Story: Electoral systems

All images and media

From page 1 - Turning votes into seats

Voting in the 2008 general election

Voting in the 2008 general election

Declaration of war, 1914

Declaration of war, 1914

1853 election poster

1853 election poster

Māori electorates, 1867–2011

Māori electorates, 1867–2011

From page 2 - First-past-the-post and two-round elections

Strike out the names

Strike out the names

Seats in the House of Representatives, 1890–1905

Seats in the House of Representatives, 1890–1905

Liberal Party, 1910

Liberal Party, 1910

From page 3 - Back to first-past-the-post

Seats in the House of Representatives, 1914–1925

Seats in the House of Representatives, 1914–1925

Labour Party campaign poster, 1938

Labour Party campaign poster, 1938

1951 election: National Party poster

1951 election: National Party poster (1st of 2)

1951 election: electorates won, by party

1951 election: electorates won, by party (2nd of 2)

Vernon Cracknell and family

Vernon Cracknell and family

From page 4 - The call for electoral reform

Towards a better democracy

Towards a better democracy

The members of Royal Commission on the Electoral System

The members of Royal Commission on the Electoral System

Party leaders debate, 1987

Party leaders debate, 1987

From page 5 - The 1990s electoral-reform referendums

1992 indicative referendum on the electoral system

1992 indicative referendum on the electoral system

1993 binding referendum on the electoral system: the guide

1993 binding referendum on the electoral system: the guide (1st of 2)

Results of the 1993 referendum on the electoral system

Results of the 1993 referendum on the electoral system (2nd of 2)

From page 6 - MMP in practice

Electoral Commission publications

Electoral Commission publications

Signing a coalition agreement

Signing a coalition agreement

Seats in the House of Representatives, 1996–2020

Seats in the House of Representatives, 1996–2020

2011 referendum ballot paper

2011 referendum ballot paper

New Zealand electoral systems

New Zealand electoral systems

From page 7 - Local-authority electoral systems

First-past-the-post in Auckland’s 2010 mayoral race

First-past-the-post in Auckland’s 2010 mayoral race

Local body election papers in the mail

Local body election papers in the mail

Wellington’s mayor installed in office

Wellington’s mayor installed in office

How to cite this page:

Nigel S. Roberts, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/electoral-systems/media (accessed 1 June 2023)

Story by Nigel S. Roberts, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Feb 2015