Results to be announced in the New Zealand 2005 General Election
{{date|September 17, 2005}}    

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| colspan="2" | '''Preliminary Election Results''':
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| colspan="2" | '''Background''':
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* [[w:Political parties in New Zealand|Political parties in New Zealand]]
* [[w:New Zealand Parliament|New Zealand House of Representatives]]
* [[w:Politics of New Zealand|Politics of New Zealand]]
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There is a little under an hour to go until polls close in the 2005 [[w:New Zealand|New Zealand]]  General Election.

Both National leader [[w:Don Brash|Don Brash]] and the Prime Minister [[w:Helen Clark|Helen Clark]] (Labour) have already cast their votes.

Nearly three million people are eligible to vote. 

Turnout has been strong, and turnout results are predicted to be higher than the 2002 turnout (77%).

Under New Zealand's [[w:Mixed Member Proportional|MMP]] system, parties must win either an electorate seat or 5% of the party vote to win seats in the 120-seat parliament.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url= http://www.tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/611858
|title= Polling stations report good turnout
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|pub= One News
|date=September 17, 2005}}

*{{source|url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10346022
|title= Leaders cast votes, turnout appears strong
|author=
|pub= New Zealand Herald
|date=Sept, 17, 2005}}

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'The New Zealand General Election'

New Zealand

 'Preliminary Election Results':


 'Other Wikinews election coverage':

category=New Zealand
category=Elections
count=10


 'Background':

 Wikipedia

 Wikipedia, Wikinews' sibling project, has in-depth background articles on:

 
* Political parties in New Zealand
* New Zealand House of Representatives
* Politics of New Zealand
* Mixed Member Proportional voting system
* Previous New Zealand General Elections

There is a little under an hour to go until polls close in the 2005 New Zealand  General Election.

Both National leader Don Brash and the Prime Minister Helen Clark (Labour) have already cast their votes.

Nearly three million people are eligible to vote. 

Turnout has been strong, and turnout results are predicted to be higher than the 2002 turnout (77%).

Under New Zealand's MMP system, parties must win either an electorate seat or 5% of the party vote to win seats in the 120-seat parliament.

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New Zealand Oceania Elections Politics and conflicts