New Zealand's next general election will be in 2011.

known as a primary election or a party primary. In this type of election, party members choose their preferred candidate from a field of candidates who are running for the same party nomination. The winner of the primary election then becomes the official candidate for the party in the general election.

Next New Zealand general election happened on 2015-01-24.

a type of ballot used in general election where all of the candidates from each party are listed in parallel columns is called

A primary election is to select the candidates of a particular political party. They then go and debate at the General Election.