The Tally Room

Last week, nominations closed for the 2014 New Zealand general election. 548 candidates have nominated for the election. 365 candidates have nominated both for an electorate, and on a party list. 118 candidates have nominated for an electorate only (for a total of 483 electorate...

Te Tai Tokerau is a Maori electorate covering the Northland region, and the northern and western fringes of Auckland. The electorate has been held since 2005 by Hone Harawira. Harawira was elected in 2005 and 2008 as a Maori Party candidate. In 2011, he left...

Tāmaki Makaurau is a Māori electorate that covers most of the Auckland urban area. The seat has been held since 2005 by Pita Sharples of the Māori Party. Sharples served as Māori Party co-leader from the party's foundation until 2013, and has served as a minister since...

Te Tai Hauāuru is a Māori electorate covering western parts of the central North Island, stretching from Wellington to Hamilton (but not covering either). The seat has been held since 2002 by Tariana Turia, who was first a Labour MP but then left the party and...

Epsom is one of the most interesting electorates in the New Zealand election, for the fourth election in a row. Epsom is a wealthy, conservative electorate in the inner east of Auckland. Since 2005, the ACT party has relied on winning the seat of Epsom...

Voters in the Hunter region of New South Wales will go to the polls for three major by-elections this year: two state by-elections, and a by-election for the Lord Mayor of the City of Newcastle. All three I have finished profiles of all three by-elections,...

Electorate Margin Electorate Margin Hutt South LAB 9.91% vs NAT Rimutaka LAB 15.07% vs NAT Mana LAB 6.64% vs NAT Rongotai LAB 25.14% vs NAT Ōhariu UNF 0.29% vs LAB Wellington Central LAB 17.4% vs NAT Local electorates There are six electorates in the Wellington urban areas. Five of these seats...

Electorate Margin Electorate Margin Clutha-Southland NAT 52.06% vs LAB Rangitata NAT 17.09% vs LAB Dunedin North LAB 9.12% vs NAT Selwyn NAT 55.77% vs LAB Dunedin South LAB 12.12% vs NAT Waimakariri NAT 3.02% vs LAB Invercargill NAT 19.79% vs LAB Waitaki NAT 37.34% vs LAB Kaikōura NAT...

Electorate Margin Electorate Margin Bay of Plenty NAT 49.69% vs LAB Rangitīkei NAT 29.55% vs LAB Coromandel NAT 37.86% vs LAB Rotorua NAT 29.06% vs LAB East Coast NAT 16.65% vs LAB Taranaki-King Country NAT 50.82% vs LAB Hamilton East NAT 24.37% vs LAB Taupō NAT 42.92% vs...

Electorate Margin Electorate Margin Hauraki-Waikato LAB 35.53% vs MANA Te Tai Tokerau MANA 6.21% vs LAB Ikaroa-Rāwhiti LAB 37.61% vs MAORI Te Tai Tonga LAB 8.83% vs MAORI Tāmaki Makaurau MAORI 5.31% vs LAB Waiariki MAORI 10.59% vs MANA Te Tai Hauāuru MAORI 18.45% vs LAB Local electorates There are seven Māori electorates covering the entirety of New Zealand. Three...