Northland by-election date announced

  • John Key
Prime Minister

Prime Minister John Key today announced the date for the by-election in Northland will be Saturday the 28th of March.

“This date gives parties sufficient time to prepare, while allowing the process to move ahead.”

Today’s announcement was made after the Prime Minister considered advice from the Electoral Commission.

The by-election Writ day will be Monday 23 February and the deadline for candidate nominations to be received will be midday on Tuesday 3 March. 

The last day for the return of the Writ will be Tuesday 14 April.