NZ’s mixed-up electoral system threatens to blow results out of proportion

Dr Oliver Hartwich
The Australian
14 October, 2026

It is election time in New Zealand and as such, political tragics like myself cannot have any meetings without the conversation turning to the question “And, who will win on 7 November?”

But something is different this year. Not just because the election is so tight with both the centre-left and the centre-right bloc neck and neck in the polls. The electoral system also adds a couple of uncertainties which make predicting the outcome a lottery.

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