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General Elections
MMP
General Electorates
Maori Electorates
General
100
3 years
How often are General Elections held?
100
1996
What year was MMP introduced?
100
Areas of the country in which people votes for a Member of Parliament
What is an electorate
100
They can register on either the general electoral roll or the Maori Electoral roll
What options do Maori voters have?
100
120 seats
How many MPsare there in NZ? THis can vary by 1 or 2, depending on the outcome of the election.
200
Governor-General
Who does the Prime Minister first inform of date for the next election?
200
Two votes each
How many votes does MMP give each voter?
200
No, they are based on population
Are electorates equal in size?
200
Every 5 years
How often do Maori voters decide which electoral roll they will register on?
200
Coalition Government
What do you call a government where at least two parties agree to work together to become a majority?
300
by-election
What is called if an MP resigns or dies before the end of his/her three year term?
300
One vote is for the candidate, the other is for the political party
Who are the votes you cast under MMP for?
300
62 General Seats and 7 Maori seats
What types of electorates do we have?
300
54 300
What is the rough number of people in each elecorate based on your information?
300
Minority Government
Even though a party does not have more than half the seats, other parties agree to support it so that it can govern
400
The next member on the party list takes up the seat
What happens if a list MP resigns or dies?
400
FPP - First past the post
What was the previous system in NZ known as?
400
Electoral Commission
Who draws up the borders for the electorates?
400
Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples
Who are the co-leadersof the Maori Party?
400
Another General Election will be held
What happens if no Government can be formed?
500
Ballot paper
What is the piece of paper that you mark with your votes called?
500
St Lague formula
What is the name of the method used for calculating the number of seats each party will get in the house of Representatives?
500
Electorates
What are the areas that Nz is divided into so that all voters have at least one MP to represent their region and their needs
500
Divide Maori electoral population by 54 300 (number used to calculate all electorate sizes)
How is the number of maori seats calculated?
500
You get the greates number of electorate votes
How do you get to be an electorate MP?