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Elections on TV
It took a while for television to make its mark on New Zealand elections, but since the 1980s the small screen has been the decisive campaign battleground. Politicians and parties seek to sway voters...
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Royal Commission on the Electoral System report
Cover of the Report of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System: towards a better democracy, 1986.The Commission was established by the Labour government in 1985 and recommended that New Zealand...
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Election day in Masterton, 1887
In the North Wairarapa electorate, election day 1887 attracted unusual attention. A crowd of men and boys, Māori and Pākehā gathered in Masterton with effigies of the three candidates: George Beetham...
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Universal male suffrage introduced
Election day in Masterton, 1887 (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-011707-F)The Qualification of Electors Act extended the right to vote (or electoral franchise) to all European men aged over 21,...
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Special votes cast in general election
Casting a special vote, 2008 (Nigel Roberts, Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand)For the first time in New Zealand’s electoral history, registered voters who were away from their electorate on polling...
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Women’s Electoral Lobby of New Zealand
When the Women's Electoral Lobby of New Zealand (WEL) was formed in 1975, its goal for the next twenty years was to achieve equality for women, encourage women to be active in public life, and ensure...
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New Zealanders go to the polls in first MMP election
In the first general election held under the new mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) voting system, New Zealand voters selected 120 members of Parliament through a mixture of electorate...
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