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

National Party

The New Zealand National Party (Rōpū Nāhinara) is currently the main opposition party in parliament. A centre-right party, National tends to be economically liberal and socially conservative but is a broad church, promoting individual freedom, personal responsibility and competitive enterprise. National formed in 1936 as a combination of the Reform and United parties to oppose the growing labour movement. It has been in government five times and had eight leaders become prime ministers.

  • Year founded1936
  • Times in government6
  • Current MPs34
  • Number of electorates held24
  • 2023 donations$2,463,516
  • 2023 polling average37.4%

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.