New Zealand general election 2005 - official results
Statement by the Chief Electoral Officer, Ministry of Justice<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Summary
The number of seats in Parliament will be 121, not the 122 seats predicted on election night.
The National Party has lost one list seat compared to election night and now has 48 seats in total.
There are no changes to the number of seats held on election night by other parties.
All electorate candidates leading on election night have been confirmed as winning their seats.
Turnout 80.92% (2002 - 76.98%).
Detailed results are on www.electionresults.govt.nz.
Background
The official results of the 2005 general election held on 17 September 2005 have been determined in accordance with the electoral legislation. The results are subject to any applications for judicial recounts.
All votes cast on election night have been recounted and balanced and special votes have been checked for eligibility before being counted. This has been done in the presence of justices of the peace and any scrutineers appointed by candidates.
Comprehensive audit checks have also been completed at the national level to ensure the results are accurate. Other processes have also been completed as required by law, including preparation of the master roll for each electorate.
Overall results
Overall results are available here.
Composition of parliament
There are two changes compared to election night.
The first change is that the size of Parliament will be 121 seats, an increase of one seat over the normal 120 seats. The additional seat is because the Maori Party won more electorate seats (4 seats) than its entitlement under the party vote (3 seats). The election night results predicted 122 seats in Parliament.
The second change is that the New Zealand National Party is entitled to 48 seats, one seat less than the 49 seats held on election night.
There are no changes to the number of seats held by other parties on election night.
All electorate candidates leading on election night have been confirmed as winning their electorate seats.
Successful candidates (electorate and list)
The names of the 121 successful candidates (electorate and list) are shown in alphabetical order under their parties here. The winning electorate candidates and their majorities are shown here.
Detailed results for each electorate
Detailed results for each electorate are available here.
Turnout and special votes
The number of voters as a percentage of enrolled voters was 80.92%. Special votes totalled 248,677 or 10.8% of total votes cast.
2005 general election turnout by electorate
|
Electorate |
% Turnout |
| Aoraki |
83.71 |
| Auckland Central |
82.42 |
| Banks Peninsula |
86.07 |
| Bay of Plenty |
83.68 |
| Christchurch Central |
79.72 |
| Christchurch East |
81.18 |
| Clevedon |
80.39 |
| Clutha-Southland |
81.40 |
| Coromandel |
84.06 |
| Dunedin North |
83.42 |
| Dunedin South |
84.80 |
| East Coast |
80.90 |
| East Coast Bays |
81.23 |
| Epsom |
82.27 |
| Hamilton East |
82.98 |
|
Hamilton West |
80.22 |
|
Helensville |
82.85 |
| Hutt South |
83.44 |
| Ilam |
82.82 |
| Invercargill |
81.38 |
| Kaikoura |
82.74 |
| Mana |
83.34 |
| Mangere |
72.89 |
| Manukau East |
73.26 |
| Manurewa |
75.81 |
| Maungakiekie |
77.47 |
| Mt Albert |
80.30 |
| Mt Roskill |
79.76 |
| Napier |
83.95 |
| Nelson |
82.78 |
| New Lynn |
82.00 |
| New Plymouth |
81.31 |
| North Shore |
82.98 |
| Northcote |
80.51 |
| Northland |
81.47 |
| Ohariu-Belmont |
85.77 |
| Otago |
83.99 |
| Otaki |
84.78 |
| Pakuranga |
80.69 |
| Palmerston North |
82.40 |
| Piako |
80.47 |
| Port Waikato |
82.64 |
| Rakaia |
83.67 |
| Rangitikei |
82.98 |
| Rimutaka |
83.44 |
| Rodney |
84.31 |
| Rongotai |
85.70 |
| Rotorua |
81.26 |
| Tamaki |
82.53 |
| Taranaki-King Country |
81.75 |
| Taupo |
80.24 |
| Tauranga |
84.02 |
| Te Atatu |
79.01 |
| Tukituki |
83.32 |
| Waimakariri |
83.18 |
| Wairarapa |
83.43 |
| Waitakere |
80.64 |
| Wellington Central |
86.58 |
| West Coast-Tasman |
82.51 |
| Whanganui |
80.87 |
| Whangarei |
82.65 |
| Wigram |
79.87 |
| Ikaroa-Rawhiti |
67.38 |
| Tainui |
65.74 |
| Tamaki Makaurau |
62.05 |
| Te Tai Hauauru |
68.52 |
| Te Tai Tokerau |
69.79 |
| Te Tai Tonga |
67.25 |
| Waiariki |
69.43 |
| Total Turnout |
80.92 |
Declaration and judicial recounts
The official results will be declared formally by Gazette Notice today (1 October). Any applications for a judicial recount must be filed with the District Court no later than Wednesday 5 October 2005.
Next steps
If there are no applications for recounts, the Chief Electoral Officer will declare the election of constituency members of Parliament and return the writ to the Clerk of the House. The expected date is 6 October.
The Chief Electoral Officer will then allocate list seats in the presence of party scrutineers and declare by Gazette Notice the election of list members of Parliament. The expected date is 7 October.
If there is a judicial recount the return of the writ and the election of list members will be delayed. Any delay is expected to be 4 to 5 days but the time taken for the recount will be a matter for the judge.
Further statistics
Further statistics including official results for each polling place and analysis of special votes are expected to be available, subject to recounts, in the week commencing 10 October at www.electionresults.govt.nz. Split voting statistics should be available on the website in the week commencing 17 October.
Thanks
The Chief Electoral Officer wishes to thank staff and suppliers throughout <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />New Zealand for their extraordinary efforts in conducting the 2005 general election. He also wishes to thank the Secretary of Justice and the Electoral Enrolment Centre for their support. Finally, he wishes to thank party administrators and candidates for their co-operation.
David Henry
Chief Electoral Officer