Referral to the Police
The Electoral Commission has referred the following matter to the Police: Brendan Horan, newspaper advertisement in the Weekend Sun.
Waitakere Judicial Recount Official Results
Following the public release of District Court Judge JG Adams’ decision on Friday 16 December, the Electoral Commission has today…
2011 General Election Writ Returned and Successful List Members Elected
The Electoral Commission has returned the writ for the 2011 General Election showing the names of the successful electorate candidates and has declared the successful list members to be elected by publishing a notice in the Gazette.
Referrals to the Police
On 9 December 2011, the Electoral Commission referred the following matters to Police: An email sent by the Maori Party to supporters.
Christchurch Central Judicial Recount Official Results
The judicial recount of the electorate votes for the Christchurch Central electorate has been completed and National Party candidate Nicky Wagner has been confirmed as winning the seat with a majority of 47 votes.
Process and timetable for MMP review announced
With a majority of voters opting to keep MMP in last month’s Referendum on the Voting System, the Electoral Commission is now preparing to carry out the review of MMP provided for in the Electoral Referendum Act 2010.
New Zealand General Election and Referendum on the Voting System 2011 – Official Results
The Electoral Commission has declared the official results for the 2011 General Election and Referendum on the Voting System.
Electoral Commission Referrals to the Police
The Electoral Commission has referred the following matters to the Police:
(1) John Creser: Distribution of election-related flyer on poll
Factually incorrect information being reported about referendum results
A number of media outlets have been reported as saying that referendum votes will be invalid if only Part A of the paper has been completed.