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Election 2011
Election 2011 headlines with summaries.
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'Historic night' for Green Party
27 Nov 2011Green Party co-leader Russel Norman said the election night was historic for the Greens and for New Zealand. Audio
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ACT wins Espom, Don Brash resigns
27 Nov 2011Don Brash has resigned as ACT leader saying he takes full responsibility for the party's poor performance in the election. Audio
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Maori Party has fewer seats
27 Nov 2011The Maori Party has lost the Te Tai Tonga electorate and will now have three MPs in Parliament.
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Peter Dunne returned in Ohariu
27 Nov 2011United Future leader Peter Dunne has taken the Ohariu seat after a close contest with Labour's Charles Chauvel.
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Several Labour MPs out of Parliament
27 Nov 2011At least six Labour MPs have lost their place in Parliament as a result of the party's reduced share of the party vote.
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Three seats changed hands, one to be decided
27 Nov 2011Three electorates changed hands on election night and one remained to be decided.
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National wins New Plymouth
27 Nov 2011The incumbent MP for New Plymouth, National's Jonathan Young, won the seat by more than 4000 votes over Labour's Andrew Little.
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Voter turnout fell
27 Nov 2011The preliminary figure for voter turnout in this election is well down on the last three elections.
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Advance voting higher this election
26 Nov 2011The Electoral Commission says voting in advance of Saturday's general election was at least 20% higher than in the 2008 poll.
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Handful of complaints about political billboards
26 Nov 2011The Electoral Commission says it does not believe candidates leaving political billboards out on election day are intentionally trying to influence voters.
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Advance electoral referendum votes favour MMP
27 Nov 2011Along with casting their ballot the general election, voters were asked to choose whether to retain the existing voting system, MMP.
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Party leaders cast ballots
26 Nov 2011Leaders of the main political parties have cast their votes in the 2011 general election and referendum.
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Man dies after collapsing at polling booth
26 Nov 2011A man was taken ill as he was casting his vote in Wellington on Saturday, and later died.
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Late enrolments still being processed
26 Nov 2011The Electoral Enrolment Centre says it is still flat out processing last minute enrolments to vote in the general election and referendum on New Zealand's voting system.
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Voters prepare to go to the polls
25 Nov 2011More than 2600 polling places will open at 9am on Saturday as voting begins in the 2011 general election and the referendum on New Zealand's voting system.
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Thousands not enrolled by eve of election
25 Nov 2011Just over 220,000 voters had still to register on the electoral roll by Friday evening.
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Historic building used as polling venue closed
25 Nov 2011Polling that would have taken place in a historic Banks Peninsula theatre has had to be moved, because the building was closed on Friday until earthquake strengthening is carried out.
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Parties wind up election campaigns
25 Nov 2011The leaders of both main political parties made their way to Auckland by bus on the final day of campaigning before Saturday's general election. Audio
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Plane pick-up not special treatment, says Key
25 Nov 2011National Party leader John Key says he was not receiving special treatment when an Air New Zealand flight was diverted to New Plymouth. Audio
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Asset ownership limits 'could be challenged'
25 Nov 2011Lawyers say trade agreements could pose problems for the National Party's plans to place restrictions on the sale of shares in state assets to foreigners. Audio
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Further asset sales not on cards - English
25 Nov 2011The National Party says no advice has been sought from officials on extending its partial asset sales plans past the four energy companies named earlier this year. Audio
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National keeps big lead as NZ First inches over 5%
25 Nov 2011National was still well ahead of Labour in the final polls of the election campaign and New Zealand First has made it over the 5% threshold in one of them.
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Essentials, environment and Te Urewera in Waiariki contest
25 Nov 2011Day-to-day living, marine protection, and the return of ancestral land are leading issues for the three candidates campaigning to win the Waiariki seat.
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Number of Maori seats 'could fall'
25 Nov 2011Senior Labour politician, Shane Jones, says he fears the number of Maori seats in Parliament might never increase, and could decrease if Maori MPs are seen to be fighting between themselves. Audio
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