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Candidates in the New Zealand general election 2011 by electorate
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Seventy members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
elected in the 2011 general election
were from single member constituencies, the same number as in 2008
. The initial composition of the 2008 Parliament
gave the National Party
41 seats, the Labour Party
21, the Māori Party
five and ACT, United Future and the Progressive Party
one each.
The election was held on 26 November 2011. Nominations officially opened on 27 October, and the deadline for nominations was 12:00 noon on 1 November.
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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 42,994
Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 46,546
Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 43,204
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,775
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 39,605
Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 42,664
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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 45,117
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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 39,926
Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 45,132
Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 40,533
Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 46,232
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,600
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,689
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,293
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,983
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,578
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,391
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,692
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,731
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,588
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,664
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,722
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,070
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,767
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,630
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,129
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,292
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,824
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,301
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,226
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,973
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,453
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,925
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,628
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,900
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,118
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,420
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,897
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,528
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,027
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,712
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,013
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,709
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,829
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,825
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,548
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,345
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,348
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,152
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,381
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,514
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,742
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,264
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,623
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,911
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,165
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,201
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 49,209
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,212
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,144
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,350
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,068
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,563
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,513
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,364
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 34,628
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,002
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 33,067
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 30,956
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,568
Parliament of New Zealand
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, until 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council. The House of Representatives is often referred to as "Parliament".The House of Representatives usually consists of 120 Members of...
elected in the 2011 general election
New Zealand general election, 2011
The 2011 New Zealand general election on Saturday 26 November 2011 determined the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament.One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives, 70 from single-member electorates, including one overhang seat, and 51 from party...
were from single member constituencies, the same number as in 2008
New Zealand general election, 2008
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament. The conservative National Party, headed by its Parliamentary leader John Key, won a plurality of votes and seats, ending 9 years of government dominated by the social...
. The initial composition of the 2008 Parliament
49th New Zealand Parliament
The 49th New Zealand Parliament was elected at the 2008 election. It consists of 122 members, including an overhang of two seats caused by the Māori Party having won two more electorate seats than its share of the party vote would otherwise have given it. The Parliament will serve from 2008 until...
gave the National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
41 seats, the Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
21, the Māori Party
Maori Party
The Māori Party, a political party in New Zealand, was formed on 7 July 2004. The Party is guided by eight constitutional "kaupapa", or Party objectives. Tariana Turia formed the Māori Party after resigning from the Labour Party where she had been a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour-led...
five and ACT, United Future and the Progressive Party
New Zealand Progressive Party
Jim Anderton's Progressive Party , is a New Zealand political party generally somewhat to the left of its ally, the Labour Party....
one each.
The election was held on 26 November 2011. Nominations officially opened on 27 October, and the deadline for nominations was 12:00 noon on 1 November.
Auckland Central
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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 42,994
Bay of Plenty
|}Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 46,546
Botany
|}Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 43,204
Christchurch Central
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,775
Christchurch East
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 39,605
Clutha-Southland
|}Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 42,664
Coromandel
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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 45,117
Dunedin North
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Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 39,926
Dunedin South
|}Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 45,132
East Coast
|}Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 40,533
East Coast Bays
|}Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 46,232
Epsom
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,600
Hamilton East
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,689
Hamilton West
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,293
Helensville
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,983
Hunua
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,578
Hutt South
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,391
Ilam
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,692
Invercargill
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,731
Kaikōura
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,588
Mana
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,664
Māngere
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,722
Manukau East
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,070
Manurewa
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 38,767
Maungakiekie
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,630
Mount Albert
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,129
Mount Roskill
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,292
Napier
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,824
Nelson
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,301
New Lynn
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,226
New Plymouth
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,973
North Shore
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,453
Northcote
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,925
Northland
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,628
Ōhariu
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,900
Ōtaki
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,118
Pakuranga
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,420
Palmerston North
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,897
Papakura
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,528
Port Hills
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,027
Rangitata
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,712
Rangitīkei
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,013
Rimutaka
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,709
Rodney
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,829
Rongotai
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,825
Rotorua
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,548
Selwyn
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,345
Tāmaki
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 48,348
Taranaki-King Country
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,152
Taupō
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 45,381
Tauranga
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 47,514
Te Atatū
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,742
Tukituki
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,264
Waikato
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,623
Waimakariri
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,911
Wairarapa
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,165
Waitakere
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 42,201
Waitaki
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 49,209
Wellington Central
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,212
West Coast-Tasman
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,144
Whanganui
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 43,350
Whangarei
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 46,068
Wigram
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Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 44,563
Hauraki-Waikato
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,513
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,364
Tāmaki Makaurau
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 34,628
Te Tai Hauāuru
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,002
Te Tai Tokerau
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 33,067
Te Tai Tonga
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 30,956
Waiariki
|}Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 32,568