New Zealand Election Results
What happened
Quiz created by: Rocky Mak
1. Which party wins the most PARTY votes, effectively runnning the new government for the next 3 years?
(#) Labour
(#) ACT
(#) Greens
(#) National
2. Which party has passed the 5% party threshold, but NONE of the electorate MP won the respective elctorates?
(#) Labour
(#) ACT
(#) Green
(#) NZ First
3. Which parties NEVER passed the 5% party threshold, but still holds at least a seat because the party leader won their own electorates?
(#) Residents Action Movement
(#) Kiwi
(#) ACT, Progressive, United Future, Maori
(#) NZ First
4. Who is the Prime Minster of NZ after the election?
(#) John Key
(#) Helen Clark
(#) Jeanette Fitzsimons
(#) Rodney Hide
5. Who will be the new Finance Minister?
(#) Pita Sharples
(#) Winston Peters
(#) Michael Cullen
(#) Bill English
6. Will Helen Clark be Labour Leader?
(#) No
(#) Yes
7. Which party's co-leader passed away before the previous election in 2005?
(#) Labour
(#) Green
(#) Residents Action Movement
(#) National
8. Why has the Bill & Ben Party have something to celebrate even though they never made it to government?
(#) They have formed coalition with other very minor parties
(#) They were deluded. Nothing to celebrate
(#) They have both won their electorates, so they underhung the seats in Parliament as they are the only two in the party list.
(#) They picked up 0.5% of all party votes, allowing them to rebate the $1000 party registration fees
9. Which party leader had been in NZ version of "Dancing With The Stars"
(#) Helen Clark (Labour)
(#) Jim Anderton (Progressive)
(#) Rodney Hide (ACT)
(#) John Key (National)
10. If National has 55 seats, I'm no. 75 on the party list (like a depth chart in sports), can I get into Parliament?
(#) Yes, but you are ineligible to contest for cabinet positions.
(#) No
(#) Yes
(#) No, unless if you win the electorate you are in. Or else it is a flat no if you are a List MP.
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