Next New Zealand general election

The next New Zealand general election will be held at some time in the future, likely within three months from 25 March 2023. Voters will elect 120 members to the New Zealand House of Representatives under the mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system.

The incumbent left-wing government, a coalition of Together for All and the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister alisonhearts and supported by Te Pāti Māori, the Globe Party, and the New Zealand National Party, will be opposed by the libertarian-right opposition ACT New Zealand party, led by Lady_Aya. The South Island People's Party and Change NZ also sit on the crossbenches.

Background
The March 2023 election results left no party anywhere close to commanding a majority on their own, necessitating the formation of a coalition. The two largest parties, ACT New Zealand and Together for All, commanded 35 and 28 seats respectively, while Te Pāti Māori and the Labour Party won 13 each, the Globe Party 12, and the South Island People's Party, Change NZ, and the National Party having won 8 seats each.

At the conclusion of the ten-day coalition forming period on 4 April, alisonhearts held a press conference in the Beehive theatrette, in which she announced that Together for All had formed a coalition government with the New Zealand Labour Party, with Te Pāti Māori and the Globe Party providing support on matters of confidence and supply, and the New Zealand National Party providing full support.

Electoral system
The New Zealand Parliament consists of 120 seats, with all of New Zealand's real-life electorates being contestable by players. Each party (excluding those only contesting a certain region) can have a "faceless nameless candidate" in each electorate not contested by a player.

Seats in the parliament are determined by the party vote, with each party that either wins more than 5% of the party vote or wins one of 72 electorates being eligible for seats in parliament. The electoral system is identical to that used in the real-life New Zealand Parliament.

Registered parties
Political parties registered with the Electoral Commission can contest the general election as a party. A registered party may submit a party list to contest the party vote. Unregistered parties and independents can contest the electorate vote only.