Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/politics/Notability (New Zealand politics)
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This is a proposed list of notability guidelines relating to New Zealand politics.
Politicians
[edit]All politicians who were members of the New Zealand House of Representatives are presumed to be notable, even if only for a short time.
All politicians who were members of provincial level parliaments also easily meet WP:POLITICIAN criteria.
Mayors
[edit]There are multiple notability guidelines relating to mayors, listed here in order of superiority.
- Mayors that have received a published obituary or are living mayors of cities.
- Mayors that have been elected to mayoralty at least three times.
- Otherwise, mayors have to satisfy GNG on their own.
DNZB 1940 entries
[edit]All people listed in the 1940 Dictionary of the New Zealand Biography are considered notable.
Electoral districts
[edit]Notable electoral districts include:
- Parliamentary electorates
- General electorates
- Maori electorates
- Goldminer electorates
- Provincial parliamentary electorates
- Wards of major cities
Other
[edit]Navboxes
[edit]Navboxes of New Zealand politicians are presumed to satisfy notability if they (listed here in order of superiority):
- Are of New Zealand prime ministers
- Are of leaders of Labour, National, Liberal, Conservative, or Reform.
Sidebars
[edit]Sidebars of New Zealand politicians are presumed to satisfy notability if they (listed here in order of superiority):
- Are of significant New Zealand prime ministers
Electoral histories
[edit]Electoral histories of New Zealand politicians are presumed to satisfy notability if they (listed here in order of superiority):
- Are of New Zealand prime ministers.
- Are of Leaders of the Opposition.