Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/Election 2008 taskforce

Want to be involved? Add yourself in the volunteers column for whichever task you want to do. Some tasks should probably be split between more than one person, so feel free to nominate yourself for electorates A-M (or something like that) if you don't want to do all of them.

If there are pages which need to be updated and aren't listed here, add them in.

Most info will be at http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/. See also http://www.decision08.co.nz/Electorates/GeneralNZ/tabid/167/Default.aspx for useful electorate history info. Some results can be added in on election night if it's obvious what the result is, others will have to wait until final vote counts or the finalisation of coalition agreements. The aim should be to get the basic info in (party W holds seat X, candidate Y defeated, party Z back in parliament, etc) as soon as possible, and add the details like exact vote counts later on, when this becomes available.

When you're done, indicate this in the completion status column or, if appropriate, put a line through the link to the page you've updated. If you're not able to finish your task within a reasonable time, indicate where you're up to so someone else can finish it.

Tasks

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Task Relevant pages Can start Aim to have basic info up by Volunteers Completion status
Update election page New Zealand general election 2008 Election night One week after count finalised user:dramatic - electorate map. map live (to be revised 22 Nov)
Update 49th New Zealand Parliament 49th New Zealand Parliament Election night Two weeks after portfolios announced or final election count Done.
Update main Labour pages Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand, New Zealand Labour Party, Helen Clark Election night One week after coalition agreement reached Done.
Update main National pages New Zealand National Party, John Key Election night One week after coalition agreement reached Done.
Create page for new National government, if applicable Fifth National Government of New Zealand Election night Ongoing
Update minor party pages Green Party of New Zealand, United Future New Zealand, Maori Party, New Zealand First, Act New Zealand, New Zealand Progressive Party, The Kiwi Party Election night Parties which will clearly not be in the new government: 1 week after final vote count, all others: 1 week after coalition agreement reached or final votes counted, whichever comes later Helenalex, Alan Liefting Done.
Update minor party leader pages Jeanette Fitzsimons, Russel Norman, Peter Dunne, Tariana Turia, Pita Sharples, Winston Peters, Rodney Hide, Jim Anderton, Larry Baldock Election night As above Helenalex Done.
Update really minor party pages, and those for their leaders if the leader has a page Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, Democrats for Social Credit, Bill and Ben Party etc - see Template:New Zealand political parties Vote count finalised One week after final vote count Registered parties done.
Create or update pages for new MPs Nikki Kaye, Brendon Burns, Clare Curran, Tim Macindoe, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, Jonathan Young, Nathan Guy, Iain Lees-Galloway, Chris Hipkins, Todd McClay, Amy Adams, Louise Upston, Simon Bridges, Rahui Katene, Grant Robertson, Roger Douglas, John Boscawen, David Garrett, Kevin Hague, Catherine Delahunty, Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Melissa Lee, Raymond Huo, Rajen Prasad, Jacinda Ardern, Carmel Sepuloni, Steven Joyce, Hekia Parata, Stuart Nash, Kelvin Davis Can be sandboxed from now to go live on election night Two weeks after final count
Update pages for retiring MPs Katherine Rich (MP), Brian Connell, Marian Hobbs, Margaret Wilson, Tim Barnett, David Benson-Pope, Mark Gosche, Steve Maharey, Paul Swain, Bob Clarkson, Mark Blumsky, Jill Pettis, Dover Samuels, Clem Simich others? From now, written as if election has happened: 'X retired at the 2008 election'. One week after election Done.
Update pages for defeated MPs Winston Peters, Peter Brown, Ron Mark, Doug Woolerton, Barbara Stewart, Pita Paraone, Dail Jones, Judy Turner, Damien O'Connor, Dave Hereora, Harry Duynhoven, Judith Tizard, Lesley Soper, Louisa Wall, Mahara Okeroa, Mark Burton, Martin Gallagher, Russell Fairbrother, Gordon Copeland, Taito Phillip Field Election Night Two weeks after final count Dramatic, User:helenalex (Labour) All provisionally done.
Update pages for incumbent MPs See 48th New Zealand Parliament Election night Two weeks after final count Helenalex (Labour MPs)
Alan Liefting (Green MP's)
tshiels1 (National MPs)
gadfium (Other MPs)
Labour MPs done.


All other than Nats and Greens done
Update pages for notable people who stand but don't get in Matt Robson, Derek Fox, Stephen Franks, Kenneth Wang others Election night Two weeks after final count
Update electorate pages See New Zealand electorates#Current electorates Election night Two weeks after final count gadfium
Fanx (prep templates &c.)
Done. Adding percentage changes to electorate results would be nice but not part of my plan.
Update government agency pages with new ministers See Category:Government agencies of New Zealand Announcement of new cabinet Two weeks after announcement Done.
Update various general pages Elections in New Zealand, Timeline of New Zealand history, 2008, 2008 in New Zealand, Governments of New Zealand, Politics of New Zealand, New Zealand, Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, New Zealand electorates Election night One week after coalition agreement reached user:Dramatic , User:SimonLyall Provisional edits made. Review when election finalised and cabinet announced.