Advance voting for the Mt Albert by-election begins in New Zealand on Wednesday.
The by-election is being held on 13 June to replace the seat vacated by former Labour prime minister Helen Clark, who has taken up a position with the United Nations.
Fifteen candidates will contest the by-election. The Mt Albert electorate has been held by the Labour Party since its formation in 1946.
Chief Electoral Officer Robert Peden says advance voting will be available until 12 June at five advance voting places in Mt Albert, at Registrars of Electors' offices throughout New Zealand, or at the Chief Electoral Office in Wellington.
Mr Peden says advance voting is particularly important in a by-election because unlike a general election, there will be no polling places open outside the electorate on election day.
Overseas voters
Voters enrolled in the Mt Albert electorate who are overseas can vote from Tuesday by downloading voting papers from the Election New Zealand website.
People overseas can also apply to have voting papers posted to them or can vote in person at posts in Australia, England, China, India, Cook Islands and Samoa.
List of candidates
Jim Bagnall (Union of Fathers), Ari Barker (Independent), John Boscawen
(ACT New Zealand), Ben Boyce (The Bill and Ben Party), Simonne Dyer (Kiwi Party), Malcolm France (People Before Profit), Dakta Green (Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party), Rusty Kane (The People's Choice Party), Melissa Lee (National Party), Russel Norman (Green Party), Julian Pistorius (Libertarianz), David Shearer (Labour Party), Judy Turner (United Future), Anthony Van Den Heuvel (Human Rights Party), Jackson James Wood (Independent).
