New Zealand 2014 general election
What was the result of the 2014 general election in New Zealand?
New Zealand National Party won 60 of 121 seats with 47.0% of the vote. 77.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
New Zealand- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : New Zealand National Party won 60 of 121 seats with 47.0% of the vote; 77.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 3.7 points on 2011.
- New Zealand National Party 60 +1 seat 47.0% −0.3 points
- New Zealand Labour Party 32 −2 seats 25.1% −2.4 points
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 14 0 seats 10.7% −0.4 points
- New Zealand First 11 +3 seats 8.7% +2.1 points
- Conservative Party NZ 0 0 seats 4.0% +1.3 points
- Mana Movement 0 −1 seat 1.4% +0.3 points
- Te Pāti Māori 2 −1 seat 1.3% −0.1 points
- ACT New Zealand 1 0 seats 0.7% −0.4 points
- United Future 1 0 seats 0.2% −0.4 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the New Zealand 2011 general election, party by party.
- New Zealand National Party60
- New Zealand Labour Party32
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand14
- New Zealand First11
- Te Pāti Māori2
- ACT New Zealand1
- United Future1
Key numbers
47.0%
Share of the vote won by New Zealand National Party
New Zealand National Party won 60 of 121 seats. A majority needs 61.
+3 seats
Seats gained by New Zealand First
The largest gain in seats compared with 2011. New Zealand Labour Party lost 2 seats.
77.9%
Voter turnout
Up 3.7 points on 2011.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand National Party | 60 | +1 | 47.0 | −0.3 | 1,131,501 |
| New Zealand Labour Party | 32 | −2 | 25.1 | −2.4 | 604,535 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 14 | 0 | 10.7 | −0.4 | 257,359 |
| New Zealand First | 11 | +3 | 8.7 | +2.1 | 208,300 |
| Conservative Party NZ | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | +1.3 | 95,598 |
| Mana Movement | 0 | −1 | 1.4 | +0.3 | 34,094 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 2 | −1 | 1.3 | −0.1 | 31,849 |
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | −0.4 | 16,689 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 5,286 |
± is the change against the New Zealand 2011 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- New Zealand National Party 1,131,501
- New Zealand Labour Party 604,535
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 257,359
- New Zealand First 208,300
- Conservative Party NZ 95,598
- Mana Movement 34,094
- Te Pāti Māori 31,849
- ACT New Zealand 16,689
- United Future 5,286
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.
How many people voted?
77.9% of the 3,140,417 registered voters cast a ballot (2,446,297 ballots), up 3.7 points on 2011. 2,405,622 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- New Zealand National Party47.0% of votes49.6% of seats
- New Zealand Labour Party25.1% of votes26.4% of seats
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand10.7% of votes11.6% of seats
- New Zealand First8.7% of votes9.1% of seats
- Te Pāti Māori1.3% of votes1.7% of seats
- ACT New Zealand0.7% of votes0.8% of seats
- United Future0.2% of votes0.8% of seats
- Conservative Party NZ4.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 3.0 by seats; New Zealand National Party led New Zealand Labour Party by 21.9 points of the vote.
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