2 November 2011
Electoral Commission
Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
Electoral Commission Releases Full List of Parties and Candidates for 2011 Election
The Electoral Commission has released the nominations for the 2011 General Election, with 13 registered political
parties and 544 candidates contesting the election.
Registered Parties Seeking the Party Vote
The registered parties seeking the party vote are:
1. ACT New Zealand
2 Alliance
3. Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
4. Conservative Party
5. Democrats for Social Credit
6. Green Party
7 Labour Party
8. Libertarianz
9. Mana
10. Māori Party
11. National Party
12. New Zealand First Party
13. United Future
There were 19 registered political parties and 682 candidates contesting the election in 2008.
Candidates
A total of 544 candidates (electorate and list) are standing in this year’s election. This compares with 682 candidates
in the 2008 election.
91 candidates are on the party list only and 73 are standing as electorate candidates only. 30 electorate candidates are
standing as independents or representing unregistered parties (only registered parties are eligible to contest the party
vote).
The number of candidates standing both as an electorate candidate and on a party list is 380.
The electorate with the most candidates is Wellington Central with 12 and the electorate with the lowest number of
candidates is Waiariki with 3.
397 men and 147 women are standing in the 2011 General Election. In 2008 there were 488 men and 194 women standing.
The elections website www.elections.org.nz has a full list of electorate candidates and the party lists.
PartyNumber of CandidatesList CandidatesElectorate CandidatesACT New Zealand 565550Alliance 14145Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party 282817Conservative Party 523052Democrats for Social Credit 242414Green Party 616159Labour Party 8170*70Libertarianz 27279Mana 232021Māori Party 201711National Party 7575*63New Zealand First Party 333332United Future 201720Unregistered party and independent candidates3030Total544471453
* maximum number on the published list is 65
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