NEW ZEALAND LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 17 SEPTEMBER 2005 ================================================================================ Election to the House of Representatives Source: Elections New Zealand The New Zealand House of Representatives consists of 120 members, of whom 69 are elected from single-member constituencies, while 52 are elected by proportional representation from national party lists. A party must either obtain 5% of the national vote, or win at least one single-member constituency, to gain list seats. NATIONAL SUMMARY OF CONSTITUENCY VOTES AND SEATS ================================================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT New Zealand 45,071 02.0 1 +01 Green Party 92,164 04.1 - Jim Anderton's Progressive 36,638 01.6 1 Labour Party 902,072 40.3 31 -14 Mâori Party 75,076 03.4 4 +04 National Party 903,367 40.4 31 +10 New Zealand First 78,117 03.5 - -01 United Future New Zealand 62,691 02.8 1 Others 43,138 01.9 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,238,334 69 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SUMMARY OF LIST VOTES AND SEATS ================================================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT New Zealand 34,469 01.5 1 -08 Green Party 120,521 05.3 6 -02 Jim Anderton's Progressive 26,441 01.2 - -01 Labour Party 935,319 41.1 19 +12 Mâori Party 48,263 02.1 - National Party 889,813 39.1 17 +11 New Zealand First 130,115 05.7 7 -05 United Future New Zealand 60,860 02.7 2 -06 Others 40,389 01.8 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,286,190 52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SUMMARY OF LIST VOTES AND SEATS ================================================================================= Local List Total Party Votes % Change Seats Seats Seats --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT New Zealand 34,469 01.5 (-05.6) 1 1 2 -7 Green Party 120,521 05.3 (-01.2) - 6 6 -2 Jim Anderton's Progressive 26,441 01.2 (-00.5) 1 - 1 -1 Labour Party 935,319 41.1 (-00.4) 31 19 50 -2 Mâori Party 48,263 02.1 4 - 4 National Party 889,813 39.1 (+18.0) 31 17 48 +21 New Zealand First Party 130,115 05.7 (-04.9) - 7 7 -6 United Future New Zealand 60,860 02.7 (-04.1) 1 2 3 -6 Others 40,389 01.8 - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,286,190 69 52 121 +1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a provision in New Zealand election law which allows for the creation of extra seats where a party wins more constituency seats than its party vote would entitle it to, thus distorting the proportionality of the result. In this election the Mâori Party won four constituency seats with only 2.1% of the vote, leading to the creation of an extra "overhang" seat. MEMBERS ELECTED ON PARTY LISTS ================================================================================= Chris Auchinvole (National Party) Keith Locke (Green Party) Rick Barker (Labour Party) Moana Mackey (Labour Party) Paula Bennett (National Party) Ron Mark (New Zealand First) Georgina Beyer (Labour Party) Sue Moroney (Labour Party) Jackie Blue (National Party) Pita Paraone (New Zealand First) Mark Blumsky (National Party) David Parker (Labour Party) Sue Bradford (Green Party) Winston Peters (New Zealand First) Don Brash (National Party) Jill Pettis (Labour Party) Peter Brown (New Zealand First) Katherine Rich (National Party) David Carter (National Party) Mita Ririnui (Labour Party) Ashraf Choudhary (Labour Party) Heather Roy (ACT New Zealand) Gordon Copeland (United Future) Dover Samuels (Labour Party) Michael Cullen (Labour Party) Clem Simich (National Party) Rod Donald (Green Party) Barbara Stewart (New Zealand First) Brian Donnelly (New Zealand First) Maryan Street (Labour Party) Russell Fairbrother (Labour Party) Jim Sutton (Labour Party) Darien Fenton (Labour Party) Georgina Te Heuheu (National Party) Christopher Finlayson (National Party) Metiria Turei (Green Party) Jeanette Fitzsimons (Green Party) Judy Turner (United Future) Tim Groser (National Party) Nicky Wagner (National Party) Nathan Guy (National Party) Kate Wilkinson (National Party) Ann Hartley (Labour Party) Maragret Wilson (Labour Party) Tau Henare (National Party) Pansy Wong (National Party) David Hereora (Labour Party) Doug Woolerton (New Zealand First) Shane Jones (Labour Party) Richard Worth (National Party) Sue Kedgley (Green Party) Dianne Yates (Labour Party)