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New Zealand 1935 general election

What was the result of the 1935 general election in New Zealand?

New Zealand Labour Party won 53 of 80 seats with 45.7% of the vote. 93.4% 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 : New Zealand Labour Party won 53 of 80 seats with 45.7% of the vote; 93.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • New Zealand Labour Party 53 45.7%
  • Reform Party 19 33.5%
  • New Zealand Democrat Party 0 7.8%
  • Country Party 2 1.7%
  • Ratana Movement 2 0.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
41 of 80 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 45.7%

    Share of the vote won by New Zealand Labour Party

    New Zealand Labour Party won 53 of 80 seats. A majority needs 41.

  2. 93.4%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
New Zealand Labour Party5345.7389,911
Reform Partywith New Zealand Liberal Party1933.5285,422
Independents410.690,089
New Zealand Democrat Party07.866,695
Country Party21.79,468
Ratana Movement20.76,249
Votes by party
  • New Zealand Labour Party 389,911
  • Reform Party 285,422
  • Independents 90,089
  • New Zealand Democrat Party 66,695
  • Country Party 9,468
  • Ratana Movement 6,249

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 counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

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

How many people voted?

93.4% of the 919,798 registered voters cast a ballot (859,524 ballots). 852,637 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • New Zealand Labour Party45.7% of votes66.3% of seats
  • Reform Party33.5% of votes23.8% of seats
  • Country Party1.7% of votes2.5% of seats
  • Ratana Movement0.7% of votes2.5% of seats
  • New Zealand Democrat Party7.8% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 17.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.0 by seats; New Zealand Labour Party led Reform Party by 12.2 points of the vote.

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