2013 dead and 49 from party lists. Since 1996, New Zealand has used the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system, giving voters two votes: one for a political party and one for their local electorate MP. The party vote decides how many seats each party gets in the new Parliament; a party is entitled to a share of the seats if it receives 5% of the party vote or wins an electorate. Normally, the House has 120 seats but extra seats may be added where there is an overhang, caused by a party winning more electorates than seats it is entitled to. The one-seat overhang from the 50th Parliament remained for the 51st Parliament, after United Future won one electorate when their 0.22% party vote did not entitle them to any seats. A total of 3,140,417 people were registered to vote in the election; around 92.6% of all eligible New Zealanders. http://www.elections.org.nz/research-statistics/enrolment-statistics-electorate Enrolment statistics by electorate – as of 20 September 2014 Electoral Commission 24 September 2014 25 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140925003704/http://www.elections.org.nz/research-statistics/enrolment-statistics-electorate live A total of 2,446,279 votes were cast, http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/preliminary-results-2014-general-election Preliminary results for the 2014 general election Electoral Commission 21 September 2014 21 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102447/http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/preliminary-results-2014-general-election 6 October 2014 dead including a record 717,579 advance votes, more than double the number cast in 2011. http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/advance-voting-statistics Advance voting statistics Electoral Commission 20 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140914133847/http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/advance-voting-statistics 14 September 2014 dead Advance votes 2014 total with two days to go http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11327320 The New Zealand Herald 19 September 2014 19 September 2014 19 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140919032620/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11327320 live Turnout was 77.90%, higher than the 2011 election, but the sixth-lowest since women gained the vote in 1893. The centre-right National Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister John Key, won a plurality with 47.0% of the party vote and 60 of the 121 seats. On election night counts, the party appeared to hold the first majority since 1994 with 61 seats, but lost one seat to the Green Party on the official count. Hamish Rutherford 4 October 2014 National loses majority, Greens pick up one http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10580208/National-loses-majority-Greens-pick-up-one Fairfax NZ News 4 October 2014 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094836/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10580208/National-loses-majority-Greens-pick-up-one live National re-entered confidence and supply agreements with the centrist United Future, Issac Davison 29 September 2014 Dunne deal: United Future signs agreement with National-led govt http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11333482 The New Zealand Herald 29 September 2014 29 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140929084609/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11333482 live the neoliberal ACT Party, Isaac Davison 29 September 2014 Act deal: No portfolio for David Seymour http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11333521 The New Zealand Herald 29 September 2014 29 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140929083455/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11333521 live and the indigenous rights-based Māori Party Adam Bennett 5 October 2014 National signs deal with Maori Party http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11337362 The New Zealand Herald 5 October 2014 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006162731/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11337362 live to form a minority government and give the Fifth National Government a third term. The centre-left Labour Party, National's traditional opponent, lost ground for the fourth election in a row, receiving 25.1% of the party vote and 32 seats. The Green Party dropped in the party vote from 11.1% to 10.7%, but remained steady on 14 seats. New Zealand First meanwhile increased its vote share to 8.7% and seat count to 11. The Māori Party, ACT, and United Future retained their Parliamentary representation, despite losing party votes. The Internet Mana Party did not return to Parliament after its only representative in Parliament, Hone Harawira, was defeated in his electorate of Te Tai Tokerau. Tova O'Brien 21 September 2014 Internet Mana fizzles out after poor result http://www.3news.co.nz/politics/internet-mana-fizzles-out-after-poor-result-2014092117 3 News NZ 28 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115906/http://www.3news.co.nz/politics/internet-mana-fizzles-out-after-poor-result-2014092117 6 October 2014 dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29268823 New Zealand's National Party wins re-election BBC News 20 September 2014 20 September 2014 19 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140919200555/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29268823 live Background MMP review Electoral reform in New Zealand#2012 review A referendum on the voting system took place in conjunction with the 2011 election, with 57.8% of voters voting to keep the existing Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system. Under the terms of the Electoral Referendum Act 2010 the majority vote in favour of retaining MMP meant that the Electoral Commission had the task of conducting an independent review of the workings of the MMP system. The Commission released a consultation paper in February 2012 calling for public submissions on ways to improve the MMP system, with the focus put on six areas: basis of eligibility for list seats (thresholds) by-election candidates dual candidacy order of candidates on party lists overhang proportion of electorate seats to list seats The Commission released a proposal paper for consultation in August 2012 and published its final report on 29 October 2012. In the report, the Commission recommended the following: http://www.mmpreview.org.nz/sites/default/files/pages/uploads/Final%20report%202012%20review%20of%20MMP.pdf Report of the Electoral Commission on the review of the MMP voting system Electoral Commission 29 October 2012 7 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114205922/http://www.mmpreview.org.nz/sites/default/files/pages/uploads/Final%20Report%202012%20Review%20of%20MMP.pdf 14 November 2012 dead Reducing the party vote threshold from 5 percent to 4 percent. If introduced, the 4 percent threshold should be reviewed after three general elections. Abolishing the one electorate seat threshold – a party must cross the party vote threshold to gain list seats. Abolishing the provision of overhang seats for parties not reaching the threshold – the extra electorates would be made up at the expense of list seats to retain 120 MPs Retaining the status quo for by-election candidacy and dual candidacy. Retaining the status quo with closed party lists, but increasing scrutiny in selection of list candidates to ensure parties comply with their own party rules. Parliament should give consideration to fixing the ratio between electorate seats and list seats at 60:40 (72:48 in a 120-seat parliament). Parliament has the right to decide whether to implement any changes to the system, which had been largely unchanged since it was introduced in 1994 for the 1996. In November 2012 a private member's bill under the name of opposition Labour Party member Iain Lees-Galloway proposed implementing the first two recommendations; it was drawn from the member's bill ballot on 14 November 2013, but by the time Parliament dissolved for the election, it was still awaiting its first reading. http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/legislation/bills/00DBHOH_BILL12864_1/electoral-adjustment-of-thresholds-amendment-bill Electoral (Adjustment of Thresholds) Amendment Bill – Bills – Legislation New Zealand Parliament 14 November 2013 24 September 2014 13 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150113045932/http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/legislation/bills/00DBHOH_BILL12864_1/electoral-adjustment-of-thresholds-amendment-bill live In May 2014 Judith Collins and John Key announced that no inter-party consensus existed on implementing the recommendations of the Commission, so the Government would not introduce any legislation. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10883610 Government rejects recommendations to change MMP system The New Zealand Herald Young Audrey 14 May 2013 15 June 2014 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162311/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10883610 live 50th Parliament (2011–14) 50th New Zealand Parliament Following the 2011 general election, the National Party entered into confidence and supply agreements with ACT, the Māori Party and United Future to continue the Fifth National Government. These arrangements give the National-led government a majority of seven seats, with 64 on confidence-and-supply in the 121-seat Parliament. The Labour, Green, New Zealand First and Mana parties are all in opposition, but only the Labour Party constitutes the formal Opposition. At the 2011 election, the National Party gained 59 seats, the Labour Party 34 seats, the Green Party 14 seats, New Zealand First eight seats, Māori three seats, and Mana, ACT, and United Future gained one seat each. One change was made to the allocation during the Parliament. In 2012, Brendan Horan was expelled from the NZ First caucus but continued to sit as an independent, meaning NZ First had seven caucus MPs for the remainder of the Parliament.http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/Parties/NZFirst/ New Zealand Parliament – NZ First 20 September 2014 30 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830020536/http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/Parties/NZFirst live On 31 May 2013, the Electoral Commission de-registered United Future after it could not prove it had the 500 financial members required for registration. The party successfully re-registered on 13 August 2013, but in the interim its sole MP, Peter Dunne, sat in the house as an independent. On 13 June 2014, ACT's sole MP John Banks resigned from Parliament after being found guilty of filing a false electoral return for his 2010 Auckland mayoral campaign. As his resignation came within six months of the election, his seat was left vacant, meaning ACT had no representation in Parliament until the general election. Dates On 10 March 2014, Prime Minister John Key announced that the election would take place on Saturday 20 September 2014. As in 2011, the Prime Minister announced the date early, although only six months in advance compared to the nearly ten months in 2011. Traditionally, the election date is a closely guarded secret, and announced as late as possible. Hamish Rutherford 10 March 2014 Election date announced for September http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9811213/Election-date-announced-for-September Fairfax NZ News 19 September 2014 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094852/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9811213/Election-date-announced-for-September live A general election must take place every three years, and Parliaments generally run the full three-year term unless an early election is called or the election date is set to circumvent holding a by-election. Voting for the previous election occurred on Saturday, 26 November 2011.New Zealand Election Results http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/ Electoral Commission 4 December 2011 22 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140922052111/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/ dead In 1950, New Zealand introduced a legal requirement to hold elections on a Saturday,Key dates in New Zealand electoral reform http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/key-dates-electoral-reform.html Elections New Zealand 6 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111109015352/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/key-dates-electoral-reform.html 9 November 2011 dead and beginning with the 1957, a convention evolved to hold general elections on the last Saturday of November. The events of 1984 upset this convention, and it took until the 1999 for election dates to creep gradually back towards the conventional timing, only for an early election to occur in 2002. By the 2011, the conventional "last Saturday of November" was achieved again.James Colin John Key, modest constitutional innovator http://www.colinjames.co.nz/ODT/ODT_2011/ODT_11Jun14.htm 6 December 2011 Otago Daily Times 14 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110929223147/http://www.colinjames.co.nz/ODT/ODT_2011/ODT_11Jun14.htm 29 September 2011 If the convention had been followed in 2014, the election would have taken place on 29 November. In October 2013, Prime Minister John Key hinted that the election would take place before November. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9344371/Today-in-politics-Thursday-October-31 Today in Politics 31 October 2013 30 October 2013 1 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131101115150/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9344371/Today-in-politics-Thursday-October-31 live The setting of the election date became further influenced by Australia inviting New Zealand to attend the G20 summit in Brisbane on 15 and 16 November 2014, with the possibility that some leaders might make flying visits to New Zealand. Ideally, major diplomatic visits and engagements should be avoided during the election period, as they can distract politicians from campaigning and voters may see them as an attempt to influence the election result. Pattrick Smellie 3 February 2014 Key hints at election date http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196113 The New Zealand Herald 3 February 2013 3 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203102949/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196113 live Key dates relating to the General Election include: http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/voting-2014-all-you-need-know/general-election-key-dates General election key dates Electoral Commission (New Zealand) 24 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120025/http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/voting-2014-all-you-need-know/general-election-key-dates 26 August 2014 dead 10 March 2014 (Monday) Prime Minister John Key announces election to be held on 20 September 20 June 2014 (Friday) The regulated election advertising period begins. 31 July 2014 (Thursday) Last sitting day for the 50th Parliament 14 August 2014 (Thursday) Governor General dissolves the 50th Parliament 20 August 2014 (Wednesday) Writ Day – Governor General issues formal direction to the Electoral Commission to hold the election. http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/governor-general-gives-direction-conduct-election-and-call-nominations Governor General gives direction to conduct election and call for nominations 20 August 2014 Electoral Commission Electoral Commission New Zealand 26 August 2014 The Governor General has signed the writ directing the Electoral Commission to conduct the General Election on 20 September 2014. 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140827105157/http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/governor-general-gives-direction-conduct-election-and-call-nominations liveElectoral roll closes for printing (all people enrolling after this date must cast special declaration votes) Official campaigning begins; radio and television advertising begins 27 August 2014 (Wednesday) Details of candidates for election and polling places released 3 September 2014 (Wednesday) Advance and overseas voting begins 19 September 2014 (Friday) Advance voting ends; overseas voting ends at 16:00 local timeThe regulated election advertising period ends; all election advertising must be taken down by midnight 20 September 2014 (Saturday) Election Day – polling places open 09:00 to 19:00 Preliminary results released progressively after 19:00 4 October 2014 (Saturday) Official results released 9 October 2014 (Thursday) Writ for election returned; official declaration of elected members (subject to judicial recounts) Electorate boundaries Per the Electoral Act 1993, the South Island must have 16 general electorates, with the number of North Island general and Maori electorates calculated by dividing the respective population in each group by one-sixteenth of the South Island general electorate population, within a tolerance of five percent. At the 2011 election, the North Island had 47 general electorates and the Maori roll had seven Māori electorates, totalling 70 electorates across the country. Following the March 2013 New Zealand census and the 2013 Maori electoral option, the Representation Commission re-drew some electorate boundaries. In October 2013, Statistics New Zealand announced that there would be one additional North Island general electorate, bringing the total number of North Island general electorates to 48 and the overall number of electorates to 71. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9252413/NZ-to-get-one-new-electorate NZ to get one new electorate Fairfax New Zealand 7 October 2013 27 October 2013 29 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190413/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9252413/NZ-to-get-one-new-electorate live Growth in Auckland saw three existing electorates, Auckland Central, Helensville and Hunua, exceed their quota by at least 14 percent. Population changes in Christchurch following the 2011 earthquakes meanwhile saw the Christchurch East electorate drop to 23 percent below quota, while the urban fringe electorate of Selwyn grew to 14 percent above quota. http://www.3news.co.nz/Population-growth-leads-to-new-electorate/tabid/423/articleID/316171/Default.aspx Population growth leads to new electorate Simon Wong 3 News NZ 7 October 2013 27 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194827/http://www.3news.co.nz/Population-growth-leads-to-new-electorate/tabid/423/articleID/316171/Default.aspx 29 October 2013 dead The Representation Commission, tasked with redrawing the electorate boundaries, released its final electorate boundaries on 17 April 2014. The largest changes took place in northern and western Auckland, with two new electorates – Upper Harbour and Kelston – created, while the existing Waitakere electorate was dissolved. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9423676/New-seats-in-electoral-shake-up New seats in electoral shake-up Fairfax New Zealand 21 November 2013 21 November 2013 21 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131121051303/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9423676/New-seats-in-electoral-shake-up live Upper Harbour centres on the Upper Harbour Bridge, stretching from Wairau Valley to Massey, and was predicted to be a safe National seat. Kelston centres on the western Auckland suburb of the same name, stretching from Oratia to Waterview, and was predicted to be a safe Labour seat. Kelston's creation took population from the Mount Albert electorate, which in turn allowed Mount Albert to take Westmere and Grey Lynn from Auckland Central, bringing Auckland Central within quota. Helensville's over-quota has been solved by the creation of the Upper Harbour electorate, while Hunua has lost the area south of the Auckland Region boundary to Waikato to bring it within quota. In Christchurch, the under-quota Christchurch East and Christchurch Central electorates took population from Waimakariri in the north and from Port Hills in the south. While it was correctly predicted Christchurch East would remain a Labour seat, the prediction that the marginal Christchurch Central electorate would move in Labour's favour proved false; the seat instead swung in National's favour. The loss of Labour-leaning urban parts of Waimakariri made it a safer seat for National, which increased it majority from 642 votes in 2011 to 2,133 in 2014. The Halswell-Oaklands-Westmorland area moved from Selwyn into Port Hills to compensate for Port Hills' loss and to bring Selwyn within quota. As Halswell-Oaklands-Westmorland are predominantly National-leaning, it caused the Labour-held electorate of Port Hills to become more marginal. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/9429898/Bennett-won-t-make-way-for-Craig Bennett won't make way for Craig Vernon Small The Dominion Post A2 22 November 2013 22 November 2013 9 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140609064000/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/9429898/Bennett-won-t-make-way-for-Craig live In Wellington, the Labour-leaning Hutt South electorate took the National-leaning western hill suburbs of Lower Hutt from Ōhariu and Rimutaka, in exchange for Rimutaka taking the Labour-leaning state housing suburb of Naenae. The changes allowed Ōhariu to take Wadestown off the over-quota Wellington Central electorate. This was correctly predicted to make Hutt South more marginal; Labour's Trevor Mallard retained the seat in 2011 by a 4825-vote majority, and this reduced to just 709 in 2014, Derek Cheng 5 September 2014 Boundary changes put Mallard in danger http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11319247 The New Zealand Herald 11 September 2014 11 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140911101752/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11319247 live while Rimutaka's Chris Hipkins increased his majority by 3,378 votes. Retiring MPs Twenty-two existing Members of Parliament did not stand for re-election, including fourteen members of the governing National Party. NameParty Electorate/List Term in office John BanksAfter his trial for filing a false electoral return John Banks resigned from Parliament on 13 June 2014Stuff http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9474331/Banks-shuffles-towards-retirement Banks Shuffles Towards Retirement 4 December 2013 4 December 2013 4 December 2013 https://archive.today/20131204064927/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9474331/Banks-shuffles-towards-retirement liveACT New Zealand ACT Epsom 1981–99; 2011–14Holly WalkerAlthough Walker contested Hutt South, she did not expect to win and was not on the party list. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10215371/Green-MP-Holly-Walker-stepping-down Green MP Holly Walker stepping down Stuff/Fairfax 30 June 2014 9 August 2014 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714121704/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10215371/Green-MP-Holly-Walker-stepping-down live Green Party of Aotearoa New ZealandGreen List2011–14Darien Fentonhttp://www.3news.co.nz/Darien-Fenton-not-seeking-re-election/tabid/1607/articleID/344481/Default.aspx Darien Fenton not seeking re-election 3 News 16 May 2014 17 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140518050241/http://www.3news.co.nz/Darien-Fenton-not-seeking-re-election/tabid/1607/articleID/344481/Default.aspx 18 May 2014 deadrowspan=3 New Zealand Labour PartyLabour List2005–14Rajen PrasadVance Andrea http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10001908/MP-Rajen-Prasad-to-retire MP Rajen Prasad to retire Stuff (company) 2 May 2014 4 May 2014 2 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502151310/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10001908/MP-Rajen-Prasad-to-retire live List2008–14Ross RobertsonRobertson Ross http://www.labour.org.nz/media/ross-robertson-retire-parliament-and-stand-local-board Ross Robertson to retire from Parliament and stand for Local Board | New Zealand Labour Labour.org.nz 11 June 2013 1 November 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131102160005/http://www.labour.org.nz/media/ross-robertson-retire-parliament-and-stand-local-board 2 November 2013 Manukau East1987–2014 Pita SharplesNZN NZN http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=169514 Sharples retirement right choice: Key 2 July 2013 Nnzcity.co.nz 1 November 2013 2 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102230847/http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=169514 liverowspan=2 Māori PartyMāori Tāmaki Makaurau 2005–14 Tariana TuriaChapman Kate http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5875794/Tariana-Turia-to-retire Tariana Turia to retire – politics – national Stuff (company) 29 October 2011 1 November 2013 1 November 2013 https://archive.today/20131101060806/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5875794/Tariana-Turia-to-retire live Te Tai Hauāuru 1996–14 Shane ArdernFox Michael Shane Ardern to retire http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9470036/Shane-Ardern-to-retire 3 December 2013 Stuff 3 December 2013 18 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180718113140/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9470036/Shane-Ardern-to-retire live rowspan=14 New Zealand National PartyNational Taranaki-King Country 1998–2014 Chris AuchinvoleVance Andrea http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/9233758/List-MP-Auchinvole-stepping-down National list MP Chris Auchinvole Stepping Down... Stuff (company) 2 October 2013 1 November 2013 2 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102154030/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/9233758/List-MP-Auchinvole-stepping-down live List 2005–14 Cam Calderhttp://www.3news.co.nz/Nat-MP-Calder-to-retire-at-election/tabid/1607/articleID/318798/Default.aspx Nat MP Calder to retire at election 25 October 2013 3 News 11 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140311195054/http://www.3news.co.nz/Nat-MP-Calder-to-retire-at-election/tabid/1607/articleID/318798/Default.aspx 11 March 2014 dead List 2009–14 Claudette HauitiKirk Stacey http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10294804/National-MP-Claudette-Hauiti-standing-down National MP Claudette Hauiti standing down Stuff (company) 22 July 2014 24 July 2014 22 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140722042954/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10294804/National-MP-Claudette-Hauiti-standing-down live List 2013–14 John Hayeshttp://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wairarapa/9623424/Wairarapa-MP-Hayes-calls-time Wairarapa MP Hayes calls time 18 January 2014 Small, Vernon The Dominion Post 26 February 2014 5 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140405052944/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wairarapa/9623424/Wairarapa-MP-Hayes-calls-time live Wairarapa 2005–14 Phil HeatleyVance Andrea http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/national/9351677/MP-Phil-Heatley-will-retire-from-politics MP Phil Heatley to Retire 1 November 2013 Stuff 1 November 2013 2 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102154053/http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/national/9351677/MP-Phil-Heatley-will-retire-from-politics live Whangarei 1999–2014 Tau HenareTau Henare retirement: 'It's been a hell of a lot of fun' http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11234182 The New Zealand Herald Isaac Davison 8 April 2014 9 April 2014 9 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409054046/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11234182 live List 1993–99; 2005–14 Paul HutchisonVance Andrea http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9326262/National-MPs-to-retire National MPs to retire 25 October 2013 Stuff 28 October 2013 28 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131028175806/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9326262/National-MPs-to-retire live Hunua 1999–2014 Colin KingKaikoura National Party members choose Stuart Smith http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/9530084/Smith-picked-over-King Stuff-Marlborough Express Bell Cathie 18 December 2013 13 March 2014 5 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140405053408/http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/9530084/Smith-picked-over-King live Colin King ousted in Kaikoura http://www.3news.co.nz/Colin-King-ousted-in-Kaikoura/tabid/1607/articleID/325591/Default.aspx 18 December 2013 13 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313065646/http://www.3news.co.nz/Colin-King-ousted-in-Kaikoura/tabid/1607/articleID/325591/Default.aspx 13 March 2014 dead Kaikoura 2005–14 Eric Royhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9610107/Eric-Roy-to-quit-politics-after-two-decades Eric Roy to quit politics after two decades Amanda Parkinson 15 January 2014 20 September 2014 18 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180718113144/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9610107/Eric-Roy-to-quit-politics-after-two-decades live Invercargill 1993–2002; 2005–14 Tony Ryall http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9769882/Tony-Ryall-to-retire Tony Ryall to retire Stuff NZ (Fairfax) Stacey Kirk 27 February 2014 27 February 2014 15 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141015023202/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9769882/Tony-Ryall-to-retire live Bay of Plenty 1990–2014 Katrina ShanksAlthough she had previously announced her intention to stand down at the election, Shanks resigned from Parliament at the end of 2013. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9498394/National-MP-quits-early National MP quits early Stuff NZ (Fairfax) 10 December 2013 4 September 2014 24 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062348/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9498394/National-MP-quits-early live List 2007–13 Chris Tremain Napier 2005–14 Kate WilkinsonConway Glenn http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/mid-canterbury-selwyn/9372548/Canterbury-MP-Kate-Wilkinson-quits Canterbury MP Kate Wilkinson quits The Press 7 November 2013 7 November 2013 7 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131107223945/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/mid-canterbury-selwyn/9372548/Canterbury-MP-Kate-Wilkinson-quits live Waimakariri 2005–14 Andrew WilliamsAlthough he was previously announced as New Zealand First candidate for East Coast Bays and thirteenth-ranked on the list, Williams was removed as a candidate before the election.Rutherford Hamish http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10425217/NZ-First-wipes-Andrew-Williams-from-list NZ First wipes Andrew Williams from list Stuff (company) 26 August 2014 24 January 2015 13 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150113063018/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10425217/NZ-First-wipes-Andrew-Williams-from-list live New Zealand FirstNew Zealand FirstList 2011–14 List-only MPs Bill English (National) announced in January 2014 that he would retire as the electorate MP for Clutha-Southland and he instead stood as a list-only MP. Life after Bill http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/features/9578936/Life-after-Bill 23 February 2014 Stuff (company) 10 January 2014 21 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190421040636/http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/features/9578936/Life-after-Bill live Contesting parties and candidates Candidates in the 2014 New Zealand general election by electorate Party lists in the 2014 New Zealand general election At the close of nominations, 554 individuals had been nominated to contest the election, up from 544 at the 2011 election. Of those, 71 were list-only, 114 were electorate-only (including 13 candidates from non-registered parties and 23 independent candidates), and 369 contested for both list and electorate seats. Just under 30% of candidates (164) were female, up from 27% in 2011. http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/electoral-commission-releases-party-and-candidate-lists-2014-election Electoral Commission releases party and candidate lists for 2014 election 27 August 2014 Electoral Commission (New Zealand) 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140827121017/http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/electoral-commission-releases-party-and-candidate-lists-2014-election 27 August 2014 dead Political parties registered with the Electoral Commission on Writ Day can contest the general election as a party. Each such party can submit a party list to contest the party vote, and can have a party election-expenses limit in addition to limits on individual candidates' campaigns. At Writ Day, 19 political parties had registered to contend the general election. http://www.elections.org.nz/parties-candidates/registered-political-parties-0/register-political-parties Register of Political Parties Electoral Commission 17 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130829210149/http://www.elections.org.nz/parties-candidates/registered-political-parties-0/register-political-parties 29 August 2013 dead At the close of nominations, 15 registered parties had put forward a party list to the Commission to contest the party vote, up from 13 in 2011. On 27 May 2014, the Mana Party and Internet Party announced an agreement to field a combined party list at the election under the Internet Mana Party banner. Their electorate candidates, however, can continue to campaign under each individual party's banner.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11262597 Mana confirms election year deal with Internet Party The New Zealand Herald 20 September 2014 19 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140919100405/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11262597 livehttps://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/27/world/asia/new-zealand-kim-dotcom-harawira/ Kim Dotcom, Maori nationalist: The world's least likely political bedfellows? 27 May 2014 CNN 20 September 2014 15 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001112/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/27/world/asia/new-zealand-kim-dotcom-harawira/ live While registered, the 1Law4All Party and the Alliance did not put forward party lists. Party Leader(s) Party vote % (2011 election) Seats (as of 31 July 2014) Electorate candidates Party list candidates Parties with seats in the 50th ParliamentACT New Zealand Jamie Whyte 1.07 0ACT's sole MP, John Banks, resigned from Parliament on 13 June 2014. No by-election took place for his electorate seat, as his resignation occurred within six months of the foreshadowed election. 39 41Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Russel Norman / Metiria Turei 11.06 14 57 59NZ Independent Coalition Brendan Horan – 1 4 10New Zealand Labour Party David Cunliffe 27.48 34 71 64Mana Party (New Zealand)The Internet Party and Mana Party will present a combined party list to contest the 2014 election as an electoral bloc under the name "Internet Mana". Hone Harawira 1.08 1 18 Māori Party Te Ururoa Flavell 1.43 3 24 24New Zealand National Party John Key 47.31 59 64 75New Zealand First Winston Peters 6.59 7 31 31United Future Peter Dunne 0.60 1 11 11 Other registered parties without seats in the 50th ParliamentAlliance (New Zealand political party) Kevin Campbell / Kay Murray 0.05 – 1 0Ban 1080 Party Bill Wallace / Mike Downard –Party did not exist at the time of the 2011 election. – 5 9The Civilian Party Ben Ufindell – – 0 8Conservative Party (New Zealand) Colin Craig 2.65 – 64 20New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit Stephnie de Ruyter 0.08 – 30 35Focus NZ Ken Rintoul – – 2 8Internet Party (New Zealand) Laila Harré Laila Harre confirmed as Internet Party leader Adam Bennett 29 May 2014 The New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11264032 29 May 2014 29 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529030541/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11264032 live Laila Harre confirmed as Internet Party leader 29 May 2014 Television New Zealand http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/laila-harre-confirmed-internet-party-leader-5985190 29 May 2014 7 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211207013334/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/national-news/laila-harre-confirmed-internet-party-leader-5985190 live – – 15 Internet Party and Mana Movement Hone Harawira / Laila Harré – – 32Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Julian Crawford 0.52 – 10 13 Non-registered parties contending the election include: Climate Party (Auckland Central, Rongotai) Communist League (Manukau East, Maungakiekie) Economic Euthenics Party (Wigram) Expatriate Party (Ikaroa-Rāwhiti) Human Rights Party (Mount Albert) Money Free Party (Auckland Central, Kaikōura, Nelson, Northland, West Coast-Tasman) Patriotic Revolutionary Front (Rongotai) Independents are standing in Botany, Dunedin North (×2), Epsom (×4), Helensville (×2), Hutt South, Mount Albert, Northland, Ōhariu, Ōtaki, Rongotai, Tauranga (×2), Wellington Central, West Coast-Tasman, Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau. Campaigning Campaign expense limits and broadcasting allocations During the three-month regulated period prior to election day (i.e. 20 June to 19 September 2014), parties and candidates have limits on how much they may spend on election campaigning. It is illegal in New Zealand to campaign on election day itself. For the 2014 election, every registered party contending the party vote is permitted to spend $1,091,000 plus $25,700 per electorate candidate on election campaigning during the regulated period, excluding radio and television campaigning (broadcasting funding is allocated separately). A party contesting all 71 electorates is therefore permitted to spend $2,915,700 on election campaigning. All electorate candidates are permitted to spend $25,700 each on campaigning over and above their party's allocation. Part 7: Election expenses, donations and loans – Party Secretary Handbook http://www.elections.org.nz/party-secretary-handbook/part-7-election-expenses-donations-loans Electoral Commission April 2014 29 June 2014 19 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082357/http://www.elections.org.nz/party-secretary-handbook/part-7-election-expenses-donations-loans live Registered parties are allocated a separate broadcasting budget for radio and television campaigning, and broadcasting time on Radio New Zealand and Television New Zealand to make opening and closing addresses. Only money from the broadcasting allocation can be used to purchase airtime; the actual production costs of advertisements can come from the general election expenses budget. Part 7: Election campaigning – Party Secretary Handbook http://www.elections.org.nz/party-secretary-handbook/part-6-election-campaigning Electoral Commission April 2014 28 August 2014 19 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819190258/http://www.elections.org.nz/party-secretary-handbook/part-6-election-campaigning live The Electoral Commission sets the amount of broadcasting funds and time each party gets. The initial election broadcasting allocation was announced on 6 June 2014. 2014 broadcasting allocation decision released http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/2014-broadcasting-allocation-decision-released Electoral Commission 6 June 2014 29 June 2014 5 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705234446/http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/2014-broadcasting-allocation-decision-released live Two parties who were allocated broadcasting funds and time failed to register by Writ Day, so their funding and allocation of time for closing address were redistributed to the remaining parties. ACT did not receive any redistributed funding as they had lost their only MP since the initial allocation. http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/2014-variation-broadcasting-allocation-decision-released 2014 Variation Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released Electoral Commission 20 August 2014 22 August 2014 13 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150113044556/http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/2014-variation-broadcasting-allocation-decision-released live Broadcasting funding was further redistributed on 29 August after the Alliance failed to register its party list (a requirement to receive broadcasting funds). http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/29-august-2014-variation-broadcasting-allocation-decision-released 29 August 2014 Variation Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released Electoral Commission 29 August 2014 4 September 2014 4 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904163557/http://www.elections.org.nz/news-media/29-august-2014-variation-broadcasting-allocation-decision-released live This coincided with the Conservative Party's bid to receive a court-mandated increase in broadcasting funds and time,Davison Isaac http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11312930 Colin Craig heading to court yet again The New Zealand Herald 22 August 2014 4 September 2014 4 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904212553/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11312930 live which was taken into consideration when funding was redistributed for the second time. Party Party expenses limit Broadcasting allocation (final) Opening address time allocation Closing address time allocationACT New Zealand $2,093,300 $76,930 2 mins 2 minsThe Civilian Party $1,091,000 $34,729 60 secs 1 min 5 secsConservative Party (New Zealand) $2,735,800 $62,166 1 min 30 secs 1 min 40 secsNew Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit $1,862,000 $34,729 60 secs 1 min 5 secsFocus NZ $1,142,400 $34,729 60 secs 1 min 5 secsGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand $2,555,900 $414,439 7 mins 30 secs 7 mins 55 secsNZ Independent Coalition $1,193,800 $79,433 2 mins 2 mins 5 secsInternet Party and Mana Movement $1,939,100 $79,433 2 mins 2 mins 5 secsNew Zealand Labour Party $2,915,700 $949,756 13 mins 30 secs 14 mins 10 secsAotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party $1,348,000 $34,729 60 secs 1 min 5 secsMāori Party $1,707,800 $103,610 2 mins 30 secs 2 mins 40 secsNew Zealand National Party $2,735,800 $1,087,902 15 mins 30 secs 16 mins 15 secsNew Zealand First $1,887,700 $207,220 4 mins 30 secs 4 mins 45 secsUnited Future $1,373,700 $79,433 2 mins 2 mins 5 secs Third party promoters, such as trade unions and lobby groups, can campaign during the regulated period. The maximum expense limit is $308,000 for those groups registered with the Electoral Commission, and $12,300 for unregistered groups. Part 4: Election expenses – Third Party Handbook http://www.elections.org.nz/third-party-handbook/part-4-election-expenses Electoral Commission April 2014 26 August 2014 26 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120719/http://www.elections.org.nz/third-party-handbook/part-4-election-expenses live Those third party promoters registered for the election include: http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/2014-parties-candidates-and-third-parties/register-promoters-2014 Register of Promoters – 2014 General Election Electoral Commission 14 September 2014 14 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140914075229/http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/2014-parties-candidates-and-third-parties/register-promoters-2014 live 30em ActionStation Campaign 4 Change Dairy Workers Union Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union Family First Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand Financial Services Council First Union New Zealand Jill Whitmore Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand Maritime Union of New Zealand New Zealand Aged Care Association New Zealand Council of Trade Unions New Zealand Educational Institute New Zealand Nurses Organisation New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association New Zealand Union of Students' Associations The Opinion Partnership Pitt Street Methodist Church Public Service Association Service and Food Workers Union Unite Union All campaign expense limits are inclusive of GST. Campaigning timeline Early campaigning: before 20 August 20 July – Election hoardings and billboards begin to appear. 31 July – The 50th New Zealand Parliament concludes with the adjournment debate. 10 August – Labour officially launches its election campaign in Auckland, making a promise of free GP visits and prescriptions to pregnant women and those aged under 13 and over 65. Labour promises free GP visits http://www.3news.co.nz/politics/labour-promises-free-gp-visits-2014081007 3 News 10 August 2014 16 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150113053304/http://www.3news.co.nz/politics/labour-promises-free-gp-visits-2014081007 13 January 2015 dead dmy-all 13 August – Nicky Hager releases the book Dirty Politics, based on leaked e-mails from blogger Cameron Slater, alleging various ways National Party figures participated in Slater's "attack politics." Among other claims, Hager suggests one of John Key's staff members accessed the Labour Party online database, which journalist John Armstrong compared to the Watergate break-in. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11308460 John Armstong: Hager's claims light a fuse under the State of Key 14 August 2014 15 August 2014 15 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140815082313/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11308460 live First week: 20–24 August 20 August – Writ Day: radio and television advertising begins. 22 August – The party radio opening addresses air on Radio New Zealand National at 20:06. 23 August – The party television opening addresses air on TV One at 19:00. Vote 2014 Opening Addresses TVNZ on Demand 23 August 2014 http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014/s2014-ep1-video-6062632 18 September 2014 28 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140828064756/http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014/s2014-ep1-video-6062632 live 24 August National officially launches its election campaign in South Auckland. It promises to allow KiwiSaver members to withdraw member tax credits to help buy a first home, double the KiwiSaver first home deposit subsidy, and increase the limit on house prices to qualify for the subsidy. Aimee Gulliver 25 August 2014 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10421509/Nationals-plan-will-stabilise-house-prices National's plan will 'stabilise house prices' Fairfax New Zealand 16 September 2014 16 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140916170421/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10421509/Nationals-plan-will-stabilise-house-prices live Internet Mana officially launches its election campaign in Auckland. Kim Dotcom makes a comment that he once hacked the German credit rating system and put the Prime Minister's rating to zero because he "didn't like the guy." When interviewed, Internet Party press secretary Pam Corkery intervenes, calling reporter Brook Sabin a "puffed-up little shit". 3 News – Internet Mana Launch https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/3-news-internet-mana-launch-2014 TV3 24 August 2014 17 September 2014 26 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160226093646/http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/3-news-internet-mana-launch-2014 live Second week: 25–31 August 27 August – The National and Conservative parties admit they had installed motion-activated cameras to monitor their election hoardings, which had been subject to persistent vandalism. Among the more creative vandalism are Labour Auckland Central candidate Jacinda Ardern as a pirate and Conservative leader Colin Craig as a member of KISS. Cameras to nail election billboard vandals http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11314676 The New Zealand Herald 27 August 2014 17 September 2014 4 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904205200/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11314676 live 28 August – The first TVNZ leaders' debate between John Key and David Cunliffe takes place. 30 August – Judith Collins resigns as a minister due to recurring controversies throughout her tenure as Minister of Justice. Her resignation comes following an accusation by Winston Peters that her office came to him with a possible leadership challenge against John Key, and the revelation of an e-mail from blogger Cameron Slater in 2011 that suggests Collins may have undermined a Director of the Serious Fraud Office. http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/judith-collins-resigns-minister-cabinet-6067680 Judith Collins resigns as Minister from Cabinet Television New Zealand 30 August 2014 30 August 2014 7 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211207013333/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/judith-collins-resigns-minister-cabinet-6067680 live Third week: 1–7 September 2 September – The Press leaders' debate between John Key and David Cunliffe takes place in Christchurch. Key claims a win after Cunliffe could not answer whether family homes held in a trust would be exempt under Labour's capital gains tax policy. Key lands hit on Cunliffe over capital gains tax http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/key-lands-hit-cunliffe-over-capital-gains-tax-6069749 Television New Zealand 2 September 2014 17 September 2014 9 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140909030634/http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/key-lands-hit-cunliffe-over-capital-gains-tax-6069749 live 3 September – Advance voting opens, with Labour leader David Cunliffe and Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom among the first to vote. Derek Cheng 3 September 2014 In early to make your vote count – from today http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11318064 The New Zealand Herald 19 September 2014 26 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140926193314/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11318064 live 5 September – The TVNZ multi-party leaders' debate takes place. The leaders participating are Russel Norman (Green), Winston Peters (NZ First), Peter Dunne (United Future), Te Ururoa Flavell (Māori), Hone Harawira (Internet Mana), Jamie Whyte (ACT), Brendan Horan (NZIC) and Colin Craig (Conservative). 7 September – ACT officially launches its election campaign at Ellerslie, Auckland, making promises to repeal the Resource Management Act and abolish the Overseas Investment Office if elected. Brendan Manning Patrice Dougan 7 September 2014 Act Party promise to abolish OIO, RMA http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11320416 The New Zealand Herald 16 September 2014 16 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140916170421/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11320416 live Fourth week: 8–14 September thumbnail|Paul Foster-Bell speaking at the Aro Valley candidates meeting, held in Wellington on 8 September 8 September – An expletive-filled email is sent by Mana Party leader Hone Harawira to party members. In it, Harawira claims the Internet Party is putting too many resources into promoting cannabis law reform rather than into Mana's flagship policy of providing breakfast and lunch to students at low socio-economic decile schools. Michael Fox 8 September 2014 Mana leader angry at cannabis plan http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10473522/Mana-leader-angry-at-cannabis-plan Fairfax NZ (via Stuff.co.nz) 18 September 2014 25 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140925092328/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10473522/Mana-leader-angry-at-cannabis-plan live 10 September The TV3 leaders' debate between John Key and David Cunliffe takes place. The Electoral Commission announces it will not allow photography in polling booths, after several incidents where advance voters had taken selfies with their completed ballot paper or behind voting screens and posted them to social media. Posting an image of a completed ballot paper within 3 days of election day is illegal, and can attract a $20,000 fine. Use of Social Media http://www.elections.org.nz/parties-candidates/all-participants/use-social-media Electoral Commission 10 September 2014 19 September 2014 5 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705222358/http://www.elections.org.nz/parties-candidates/all-participants/use-social-media live Siobhan Downes 11 September 2014 Electoral clamp down on voting selfies http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/61180128/electoral-clamp-down-on-voting-selfies Fairfax NZ News 19 September 2014 15 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141215071415/http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/61180128/Electoral-clamp-down-on-voting-selfies live Final week: 15–19 September The_Moment_of_Truth_Press_Conference.ogg Raw audio of the press conference held after The Moment of Truth right 15 September The Internet Party organises "The Moment of Truth", an event held in Auckland to release information related to New Zealand's involvement in the Five Eyes network. Kim Dotcom, Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden and Julian Assange all participate. A Māori Television Reid Research poll of the Te Tai Tokerau electorate is released, showing Labour candidate Kelvin Davis on 37%, only one percent behind incumbent Mana Party leader Hone Harawira. Harawira is relying on an electorate win to allow Internet Mana to enter Parliament without needing to get 5% of the party vote. Cunliffe buoyed by Te Tai Tokerau poll http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/cunliffe-buoyed-te-tai-tokerau-poll-6082602 Television New Zealand 16 September 2014 18 September 2014 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094718/http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/cunliffe-buoyed-te-tai-tokerau-poll-6082602 live 16 September – The publishers for US rapper Eminem files a lawsuit with the Wellington High Court, alleging the National Party had infringed copyright by using an instrumental version of the song "Lose Yourself" in its television advertisements without permission. The party rejects the lawsuit, with campaign manager Steven Joyce saying the song was "pretty legal", having been purchased from an Australian music library. Eminem suing New Zealand's National party for allegedly using his song https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/eminem-suing-new-zealands-national-party-for-allegedly-using-his-song The Guardian 16 September 2014 17 September 2014 16 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140916203839/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/eminem-suing-new-zealands-national-party-for-allegedly-using-his-song live Nikki Papatsoumas 16 September 2014 National Party sued over Eminem copyright infringment http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11325727 The New Zealand Herald 17 September 2014 17 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140917151944/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11325727 live 17 September – The second TVNZ leaders' debate between John Key and David Cunliffe takes place. Key reiterates for supporters not to split the party vote, saying "If you want steak for dinner tonight, go and buy steak; don't buy a lamb chop. If you want a National government, party vote National." Cunliffe says he would work with the Greens and NZ First after the election, which based on the 3 News Reid Research poll released the same day would out-poll National and its "ragtag bunch of right-wing weirdos". Both leaders ruled out working with the Internet Mana Party after the election. http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/fast-and-feisty-final-leaders-debate-6084028 Fast and feisty final leaders debate Television New Zealand 17 September 2014 17 September 2014 19 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140919141638/http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/fast-and-feisty-final-leaders-debate-6084028 live 18 September Conservative leader Colin Craig's press secretary, Rachel MacGregor, resigns, allegedly calling Craig a "manipulative man". Craig only learns about the resignation when questioned about it by the media, and says the resignation most likely relates to burnout. Colin Craig, press secretary part ways (+ VIDEO, AUDIO) http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbpol/1396667981-colin-craig--press-secretary-part-ways Newstalk ZB 18 September 2014 18 September 2014 19 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140919070548/http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbpol/1396667981-colin-craig--press-secretary-part-ways live National leader John Key and NZ First leader Winston Peters publicly endorse Labour candidate Kelvin Davis in Te Tai Tokerau. In response, incumbent Hone Harawira says that National and NZ First are trying to sway the election against the wishes of voters. Harawira cries foul over northern Maori seat http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/harawira-cries-foul-over-northern-maori-seat-6085017 Television New Zealand 18 September 2014 18 September 2014 20 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140920231947/http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/harawira-cries-foul-over-northern-maori-seat-6085017 live 19 September – Last day of campaigning. Party closing addresses air on TV One at 19:30 and Radio New Zealand National at 20:06. September 2014 Opinion polling Opinion polling for the 2014 New Zealand general election Opinion polls have been undertaken periodically since the 2011 election by Fairfax Media (Fairfax Media Ipsos), MediaWorks New Zealand (3 News Reid Research), The New Zealand Herald (Herald Digipoll), Roy Morgan Research, and Television New Zealand (One News Colmar Brunton). The graph on the left below shows the collated results of all five polls for parties that polled above the 5% electoral threshold at the 2011 election; The graph on the right shows results for parties that polled between 1% and 4.9%, or won an electorate seat, at the 2011 election, as well as parties contesting the 2014 election which have polled over 1.0% since 2011. After the November 2011 election, National remained around the 47% mark in polling until the end of 2013, when its popularity slowly rose to 49% by the last week before the election. Labour recovered from its 27.5% election result to cross the 30% mark in March 2012, before levelling out around 33% for most of 2013. From around November 2013, Labour's support started slipping, down to 25% by election day. The Green Party and New Zealand First did not move much from the 11% and 5% marks respectively until the last few weeks before the election, where they each gained 1–2%. No other party has polled above the 5% threshold, although the Conservative Party came close on individual polls in the weeks before the election. 450px 450px Results Preliminary results were gradually released after 19:00 (NZST) on 20 September, with the targets that all advance vote results were available by 20:30 and all preliminary results were available by 23:30. The preliminary count is done within the polling booths, and only includes ordinary votes; it does not include any special votes. Special votes include votes from those who enrolled after the deadline on 20 August, those who voted outside their electorate (this includes all overseas votes), hospital votes, and those voters enrolled on the unpublished roll. All voting papers, counterfoils and electoral rolls are returned to the electorate's returning officer for a compulsory recount; this also includes approving and counting any special votes, and compiling a master roll to ensure no voter has voted more than once. Official results, including all recounted ordinary votes and special votes, were released at 14:00 on Saturday 4 October 2014. Parties and candidates had 3 working days afterwards (i.e. until 8 October 2014) to apply to the District Court for a judicial recount. On 7 October 2014, Mana Party leader Hone Harawira filed for a judicial recount of the Te Tai Tokerau electorate. Katie Bradford 7 October 2014 Hone Harawira seeks recount in Te Tai Tokerau http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/hone-harawira-seeks-recount-in-te-tai-tokerau-6100137 Television New Zealand 8 October 2014 9 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009113910/http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/hone-harawira-seeks-recount-in-te-tai-tokerau-6100137 live The recount was taken under the auspices of Judge TJ Broadmore at the Kaitaia District Court on 8 and 9 October, and apart from a few minor changes in vote tallies, the official result was upheld. re Application by Hone Harawira for an order that a recount of the electorate votes in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate be conducted District Court of New Zealand at Kaitaia 16 October 2014 http://www.elections.org.nz/sites/default/files/bulk-upload/documents/expanded_decision_to_the_te_tai_tokerau_recount.pdf 29 June 2017 Overall results right Party vote percentage yes National 47.04 New Zealand National Party Labour 25.13 New Zealand Labour Party Green 10.70 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand NZ First 8.66 New Zealand First Conservative 3.97 Conservative Party (New Zealand) Māori 1.32 Māori Party Internet Mana 1.42 Internet Party and MANA Movement ACT 0.69 ACT New Zealand United Future 0.22 United Future New Zealand thumb|Seating diagram after the election. Summary of the 20 September 2014 election for the House of Representatives https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/e9/html/statistics.html 2014 GENERAL ELECTION – OFFICIAL RESULTS AND STATISTICS ElectionResults.govt.nz Electoral Commission 14 November 2020 15 September 2021 17 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200117211908/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/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 National Party | 1,131,501 | 47.04 | 0.28 | 1,081,787 | 46.08 | 1.23 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 1 |- | New Zealand Labour Party | 604,535 | 25.13 | 2.35 | 801,287 | 34.13 | 0.99 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 2 |- | Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 257,359 | 10.70 | 0.36 | 165,718 | 7.06 | 0.10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |- | New Zealand First | 208,300 | 8.66 | 2.06 | 73,384 | 3.13 | 1.29 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 |- | Māori Party | 31,849 | 1.32 | 0.11 | 42,108 | 1.79 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |- | ACT New Zealand | 16,689 | 0.69 | 0.37 | 27,778 | 1.18 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |- | United Future | 5,286 | 0.22 | 0.38 | 14,722 | 0.63 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |- | Conservative Party (New Zealand) | 95,598 | 3.97 | 1.32 | 81,075 | 3.45 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Internet Party and Mana Movement | 34,094 | 1.42 | 0.34Change in comparison with the 2011 vote for the MANA Movement. | 37,181 | 1.58 | 0.20Change in comparison with the 2011 vote for the MANA Movement. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |- | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 10,961 | 0.46 | 0.07 | 4,936 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Ban 1080 Party | 5,113 | 0.21 | new | 4,448 | 0.19 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- | New Zealand Democratic Party | 1,730 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 4,647 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | The Civilian Party | 1,096 | 0.05 | new | — | — | — | | 0 | 0 | new |- | NZ Independent Coalition | 872 | 0.04 | new | 1,929 | 0.08 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- | Focus NZ | 639 | 0.03 | new | 1,797 | 0.08 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- | Alliance (New Zealand political party) | — | — | 0.05 | 59 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | style="background-color:#ffffff" | | style="text-align:left;" |Unregistered Parties | — | — | — | 887 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Independent politician | — | — | — | 3,864 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Valid votes ! 2,405,622 ! 98.34 ! 0.16 ! 2,347,607 ! 95.97 ! 0.65 ! Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Informal votes | 10,857 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 27,886 | 1.14 | 1.20 | Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Disallowed votes | 29,818 | 1.22 | 0.29 | 70,804 | 2.89 | 0.55 | Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Below electoral threshold | 150,103 | 6.14 | — | — | — | — | Colspan=4 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total ! 2,446,297 ! 100 ! ! 2,446,297 ! 100 ! ! 50 ! 71 ! 121 ! |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Eligible voters and Turnout | 3,140,417 | 77.90 | 3.96 | 3,140,417 | 77.90 | 3.96 | Colspan=4 | |} Non-parliamentary parties Eight parties did not gain 5% of the party vote or win an electorate seat, entitling them to no representation in the 51st Parliament. Despite speculation that the Conservative Party might cross the 5% threshold, http://www.3news.co.nz/politics/conservatives-on-brink-of-entering-parliament-2014091018 https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002306/http://www.3news.co.nz/politics/conservatives-on-brink-of-entering-parliament-2014091018 11 September 2014 Conservatives on brink of entering Parliament Patrick Gower 3 News 10 September 2014 10 September 2014 it did not; nonetheless, it secured an increase in its share of the party vote, winning just under 4.0%. The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party received 0.46% of the vote, twice as many as the lowest-polling party to gain a seat, United Future. Voting summary Constituency Vote #ddd 600px 410px National New Zealand National Party 46.08 Labour New Zealand Labour Party 34.13 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 7.06 Conservative Conservative Party (New Zealand) 3.45 NZ First New Zealand First 3.13 Māori Māori Party 1.79 Internet Mana Internet Party and Mana Movement 1.58 ACT ACT New Zealand 1.18 United Future United Future New Zealand 0.63 Others #777777 0.97 Party Vote #ddd 600px 410px National New Zealand National Party 47.04 Labour New Zealand Labour Party 25.13 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10.70 NZ First New Zealand First 8.66 Conservative Conservative Party (New Zealand) 3.97 Internet Mana Internet Party and Mana Movement 1.42 Māori Māori Party 1.32 ACT ACT New Zealand 0.69 United Future United Future New Zealand 0.22 Others #777777 0.85 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px National New Zealand National Party 49.59 Labour New Zealand Labour Party 26.44 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 11.57 NZ First New Zealand First 9.09 Māori Māori Party 1.65 ACT ACT New Zealand 0.83 United Future United Future New Zealand 0.83 Electorate results thumb|left|750px|Party affiliation of winning electorate candidates. Prior to the election, the National Party held the majority of the electorate seats with 41. Labour held 22 seats, Māori held three seats, and ACT, Mana and United Future held one seat each. There are two new electorates in 2014, Kelston and Upper Harbour. National held steady on 41 electorates, Labour gained three seats to hold 27 electorates, Māori lost two seats to hold one, and ACT and United Future held steady with one seat each. The Mana Party lost its only seat, after sole incumbent MP Hone Harawira lost Te Tai Tokerau to Labour's Kelvin Davis. In the two new electorates, Labour's Carmel Sepuloni won Kelston, while National's Paula Bennett won Upper Harbour. Bennett previously held Waitakere, which was disestablished prior to the election in favour of the two new electorates. In 11 electorates, the incumbents did not seek re-election, and the seats passed to new MPs of the same party. In the remaining 3 electorates where the incumbent did not seek re-election, the electorate changed allegiance. In Napier, Labour's Stuart Nash won the seat off retiring National MP Chris Tremain, caused by large vote splitting between National candidate Wayne Walford and Conservative candidate Garth McVicar. http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/labour-crushes-rivals-in-takeover-napier-seat-6086976 Labour crushes rivals in takeover of Napier seat Television New Zealand 20 September 2014 21 September 2014 20 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140920193209/http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-news/labour-crushes-rivals-in-takeover-napier-seat-6086976 live In Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Hauāuru, Labour won both seats off the retiring Māori Party co-leaders Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia. Of the 55 electorates where the incumbents sought re-election, only the aforementioned Te Tai Tokerau changed hands. The table below shows the results of the 2014 general election: Key: New Zealand National PartyNew Zealand Labour PartyGreen Party of Aotearoa New ZealandNew Zealand FirstConservative Party (New Zealand)ACT New ZealandUnited FutureMāori PartyMana Movement Electorate results of the 2014 New Zealand general election true Auckland Central Nikki Kaye New Zealand National Party 600 Jacinda ArdernThis candidate was ultimately elected to Parliament via their party list. New Zealand Labour Party Denise Roche Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Bay of Plenty Tony RyallThis MP retired prior to the election. New Zealand National Party Todd Muller New Zealand National Party 15,096 Clare Wilson New Zealand Labour Party Raymond Dolman New Zealand First Botany Jami-Lee Ross New Zealand National Party 13,495 Tofik Mamedov New Zealand Labour Party Paul Young Conservative Party (New Zealand) Christchurch Central Nicky Wagner New Zealand National Party 2,420 Tony Milne New Zealand Labour Party David Moorhouse Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Christchurch East Poto Williams New Zealand Labour Party 4,073 Jo Hayes New Zealand National Party Mojo Mathers Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Clutha-Southland Bill EnglishThis MP did not re-contest the electorate this election, instead contesting the party list only. New Zealand National Party Todd Barclay New Zealand National Party 14,886 Liz Craig New Zealand Labour Party Rachael Goldsmith Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Coromandel Scott Simpson New Zealand National Party 15,801 Catherine Delahunty Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Korbinian Poschl New Zealand Labour Party Dunedin North David Clark New Zealand Labour Party 5,917 Michael Woodhouse New Zealand National Party Metiria Turei Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Dunedin South Clare Curran New Zealand Labour Party 3,858 Hamish Walker New Zealand National Party Shane Gallagher Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand East Coast Anne Tolley New Zealand National Party 7,934 Moana Mackey New Zealand Labour Party Gavin Maclean Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand East Coast Bays Murray McCully New Zealand National Party 15,034 Colin Craig Conservative Party (New Zealand) Greg Milner-White New Zealand Labour Party Epsom (vacant)This electorate had been vacant since John Banks' resignation from Parliament on 13 June 2014 after his trial for filing a false electoral return. ACT New Zealand David Seymour ACT New Zealand 4,250 Paul Goldsmith New Zealand National Party Michael Wood New Zealand Labour Party Hamilton East David Bennett New Zealand National Party 10,199 Cliff Allen New Zealand Labour Party Mark Servian Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Hamilton West Tim Macindoe New Zealand National Party 5,784 Sue Moroney New Zealand Labour Party Bill Gudgeon New Zealand First Helensville John Key New Zealand National Party 18,287 Kennedy Graham Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Corie Haddock New Zealand Labour Party Hunua Paul Hutchison New Zealand National Party Andrew Bayly New Zealand National Party 17,376 Arena Williams New Zealand Labour Party Jon Reeves New Zealand First Hutt South Trevor Mallard New Zealand Labour Party 709 Chris Bishop New Zealand National Party Holly Walker Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Ilam Gerry Brownlee New Zealand National Party 11,898 James Dann New Zealand Labour Party John Kelcher Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Invercargill Eric Roy New Zealand National Party Sarah Dowie New Zealand National Party 7,482 Lesley Soper New Zealand Labour Party Ria Bond New Zealand First Kaikoura Colin King New Zealand National Party Stuart Smith New Zealand National Party 12,570 Jannette Walker New Zealand Labour Party Steffan Browning Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Kelston Carmel Sepuloni New Zealand Labour Party 5,367 Chris Penk New Zealand National Party Ruth Irwin Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Mana Kris Faafoi New Zealand Labour Party 7,953 Hekia Parata New Zealand National Party Jan Logie Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Māngere William Sio New Zealand Labour Party 14,933 Misa Fia Turner New Zealand National Party Edward Saafi Conservative Party (New Zealand) Manukau East Ross Robertson New Zealand Labour Party Jenny Salesa New Zealand Labour Party 13,254 Kanwal Singh Bakshi New Zealand National Party Asenati Taylor New Zealand First Manurewa Louisa Wall New Zealand Labour Party 6,402 Simeon Brown New Zealand National Party John Hall New Zealand First Maungakiekie Sam Lotu-Iiga New Zealand National Party 2,348 Carol Beaumont New Zealand Labour Party Richard Leckinger Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Mount Albert David Shearer New Zealand Labour Party 10,656 Melissa Lee New Zealand National Party Jeanette Elley Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Mount Roskill Phil Goff New Zealand Labour Party 8,091 Parmjeet Parmar New Zealand National Party Barry Coates Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Napier Chris Tremain New Zealand National Party Stuart Nash New Zealand Labour Party 3,850 Wayne Walford New Zealand National Party Garth McVicar Conservative Party (New Zealand) Nelson Nick Smith New Zealand National Party 7,605 Maryan Street New Zealand Labour Party Colin Robertson Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand New Lynn David Cunliffe New Zealand Labour Party 4,557 Tim Groser New Zealand National Party Daniel Rogers Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand New Plymouth Jonathan Young New Zealand National Party 9,778 Andrew Little New Zealand Labour Party Sarah Roberts Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand North Shore Maggie Barry New Zealand National Party 16,503 Claire Szabó New Zealand Labour Party Brett Stansfield Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Northcote Jonathan Coleman New Zealand National Party 9,664 Richard Hills New Zealand Labour Party Anne-Elise Smithson Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Northland Mike Sabin New Zealand National Party 9,300 Willow-Jean Prime New Zealand Labour Party David Clendon Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Ōhariu Peter Dunne United Future 710 Ginny Andersen New Zealand Labour Party Brett Hudson New Zealand National Party Ōtaki Nathan Guy New Zealand National Party 7,782 Rob McCann New Zealand Labour Party Maddy Drew Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Pakuranga Maurice Williamson New Zealand National Party 12,867 Barry Kirker New Zealand Labour Party Andrew Craig Conservative Party (New Zealand) Palmerston North Iain Lees-Galloway New Zealand Labour Party 2,212 Jono Naylor New Zealand National Party Darroch Ball New Zealand First Papakura Judith Collins New Zealand National Party 5,119 Jerome Mika New Zealand Labour Party Brent Catchpole New Zealand First Port Hills Ruth Dyson New Zealand Labour Party 2,228 Nuk Korako New Zealand National Party Eugenie Sage Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Rangitata Jo Goodhew New Zealand National Party 14,107 Steven Gibson New Zealand Labour Party Oliver Vitali Conservative Party (New Zealand) Rangitīkei Ian McKelvie New Zealand National Party 11,060 Deborah Russell New Zealand Labour Party Romuald Rudzki New Zealand First Rimutaka Chris Hipkins New Zealand Labour Party 6,664 Lewis Holden New Zealand National Party Aaron Hunt New Zealand First Rodney Mark Mitchell New Zealand National Party 20,230 Eric Bolt New Zealand Labour Party Tracey Martin New Zealand First Rongotai Annette King New Zealand Labour Party 9,617 Chris Finlayson New Zealand National Party Russel Norman Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Rotorua Todd McClay New Zealand National Party 7,418 Tāmati Coffey New Zealand Labour Party Fletcher Tabuteau New Zealand First Selwyn Amy Adams New Zealand National Party 20,561 Peter Hill Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Gordon Dickson New Zealand Labour Party Tāmaki Simon O'Connor New Zealand National Party 20,421 Chao-Fu Wu New Zealand Labour Party Dorthe Siggaard Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Taranaki-King Country Shane Ardern New Zealand National Party Barbara Kuriger New Zealand National Party 16,773 Penny Gaylor New Zealand Labour Party Robert Moore Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Taupō Louise Upston New Zealand National Party 15,046 Jamie Strange New Zealand Labour Party Edwin Perry New Zealand First Tauranga Simon Bridges New Zealand National Party 14,842 Rachel Jones New Zealand Labour Party Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First Te Atatū Phil Twyford New Zealand Labour Party 2,813 Alfred Ngaro New Zealand National Party Gary Stewart Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Tukituki Craig Foss New Zealand National Party 6,490 Anna Lorck New Zealand Labour Party Chris Perley Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Upper Harbour Paula Bennett New Zealand National Party 9,692 Hermann Retzlaff New Zealand Labour Party Nicholas Mayne Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Waikato Lindsay Tisch New Zealand National Party 16,169 Christine Greer New Zealand Labour Party Barbara Stewart New Zealand First Waimakariri Kate Wilkinson New Zealand National Party Matt Doocey New Zealand National Party 2,506 Clayton Cosgrove New Zealand Labour Party Reuben Hunt Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Wairarapa John Hayes New Zealand National Party Alastair Scott New Zealand National Party 6,771 Kieran McAnulty New Zealand Labour Party Ron Mark New Zealand First Waitaki Jacqui Dean New Zealand National Party 16,668 Glenda Alexander New Zealand Labour Party Sue Coutts Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Wellington Central Grant Robertson New Zealand Labour Party 8,267 Paul Foster-Bell New Zealand National Party James Shaw Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand West Coast-Tasman Damien O'Connor New Zealand Labour Party 4,094 Maureen Pugh New Zealand National Party Kevin Hague Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Whanganui Chester Borrows New Zealand National Party 4,505 Hamish McDouall New Zealand Labour Party Kim MacIntyre Conservative Party (New Zealand) Whangarei Phil Heatley New Zealand National Party Shane Reti New Zealand National Party 13,169 Kelly Ellis New Zealand Labour Party Paul Doherty Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Wigram Megan Woods New Zealand Labour Party 3,330 Karl Varley New Zealand National Party Richard Wesley Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand |- | colspan =10 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electorates |- Hauraki-Waikato Nanaia Mahuta New Zealand Labour Party 7,695 Susan Cullen Māori Party Angeline Greensill Mana Party (New Zealand) Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Meka Whaitiri New Zealand Labour Party 4,673 Te Hāmua Nikora Mana Party (New Zealand) Marama Fox Māori Party Tāmaki Makaurau Pita Sharples Māori Party Peeni Henare New Zealand Labour Party 1,462 Rangi McLean Māori Party Marama Davidson Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Te Tai Hauāuru Tariana Turia Māori Party Adrian Rurawhe New Zealand Labour Party 1,554 Chris McKenzie Māori Party Jack Tautokai McDonald Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Te Tai Tokerau Hone Harawira Mana Party (New Zealand) Kelvin Davis New Zealand Labour Party 743 Hone Harawira Mana Party (New Zealand) Te Hira Paenga Māori Party Te Tai Tonga Rino Tirikatene New Zealand Labour Party 3,554 Ngaire Button Māori Party Dora Roimata Langsbury Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell Māori Party 3,889 Rawiri Waititi New Zealand Labour Party Annette Sykes Mana Party (New Zealand) |} Notes: "er" List results Party lists in the 2014 New Zealand general election Party vote by electorate thumb|left|750px|Highest polling party in each electorate. thumb|left|750px|Highest polling party bloc in each electorate. Government is the combined party vote of National, Māori, ACT and United Future; Opposition is the combined party vote of Labour, Green and NZ First. The following is a breakdown of the party vote received in each electorate. Only parties that polled over 5 percent in at least one electorate are included. Votes for Registered Parties by Electorate http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/e9/html/e9_part4.html Electoral Commission 3 September 2017 24 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170824064425/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/e9/html/e9_part4.html dead thumb|New Zealand First 2014 general election results by electorate Electorate National Labour Green NZ First Conservative Internet Mana Māori Auckland Central 44.93 21.67 22.17 5.18 1.73 1.96 0.56 Bay of Plenty 57.66 13.07 7.23 13.94 5.66 0.51 0.57 Botany 59.65 22.27 4.35 5.44 4.53 0.61 0.21 Christchurch Central 44.66 26.25 15.82 7.19 3.11 1.03 0.46 Christchurch East 39.79 32.16 12.66 9.45 3.26 0.88 0.40 Clutha-Southland 63.38 14.71 7.73 6.24 5.04 0.46 0.33 Coromandel 54.17 15.71 9.82 12.50 5.28 0.68 0.49 Dunedin North 32.26 31.82 22.94 6.75 2.73 1.72 0.35 Dunedin South 39.87 33.26 12.29 9.11 2.93 0.82 0.25 East Coast 48.62 22.74 9.21 11.84 4.08 1.17 0.95 East Coast Bays 63.38 12.15 8.23 5.96 6.70 0.67 0.38 Epsom 63.60 13.42 12.52 3.48 2.48 0.83 0.46 Hamilton East 50.03 23.77 11.02 7.14 4.81 1.00 0.64 Hamilton West 47.73 25.69 8.21 10.82 4.67 0.72 0.56 Helensville 58.51 12.53 13.58 7.38 4.78 0.96 0.54 Hunua 63.91 13.10 5.79 9.58 5.04 0.46 0.40 Hutt South 45.30 27.98 12.75 7.48 3.57 0.72 0.53 Ilam 57.72 17.67 12.96 5.12 3.68 0.66 0.48 Invercargill 49.48 25.07 7.57 11.16 3.68 0.62 0.32 Kaikōura 56.64 17.10 9.18 9.85 4.66 0.46 0.36 Kelston 32.32 42.13 10.74 8.45 2.96 1.41 0.31 Mana 40.53 34.39 12.80 6.80 2.67 0.96 0.62 Māngere 15.66 67.56 3.97 7.35 3.07 1.19 0.45 Manukau East 20.29 63.70 3.65 7.80 2.08 1.04 0.32 Manurewa 27.69 53.03 3.97 9.49 2.82 1.15 0.69 Maungakiekie 41.65 35.30 9.46 6.61 3.17 1.09 0.54 Mount Albert 39.08 29.45 21.78 4.11 1.96 1.64 0.48 Mount Roskill 42.08 35.63 9.67 5.32 3.66 0.09 0.39 Napier 49.38 25.96 8.77 7.43 6.23 0.60 0.44 Nelson 44.43 24.71 14.14 7.67 5.50 0.83 0.33 New Lynn 39.23 36.09 10.05 7.18 3.68 1.10 0.36 New Plymouth 55.84 21.16 8.00 9.04 3.20 0.70 0.53 North Shore 61.71 14.21 10.69 5.83 4.34 0.65 0.45 Northcote 50.71 22.11 11.61 7.32 4.31 0.95 0.46 Northland 49.87 16.63 10.84 12.79 6.31 1.69 0.59 Ōhariu 50.40 23.50 15.07 4.77 3.00 0.69 0.58 Ōtaki 49.08 24.84 9.46 9.96 4.41 0.65 0.44 Pakuranga 60.41 15.96 6.35 7.11 5.59 0.62 0.31 Palmerston North 43.21 30.97 9.87 8.66 4.51 0.96 0.48 Papakura 51.28 25.93 5.21 10.81 4.14 0.80 0.50 Port Hills 46.96 23.87 17.09 6.62 3.11 0.75 0.40 Rangitata 55.55 22.28 7.50 7.87 4.37 0.39 0.26 Rangitīkei 53.64 18.49 7.81 11.29 6.10 0.60 0.56 Rimutaka 41.45 32.88 8.52 10.28 4.03 0.87 0.40 Rodney 61.16 12.33 8.52 9.09 6.77 0.59 0.36 Rongotai 32.73 30.52 26.42 5.44 1.62 1.47 0.62 Rotorua 52.05 21.17 6.75 12.20 4.01 0.80 1.43 Selwyn 63.58 12.97 10.90 6.95 3.49 0.51 0.31 Tāmaki 65.70 14.81 8.81 4.42 3.06 0.72 0.48 Taranaki-King Country 61.46 13.35 7.21 9.48 5.68 0.57 0.55 Taupō 57.13 18.63 6.14 10.29 4.77 0.52 0.82 Tauranga 55.81 14.43 7.12 14.50 5.78 0.48 0.60 Te Atatū 41.12 35.04 8.11 8.41 3.75 1.15 0.43 Tukituki 52.00 22.84 8.57 7.60 6.56 0.68 0.52 Upper Harbour 54.46 23.45 7.00 6.95 4.85 0.86 0.36 Waikato 60.21 14.78 5.78 10.79 5.72 0.50 0.55 Waimakariri 57.51 18.96 8.87 8.47 4.33 0.39 0.26 Wairarapa 52.48 20.62 8.38 11.74 4.34 0.44 0.56 Waitaki 57.16 18.07 11.06 6.97 4.39 0.40 0.26 Wellington Central 37.64 23.84 29.58 3.58 1.51 1.48 0.77 West Coast-Tasman 44.78 23.53 12.99 8.71 5.12 0.76 0.28 Whanganui 47.28 25.53 7.21 11.96 5.02 0.73 0.58 Whangarei 50.24 17.85 9.80 13.40 5.23 1.05 0.53 Wigram 42.91 28.67 12.82 8.56 3.61 0.76 0.47 Hauraki-Waikato 7.57 46.50 9.77 13.37 0.76 8.08 11.97 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 5.45 48.09 10.43 11.42 0.60 9.87 12.37 Tāmaki Makaurau 7.63 40.84 11.81 14.12 0.62 10.82 12.84 Te Tai Hauāuru 7.11 42.23 11.93 11.79 0.57 6.82 17.64 Te Tai Tokerau 8.56 35.47 10.06 14.55 0.68 18.75 10.15 Te Tai Tonga 14.45 36.92 16.51 12.89 0.74 4.96 11.25 Waiariki 5.05 38.77 8.06 12.67 0.35 11.39 22.01 Successful list MPs Party lists in the 2014 New Zealand general election National Labour Green NZ First Māori New Zealand National Party New Zealand Labour Party Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand New Zealand First Māori Party Bill English (02)David Carter (03)Steven Joyce (05)Hekia Parata (07)Chris Finlayson (08)Tim Groser (14)Michael Woodhouse (20)Paul Goldsmith (30)Melissa Lee (31) Kanwal Singh Bakshi (32)Jian Yang (33)Alfred Ngaro (34)Brett Hudson (39)Paul Foster-Bell (46)Jo Hayes (47)Parmjeet Parmar (48)Chris Bishop (49)Nuk Korako (50)Jono Naylor (51) David Parker (02)Jacinda Ardern (05)Clayton Cosgrove (08)Sue Moroney (10)Andrew Little (11) Metiria Turei (01)Russel Norman (02)Kevin Hague (03)Eugenie Sage (04)Gareth Hughes (05)Catherine Delahunty (06)Kennedy Graham (07)Julie Anne Genter (08)Mojo Mathers (09)Jan Logie (10)David Clendon (11)James Shaw (12)Denise Roche (13)Steffan Browning (14) Winston Peters (01)Tracey Martin (02) Richard Prosser (03) Fletcher Tabuteau (04) Barbara Stewart (05)Clayton Mitchell (06) Denis O'Rourke (07) Pita Paraone (08) Ron Mark (09) Darroch Ball (10) Mahesh Bindra (11) Marama Fox (02) Unsuccessful list candidates New Zealand National PartyMaureen Pugh, Misa Fia Turner, Wayne Walford, Simeon Brown, Hamish Walker, Lewis Holden, Karl Varley, Chris Penk, Linda Cooper, Letitia O'Dwyer, Mark Bridges, Boris Sokratov, Matthew Evetts, Carolyn O'Fallon, Charlotte LittlewoodNew Zealand Labour PartyMaryan Street, Moana Mackey, Raymond Huo, Priyanca Radhakrishnan, Rachel Jones, Carol Beaumont, Tāmati Coffey, Liz Craig, Deborah Russell, Willow-Jean Prime, Jerome Mika, Tony Milne, Ginny Andersen, Claire Szabó, Michael Wood, Arena Williams, Hamish McDouall, Anjum Rahman, Sunny Kaushal, Christine Greer, Penny Gaylor, Janette Walker, Richard Hills, Shanan Halbert, Anahila Suisuiki, Clare Wilson, James Dann, Kelly Ellis, Corrie Haddock, Jamie Strange, Katie Paul, Steven Gibson, Chao-Fu Wu, Paul Grimshaw, Tracey Dorreen, Tofik Mamedov, Hikiera Toroa, Hugh Tyler, Susan Elliot, Simon BuckinghamGreen Party of Aotearoa New ZealandMarama Davidson, Barry Coates, John Hart, David Kennedy, Jeanette Elley, Jack McDonald, David Moorhouse, Sea Rotmann, Richard Leckinger, Umesh Perinpanayagam, Susanne Ruthven, Teresa Moore, Dora Roimata Langsbury, Tane Woodley, Chris Perley, Rachel Goldsmith, John Kelcher, Daniel Rogers, Richard Wesley, Anne-Elise Smithson, Malcolm McAll, Chris Ford, Reuben Hunt, Paul Bailey, Caroline Conroy, Sue Coutts, Paul Doherty, Maddy Drew, Shane Gallagher, Peter Hill, Ruth Irwin, Henare Kani, Gavin Maclean, Nicholas Mayne, Ian McLean, Robert Moore, Sarah Roberts, Colin Robertson, Dave Robinson, Mark Servian, Dorthe Siggaard, Brett Stansfield, Gary Stewart, Mua Strickson-Pua, Patricia TupouNew Zealand FirstRia Bond, Mataroa Paroro, Romuald Rudzki, Jon Reeves, Asenati Lole-Taylor, Brent Catchpole, George Abraham, Ray Dolman, Hugh Barr, Anne Degia-Pala, Steve Campbell, Edwin Perry, Bill Gudgeon, Brent Pierson, Aaron Hunt, John Hall, Richard Taurima, Grant Ertel, Cliff Lyon, Bill WoodsConservative Party (New Zealand)Colin Craig, Christine Rankin, Garth McVicar, Melissa Perkin, Edward Saafi, Callum Blair, Mel Taylor, Steve Taylor, Roy Brown, Paul Young, Donald Aubrey, Brian Dobbs, John Stringer, Anton Heyns, Michael Brunner, Brent Reid, Deborah Cunliffe, Philip Lynch, Howard Hudson, Elliot IkileiMāori PartyChris McKenzie, Te Hira Paenga, Ngaire Button, Nancy Tuaine, Tame Iti, Eraia Kiel, Anaru Kaipo, Raewyn Bhana, Rangimarie Naida Glavish, Aroha Reriti-Crofts, Hinurewa Te Hau, Tom Phillips, Verna Ohia-Gate, Ann Kendall, Hiria Pakinga, Claire Winitana, Ra Smith, Lenis Davidson, Tania Mataki, Sheryl Gardyne, Te Whe Ariki Phillips, Benita WakefieldInternet Party and MANA Movement Hone Harawira, Laila Harré, Annette Sykes, John Minto, Chris Yong, Miriam Pierard, Te Hāmua Nikora, David Currin, James Papali'i, Beverley Ballantine, Angeline Greensill, Gil Ho, Pat O'Dea, Pani Farvid, Makelisi Ngata, Patrick Salmon, Tangi Tipene, Roshni Sami, Joe Carolan, Callum Valentine, Sitaleki Finau, Grant Keinzley, Joe Trinder, Lois McClintock, Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati, Robert Stewart, Lisa Gibson, Raymond Calver, Heleyni Pratley, Andrew LePine, Roger Fowler, Yvonne DaintyACT New ZealandJamie Whyte, Kenneth Wang, Robin Grieve, Beth Houlbrooke, Don Nicolson, Stephen Berry, Dasha Kovalenko, Gareth Veale, Ian Cummings, Sara Muti, Toni Severin, Phelan Pirrie, Stephen Fletcher, David Olsen, Nick Kearney, Sean Fitzpatrick, Richard Evans, Michael Milne, Ron Smith, Tim Kronfeld, Shane Atkinson, Mike Burrow, Bruce Carley, Tom Corbett, Alan Davidson, Tommy Fergusson, Paul Gilbert, James Gray, Shaun Grieve, Bruce Haycock, Paul Hufflett, Peter Juang, Duncan Lennox, Kath McCabe, Craig Nelson, Colin Nichols, Grae O'Sullivan, Joanne Reeder, Geoff Russell, John Thompson, Neil WilsonAotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Julian Crawford, Abe Gray, Emma-Jane Kingi, Alistair Gregory, Jeffrey Lye, Richard Goode, Romana Manning, Rob Wilkinson, Jamie Dombroski, Sandy Mulqueen, Adrian McDermott, Ant Heath, Paul McMullanUnited Future New Zealand Alan Simmons, Damian Light, Sultan Eusoff, Ben Rickard, Jason Woolston, Dave Stonyer, Bryan Mockridge, Quentin Todd, James Maxwell, Sam ParkBan 1080 Party Mike Downard, Bill Wallace, Peter Salter, James Veint, Glen Tomlinson, Patricia Cheel, Mike McClunie, John Burrill, Andy BlickNew Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit Stephnie de Ruyter, Chris Leitch, John Pemberton, Katherine Ransom, Warren Voight, Alida Steemson, Hessel van Wieren, Andrew Leitch, Jason Jobsis, James Knuckey, Carolyn McKenzie, Robin Columbus, Dick Ryan, Harry Alchin-Smith, Mischele Rhodes, Hahona Rakiri Tamati, Barry Pulford, Peter Adcock-White, Tracy Livingston, David Wilson, Huia Mitchell, John McCaskey, John Ring, Miriam Mowat, David Espin, Heather Marion Smith, Gary Gribben, Adrian Bayly, Tim Leitch, Ron England, Kelly Balsom, Errol Baird, Karl Hewlett, Kerry Balsom, Robert RichardsThe Civilian Party Ben Uffindell, Lucy-Jane Walsh, Marcus Gower, Michael Topp, Katie O'Neill, Harry Berger, Tim McLeod, Kim DowningNZ Independent Coalition Brendan Horan, Michael O'Neill, Pat Spellman, Joanne Rye-McGregor, Jack Keogh, Barjindar Singh, Karl Barkley, Wal Gordon, Rick Pollock, Giovanni MolloFocus NZ Ken Rintoul, Les King, Terry Oakley, John Vujcich, Hayden Flintoff, Ranjit Singh, Julian Fairlie, Christie Gordon Changes in MPs In total, 23 new MPs were elected to Parliament and 4 former, non-sitting MPs returned. Eight MPs stood and were not re-elected. In addition Bill English went from being an electorate MP to a list MP, while Kelvin Davis went from being a list MP to an electorate MP. Among the new MPs was 24-year-old Todd Barclay, elected for National in Clutha-Southland, who became not only the youngest MP in the new Parliament, but also the first New Zealand MP to be born in the 1990s. As a comparison, he was only 4 months old when outgoing Clutha-Southland MP Bill English was first elected at the 1990. New MPs Darroch Ball, Todd Barclay, Andrew Bayly, Mahesh Bindra, Chris Bishop, Matt Doocey, Sarah Dowie, Marama Fox, Peeni Henare, Brett Hudson, Barbara Kuriger, Clayton Mitchell, Todd Muller, Jono Naylor, Parmjeet Parmar, Shane Reti, Adrian Rurawhe, Jenny Salesa, Alastair Scott, David Seymour, James Shaw, Stuart Smith, Fletcher Tabuteau Returning MPs Ron Mark, Stuart Nash, Pita Paraone, Carmel Sepuloni Defeated MPs Carol Beaumont, Hone Harawira, Brendan Horan, Raymond Huo, Asenati Taylor, Moana Mackey, Maryan Street, Holly Walker (Electorate only, not the Green Party List) Demographics of elected MPs Attribute Number Change Gender Male 83 1 Female 38 1 Ethnicity European & other 83 5 Māori 25 3 Pacific 8 2 Asian 5 0 Date of birth/Generation 1945 or earlier ("Silent Generation") 2 1946 to 1965 ("Baby Boomer") 65 1966 to 1985 ("Generation X") 53 1986 or later ("Millennial") 1 1 John Wilson 25 February 2015 The 2014 New Zealand General Election: Final Results and Voting Statistics https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLLawRP2015011/final-results-2014-general-election Parliamentary Library 9 June 2017 25 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525031059/https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLLawRP2015011/final-results-2014-general-election live Electoral expenses The Electoral Commission released party electoral expense returns on 23 February 2015, stating how much each party spent on campaigning between 20 June and 19 September 2014. Candidate only expenses were excluded. http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/2014-parties-candidates-and-third-parties/party-expenses-returns-2014 Party expense returns – Election 2014 Electoral Commission 23 February 2015 25 February 2015 25 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150225123010/http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/2014-parties-candidates-and-third-parties/party-expenses-returns-2014 live Party Campaign expenditure Expenditureper party vote New Zealand National Party $2,558,212 $2.26 Conservative Party (New Zealand) $1,914,072 $19.95 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand $1,291,420 $5.02 New Zealand Labour Party $1,269,299 $2.10 Internet Party and MANA Movement $1,008,926 $29.59 ACT New Zealand $294,406 $17.64 New Zealand First $268,530 $1.29 Māori Party $202,562 $6.36 NZ Independent Coalition $80,142 $91.91 New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit $43,514 $25.15 Ban 1080 Party $32,376 $6.33 Focus NZ $18,470 $28.90 United Future New Zealand $1,995 $0.38 Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party $1,169 $0.11 The Civilian Party $59 $0.05 Total/Average $8,985,158 $3.74 Post-election events Leadership changes 2014 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election On 30 September 2014, Labour leader David Cunliffe stepped down and forced a party leadership election. Andrew Little won leadership of the Labour Party, Local by-elections Two sitting mayors of local councils were elected: Jono Naylor (National) of Palmerston North City and Ron Mark (NZ First) of Carterton District. Both announced they would stand down as mayors if elected to Parliament, resulting in by-elections being called in Palmerston North and Carterton. Nominations for the Palmerston North mayoral by-election close on 22 December 2014, with the by-election taking place on 10 February 2015 if needed. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/news-events-and-culture/news/nominations-now-open-for-mayoral-candidates/ Nominations now open for Mayoral candidates Palmerston North City Council 28 November 2014 7 December 2014 17 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217111753/http://www.pncc.govt.nz/news-events-and-culture/news/nominations-now-open-for-mayoral-candidates/ live Carterton's incumbent deputy mayor, John Booth, was elected mayor unopposed on 28 October 2014.Yong Alisa 29 October 2014 New mayor 'rapt' to carry legacy http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-times-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503414&objectid=11349761 Wairarapa Times Age Masterton APN New Zealand 7 December 2014 29 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021744/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-times-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503414&objectid=11349761 live Financial market reaction Within an hour of the New Zealand Exchange opening on Monday 22 September, the headline NZX 50 Index jumped 1.27%, led by the country's five main electricity generator-retailers: Contact Energy, Genesis Energy, Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power and TrustPower. During the previous Parliament, the National Party partially privatised Genesis, Meridian and Mighty River, reducing the Crown's share from 100% to 51%. In response, the Labour and Green parties promised to reform the wholesale electricity market if elected, which would have provided cheaper retail prices by cutting how much generators could profit off their wholesale prices. Christopher Adams 22 September 2014 Power shares tipped to keep rising after Nat victory http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11329267 The New Zealand Herald 22 September 2014 24 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042021/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11329267 live Election offences Under section 197(1g) of the Electoral Act 1993, it is illegal for any person to publish anything that may influence voters to vote in a particular way between 00:00 and 19:00 on election day. The rule applies equally to traditional media and social media, and those found breaking the rule can be fined up to $20,000. After the election, 24 people were caught out by the rule and referred to Police. Among those were former All Black Jonah Lomu, current All Black Israel Dagg, and Olympic rowing medallist Eric Murray, who were caught tweeting their support for the National Party during the gag period. 4 November 2014 Jonah Lomu among stars referred to police over vote tweets http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10698431/Jonah-Lomu-among-stars-referred-to-police-over-vote-tweets Fairfax NZ News 5 November 2014 4 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141104174907/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10698431/Jonah-Lomu-among-stars-referred-to-police-over-vote-tweets live A complaint was made against the Civilian Party for failure to include a promoter statement on their Facebook page as required by section 204F of the Electoral Act. Ben Uffindell, Party Leader, noted that the omission of the promoter statement was inadvertent and immediately placed a promoter statement onto the page after being instructed to do so by the Electoral Commission.September 2014 Notes 30em Further reading Braunias Steve Steve Braunias Madmen: Inside the weirdest election campaign ever 2014 Luncheon Sausage Books Auckland NZ 978-0-908689-90-3 Hager Nicky Nicky Hager Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand's political environment 2014 Craig Potton Publishing Nelson NZ 978-0-908689-90-3 Terris John John Terris September Showdown: A Political Junkie's Guide to the Coming Election (or to Success at the Polls) 2014 CreateSpace.com Wellington 978-0-473-28662-0 References External links Election coverage at The New Zealand Herald Election coverage at Radio New Zealand National Election coverage at Television New Zealand