Total $ Received in Donations by NZ Political Parties, 2021-2023
The 2023 election cycle saw the three right-wing parties raise $26.0 million in donations, nearly three times as much as the $9.7 million raised by the left-wing parties. The National Party received 44% of all donations, ACT 19% and NZ First 6%, while Labour received 14% and the Greens 11%. Te Pāti Māori received just 0.6% — fewer donations than four parties which failed to win seats in Parliament. Reporting rules are stricter during an election season, but declarations from 2021-2022 show that National and ACT raised $9.1 million between them across two non-election years. Labour, the Greens, NZF and TPM declared just $1.9 million in donations across 2021-2022.
Donations by party from 2021-2023.
National: $16.5 million (44%)
ACT: $7.2 million (19%)
NZ First: $2.3 million (6%)
Labour: $5.4 million (14%)
Greens: $4.1 million (11%)
Te Pāti Māori: $0.21 million (0.6%)
Parties without seats in Parliament: $1.9 million (5%)
Right-wing total: $26.0 million (69%)
Left-wing total: $9.7 million (26%)
The right-wing parties received 2.67 times as much in donations as the left-wing parties. National alone received nearly twice as much as all three left parties.
