This election has been postponed from September 19, 2020 due to COVID-19. 

At Stake in this Election:       

• 120 seats or more in the House of Representatives depending on the proportional vote.

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), Represented by Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Jacinda ARDEN (since 26 October 2017)
• Assembly: Unicameral House of Representatives with 120 seats

Electoral System:

• The monarchy is hereditary.
• The monarch appoints the Governor General.
• After general elections, the Governor General usually appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition to Prime Minister.
• Members of the House of Representatives are directly elected to 3-year terms. 71 members are elected in single-seat constituencies and 49 list members are elected by a proportional representation vote under the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system.

Main Parties in this Election:                    

• Labour
  • Leader: Jacinda ARDERN
  • Seats won in last election: 46
• National
  • Leader: Judith COLLINS
  • Seats won in last election: 56
• New Zealand First
  • Leader: Winston PETERS
  • Seats won in last election: 9
• Green
  • Leader: James SHAW
  • Seats won in last election: 8
• ACT
  • Leader: David SEYMOUR
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Advance NZ
  • Leader: Jami-Lee ROSS
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Opportunities
  • Leader: Geoff SIMMONS
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Māori
  • Leader: John TAMIHERE and Debbie NGAREWA-PACKER
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Legalise Cannabis
  • Leader: Maki HERBERT and Michael APPLEBY
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• New Conservative
  • Leader: Leighton BAKER
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Outdoors
  • Leader: Sue GREY and Alan SIMMONS
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Social Credit
  • Leader: Chris LEITCH
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Heartland
  • Leader: Mark BALL
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• ONE
  • Leader: Edward SHANLY and Stephanie HARAWIRA
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Sustainable NZ
  • Leader: Vernon TAVA
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• TEA
  • Leader: John HONG and Susanna KRUGER
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Vision NZ
  • Leader: Hannah TAMAKI
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 4,925,477 (July 2020 est.)[1]
• Registered Voters: 3,436,178 (2020 est.)[2]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 1,459,274 (June 2020 est.)[3]
• Is New Zealand a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
• Has New Zealand ratified CEDAW: Yes (10 January 1985)
• Gender Quota: No
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators: 49 (as of 2020)[4]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 14[5]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is New Zealand a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has New Zealand ratified CRPD: Yes (25 September 2008)
• Population with a disability: 665,759[6]