Electoral Commission (New Zealand)

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The Electoral Commission (New Zealand) is the independent Crown entity responsible for administering the country’s electoral system, including running elections, maintaining the electoral rolls, and overseeing political party and campaign finance regulation.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral management body ⓘ
independent Crown entity ⓘ
alsoKnownAs New Zealand Electoral Commission ⓘ
appliesElectoralSystem mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ
appliesToElections New Zealand general elections ⓘ
New Zealand referendums ⓘ
by-elections for the New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
dateFormed 2010 ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Chief Electoral Office ⓘ
Electoral Enrolment Centre ⓘ
previous Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
governsElectoralRollType Māori roll ⓘ
general roll ⓘ
hasLegalObligation to act independently ⓘ
to promote public awareness of electoral matters ⓘ
hasScope national ⓘ
headquartersCountry New Zealand ⓘ
headquartersLocation Wellington ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
legalForm Crown entity ⓘ
legislatedBy Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 ⓘ
monitorsComplianceWith New Zealand electoral law ⓘ
nativeLabel Electoral Commission ⓘ
operatesUnderStatute Broadcasting Act 1989 ⓘ
Electoral Act 1993 ⓘ
overseenBy Minister of Justice (New Zealand) ⓘ
parentOrganization New Zealand Government ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfOperation English ⓘ
regulates election advertising in New Zealand ⓘ
election campaign finance in New Zealand ⓘ
political party registration in New Zealand ⓘ
reportsTo New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
responsibleFor administering New Zealand’s electoral system ⓘ
allocating election broadcasting time and funding to political parties ⓘ
conducting by-elections in New Zealand ⓘ
conducting parliamentary elections in New Zealand ⓘ
conducting referendums in New Zealand ⓘ
educating voters about the electoral system ⓘ
enforcing aspects of New Zealand’s electoral finance law ⓘ
maintaining the electoral rolls in New Zealand ⓘ
overseeing political party and candidate election expenses ⓘ
promoting participation in parliamentary elections ⓘ
providing public information on how to vote ⓘ
registering political parties in New Zealand ⓘ
secondaryLanguageOfOperation Māori ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
shortName Electoral Commission ⓘ
website https://elections.nz ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Zealand government → hasElectoralCommission → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Electoral Act 1993 → administeredBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
New Zealand South Island electorates → usesElectoralRoll → New Zealand electoral roll ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
New Zealand South Island electorates → administeredBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
New Zealand general elections → administeredBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Electoral Commission (New Zealand) → alsoKnownAs → New Zealand Electoral Commission ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Māori electorates → administeredBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
New Zealand general electorates → definedBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
New Zealand general electorates → coordinatedBy → New Zealand Electoral Commission ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Labour Party list → associatedWith → New Zealand Electoral Commission ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Auckland mayoral election → supervisingAuthority → New Zealand Electoral Commission ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Representation Commission → worksWith → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
West Coast–Tasman → hasElectorateProfile → New Zealand Electoral Commission ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Te Tai Tonga → administeredBy → Electoral Commission of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Christchurch Central → partOfElectoralCommissionJurisdiction → Electoral Commission of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
New Zealand electoral law → implementedBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
New Zealand electoral law → overseenBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Electoral Commission board → oversightOf → New Zealand parliamentary elections administration ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
2020 New Zealand general election → oversightBody → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Coromandel electorate → administeredBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Waikato electorate → administeredBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Electoral Commission (New Zealand) → alsoKnownAs → New Zealand Electoral Commission ⓘ
subject linked to: Electoral Commission
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Chief Electoral Office → absorbedInto → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Chief Electoral Office → functionTransferredTo → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Chief Electoral Office → replacedBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Chief Electoral Office → hasSuccessor → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Electoral Enrolment Centre → subjectOf → New Zealand electoral administration ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 → regulates → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 → relatedTo → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Waiariki → governingBody → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Māori Electoral Option → administeredBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti → administeredBy → Electoral Commission of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Electoral Commission (New Zealand)
Te Tai Hauāuru → administeredBy → Electoral Commission (New Zealand) ⓘ