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New Zealand 1919 general election

What was the result of the 1919 general election in New Zealand?

Reform Party won 45 of 80 seats with 35.6% of the vote. 82.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • New Zealand
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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Reform Party won 45 of 80 seats with 35.6% of the vote; 82.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Reform Party 45 35.6%
  • New Zealand Liberal Party 19 30.1%
  • New Zealand Labour Party 8 24.3%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
41 of 80 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 35.6%

    Share of the vote won by Reform Party

    Reform Party won 45 of 80 seats. A majority needs 41.

  2. 82.0%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Reform Party4535.6197,041
New Zealand Liberal Party1930.1166,675
New Zealand Labour Party824.3134,094
Independents810.055,161
Votes by party
  • Reform Party 197,041
  • New Zealand Liberal Party 166,675
  • New Zealand Labour Party 134,094
  • Independents 55,161

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

82.0% of the 683,420 registered voters cast a ballot (560,558 ballots). 552,971 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Reform Party35.6% of votes56.3% of seats
  • New Zealand Liberal Party30.1% of votes23.8% of seats
  • New Zealand Labour Party24.3% of votes10.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 18.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.5 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Reform Party led New Zealand Liberal Party by 5.5 points of the vote.

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