Party lists in the New Zealand general election, 2011

This page provides the party lists for New Zealand's 2011 elections. Party lists determine (in the light of country-wide proportional voting) the appointment of list MPs under the mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation electoral system. The Electoral Commission issued a deadline of noon on 1 November for submitting party lists.

Parties are ordered according to their share of the vote.

The National Party released a party list of 75 candidates in early September. The list was revised when Allan Peachey, ranked 48th, withdrew due to ill health. Simon O'Connor, who replaced Peachey as candidate for the Tāmaki electorate, was then added to the list, albeit in a lower position than Peachey had held.

The Labour Party announced a party list of 70 candidates.

Damien O'Connor, List MP, and Lianne Dalziel, MP for Christchurch East, both declined a place on the list stating they only wanted to represent the electorate they held candidacy for.Ross Robertson has never held a list position since the introduction of MMP in 1996 and Louisa Wall was not given a list position.

The Green Party, after announcing a preliminary list in April, announced a list of thirty people in late May. In accordance with party rules, the remainder of the candidate pool was then ranked in alphabetical order, with the final list submitted to the Electoral Commission having sixty-one people.

New Zealand First released a party list of thirty-three people on 1 November.

The Māori Party released a party list of 17 candidates on 29 October.

The Mana Party announced a party list of twenty people on 1 November.

ACT New Zealand released its party list on 28 August. A modified list was announced in October, reflecting the withdrawal of parliamentary leader John Boscawen (who was initially ranked second) and the confirmation of Catherine Isaac (whose name had not been officially released due to uncertainty about her availability). The full list eventually submitted to the Electoral Commission had fifty-five people on it, with those not previously ranked (with the exception of the very last) being ranked alphabetically.

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