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Election results 2002

Logo of the Act party.

Party: Act

Leader: Rodney Hide

Deputy: Muriel Newman

Whip: Ken Shirley

2002 Vote: 145,078

Share of vote: 7.14%

Electorates: 0

List Seats: 8

Total Seats: 8

www.act.org.nz

Logo of the Green party.

Party: Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Co-Leaders: Jeanette Fitzsimons, Rod Donald

Musterer: Rod Donald

2002 Vote: 142,250

Share of vote: 7.00%

Electorates: 0

List Seats: 9

Total Seats: 9

www:greens.org.nz

Party: Labour

Leader: Helen Clark

Deputy: Michael Cullen

Whip:Jill Pettit

2002 Vote: 838,219

Share of vote: 41.26%

Electorates: 44

List Seats: 7

Total Seats: 51

www.labour.org.nz

Party: National

Leader: Don Brash

Deputy: Gerald Brownlee

Whip: John Carter

2002 Vote: 425,310

Share of vote: 20.93%

Electorates: 21

List Seats: 6

Total Seats: 27

www.national.org.nz

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Party: New Zealand First

Leader: Winston Peters

Deputy: Peter Brown

Whip: Ron Mark

2002 Vote: 210,912

Share of vote: 10.38%

Electorates: 1

List Seats: 12

Total Seats: 13

www.nzfirst.org.nz

Party: Progressive

Leader: Jim Anderton

Deputy: Matt Robson

2002 Vote: 34,542

Share of vote: 1.7%

Electorates: 1

List Seats: 1

Total Seats: 2

www.progressive.org.nz

Party: United Future New Zealand

Leader: Peter Dunne

Deputy: Anthony Walton

Whip: Gordon Copeland

2002 Vote: 135,918

Share of vote: 6.69%

Electorates: 1

List Seats: 7

Total Seats: 8

www.unitedfuture.org.nz