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Party election expenses 2005

This table summarises registered political parties' returns of expenses for the 2005 general election. 

A workbook is available for download under Download, to the right of this page, which includes data from previous MMP elections.

registered party (excludes registered parties that did not nominate any candidates; * = no party list)no. of electorate candidatesparty's election expenses limitdeclared party spending: advertisingdeclared party spending: broadcasting (excl. alloc'n)declared party spending: publishingdeclared party spending: disputed & unpaid TOTAL DECLARED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSES% of party's limitfinal broadcasting allocationbroadcasting allocation funds spent% of party's final alloc'nTOTAL CAMPAIGN SPENDING BY PARTYelectorate candidates' declared election expensesTOTAL DECLARED SPENDING BY PARTY & CANDIDATESdiff limit/actual
99 MP Party01,000,0001,116.790.003,748.770.004,865.560.49%10,330.0010,273.1099.45%15,138.660.0015,138.66995,191.34
ACT New Zealand562,120,000252,638.4961,322.00579,592.0673,062.17966,614.7245.60%206,607.00205,402.6199.42%1,172,017.33203,726.361,375,743.692,070,863.31
Alliance161,320,0008,419.700.0015,886.700.0024,306.401.84%20,661.0019,950.8096.56%44,257.202,654.2346,911.431,613,749.57
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party61,120,0000.000.001,120.510.001,120.510.10%0.000.00 1,120.51254.251,374.761,238,625.24
Christian Heritage New Zealand51,100,0005,544.39474.1913,491.380.0019,509.961.77%20,661.0020,637.7399.89%40,147.692,232.7542,380.441,178,280.56
Democrats for social credit51,100,00093,397.911,663.64152,550.570.00247,612.1222.51%10,330.0010,330.00100.00%257,942.123,726.75261,668.87948,661.13
Destiny New Zealand391,780,00026,640.621,750.0052,434.680.0080,825.304.54%20,661.0020,661.00100.00%101,486.30140,836.97242,323.272,338,337.73
Direct Democracy Party321,640,0000.000.005,996.890.005,996.890.37%0.000.00 5,996.8935,547.1441,544.032,238,455.97
Green Party522,040,00051,205.7276,533.76458,669.410.00586,408.8928.75%206,607.00206,433.6899.92%792,842.5741,773.74834,616.312,451,990.69
Jim Anderton's Progressive522,040,00023,821.0520,610.00174,203.130.00218,634.1810.72%77,478.0077,411.7099.91%296,045.8822,252.02318,297.902,839,180.10
Labour Party *692,380,000806,063.00479,732.001,050,928.0015,064.002,798,603.00117.59%1,100,000.001,095,781.1199.62%3,894,384.11738,778.874,633,162.98226,837.02
Libertarianz111,220,00028,743.750.0011,397.190.0040,140.943.29%20,661.0020,391.9098.70%60,532.845,234.9965,767.831,394,893.17
Māori Party421,840,0002,770.9819,751.0665,856.12216.97100,896.985.48%129,129.00128,984.7799.89%229,881.75142,150.27372,032.022,437,096.98
National Party622,240,00032,652.00187,741.001,907,635.000.002,128,028.0095.00%900,000.00899,952.5799.99%3,027,980.57769,448.203,797,428.77582,571.23
New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party71,140,0001,200.00457.001,000.000.002,657.000.23%10,330.009,316.5790.19%11,973.5717,329.5529,303.121,261,026.88
New Zealand First Party401,800,00016,216.971,125.00399,885.600.00417,227.5723.18%206,607.00206,607.00100.00%623,834.57147,358.49771,193.062,035,413.94
One New Zealand Party11,020,0000.000.000.000.000.000.00%0.000.00 0.00675.00675.001,039,325.00
The Republic of New Zealand Party31,060,0000.000.00344.450.00344.450.03%10,330.000.000.00%344.45540.27884.721,129,445.28
UNITED FUTURE NEW ZEALAND622,240,00023,566.148,214.4272,815.640.00104,596.204.67%206,607.00206,607.00100.00%311,203.2097,951.21409,154.413,277,452.59
Totals56030,200,0001,373,998859,3744,967,55688,3437,748,38925.66%3,156,9993,138,74299.42%10,887,1302,372,47113,259,60131,297,397.73

Registered parties that did not nominate any candidates: OUTDOOR RECREATION NZ, Te Tawharau, WIN Party

* Note: The total in Total Declared Party Election Expenses column includes the sum of $446,815.00 shown by the party as a separate category on the return document.