Paragraph 3 - House of Representatives

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What parties are in the HOR?

National, ACT, NZ First, Labour, Green and Te pati Māori

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Who is the leader of National and how many seats do they have?

Christopher Luxon - 49 members

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Who is the leader of ACT and how many seats do they have?

David Seymour - 11 members

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Who is the leader of NZ First and how many seats do they have?

Winston Peters - 8 members

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Who is the leader of Labour and how many seats do they have?

Chris Hipkins - 34 members

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Together how many seats do Green and Te Pati māori make?

21 seats

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How many seats are there in parliament currently?

123 seats

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What is the first reason for the overhang of seats?

Te Pati Māori got 3.08% of the party vote, around 4 seats, but they didn’t make the 5%. However, they won 6 electorate seats, meaning they got 2 extra seats

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What is the second reason for the overhang of seats?

There was a by-election for the Port Waikato electorate after the general election. This resulted in an extra seat for national.