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An electorate or electoral district (Māori: rohe pōti[1]) is a geographic constituency used for electing a member (MP) to the New Zealand Parliament.[2] The size of electorates is determined such that all electorates have approximately the same electoral population.
Before 1996, all MPs were directly chosen for office by the voters of an electorate. In New Zealand's electoral system, 72 of the usually 120 seats in Parliament are filled by electorate members, with the remainder being filled from party lists in order to achieve proportional representation among parties. The 72 electorates are made up from 65 general and seven Māori electorates. The number of electorates increases periodically in line with national population growth; the number was increased from 71 to 72 starting at the 2020 general election.
- ^ "Ngā MP, rohe pōti". www.parliament.nz (in Māori). New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Electoral Act 1993 No 87 (as at 1 July 2016), Public Act Contents". www.legislation.govt.nz. New Zealand Legislation. Retrieved 9 February 2017.