2011 New Zealand general election

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The 2011 New Zealand general election was held on 26 November 2011 to determine the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament. Voters elected 121 MPs to the New Zealand House of Representatives, 70 from single-member electorates, and 51 from party lists, including one overhang seat. New Zealand has used a mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system since 1996, giving voters two votes: one for a political party and the other for their local electorate MP. A referendum on the voting system was held at the same time as the election, with voters voting by majority to keep the MMP system. A total of 3,070,847 people were registered to vote in the election, with over 2.2 million votes cast and a turnout of 74.21% – the lowest since 1887. The incumbent National Party, led by John Key, gained the plurality with 47.3% of the party vote and 59 seats, two seats short of a majority. The opposing Labour Party, led by Phil Goff, lost ground, winning 27.5% of the vote and 34 seats, while the Green...

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