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VoteRights

New Zealand

Oceania · nz

Parliamentary democracy using mixed-member proportional representation, combining electorate members with compensatory party-list seats.

Profil zuletzt überprüft am July 23, 2026

Each New Zealand voter has two votes: one for a local electorate candidate and one for a political party. The party vote largely determines each party's share of seats in a normally 120-member House of Representatives. Enrolment is compulsory for eligible citizens and permanent residents, but casting a vote is voluntary.

Wie die Stimmabgabe heute funktioniert

Wahlalter
18 und älter
Wählerregistrierung
Gemischt
Ausweis
Kein Ausweis erforderlich
Wahlpflicht
Nein
Briefwahl
Eingeschränkt
Vorzeitige Stimmabgabe
Für alle verfügbar
Online-Wahl
Nicht verfügbar
Stimmabgabe aus dem Ausland
Eingeschränkt

Eligible people must enrol, but voting is not compulsory. Ordinary voters do not need identification at the polling place. Advance voting is broadly available; overseas eligibility and voting methods are governed by residence and return-to-New-Zealand rules.

Wie sich das Wahlrecht verändert hat

Jeder Eintrag dokumentiert eine Änderung darin, wer wählen durfte oder wie — Ausweitungen, Einschränkungen und Verfahrensreformen gleichermaßen.

  1. 1893Ausweitung

    New Zealand became the first self-governing country in which women could vote in parliamentary elections.

    Women and the vote
  2. 1974Ausweitung

    The voting age was reduced to 18.

    History of the vote in New Zealand
  3. 1996Reform

    The first general election under mixed-member proportional representation replaced the former first-past-the-post system.

    What is MMP?
  4. 2025Reform

    The Electoral Amendment Act changed enrolment and election-administration rules applying to the 2026 election.

    Electoral Amendment Act 2025

Sicherungen bei der Auszählung

Stimmzettelart
Papierstimmzettel
Nachwahlprüfung
Verpflichtende Nachzählung
Wahlverwaltung
Unabhängige Kommission
Inländische Beobachter
Ja
Internationale Beobachter
Ja

Election-night counts are preliminary. Returning officers conduct the official count after election day, including special votes, and official results are published only after reconciliation and checks.

Wissenswertes

  • The party vote, not the electorate vote, is the main determinant of each party's total share of seats under MMP.What is MMP?
  • For the 2026 election, candidate nominations close on 8 October, advance voting starts on 26 October and official results are scheduled for 27 November.Key information and dates

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