Starting from 2014 New Zealand general election under the MMP electoral system , 71 of the usually 120 seats in Parliament were filled by electorate members , with the remainder being filled from party list s in order to achieve proportional representation ( there were 69 electorates in 2005 New Zealand general election , and 70 electorates in the 2008 New Zealand general election and 2011 New Zealand general election ) .