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Party expenses for the 2023 General Election

Mar 20, 2024

Details of how much political parties spent on advertising for the 2023 General Election have been published on the Electoral Commission’s elections.nz website.

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Enrol now for the Tauranga City Council election

Mar 19, 2024

The Electoral Commission is encouraging Tauranga City Council voters to check they are enrolled for the council election on 20 July.

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Referral to Police

Mar 18, 2024

On 18 March, the Electoral Commission referred MediaWorks New Zealand and a candidate to Police for radio advertisements broadcast between 23 September and 13 October 2023.

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New list MP for the Green Party

Mar 6, 2024

The Electoral Commission has declared Lawrence Xu-Nan to be elected to Parliament from the Green Party list.

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Dual vote referrals for 2023 General Election

Mar 4, 2024

The Electoral Commission has referred 55 individuals to the Police who appear to have voted more than once at the 2023 General Election.

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2023 candidate and third party returns

Feb 22, 2024

Candidate and third party returns for the 2023 General Election have been published on the Electoral Commission’s elections.nz website.

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DemocracyNZ no longer registered

Feb 16, 2024

The Electoral Commission has cancelled the registration of DemocracyNZ and its logo at the party’s request.

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New list MP for the Labour Party

Feb 8, 2024

The Electoral Commission has declared Shanan Halbert to be elected to Parliament from the Labour Party list.

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New list MP for the Labour Party

Jan 30, 2024

The Electoral Commission has declared Tracey McLellan to be elected to Parliament from the Labour Party list.

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