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First-past-the-post. It is won by a candidate that recieves more votes than any others. |
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The proportion of votes a party gets will reflect the number of seats it has in parliament. The candidate who gets the most votes wins. |
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| How many votes do you get? |
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| Each voter gets two votes. The first vote is the party vote and the second is to choose the MP the voter wants to represent the electorate they live in. This is called the electorate vote. |
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| Is it illegal not to vote? |
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The law says you have to enrol, but you don’t have to vote. If you don’t enrol and there’s no good reason for not doing so, you can be fined up to $100 for a first conviction, and up to $200 for a further conviction. |
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| Who was the prime minister from 1990 until 1997? |
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| Who was the prime minister from 1997 until 1999? |
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| Who was the prime minister from 1999 until 2008? |
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| Who was the prime minister from 2008 until present? |
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| Who is the current deputy prime minister? |
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| The honorable Bill English MP |
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| Who is the leader of the opposition? |
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| Define "coalition government" |
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A union of two or more political parties that allows them to form a government or fight an election together. |
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A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. |
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| All the people in NZ who can vote. |
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| How often does New Zealand have an election? |
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| What are three New Zealand political parties? |
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| What is one party with just one leader, and what is their name? |
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| National Party - John Key |
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| What is one party with co-leaders and what are their names? |
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| Green Party - Metiria Turei and James Shaw. |
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| Where is the Beehive and house of representitives? |
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| What are the largest parties? |
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| Define majority government |
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| the number of votes or seats by which the strongest party or candidate beats the combined opposition or the runner-up. |
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| Define minority government |
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a government in which the governing party has most seats but still less than half the total.
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- Who gets to put "The Right Honorable" before their name?
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- the Governor-General of New Zealand
- the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- the Chief Justice of New Zealand
- the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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