Elections in New Zealand
What do we know about elections in New Zealand?
Next: the general election on Saturday 7 November 2026 (expected). Latest result: New Zealand Labour Party won 65 of 120 seats in 2020.
- Latest result:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?
As of , the next election we list for New Zealand is the general election on Saturday 7 November 2026 (expected). The latest result in our data is the 2020 general election: New Zealand Labour Party won 65 of 120 seats. This page lists 40 elections, past and coming.
New Zealand Labour Party, 65 of 120 seats
- New Zealand Labour Party65
- New Zealand National Party33
- ACT New Zealand10
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand10
- Te Pāti Māori2
Next election
The path to the result
- Date listed: Done
- Polling day: Next
- Published count: Later
- Final record: Later
Latest result
New Zealand 2020 general electionFinal result
New Zealand Labour Party won 65 of 120 seats.
- New Zealand Labour Party65
- New Zealand National Party33
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand10
- ACT New Zealand10
- Te Pāti Māori2
- Largest party's seats
- 65 of 120
- Its share of the vote
- 50.0%
- Turnout
- 82.2%
What does the latest result show?
- The balance
New Zealand Labour Party won a majority of the seats.
New Zealand Labour Party won 65 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.
- The change
The largest seat gain went to New Zealand Labour Party.
New Zealand Labour Party gained 19 seats compared with 2017. New Zealand National Party lost 23 seats.
- Participation
Turnout reached 82.2%.
That is up 2.5 points on 2017.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- New Zealand Labour Party50.0% of votes54.2% of seats
- New Zealand National Party25.6% of votes27.5% of seats
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand7.9% of votes8.3% of seats
- ACT New Zealand7.6% of votes8.3% of seats
- Te Pāti Māori1.2% of votes1.7% of seats
- New Zealand First2.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.6 by seats; New Zealand Labour Party led New Zealand National Party by 24.4 points of the vote.
How many people voted in New Zealand?
Which elections are coming in New Zealand?
- General electionExpected
Which other elections are coming in Oceania?
Vanuatu General electionExpected
Fiji General electionExpected
Micronesia General electionExpected
Which past elections do we list for New Zealand?
The latest result we hold for New Zealand comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 50.0 | 65 of 120 | 82.2 |
| 2017 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 44.4 | 56 of 120 | 79.8 |
| 2014 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 47.0 | 60 of 121 | 77.9 |
| 2011 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 47.3 | 59 of 121 | 74.2 |
| 2008 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 44.9 | 58 of 122 | 79.5 |
| 2005 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 41.1 | 50 of 121 | 80.9 |
| 2002 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 41.3 | 52 of 120 | 77.0 |
| 1999 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 38.7 | 49 of 120 | 84.8 |
| 1996 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 33.8 | 44 of 120 | 88.3 |
| 1993 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 35.0 | 50 of 99 | 85.2 |
| 1990 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 47.8 | 67 of 97 | 85.2 |
| 1987 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 48.0 | 58 of 97 | 89.1 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 43.0 | 56 of 95 | 93.7 |
| 1981 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 38.8 | 47 of 92 | 91.4 |
| 1978 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 39.8 | 51 of 92 | 80.9 |
| 1975 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 47.4 | 55 of 87 | 82.5 |
| 1972 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 48.4 | 55 of 87 | 89.8 |
| 1969 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 45.2 | 45 of 84 | 89.9 |
| 1966 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 43.6 | 44 of 80 | 86.0 |
| 1963 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 47.1 | 45 of 80 | 89.6 |
| 1960 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 47.6 | 46 of 80 | 89.8 |
| 1957 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 48.3 | 41 of 80 | 93.4 |
| 1954 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 44.3 | 45 of 80 | 91.4 |
| 1951 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 53.9 | 50 of 80 | 89.1 |
| 1949 general electionNew Zealand National Party | 51.9 | 46 of 80 | 94.0 |
| 1946 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 51.3 | 42 of 80 | 97.5 |
| 1943 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 47.6 | 46 of 80 | 95.2 |
| 1938 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 55.8 | 53 of 80 | 95.8 |
| 1935 general electionNew Zealand Labour Party | 45.7 | 53 of 80 | 93.4 |
| 1931 general electionReform Party | 26.6 | 28 of 80 | 82.2 |
| 1928 general electionReform Party | 35.9 | 28 of 80 | 90.5 |
| 1925 general electionReform Party | 47.2 | 55 of 80 | 92.1 |
| 1922 general electionReform Party | 39.4 | 37 of 80 | 91.6 |
| 1919 general electionReform Party | 35.6 | 45 of 80 | 82.0 |
| 1914 general electionReform Party | 45.5 | 40 of 80 | 87.7 |
| 1911 general electionReform Party | 33.4 | 37 of 80 | 81.6 |
| 1908 general electionNew Zealand Liberal Party | 58.7 | 50 of 80 | 80.3 |
| 1905 general electionNew Zealand Liberal Party | 53.1 | 58 of 80 | 86.6 |
| 1902 general electionNew Zealand Liberal Party | 51.8 | 47 of 80 | 76.7 |
Which parties have results in our data?
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
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