2011 New Zealand general election

General election in New Zealand April 2024 September 2023 2011 New Zealand general election New Zealand parliamentary no 2008 New Zealand general election 2008 49th New Zealand Parliament 2014 New Zealand general election 2014 All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, including one overhang seat 61 2011 11 26 y elected members 3,070,847 Opinion polling for the 2011 New Zealand general election 2,278,989 74.21% (5.25%) Party vote Percentage Swing John Key 2011 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Key 27 November 2006 New Zealand National Party Helensville 58 seats, 44.93% 58 59 1 1,058,638 47.31% 2.38 pp Phil Goff 2012 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Phil Goff 11 November 2008 New Zealand Labour Party Mount Roskill 43 seats, 33.99% 42 34 9 614,936 27.48% 6.51 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 9 seats, 6.72% 9 14 5 247,370 11.06% 4.34 pp Winston Peters 2011 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Winston Peters 18 July 1993 New Zealand First List 0 seats, 4.07% 0 8 8 147,544 6.59% 2.52 pp Tariana Turia and Pita sharples 2008 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tariana TuriaPita Sharples 7 July 2004 Māori Party Te Tai HauāuruTāmaki Makaurau 5 seats, 2.39% 4 3 1 31,982 1.43% 0.96 pp Hone Harawira, Mana Party leader (alt cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Hone Harawira 30 April 2011 Mana Party (New Zealand) Te Tai Tokerau (not yet founded) 1 1 24,168 1.08% new Don Brash 2011 - edited.png 120 120 160 0 0 Don Brash 28 April 2011 ACT New Zealand Ran in North Shore (lost) 5 seats, 3.65% 5 1 4 23,889 1.07% 2.58 pp Peter Dunne 2009 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Peter Dunne 16 November 2000 United Future Ōhariu 1 seat, 0.87% 1 1 13,443 0.60% 0.27 pp 2011 New Zealand general election - Results.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: ACT, Māori, United Future) National (C&S: Māori, ACT, United Future) thumb|Parliamentary makeup prior to the 2011 election. Government: New Zealand National Party National (58) Te Pāti Māori Māori (4) ACT New Zealand ACT (1) United Future United Future (1) Opposition: New Zealand Labour Party Labour (42) Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Green (9) Jim Anderton's Progressive Party Progressive (1) Mana Party Mana (1) Independent politician Independent (1) A general election took place in New Zealand on 26 November 2011 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10703639 Key confirms election date The New Zealand Herald 2 February 2011 5 May 2011 9 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140109185935/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10703639 live to determine the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament. One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives, 70 from single-member electorates, and 51 from party lists including one overhang seat. New Zealand since 1996 has used the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system, giving voters two votes: one for a political party and the other for their local electorate MP. A referendum on the voting system was held at the same time as the election,http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10604317 MMP referendum to be held with 2011 election The New Zealand Herald 20 October 2009 20 October 2009 19 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319120607/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10604317 live with voters voting by majority to keep the MMP system. https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/referendum.html Overall Results – 2011 Referendum on the Voting System Electoral Commission 10 December 2011 25 September 2021 16 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200616215025/https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/referendum.html live A total of 3,070,847 people were registered to vote in the election, with over 2.2 million votes cast and a turnout of 74.21% https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/e9/html/e9_part9_1.html Party Votes and Turnout by Electorate – Statistics – 2011 General Election Electoral Commission (New Zealand) 25 September 2021 4 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200204093639/https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/e9/html/e9_part9_1.html live – the lowest turnout since 1887.Otago Daily Times "Decision 2011":Election Special Issue, 28 November 2011, p. 2. The incumbent National Party, led by John Key, gained the plurality with 47.3% of the party vote and 59 seats, two seats short of holding a majority. The opposing Labour Party, led by Phil Goff, lost ground winning 27.5% of the vote and 34 seats, while the Green Party won 11.1% of the vote and 14 seats – the biggest share of the party vote for a minor party since 1996. New Zealand First, having won no seats in 2008 due to its failure to either reach the 5% threshold or win an electorate, made a comeback with 6.6% of the vote entitling them to eight seats. National's confidence and supply partners in the 49th Parliament meanwhile suffered losses. ACT New Zealand won less than a third of the party vote it received in 2008, reducing from five seats to one. The Māori Party was reduced from five seats to three, as the party vote split between the Māori Party and former Māori Party MP Hone Harawira's Mana Party. United Future lost party votes, but retained their one seat in Parliament. Following the election, National reentered into confidence and supply agreements with ACT and United Future on 5 December 2011, http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/dunne-banks-secure-ministerial-roles-in-coalition-deals-4589569 Dunne, Banks secure ministerial roles in coalition deals Television New Zealand 5 December 2011 5 December 2011 14 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120214000205/http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/dunne-banks-secure-ministerial-roles-in-coalition-deals-4589569 live http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10771067 Dunne, Banks get Govt roles The New Zealand Herald 5 December 2011 5 December 2011 7 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111207090331/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10771067 live and with the Māori Party on 11 December 2011, http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/key-finalises-maori-coalition-deal-4626361 Key finalises Maori coalition deal Television New Zealand 11 December 2011 11 December 2011 19 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250119103637/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/key-finalises-maori-coalition-deal-4626361 dead to form a minority government with a seven-seat majority (64 seats to 57) and give the Fifth National Government a second term in office. Background Election date and other key dates The election date was set as Saturday 26 November 2011, as predicted by the media. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10697628 Challenges ahead but first, a break The New Zealand Herald Armstrong John Young Audrey 3 January 2011 13 January 2011 20 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110120215823/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10697628 live Breaking with tradition, Prime Minister John Key announced the election date in February. Traditionally, the election date is a closely guarded secret, announced as late as possible. The date follows the tradition of holding the general election on the last Saturday of November unless the schedule is interrupted by a snap election or to circumvent holding a by-election. The Governor-General must issue writs for an election within seven days of the expiration or dissolution of Parliament.http://www.legislation.co.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/DLM309425.html#DLM309425 Electoral Act 1993, Sec. 125 Legislation.co.nz 17 August 2011 27 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928000658/http://www.legislation.co.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/DLM309425.html#DLM309425 28 September 2011 dead Under section 17 of the Constitution Act 1986, Parliament expires three years "from the day fixed for the return of the writs issued for the last preceding general election of members of the House of Representatives, and no longer." The writs for the previous general election were returnable on 27 November 2008.CEO http://www.elections.org.nz/voting/key-dates.html 2008 General Election Timetable 2010-06-04 2017-09-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100604123736/http://www.elections.org.nz/voting/key-dates.html 4 June 2010 As a result, the 49th Parliament would have expired, if not dissolved earlier, on 27 November 2011. As that day was a Sunday, the last available working day was 25 November 2011. Consequently, the last day for issuance of writs of election was 2 December 2011. Except in some circumstances (such a recount or the death/incapacitation of an electorate candidate), the writs must be returned within 50 days of their issuance with the last possible working day being 20 January 2012.http://www.legislation.co.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/DLM309482.html#DLM309482 Electoral Act 1993, Sec. 139 Legislation.co.nz 17 August 2011 27 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120114123024/http://www.legislation.co.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/DLM309482.html#DLM309482 14 January 2012 dead Because polling day must be a Saturday, the last possible polling date for the election was 7 January 2012, allowing time for the counting of special votes.http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/system-of-government.html New Zealand's system of government – an overview The New Zealand Electoral Commission dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100514042908/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/system-of-government.html 14 May 2010 The Christmas/New Year holiday period made the last realistic date for the election Saturday 10 December 2011. The Rugby World Cup 2011 was hosted by New Zealand between 9 September and 23 October 2011, and ruled out all the possible election dates in this period. This left two possible windows for the general election: on or before 2 September and 29 October to 10 December. Key dates of the election were: http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/2011-general-election-and-referendum/election-date-announcement-and-key-dates.html 2011 general election and referendum timetable Electoral Commission 9 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111014115011/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/2011-general-election-and-referendum/election-date-announcement-and-key-dates.html 14 October 2011 2 February 2011 Prime Minister John Key announces election to be held on 26 November 6 October 2011 Last sitting day for the 49th Parliament 20 October 2011 Governor-General Jerry Mateparae dissolves the 49th Parliament 26 October 2011 Writ Day – Governor-General issues formal direction to the Electoral Commission to hold the election. Electoral roll closes for printing (all people enrolling after this date must cast special declaration votes). 2 November 2011 Details of candidates for election and polling places released. 9 November 2011 Advance and overseas voting begins. 25 November 2011 Advance voting ends. Overseas voting ends 4:00pm local time. 26 November 2011 Election Day – polling places open 9:00am to 7:00pm. Preliminary results released progressively after 7:00pm. 10 December 2011 Official results released 15 December 2011 Writ for election returned; official declaration of elected members However, as the recount of the Waitakere was not completed in time for the writ to be returned on 15 December, the return of the writ was delayed to 17 December 2011. 49th Parliament, 2008–2011 Following the 2008 general election, National Party leader and Prime Minister John Key announced a confidence and supply agreement with ACT, the Māori Party and United Future to form the Fifth National Government. These arrangements gave the National-led government a majority of 16 seats, with 69 on confidence-and-supply in the 122-seat Parliament. Labour, Greens and the Progressives are all in opposition, although only the Labour and Progressive parties formally constitute the formal Opposition; the Greens have a minor agreement with the government but are not committed to confidence and supply support. At the 2008 election, the National Party had 58 seats, the Labour Party 43 seats, Green Party 9 seats, ACT and Māori Party five each, and Progressive and United Future one each. During the Parliament session, two members defected from their parties – Chris Carter was expelled from Labour in August 2010, and Hone Harawira left the Māori Party in February 2011. Carter continued as an independent, while Harawira resigned from parliament to recontest his Te Tai Tokerau electorate in a by-election under his newly formed Mana Party. Two MPs resigned from Parliament before the end of the session, John Carter of National and Chris Carter, but as they resigned within 6 months of an election, their seats remained vacant. At the dissolution of the 49th parliament on 20 October 2011, National held 57 seats, Labour 42 seats, Green 9 seats, ACT 5 seats, Māori 4 seats, and Progressive, United Future and Mana one each. Marginal seats in 2008 At the 2008 election, the following seats were won by a majority of less than 1000 votes: ElectorateMember of ParliamentIncumbent partyMajoritySecond placeSecond partyNew PlymouthJonathan Young Jonathan Young (politician) New Zealand National Party105Harry Duynhoven New Zealand Labour PartyWaimakaririClayton Cosgrove New Zealand Labour Party390Kate Wilkinson Kate Wilkinson (politician) New Zealand National PartyWaitakerePaula Bennett New Zealand National Party632Lynne Pillay New Zealand Labour PartyRimutakaChris Hipkins New Zealand Labour Party753Richard Whiteside 1 New Zealand National PartyHauraki-WaikatoNanaia Mahuta New Zealand Labour Party888Angeline Greensill Māori PartyChristchurch CentralBrendon Burns Brendon Burns (politician) New Zealand Labour Party935Nicky Wagner New Zealand National PartyWest Coast-TasmanChris Auchinvole New Zealand National Party971Damien O'Connor New Zealand Labour Party MPs retiring in 2011 Nineteen MPs, including all five ACT MPs and the sole Progressive MP, intended to retire at the end of the 49th Parliament. One of the ACT MPs, John Boscawen, contested Tāmaki, but did not expect to win and was not on the party list. National MP Allan Peachey died three weeks before the election. Party Name Electorate ACT Roger Douglas (List) http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/68884/sir-roger-douglas-to-quit-parliament Sir Roger Douglas to quit parliament 19 February 2011 Radio New Zealand 30 October 2011 22 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110222061239/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/68884/sir-roger-douglas-to-quit-parliament live Rodney Hide Epsom http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10723116 The New Zealand Herald Hide won't contest general election 3 May 2011 3 August 2011 9 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111209070741/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10723116 livehttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/act-party/news/article.cfm?o_id=359&objectid=10742163 The New Zealand Herald Hide refuses to give traditional farewell 1 August 2011 3 August 2011 27 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110827011137/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/act-party/news/article.cfm?o_id=359&objectid=10742163 liveHeather Roy(List)http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5191845/Roy-to-quit-on-her-own-terms Roy to quit – on her own terms Vance, Andrea 25 June 2011 The Dominion Post 30 October 2011 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007194618/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5191845/Roy-to-quit-on-her-own-terms live Hilary Calvert(List)http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nz-politics-daily-hilary-calvert-suddenly-looks-ideal-politician-ck-99744 Hilary Calvert, ideal politician Edwards, Bryce 29 August 2011 National Business Review 30 October 2011 26 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126090908/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/nz-politics-daily-hilary-calvert-suddenly-looks-ideal-politician-ck-99744 live John Boscawen(List)http://act.org.nz/news/boscawen-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election-on-act-party-list Nix NAIT Says Nicolson | ACT New Zealand Act.org.nz 6 September 2011 27 November 2011 dead https://archive.today/20120707222719/http://act.org.nz/news/boscawen-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election-on-act-party-list 7 July 2012 Green Sue Kedgley (List) http://www.greens.org.nz/press-releases/kedgley-sprints-2011-finish-line Kedgley sprints to the 2011 finish line 17 September 2010 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 17 September 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100918192206/http://www.greens.org.nz/press-releases/kedgley-sprints-2011-finish-line 18 September 2010http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4138433/Kedgley-confirms-resignation Kedgley confirms resignation 17 September 2010 17 September 2010 19 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100919150105/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4138433/Kedgley-confirms-resignation live Keith Locke (List) http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1101/S00088/locke-to-retire-at-election.htm Locke to retire at election Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 26 January 2011 26 January 2011 27 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110127112152/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1101/S00088/locke-to-retire-at-election.htm live Progressive Jim Anderton Wigram http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4220907/Anderton-will-retire-from-House-in-2011 Anderton will retire from House in 2011 The Press Fairfax New Zealand Sam Sachdeva 12 October 2010 15 February 2011 14 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101014021153/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4220907/Anderton-will-retire-from-House-in-2011 live Labour Ashraf Choudhary (List) http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/4871296/Labours-list-not-trusted-by-MP Labour's list 'not trusted' by MP 11 April 2011 Manawatu Standard 30 October 2011 12 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110412223155/http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/4871296/Labours-list-not-trusted-by-MP live George Hawkins Manurewa http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10693070 Labour in turmoil over MP's threat to resign Trevett, Claire 9 December 2010 The New Zealand Herald 30 October 2011 25 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025195233/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10693070 live Pete Hodgson Dunedin North http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/109398/hodgson-exits-politics-039own-terms039 Hodgson exits politics on 'own terms' Makenzie Dene 5 June 2010 Otago Daily Times 6 June 2010 5 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100605000721/http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/109398/hodgson-exits-politics-039own-terms039 live Lynne Pillay (List) http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00039.htm Lynne Pillay confirms she will stand down in 2011 Scoop Media 3 December 2009 3 December 2009 6 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091206202858/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00039.htm live Mita Ririnui (List) http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1102/S00201/mita-ririnui-time-for-new-challenges.htm Mita Ririnui: Time for new challenges New Zealand Labour Party 15 February 2011 15 February 2011 16 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110216204903/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1102/S00201/mita-ririnui-time-for-new-challenges.htm live National John Carter Northland http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1102/S00172/mccully-names-new-high-commissioner-to-the-cook-islands.htm McCully names new High Commissioner to the Cook Islands New Zealand Government 11 February 2011 11 February 2011 11 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110211215312/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1102/S00172/mccully-names-new-high-commissioner-to-the-cook-islands.htm live Sandra Goudie Coromandel http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10699661 Coromandel MP Sandra Goudie to retire The New Zealand Herald 14 January 2011 14 January 2011 22 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110122005254/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10699661 live Wayne Mapp North Shore http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4460226/National-MP-Wayne-Mapp-to-retire 15 December 2010 National MP Wayne Mapp to retire Liz Willis 2 March 2011 19 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101219012318/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4460226/National-MP-Wayne-Mapp-to-retire live Simon Power Rangitīkei http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4721936/Justice-Minister-Simon-Power-to-retire Justice Minister Simon Power to retire Martin Kay Stuff 2 March 2011 2 March 2011 4 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304135732/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4721936/Justice-Minister-Simon-Power-to-retire live Allan Peachey Tāmaki http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5737007/Nationals-Allan-Peachey-steps-down Nationals Allan Peachey steps down John Hartevelt Stuff 5 October 2011 5 October 2011 5 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005175312/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5737007/Nationals-Allan-Peachey-steps-down live Georgina te Heuheu (List) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10724694&ref=rss Georgina te Heuheu to retire from politics The New Zealand Herald 10 May 2011 10 May 2011 27 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227074327/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10724694&ref=rss live Electorate boundaries thumb|Advance voting in campervans in Christchurch. Campervans were used as many of the polling stations used at previous elections are unavailable due to the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Electorates in the election were the same as at the 2008 election. Electorates and their boundaries in New Zealand are reviewed every five years after the New Zealand census. The last review took place in 2007, following the 2006 census. The next review is not due until 2014, following the 2013 census (the 2011 census was cancelled due to the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake). Election procedures On 17 September 2010, Justice Minister Simon Power announced the government was introducing legislation making this the first election where voters would be able to re-enrol completely on-line. Enrolments on-line beforehand still required the election form to be printed, signed, and sent by post.Government to allow voters to enrol via Internet http://beehive.govt.nz/release/government+allow+voters+enrol+internet New Zealand Government 17 September 2010 22 September 2010 21 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100921223934/http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government+allow+voters+enrol+internet live Voters in the Christchurch region were encouraged to cast their votes before election day if they had doubt about being able to get to a polling booth on election day or to avoid long queues, as many traditional polling booths are unavailable due to the earthquakes. Nineteen advance voting stations were made available, with three of them campervans, which are usually only used in rural areas of New Zealand. The Christchurch Central electorate, for example, has 33 polling stations in 2011 compared to 45 in 2008.Gamble Warren Campervans collect early votes in Christchurch http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/campaign-trail/5989769/Campervans-collect-early-votes-in-Christchurch 26 November 2011 The Press 18 November 2011 20 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111120025449/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/campaign-trail/5989769/Campervans-collect-early-votes-in-Christchurch live Contesting parties and candidates Candidates in the New Zealand general election 2011 by electorate Party lists in the 2011 New Zealand general election At the close of nominations, 544 individuals had been nominated to contest the election, down from 682 at the 2008 election. Of those, 91 were list-only, 73 were electorate-only (43 from registered parties, 17 independents, and 13 from non-registered parties), and 380 contested both list and electorate. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10763396 Candidates locked in for election The New Zealand Herald 2 November 2011 3 November 2011 2 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111102165608/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10763396 live Political parties registered with the Electoral Commission on Writ Day can contest the general election as a party, allowing it to submit a party list to contend the party vote, and have a party election expenses limit in addition to individual candidate limits. At Writ Day, sixteen political parties were registered to contend the general election. http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/registers/registered-political-parties.html Registered political parties – overview & register Electoral Commission 7 October 2011 23 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111110025930/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/registers/registered-political-parties.html 10 November 2011 At the close of nominations, thirteen registered parties had put forward a party list to the commission to contest the party vote, down from nineteen in 2008. http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/candidates-and-parties/party-lists.html Party lists for the 2011 General Election Electoral Commission 2 November 2011 2 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111110033910/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/candidates-and-parties/party-lists.html 10 November 2011 Party Leader(s) Party vote % (2008 election) Seats (October 2011) Electoratecandidates Party listcandidates Parties with seats in the 49th ParliamentACT New Zealand Rodney Hide 3.65 5 50 55Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Russel Norman / Metiria Turei 6.72 9 59 61New Zealand Labour Party Phil Goff 33.99 42 70 65Mana Party (New Zealand) Hone Harawira –newparty [a] [a] 1 21 20Māori Party Pita Sharples / Tariana Turia 2.39 4 11 17New Zealand National Party John Key 44.93 57 63 65United Future New Zealand Peter Dunne 0.87 1 19 15 Other partiesAlliance (New Zealand political party) Andrew McKenzie / Kay Murray 0.08 – 5 14Conservative Party (New Zealand) Colin Craig –newparty [a] [a] – 52 30New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit Stephnie de Ruyter 0.05 – 14 24Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Michael Appleby 0.41 – 18 28Libertarianz Richard McGrath 0.05 – 9 27New Zealand First Winston Peters 4.07 – 31 33 newparty [a] Party was founded after the 2008 election The Kiwi Party, the New Citizen Party and the Progressive Party were registered, but did not contend the election under their own banners. The Kiwi Party and the New Citizen Party stood candidates for the Conservative Party.http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5807380/New-Citizens-Party-joins-with-Conservatives New Citizens Party joins with Conservatives Danya Levy Stuff 18 October 2011 18 October 2011 20 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111020051953/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5807380/New-Citizens-Party-joins-with-Conservatives live In addition to the registered parties and their candidates, thirteen candidates from nine non-registered parties contested electorates. The Human Rights Party contested Auckland Central, the Communist League Manukau East and Mount Roskill, the Nga Iwi Morehu Movement contested Hauraki-Waikato and Te Tai Hauauru, the Pirate Party contested Hamilton East and Wellington Central, the Sovereignty Party contested Clutha-Southland and Te Tai Hauauru, Economic Euthenics contested Wigram, New Economics contested Wellington Central, Restore All Things In Christ contested Dunedin South, and the Youth Party contested West Coast-Tasman. Seventeen independent candidates also contested the electorates in thirteen electorates: Christchurch Central, Coromandel, Epsom (two), Hamilton West (two), New Plymouth, Ōtaki, Rangitikei (two), Rongotai, Tāmaki (two), Tauranga, Waitaki, Wellington Central, and Ikaroa-Rawhiti Campaigning October 2011 Epsom and the Tea Tape scandal Tea Tape scandal On 11 November, National Party leader John Key met with John Banks, the ACT candidate for Epsom, over a cup of tea at a cafe in Newmarket to send a signal to Epsom voters about voting tactically. McMahon Lyle http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5948536/PM-and-Banks-have-their-Epsom-cup-of-tea PM and Banks have their Epsom cup of tea Stuff 11 November 2011 18 November 2011 13 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111113162056/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5948536/PM-and-Banks-have-their-Epsom-cup-of-tea live The National Party passively campaigned for Epsom voters to give their electorate vote to ACT while giving their party vote to National. This would allow ACT to bypass the 5% party vote threshold and enter Parliament by winning an electorate seat, thereby providing a coalition partner for National. However, in October and November 2011, polls of the Epsom electorate vote taken by various companies showed that the National candidate for Epsom, Paul Goldsmith,https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/epsom-street-survey-goldsmith-on-top/O2YOKNFGKB55I4X3Z2NP2RTXMA/ Epsom street survey: Goldsmith on top New Zealand Herald 20 November 2011 25 September 2021 25 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210925104510/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/epsom-street-survey-goldsmith-on-top/O2YOKNFGKB55I4X3Z2NP2RTXMA/ live was leading in the polls and likely to win the seat. During the meeting, the two politicians' discussion was recorded by a device left on the table in a black pouch. The recording tapes were leaked to The Herald on Sunday newspaper, and subsequently created a media frenzy over the content of the unreleased tapes.http://www.3news.co.nz/Key-may-face-more-teapot-tape-accusations/tabid/419/articleID/232874/Default.aspx Key may face more teapot tape accusations Wilson, Peter 16 November 2011 3 News New Zealand 16 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120201110834/http://www.3news.co.nz/Key-may-face-more-teapot-tape-accusations/tabid/419/articleID/232874/Default.aspx 1 February 2012 dead Debates TVNZ held three party leaders' debates: two between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, and one between the leaders of the smaller parties. http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/tv-one-election-debates-announced-4463641 Television New Zealand 13 October 2011 26 October 2011 TV ONE election debates announced 19 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111019222536/http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/tv-one-election-debates-announced-4463641 live TV3 hosted a single debate between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10747425 Worm returns for leaders' debate John Drinnan The New Zealand Herald 26 August 2011 26 October 2011 17 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111217033814/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10747425 live Date Host Leaders Presenter / Moderator 30 October TVNZ Don Brash, Metiria Turei, Hone Harawira, Pita Sharples, Peter Dunne Paul Holmes Highlights – The debate included a variety of topics, ranging from the age of superannuation eligibility to youth unemployment to asset sales. Peter Dunne won the debate, with Metiria Turei coming second. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10762673 31 October 2011 Derek Cheng Dunne wins debate by a hair The New Zealand Herald 30 October 2011 30 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111030123826/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10762673 live 31 October TVNZ John Key, Phil Goff Mark Sainsbury / Guyon Espiner Highlights – The economy, asset sales, the cost of living, education, welfare, environment and mining, crisis management and recovery, leadership and New Zealand's involvement in Afghanistan. A text poll conducted alongside gave the debate to John Key with 61%. http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/goff-and-key-clash-in-fiery-opening-debate-4492905 Goff and Key clash in fiery opening debate Television New Zealand 31 October 2011 21 November 2011 4 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111204060924/http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/goff-and-key-clash-in-fiery-opening-debate-4492905 live 16 November TVNZ Don Brash, Russel Norman, Hone Harawira, Tariana Turia, Winston Peters, Peter Dunne Mark Sainsbury / Guyon Espiner Highlights – The debate included the economy, the age of superannuation eligibility, Māori affairs, the environment, the Emissions Trading Scheme, the Tea Tape scandal, the voting system referendum, and potential partners after the election. A text poll conducted alongside gave the debate to Winston Peters with 36%, with Hone Harawira coming second with 27%. http://tvnz.co.nz/election-2011/multi-party-debate-happened-4543250 Multi party debate: As it happened Television New Zealand 16 November 2011 17 November 2011 18 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111118012348/http://tvnz.co.nz/election-2011/multi-party-debate-happened-4543250 live http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5981643/Winston-Peters-winner-in-minor-party-debate 17 November 2011 Andrea Vance Winston Peters winner in minor party debate 17 November 2011 17 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111117231247/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5981643/Winston-Peters-winner-in-minor-party-debate live 21 November TV3 John Key, Phil Goff John Campbell Highlights – A studio audience of undecided voters gave positive or negative reactions to the leaders, which showed up on a reactor worm. Aside from claims that the studio audience was biased, Phil Goff won the debate. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/campaign-trail/6009172/The-worm-turns-for-Goff-in-leaders-debate The worm turns for Goff in leaders' debate Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz) Tracy Watkins Vernon Small 22 November 2011 25 February 2012 24 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111224161920/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/campaign-trail/6009172/The-worm-turns-for-Goff-in-leaders-debate live 23 November TVNZ John Key, Phil Goff Mark Sainsbury / Guyon Espiner Highlights – to be completed Pre-election coalition preferences The National Party ruled out working with New Zealand First's Winston Peters after the election.PM rules out any NZ First deal http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10703680 2 February 2011 The New Zealand Herald 6 March 2011 10 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111210003609/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10703680 live ACT confirmed it would work with National after the elections. The Labour Party leader Phil Goff ruled out a coalition agreement with Hone Harawira's new Mana Party, but left open the possibility of reaching an agreement with New Zealand First.Goff rules out deal with Hone Harawira http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4767365/Goff-rules-out-deal-with-Hone-Harawira 14 March 2011 Stuff 22 March 2011 17 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110317012242/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4767365/Goff-rules-out-deal-with-Hone-Harawira live In the 16 November minor parties debate, leaders from the minor parties stated their preferences: The Green's preference was it would work in a coalition government with Labour, but wouldn't completely rule out working with National. Mana would not work in a coalition government with National and/or ACT Māori would not work in a coalition government with ACT. No preference was stated for New Zealand First, but later said it would not work with National or Labour. United Future ruled out working with Labour Media bias A Massey University study released in November 2012 suggested newspaper coverage was favourable towards National and John Key. In the month leading up to the election, the big four newspapers in New Zealand – The New Zealand Herald, The Herald on Sunday, The Dominion Post and The Sunday Star-Times – printed 72 percent more photos of Key than his opponent, Phil Goff, and devoted twice as many column inches of text coverage. http://www.3news.co.nz/Election-coverage-biased-towards-Key-National---study/tabid/1607/articleID/278232/Default.aspx 3 News NZ Election coverage biased towards Key, National – study 27 November 2012 26 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130222133625/http://www.3news.co.nz/Election-coverage-biased-towards-Key-National---study/tabid/1607/articleID/278232/Default.aspx 22 February 2013 dead Opinion polling Opinion polling for the 2011 New Zealand general election thumb|350px|Graphical representation of poll results The nature of the Mixed Member Proportional voting system, whereby the share of seats in Parliament a party gets is determined by its share of the nationwide party vote, means aside from normal polling bias and error, opinion polling in New Zealand is fairly accurate in predicting the outcome of an election compared with other countries. Opinion polls were undertaken periodically since the 2008 election by MediaWorks New Zealand (3 News Reid Research), The New Zealand Herald (Herald Digipoll), Roy Morgan Research, and Television New Zealand (One News Colmar Brunton), with polls having also being conducted by Fairfax Media (Fairfax Media Research International) since July 2011. The graph on the right shows the collated results of all five polls for parties that have polled above the 5% electoral threshold. After the 2008 election, National gained in popularity, and since 2009 has regularly polled in the 50–55% range, peaking at 55% in August 2009 and October 2011, before falling to 51% in the week before the election. Labour and Green meanwhile kept steady after the election at 31–34% and 7–8% respectively until July 2011, when Labour started to lose support, falling to just 26% before the election. The majority of Labour's loss was the Green's gain, rising to 13% in the same period. No other party peaked on average above 5% in the period. Results Parliamentary parties right Party vote percentage yes National 47.31 New Zealand National Party Labour 27.48 New Zealand Labour Party Green 11.06 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand NZ First 6.59 New Zealand First Conservative 2.65 Conservative Party of New Zealand Māori 1.43 Māori Party Mana 1.08 Mana Party (New Zealand) ACT 1.07 ACT New Zealand United Future 0.60 United Future New Zealand thumb|Seating diagram, after 2011 election Summary of the 26 November 2011 election for the House of Representatives https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/e9/html/statistics.html 2011 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/20200117211941/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/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 | 1,058,636 | 47.31 | 2.38 | 1,027,696 | 47.31 | 0.71 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 1 |- | New Zealand Labour Party | 614,937 | 27.48 | 6.50 | 762,897 | 35.12 | 0.10 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 9 |- | Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 247,372 | 11.06 | 4.33 | 155,492 | 7.16 | 1.53 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 |- | New Zealand First | 147,544 | 6.59 | 2.53 | 39,892 | 1.84 | 0.15 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |- | Māori Party | 31,982 | 1.43 | 0.96 | 39,320 | 1.81 | 1.53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |- | Mana Movement | 24,168 | 1.08 | new | 29,872 | 1.38 | new | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |- | ACT New Zealand | 23,889 | 1.07 | 2.58 | 31,001 | 1.43 | 1.56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- | United Future | 13,443 | 0.60 | 0.27 | 18,792 | 0.87 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |- | Conservative Party (New Zealand) | 59,237 | 2.65 | new | 51,678 | 2.38 | new | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 11,738 | 0.52 | 0.12 | 6,384 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | New Zealand Democratic Party | 1,714 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 2,255 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- |Libertarianz | 1,595 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1,459 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Alliance (New Zealand political party) | 1,209 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 1,245 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | style="background-color:#ffffff" | | style="text-align:left;" |Unregistered parties | — | — | — | 1,557 | 0.07 | 0.01 | — | | 0 | |- | Independent (politician) | — | — | — | 2,894 | 0.13 | 0.40 | — | | 0 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Valid votes ! 2,237,464 ! 98.18 ! 0.48 ! 2,172,434 ! 95.32 ! 1.47 ! Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Informal votes | 19,872 | 0.87 | 0.37 | 53,332 | 2.34 | 1.27 | Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Disallowed votes | 21,653 | 0.95 | 0.11 | 53,223 | 2.34 | 0.20 | Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Below electoral threshold | 75,493 | 3.31 | | — | — | — | Colspan=4 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total ! 2,278,989 ! 100 ! ! 2,278,989 ! 100 ! ! 51 ! 70 ! 121 ! 1 |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Eligible voters and Turnout | 3,070,847 | 74.21 | 5.25 | 3,070,847 | 74.21 | 5.25 | Colspan=4 | |} Votes summary Constituency Vote #ddd 600px 410px National New Zealand National Party 47.31 Labour New Zealand Labour Party 35.12 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 7.16 Conservative Conservative Party (New Zealand) 2.38 NZ First New Zealand First 1.84 Māori Māori Party 1.81 ACT ACT New Zealand 1.43 Mana Mana Party (New Zealand) 1.38 United Future United Future New Zealand 0.87 Others #777777 0.70 Party Vote #ddd 600px 410px National New Zealand National Party 47.31 Labour New Zealand Labour Party 27.48 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 11.06 NZ First New Zealand First 6.59 Conservative Conservative Party (New Zealand) 2.65 Māori Māori Party 1.43 Mana Mana Party (New Zealand) 1.08 ACT ACT New Zealand 1.07 United Future United Future New Zealand 0.60 Others #777777 0.73 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px National New Zealand National Party 48.76 Labour New Zealand Labour Party 28.09 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 11.57 NZ First New Zealand First 6.61 Māori Māori Party 2.47 Mana Mana Party (New Zealand) 0.83 ACT ACT New Zealand 0.83 United Future United Future New Zealand 0.83 Electorate results thumb|left|600px|Party affiliation of winning electorate candidates. Prior to the election, the National Party held the majority of the electorate seats with 41. Labour held 20 seats, Māori held four seats, and ACT, Mana, Progressive, United Future and an ex-Labour independent held one seat each. After the election, National gained one seat to hold 42 seats, Labour gained three seats to hold 23 electorates, Māori lost one seat to hold three, and ACT, Mana, and United Future held steady with one seat each. https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electoratestatus.html Official Count Results – Electorate Status Electoral Commission 10 December 2011 25 September 2021 7 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200607215222/https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electoratestatus.html live A National or Labour candidate took second place in all the general electorates except Rodney, where it was Conservative Party leader Colin Craig.10 things you didn't know about the election results Audrey Young http://www.nzherald.co.nz/election-2011/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503012&objectid=10769537 The New Zealand Herald 29 November 2011 29 November 2011 29 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111129023815/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/election-2011/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503012&objectid=10769537 live In eleven electorates, the incumbents did not seek re-election, and new MPs were elected. In Coromandel, North Shore, Northland, Rangitikei, Rodney and Tāmaki, the seats were passed from incumbent National MPs to new National MPs; in Epsom, the seat was passed from the incumbent ACT MP to the new ACT MP; and in Dunedin North and Manurewa, the seats were passed from incumbent Labour MPs to new Labour MPs. Labour also won Te Atatū from the retiring ex-Labour independent, and Wigram from the retiring Progressive MP. Of the 59 seats where the incumbent sought re-election, four changed hands. In West Coast-Tasman, Labour's Damien O'Connor regained the seat from National's Chris Auchinvole, who defeated him for the seat in 2008. In Waimakariri, National's Kate Wilkinson defeated Labour MP Clayton Cosgrove, and in Te Tai Tonga, Labour's Rino Tirikatene defeated Maori Party MP Rahui Katene. Christchurch Central on election night ended with incumbent Labour MP Brendon Burns and National's Nicky Wagner tied on 10,493 votes each, and on official counts, swung to Nicky Wagner with a 45-vote majority, increasing to 47 votes on a judicial recount. http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/christchurch-central-judicial-recount-official-results.html Christchurch Central Judicial Recount Official Results Electoral Commission 14 December 2011 16 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120209195846/http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/christchurch-central-judicial-recount-official-results.html 9 February 2012 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6137499/Recount-confirms-Christchurch-central-seat 14 December 2011 Recount confirms Christchurch Central seat Kate Chapman 14 December 2011 Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz) 30 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232938/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6137499/Recount-confirms-Christchurch-central-seat live Despite losing their electorate seats, Chris Auchinvole and Clayton Cosgrove were re-elected into parliament via the party list. On election night, Waitakere was won by incumbent National MP Paula Bennett with a 349-vote majority over Labour's Carmel Sepuloni. On official counts, it swung to Sepuloni with a majority of 11 votes, and Bennett subsequently requested a judicial recount, and on the recount, the seat swung back to Bennett with a majority of nine votes.https://elections.nz/media-and-news/2011/waitakere-judicial-recount-official-results Waitakere Judicial Recount Official Results Electoral Commission 17 December 2011 9 November 2023 Bennett was declared elected, and Sepuloni was not returned via the party list due to her list ranking, being replaced in the Labour caucus with Raymond Huo. Five electorates returned with the winner having a majority of less than one thousand – Waitakere (9), Christchurch Central (47), Waimakariri (642), Auckland Central (717) and Tāmaki Makaurau (936). The table below shows the results of the 2011 general election: Key: New Zealand National PartyNew Zealand Labour PartyNew Zealand FirstACT New ZealandUnited FutureMāori PartyMana PartyConservative Party (New Zealand) Electorate results of the 2011 New Zealand general electionhttp://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electoratestatus.html Election Results – Electorate Status 26 November 2011 29 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111129183459/http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electoratestatus.html live Auckland Central New Zealand National Party Nikki Kaye New Zealand National Party Nikki Kaye 717 New Zealand Labour Party Jacinda Ardern Bay of Plenty New Zealand National Party Tony Ryall New Zealand National Party Tony Ryall 17,760 New Zealand Labour Party Carol Devoy-Heena Botany New Zealand National Party Pansy Wong New Zealand National Party Jami-Lee Ross 10,741 New Zealand Labour Party Chao-Fu Wu Christchurch Central New Zealand Labour Party Brendon Burns New Zealand National Party Nicky Wagner 47 New Zealand Labour Party Brendon Burns Christchurch East New Zealand Labour Party Lianne Dalziel New Zealand Labour Party Lianne Dalziel 5,334 New Zealand National Party Aaron Gilmore Clutha-Southland New Zealand National Party Bill English New Zealand National Party Bill English 16,168 New Zealand Labour Party Tat Loo Coromandel New Zealand National Party Sandra Goudie New Zealand National Party Scott Simpson 12,740 New Zealand Labour Party Hugh Kininmonth Dunedin North New Zealand Labour Party Pete Hodgson New Zealand Labour Party David Clark 3,489 New Zealand National Party Michael Woodhouse Dunedin South New Zealand Labour Party Clare Curran New Zealand Labour Party Clare Curran 4,175 New Zealand National Party Jo Hayes East Coast New Zealand National Party Anne Tolley New Zealand National Party Anne Tolley 4,774 New Zealand Labour Party Moana Mackey East Coast Bays New Zealand National Party Murray McCully New Zealand National Party Murray Mccully 14,641 New Zealand Labour Party Vivienne Goldsmith Epsom ACT New Zealand Rodney Hide ACT New Zealand John Banks 2,261 New Zealand National Party Paul Goldsmith Hamilton East New Zealand National Party David Bennett New Zealand National Party David Bennett 8,275 New Zealand Labour Party Sehai Orgad Hamilton West New Zealand National Party Tim Macindoe New Zealand National Party Tim Macindoe 4,418 New Zealand Labour Party Sue Moroney Helensville New Zealand National Party John Key New Zealand National Party John Key 21,066 New Zealand Labour Party Jeremy Greenbrook-Held Hunua New Zealand National Party Paul Hutchison New Zealand National Party Paul Hutchison 16,797 New Zealand Labour Party Richard Hills Hutt South New Zealand Labour Party Trevor Mallard New Zealand Labour Party Trevor Mallard 4,825 New Zealand National Party Paul Quinn Ilam New Zealand National Party Gerry Brownlee New Zealand National Party Gerry Brownlee 13,312 New Zealand Labour Party John Parsons Invercargill New Zealand National Party Eric Roy New Zealand National Party Eric Roy 6,263 New Zealand Labour Party Lesley Soper Kaikōura New Zealand National Party Colin King New Zealand National Party Colin King 11,445 New Zealand Labour Party Liz Collyns Mana New Zealand Labour Party Kris Faafoi New Zealand Labour Party Kris Faafoi 2,230 New Zealand National Party Hekia Parata Māngere New Zealand Labour Party William Sio New Zealand Labour Party William Sio 15,159 New Zealand National Party Claudette Hauiti Manukau East New Zealand Labour Party Ross Robertson New Zealand Labour Party Ross Robertson 15,838 New Zealand National Party Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Manurewa New Zealand Labour Party George Hawkins New Zealand Labour Party Louisa Wall 8,610 New Zealand National Party Cam Calder Maungakiekie New Zealand National Party Sam Lotu-Iiga New Zealand National Party Sam Lotu-Iiga 3,021 New Zealand Labour Party Carol Beaumont Mt Albert New Zealand Labour Party David Shearer New Zealand Labour Party David Shearer 10,021 New Zealand National Party Melissa Lee Mt Roskill New Zealand Labour Party Phil Goff New Zealand Labour Party Phil Goff 7,271 New Zealand National Party Jackie Blue Napier New Zealand National Party Chris Tremain New Zealand National Party Chris Tremain 3,701 New Zealand Labour Party Stuart Nash Nelson New Zealand National Party Nick Smith New Zealand National Party Nick Smith 7,088 New Zealand Labour Party Maryan Street New Lynn New Zealand Labour Party David Cunliffe New Zealand Labour Party David Cunliffe 5,190 New Zealand National Party Tim GroserList † † New Plymouth New Zealand National Party Jonathan Young New Zealand National Party Jonathan Young 4,270 New Zealand Labour Party Andrew LittleList † † North Shore New Zealand National Party Wayne Mapp New Zealand National Party Maggie Barry 15,228 New Zealand Labour Party Ben Clark Northcote New Zealand National Party Jonathan Coleman New Zealand National Party Jonathan Coleman 9,379 New Zealand Labour Party Paula Gillon Northland New Zealand National Party John Carter New Zealand National Party Mike Sabin 11,362 New Zealand Labour Party Lynette Stewart Ōhariu United Future New Zealand Peter Dunne United Future New Zealand Peter Dunne 1,392 New Zealand Labour Party Charles Chauvel Ōtaki New Zealand National Party Nathan Guy New Zealand National Party Nathan Guy 5,231 New Zealand Labour Party Peter Foster Pakuranga New Zealand National Party Maurice Williamson New Zealand National Party Maurice Williamson 13,846 New Zealand Labour Party Sunny Kaushal Palmerston North New Zealand Labour Party Iain Lees-Galloway New Zealand Labour Party Iain Lees-Galloway 3,285 New Zealand National Party Leonie Hapeta Papakura New Zealand National Party Judith Collins New Zealand National Party Judith Collins 9,890 New Zealand Labour Party Jerome Mika Port Hills New Zealand Labour Party Ruth Dyson New Zealand Labour Party Ruth Dyson 3,097 New Zealand National Party David CarterList † † Rangitata New Zealand National Party Jo Goodhew New Zealand National Party Jo Goodhew 6,537 New Zealand Labour Party Julian Blanchard Rangitīkei New Zealand National Party Simon Power New Zealand National Party Ian McKelvie 9,382 New Zealand Labour Party Josie Pagani Rimutaka New Zealand Labour Party Chris Hipkins New Zealand Labour Party Chris Hipkins 3,286 New Zealand National Party Jonathan Fletcher Rodney New Zealand National Party Lockwood Smith New Zealand National Party Mark Mitchell 12,222 Conservative Party of New Zealand Colin Craig Rongotai New Zealand Labour Party Annette King New Zealand Labour Party Annette King 9,047 New Zealand National Party Chris FinlaysonList † † Rotorua New Zealand National Party Todd McClay New Zealand National Party Todd Mcclay 7,357 New Zealand Labour Party Steve Chadwick Selwyn New Zealand National Party Amy Adams New Zealand National Party Amy Adams 19,451 New Zealand Labour Party Jo Mclean Tāmaki New Zealand National Party Allan Peachey New Zealand National Party Simon O'Connor 17,786 New Zealand Labour Party Nick Iusitini Bakulich Taranaki-King Country New Zealand National Party Shane Ardern New Zealand National Party Shane Ardern 15,089 New Zealand Labour Party Rick Barker Taupō New Zealand National Party Louise Upston New Zealand National Party Louise Upston 14,115 New Zealand Labour Party Frances Campbell Tauranga New Zealand National Party Simon Bridges New Zealand National Party Simon Bridges 17,264 New Zealand Labour Party Deborah Mahuta-Coyle Te Atatū New Zealand Labour Party Chris Carter New Zealand Labour Party Phil Twyford 5,416 New Zealand National Party Tau HenareList † † Tukituki New Zealand National Party Craig Foss New Zealand National Party Craig Foss 9,660 New Zealand Labour Party Julia Haydon-Carr Waikato New Zealand National Party Lindsay Tisch New Zealand National Party Lindsay Tisch 14,198 New Zealand Labour Party Kate Sutton Waimakariri New Zealand Labour Party Clayton Cosgrove New Zealand National Party Kate Wilkinson 642 New Zealand Labour Party Clayton CosgroveList † † Wairarapa New Zealand National Party John Hayes New Zealand National Party John Hayes 7,135 New Zealand Labour Party Michael Bott Waitakere New Zealand National Party Paula Bennett New Zealand National Party Paula Bennett 9 New Zealand Labour Party Carmel Sepuloni Waitaki New Zealand National Party Jacqui Dean New Zealand National Party Jacqui Dean 14,143 New Zealand Labour Party Barry Monks Wellington Central New Zealand Labour Party Grant Robertson New Zealand Labour Party Grant Robertson 6,376 New Zealand National Party Paul Foster-Bell West Coast-Tasman New Zealand National Party Chris Auchinvole New Zealand Labour Party Damien O'Connor 2,539 New Zealand National Party Chris AuchinvoleList † † Whanganui New Zealand National Party Chester Borrows New Zealand National Party Chester Borrows 5,046 New Zealand Labour Party Hamish McDouall Whangarei New Zealand National Party Phil Heatley New Zealand National Party Phil Heatley 12,447 New Zealand Labour Party Pat Newman Wigram New Zealand Progressive Party Jim Anderton New Zealand Labour Party Megan Woods 1,500 New Zealand National Party Sam Collins |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#EEEEEE;text-align:center;"| Māori Electorates |- Hauraki-Waikato New Zealand Labour Party Nanaia Mahuta New Zealand Labour Party Nanaia Mahuta 5,935 Mana Party Angeline Greensill Ikaroa-Rāwhiti New Zealand Labour Party Parekura Horomia New Zealand Labour Party Parekura Horomia 6,541 Māori Party Na Raihania Tāmaki Makaurau Māori Party Pita Sharples Māori Party Pita Sharples 936 New Zealand Labour Party Shane Jones Te Tai Hauāuru Māori Party Tariana Turia Māori Party Tariana Turia 3,221 New Zealand Labour Party Soraya Peke-Mason Te Tai Tokerau Mana Movement Hone Harawira Mana Party (New Zealand) Hone Harawira 1,165 New Zealand Labour Party Kelvin Davis Te Tai Tonga Māori Party Rahui Katene New Zealand Labour Party Rino Tirikatene 1,475 Māori Party Rahui Katene Waiariki Māori Party Te Ururoa Flavell Māori Party Te Ururoa Flavell 1,883 Mana Party Annette Sykes |} List † These people entered Parliament at the election as list MPs Notes List † These people subsequently entered Parliament at the election as list MPs List results Party lists in the 2011 New Zealand general election thumb|left|600px|Highest polling party in each electorate. The election was notable for the entry in Parliament of New Zealand's first ever profoundly deaf MP, Mojo Mathers, number 14 on the Green Party's list. http://tvnz.co.nz/election-2011/greens-ecstatic-have-14-mps-4625646 Greens 'ecstatic' to have 14 MPs Television New Zealand 10 December 2011 11 December 2011 10 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120110033303/http://tvnz.co.nz/election-2011/greens-ecstatic-have-14-mps-4625646 live http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772275 First deaf MP to join Parliament The New Zealand Herald 10 December 2011 11 December 2011 15 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181215183620/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772275 live National Labour Green NZ First Lockwood Smith (03) Chris Finlayson (09) David Carter (10) Tim Groser (12) Steven Joyce (13) Hekia Parata (18) Michael Woodhouse (31) Melissa Lee (34) Kanwal Singh Bakshi (35) Jian Yang (36) Alfred Ngaro (37) Katrina Shanks (38) Paul Goldsmith (39) Tau Henare (40) Chris Auchinvole (43) Jackie Blue (46) Cam Calder (50) David Parker (04) Maryan Street (07) Clayton Cosgrove (08) Sue Moroney (10) Charles Chauvel (11) Jacinda Ardern (13) Andrew Little (15) Shane Jones (16) Darien Fenton (18) Moana Mackey (19) Rajen Prasad (20) Raymond Huo (21) Metiria Turei (01) Russel Norman (02) Kevin Hague (03) Catherine Delahunty (04) Kennedy Graham (05) Eugenie Sage (06) Gareth Hughes (07) David Clendon (08) Jan Logie (09) Steffan Browning (10) Denise Roche (11) Holly Walker (12) Julie Anne Genter (13) Mojo Mathers (14) Winston Peters (01) Tracey Martin (02) Andrew Williams (03) Richard Prosser (04) Barbara Stewart (05) Brendan Horan (06) Denis O'Rourke (07) Asenati Taylor (08) Unsuccessful list candidates New Zealand National PartyAaron Gilmore*, Paul Quinn, Paul Foster-Bell*, Claudette Hauiti*, Jo Hayes*, Leonie Hapeta, Sam Collins, Jonathan Fletcher, Heather Tanner, Denise Krum, Carolyn O'Fallon, Viv Gurrey, Karen Rolleston, Brett Hudson, Linda Cooper, Karl VarleyNew Zealand Labour PartyCarol Beaumont*, Kelvin Davis*, Carmel Sepuloni, Rick Barker, Deborah Mahuta-Coyle, Stuart Nash, Brendon Burns, Michael Wood, Steve Chadwick, Kate Sutton, Jerome Mika, Josie Pagani, Lynette Stewart, Jordan Carter, Christine Rose, Glenda Alexander, Susan Zhu, Sehai Orgad, Mea'ole Keil, Richard Hills, Anahila Suisuiki, Hamish McDouall, Louis Te Kani, Tat Loo, Soraya Peke-Mason, Julian Blanchard, Peter Foster, Pat Newman, Julia Haydon-Carr, Michael Bott, Vivienne Goldsmith, Nick Bakulich, Chris Yoo, Barry Monks, Hugh Kininmonth, Jo Kim, Paula Gillon, Carol Devoy-Heena, Ben Clark, Chao-Fu WuGreen Party of Aotearoa New ZealandJames Shaw, David Hay, Richard Leckinger, Aaryn Barlow, Jeanette Elley, Sea Rotmann, Michael Gilchrist, Dora Langsbury, David Kennedy, Tane Woodley, Joseph Burston, Mikaere Curtis, Shane Gallagher, Saffron Toms, Stephen Tollestrup, Zachary Dorner, Paul Bailey, Rick Bazeley, Maree Brannigan, Caroline Conroy, Sue Coutts, Pauline Evans, Rachael Goldsmith, Cameron Harper, John Kelcher, Alex Kruize, Tom Land, Gerrie Ligtenberg, Jim MacDonald, Nick Marryatt, Zane McCarthy, Jack McDonald, Ian McLean, John Milnes, Darryl Monteith, Robert Moore, Teresa Moore, David Moorhouse, Todd Ross, Brett Stansfield, Geoff Steedman, Gary Stewart, Vernon Tava, Corrina Tucker, Pieter Watson, Charmaine Watts, Richard WesleyNew Zealand FirstHelen Mulford, Hugh Barr, Fletcher Tabuteau, Pita Paraone, Brent Catchpole, Ben Craven, Jerry Ho, Bill Gudgeon, Kevin Gardener, Ray Dolman, David Scott, Randall Ratana, Mahesh Bindra, Edwin Perry, Dion Jelley, John Hall, Kevin Stone, Doug Nabbs, Brett Pierson, Olivia Ilalio, Gordon Stewart, Tamati Reid, Ian Brougham, Bill Woods, Allen DaviesConservative Party (New Zealand)Colin Craig, Kathy Sheldrake, Larry Baldock, Fa'avae Gagamoe, Brian Dobbs, Roy Brown, Simonne Dyer, Simon Kan, Litia Simpson, Kevin Campbell, Paul Young, Leighton Baker, Feleti Key, Claire Holley, Frank John Naea, Frank Poching, Jesse Misa, Bob Daw, Lance Gedge, Robyn Jackson, Pat Gregory, Timothy de Vries, Melanie Taylor, Cynthia Liu, Craig Jensen, Oliver Vitali, Danny Mountain, Ivan Bailey, Brent Reid, Michael CookeMāori PartyWaihoroi Shortland, Kaapua Smith, Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata, Tina Porou, Awanui Black, Davina Murray, Josie Peita, Paora Te Hurihanganui, Fallyn Flavell, Daryl Christie, Tom Phillips, Tim Morrison, Tamai Nicholson, Aroha RickusACT New ZealandDon Brash, Catherine Isaac, Don Nicolson, David Seymour, Chris Simmons, Stephen Whittington, Kath McCabe, Robyn Stent, John Thompson, John Ormond, Lyn Murphy, Kevin Moratti, Robin Grieve, Pratima Nand, Dominic Costello, Toni Severin, Richard Evans, Ian Cummings, Gareth Veale, Toby Hutton, Daniel Stratton, Robert Burnside, Hayden Fitzgerald, Alex Speirs, Peter McCaffrey, Shane Atkinson, Allan Birchfield, Robin Boom, Stephen Boyle, Barry Brill, Ian Carline, Tom Corbett, Casey Costello, Alwyn Courtenay, Alan Daniel Davidson, Kimberly Hannah, Beth Houlbrooke, Paul Hufflett, Rosanne Jollands, Nick Kearney, Tim Kronfeld, Joel Latimer, Jonathan Macfarlane, Garry Mallett, Guy McCallum, Colin Nicholls, John Norvill, David Peterson, James Read, Geoff Russell, Andrew Sharrock, Barbara Steinijans, Michael Warren, Vince AshworthUnited Future New Zealand Doug Stevens, Rob Eaddy, Sultan Eusoff, Alan Simmons, Bryan Mockridge, Vanessa Roberts, Pete George, Ram Prakash, Martin Gibson, Clyde Graf, Damian Light, Andrew McMillan, Diane Brown, Brian Carter, Johnny Miller, Ian GaskinMana Party (New Zealand) Annette Sykes, John Minto, Sue Bradford, Misty Harrison, James Papali’i, Tawhai McClutchie, Angeline Greensill, Jayson Gardiner, Richard Shortland Cooper, Peter Cleave, Val Irwin, Sharon Stevens, Keriana Reedy, Pat O'Dea, Rod Paul, Grant Rogers, Te Nguha Huirama-Patuwai, Barry Tumai, Ngawai HerewiniAotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Michael Appleby, Michael Britnell, Maki Herbert, Julian Crawford, Jeff Lye, Jasmin Hewlett, Emma-Jane Mihaere-Kingi, Steven Wilkinson, Richard Goode, Fred MacDonald, Leo Biggs, Jay Fitton, Romana Manning, Geoff McTague, Jamie Dombroski, Christine Mitchell, Dwayne Sherwood, Abe Gray, Sean Norris, Adrian McDermott, Philip Pophristoff, Neville Yates, Mark Bradford, Blair Anderson, Kevin O'Connell, Paula Lambert, Irinka Britnell, Paul McMullanNew Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit Stephnie de Ruyter, John Pemberton, Warren Voight, Katherine Ransom, Carolyn McKenzie, Hessel van Wieren, Heather Smith, Jeremy Noble, Barry Pulford, John McCaskey, Huia Mitchell, Ken Goodhue, Les Port, Robert Mills, Harry Alchin-Smith, Errol Baird, Peter Adcock-White, John Ring, Kelly Balsom, David Espin, Ross Hayward, Gary Gribben, Ron England, David TranterLibertarianz Richard McGrath, Sean Fitzpatrick, Peter Cresswell, Reagan Cutting, Peter Osborne, Michael Murphy, Shane Pleasance, Robert Palmer, Bernard Darnton, Helen Hughes, Colin Cross, Nik Haden, Luke Howison, Phil Howison, Andrew Couper, Mike Webber, Bruce Whitehead, Donald Rowberry, Ken Riddle, Peter Linton, Allan Munro, Ian Hayes, Shirley Riddle, Callum McPetrie, Elahrairah Zamora, Euan McPetrie, Mitch LeesAlliance (New Zealand political party) Kay Murray, Andrew McKenzie, Kevin Campbell, Jim Flynn, Paul Piesse, Victor Billot, Mary O'Neill, Kelly Buchanan, Robert van Ruyssevelt, Jen Olsen, Tom Dowie, Thomas O'Neill, Eunice Billot, Norman MacRitchie Notes These party list members would eventually enter parliament in the term as other list MPs elected resigned from parliament. These party list members have since resigned. Changes in MPs In total, 25 new MPs were elected to Parliament, and three former MPs returned. New MPs: Scott Simpson, Maggie Barry, Mike Sabin, Ian McKelvie, Mark Mitchell, Simon O'Connor, Alfred Ngaro, Jian Yang, Paul Goldsmith, David Clark, Rino Tirikatene, Megan Woods, Andrew Little, Eugenie Sage, Jan Logie, Steffan Browning, Denise Roche, Holly Walker, Julie Anne Genter, Tracey Martin, Andrew Williams, Richard Prosser, Denis O'Rourke, Asenati Taylor, Brendan Horan Returning MPs: John Banks, Winston Peters, Barbara Stewart Defeated MPs: Paul Quinn, Steve Chadwick, Stuart Nash, Carmel Sepuloni, Rick Barker, Rahui Katene Defeated MPs who later returned during the 50th Parliament Aaron Gilmore, Carol Beaumont, Kelvin Davis Election expenses The Electoral Commission released party electoral expense returns on 21 March 2012, stating how much each party spent on campaigning between 26 August and 25 November 2011. Candidate only expenses were excluded. http://www.elections.org.nz/rules/parties/party-expenses-returns/party-expense-returns.html Party expense returns – Election '11 Electoral Commission 21 March 2012 24 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120604053452/http://www.elections.org.nz/rules/parties/party-expenses-returns/party-expense-returns.html 4 June 2012 Of note in the party expenses was the $1.88 million spent by the Conservative Party, spending more than but gaining less than one-tenth of the votes of the Labour Party. Translated into dollars spent per party vote gained, the Conservatives spent $31.71 per vote, compared to Labour's $2.91 and National's $2.19. Party Campaign expenditure Party votes received Expenditure per party vote New Zealand National Party $2,321,216 1,058,636 $2.19 Conservative Party (New Zealand) $1,878,486 59,237 $31.71 New Zealand Labour Party $1,789,152 614,937 $2.91 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand $779,618 247,372 $3.15 ACT New Zealand $617,035 23,889 $25.83 New Zealand First $155,903 147,544 $1.06 Māori Party $72,173 31,982 $2.26 Mana Party (New Zealand) $60,082 24,168 $2.49 New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit $34,676 1,714 $20.23 United Future New Zealand $27,719 13,443 $2.06 Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party $4,003 11,738 $0.34 Libertarianz $2,760 1,595 $1.73 Alliance (New Zealand political party) $2,407 1,209 $1.99 Total/Average $7,745,081 2,237,464 $3.46 Post-election events Changes in party leadership For the ACT party the mediocre election results on 26 November 2011 (1.1% of the party vote, with no list MPs, 1 electorate MP) resulted in Don Brash tendering his resignation as leader, stating that he took full responsibility for the party's poor performance.Don Brash resigns leadership of ACT https://web.archive.org/web/20111128232554/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/election-2011/92180/act-wins-espom,-don-brash-resigns 28 November 2011 Radio New Zealand, 27 November 2011. Retrieved: 27 November 2011Don Brash interview https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084252/http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/2503502 24 September 2015 Radio New Zealand, 26 November 2011. Retrieved: 27 November 2011 On 29 November the leader of the Labour party Phil Goff and the deputy leader Annette King tendered their resignations to a meeting of the caucus, effective on Tuesday 13 December 2011.Phil Goff tenders resignation https://web.archive.org/web/20111129202100/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/election-2011/92386/labour-leadership-battle-begins-as-phil-goff-quits 29 November 2011 Radio New Zealand, 29 November 2011. Retrieved: 29 November 2011 After a fortnight-long leadership campaign and election, David Shearer, with deputy Grant Robertson, won Labour caucus support over the ticket of David Cunliffe and Nanaia Mahuta.Shearer routs Cunliffe for Labour leadership: Duncan Garner https://web.archive.org/web/20131215043229/http://www.3news.co.nz/Shearer-routs-Cunliffe-for-Labour-leadership/tabid/419/articleID/236418/Default.aspx 15 December 2013 3 News, 13 December 2011. Retrieved: 13 December 2011 References Further reading Victoria University Press 9780864738349 Johansson Jon Levine Stephen Kicking the tyres: the New Zealand general election and electoral referendum of 2011 Wellington, N.Z. 2012 External links Election broadcast m46wbNdc0R0 National opening MN5DZC4MimQ Labour opening D7JHPDB7kKU Greens opening fAm6c2FNnCM ACT opening upZHW_P7mvU Alliance opening sVS2ex8ibyM ALCP opening Election 2011, Coverage from 3 News Category:November 2011 in New Zealand