NZ Election 2023

Parties

Explore the political parties standing in this election. Learn more about each party, see key facts and stats, and view their candidates.

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ACT Party

Animal Justice Party

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

DemocracyNZ

Freedoms NZ

Green Party

Labour Party

Leighton Baker Party

NZ First

National Party

New Conservatives

New Nation Party

New Zealand Loyal

NewZeal

Te Pāti Māori

The Opportunities Party (TOP)

Women's Rights Party

Labour Party

The New Zealand Labour Party (Rōpū Reipa o Aotearoa) currently leads the government. It is a centre-left political party, which describes its founding principle as democratic socialism. Labour formed in 1916 out of various socialist parties and trade unions and is the country's oldest political party still in existence. Labour has been in government six times and had 10 leaders become prime minister.

  • Year founded1916
  • Times in government6
  • Current MPs62
  • Number of electorates held45
  • 2023 donations$703,804
  • 2023 polling average26.5%

Party List

Get across the policies, candidates and parties

Don’t know who to vote for? Policy.nz is the complete guide to the 2023 general election. Compare the parties, candidates and policies to see where you stand.

Policies

Compare the parties’ positions on the key issues this election

Candidates

See the electorate candidates running in your local area

Parties

Learn about each political party, its leaders and candidate list

Things to know...

Your two votes shape New Zealand’s next parliament. You need to be enrolled to vote.

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  • Enrol to vote by Sunday 25 October

    You need to be enrolled before you can vote. You can enrol online at vote.nz.

  • Voting day is Saturday 7 November

    Head to your nearest voting place on the day, or vote early from 26 October.

  • You get two votes

    One for a party (the party vote) and one for a person in your area (the electorate vote).

  • Your party vote is the most powerful

    It decides how many seats each party gets in Parliament. That’s what Policy helps you figure out.