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political history
Political history is the narrative and survey of political events, ideas, movements, organs of government, voters, parties and leaders. It is closely related to other fields of history, including diplomatic history, constitutional history, social ...
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New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
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Politics of New Zealand § History
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History of voting in New Zealand
Voting in New Zealand was introduced after colonisation by British settlers. The first New Zealand Constitution Act was passed in 1852, and the first parliamentary elections were held the following year.
Between 1853 and 1876, elections were ...
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History of New Zealand
The history of New Zealand ( Aotearoa) dates back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture. Like other Pacific cultures, M ...
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Government of New Zealand
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, leader_title = Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
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Prime Minister of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017.
The prime minister (inform ...
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Māori politics
Māori politics is the politics of the Māori people, who were the original inhabitants of New Zealand and who are now the country's largest minority. Before the arrival of Pākehā (Europeans) in New Zealand, Māori society was based largely ...
Further reading
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*{{Cite book
, publisher = Dept. of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Waikato
, isbn = 9780473097714
, last = Gibbons
, first = Matthew
, title = An annotated bibliography of New Zealand election programmes since 1905
, location = Hamilton, N.Z.
, date = 2003
, url = http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/subjects/politics/resources/bib-nz-man.pdf
External links
Politics and Governmentat New Zealand History online
History of the Voteat Elections New Zealand
Government and Nationat Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand