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New Zealand 1931 general election

What was the result of the 1931 general election in New Zealand?

Reform Party won 28 of 80 seats with 26.6% of the vote. 82.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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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 28 of 80 seats with 26.6% of the vote; 82.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • New Zealand Labour Party 24 34.3%
  • Reform Party 28 26.6%
  • New Zealand Liberal Party 19 16.9%
  • Country Party 1 2.3%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Reform Party28
  • New Zealand Labour Party24
  • New Zealand Liberal Party19
  • Independents4
  • Other parties (seats only)4
  • Country Party1
41 of 80 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 26.6%

    Share of the vote won by Reform Party

    Reform Party won 28 of 80 seats. A majority needs 41.

  2. 82.2%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
New Zealand Labour Party2434.3244,867
Reform Party2826.6190,170
New Zealand Liberal Party1916.9120,801
Other parties (seats only)410.575,069
Independents49.466,894
Country Party12.316,710
Votes by party
  • New Zealand Labour Party 244,867
  • Reform Party 190,170
  • New Zealand Liberal Party 120,801
  • Other parties (seats only) 75,069
  • Independents 66,894
  • Country Party 16,710

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?

82.2% of the 874,787 registered voters cast a ballot (719,466 ballots). 714,511 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Reform Party26.6% of votes35.0% of seats
  • New Zealand Labour Party34.3% of votes30.0% of seats
  • New Zealand Liberal Party16.9% of votes23.8% of seats
  • Country Party2.3% of votes1.3% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); New Zealand Labour Party led Reform Party by 7.7 points of the vote.

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