2023 New Zealand general election

The 2023 New Zealand general election will determine the 54th Parliament of New Zealand. It will be held on 14 October 2023.

2023 New Zealand general election

14 October 2023
All 120 seats in the House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader Chris Hipkins Christopher Luxon David Seymour Party ACT Leader since 22 January 2023 30 November 2021 4 October 2014 Leader's seat Remutaka Botany Epsom Last election 65 seats, 50.01% 33 seats, 25.58% 10 seats, 7.58% Current seats 62 34 10 Seats needed 27 51   ma‾-o•ri Leader James Shaw Marama Davidson Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Rawiri Waititi Party Leader since 30 May 2015 8 April 2018 15 April 2020 28 October 2020 Leader's seat List List Waiariki Last election 10 seats, 7.86% 2 seats, 1.17% Current seats 9 2 Seats needed 52 59
Incumbent Prime Minister Chris Hipkins Labour

Voters will elect 120 members to the New Zealand House of Representatives under the mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system, a proportional representation system in which 72 members will be elected from single-member electorates and 48 members from closed party lists.

At the 2020 election, the centre-left Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, won an outright majority in the House. The main opponent to the Labour government is the centre-right National Party, led by Christopher Luxon.

On 19 January 2023, Ardern announced she would resign as Labour leader and prime minister before 7 February.

Candidates

• Prime Minister
  Chris Hipkins
  (Labour Party)
  from Remutaka

• Opposition Leader
  Christopher Luxon
  (National Party)
  from Botany

• Members of Parliament
  James Shaw and Marama Davidson
  (Green Party)
  for List

• Member of Parliament
  David Seymour
  (ACT)
  from Epsom

• Member of Parliament
  Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
  (Māori Party)
  for List

Opinion polls

Graph of opinion polls conducted; smoothing is set to span = 0.65

2023 New Zealand General Election Media

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  James Shaw and Marama Davidson 2023 (composite)

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  Hipkins in Lower Hutt announcing Labour's policy of removing GST for fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables and increases to Working for Families

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  Green Party campaign sign for the 2023 general election

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  Seymour in Palmerston North for an ACT public meeting on 30 July 2023

Other websites

• Electoral Commission website