New Zealand General Elections

Results

Saturday 8 November 2008 was Election Day. The New Zealand election results website has published the results. The National Party has announced the new Cabinet ministerial list.

How it works

Elections New Zealand is the official election site. Here you will find everything you need to know about voting and how the election system works.
New Zealand Government - web sites covering all aspects of New Zealand government.

Electorates and MPs

Each electorate has an official profile which includes the previous election results, statistical profiles and maps.

• Canterbury electorates
• Electorate Maps
• Electoral Street index - search on a street and find which Electorate it is in.

Current local Members of Parliament

• Members of Parliament @ CINCH
• Canterbury MPs and list MPs @ localeye

MPs in Parliament - the full list of current MPs with their political biographies and their contact details can be found here

Parties and Candidates

New Zealand Political Parties' web sites will have information about party policies and candidates.

localeye directory of information for the 2008 election includes political parties and candidate websites for the Canterbury region.

More information about New Zealand Elections

The New Zealand Election Study

Analysing political behaviour over successive New Zealand elections.

New Zealand at ElectionGuide

"Election Guide is provided by IFES, an international nonprofit dedicated to the building of democratic societies. Launched in 1998 through a generous grant from USAID, ElectionGuide is the most comprehensive and timely source of verified election information and results available online."

Election photographs

Clerks sort through the ballots before drawing the first ballot in the General Election of 1914 [1914]	Outside the polling booth, Kaiapoi : people awaiting the results of the Southern Maori Electorate, 1902 Maori election. [1902]
The results of the general election of 1919, posted outside the Press Co. Building, Cathedral Square, Christchurch [1919]	A portion of the crowd awaiting the result of the 1919 election, the results being displayed by lantern on a board in Christchurch [1919]