New Zealand votes on final day of general election
Voters choose a local candidate and a political party, rather than a leader directly, as polling stations open for the final day of voting.
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Voters choose a local candidate and a political party, rather than a leader directly, as polling stations open for the final day of voting.
Polling stations opened at 09:00 local time (00:00 Yerevan time) on 7 November for the final day of New Zealand’s general election. Voting began on 26 October, and the election will choose the parliament from which the next government will be formed.
Al Jazeera said polling stations were scheduled to close at 19:00 local time (10:00 Yerevan time), or 06:00 UTC.
New Zealand uses a mixed-member proportional system: voters choose both a local electorate candidate and a party. Local winners enter the typically 120-seat parliament alongside candidates from party lists, whose election depends on the national party vote.
Election-day campaigning restrictions last until polling closes. They bar parties, news outlets and social media users from commenting on likely outcomes, campaign issues or other matters that could encourage or discourage a particular vote. Billboards and advertising must be removed, and the restrictions also cover bumper stickers, T-shirts and social media profile pictures.
The Electoral Commission aims to release preliminary results from 95 percent of polling stations by the end of election night. Final results, which will reflect ballots cast by New Zealanders abroad, are expected by 27 November.
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