New Zealand 2017 general election
What was the result of the 2017 general election in New Zealand?
New Zealand National Party won 56 of 120 seats with 44.4% of the vote. 79.8% 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 56 of 120 seats with 44.4% of the vote; 79.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.9 points on 2014.
- New Zealand National Party 56 −4 seats 44.4% −2.6 points
- New Zealand Labour Party 46 +14 seats 36.9% +11.8 points
- New Zealand First 9 −2 seats 7.2% −1.5 points
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8 −6 seats 6.3% −4.4 points
- Opportunity Party 0 2.4%
- Te Pāti Māori 0 −2 seats 1.2% −0.1 points
- ACT New Zealand 1 0 seats 0.5% −0.2 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 2014 general election, party by party.
- New Zealand National Party56
- New Zealand Labour Party46
- New Zealand First9
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand8
- ACT New Zealand1
Key numbers
44.4%
Share of the vote won by New Zealand National Party
New Zealand National Party won 56 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.
+14 seats
Seats gained by New Zealand Labour Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand lost 6 seats.
79.8%
Voter turnout
Up 1.9 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand National Party | 56 | −4 | 44.4 | −2.6 | 1,152,075 |
| New Zealand Labour Party | 46 | +14 | 36.9 | +11.8 | 956,184 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | −2 | 7.2 | −1.5 | 186,706 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | −6 | 6.3 | −4.4 | 162,443 |
| Opportunity Party | 0 | 2.4 | 63,261 | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | −2 | 1.2 | −0.1 | 30,580 |
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 13,075 |
± is the change against the New Zealand 2014 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- New Zealand National Party 1,152,075
- New Zealand Labour Party 956,184
- New Zealand First 186,706
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 162,443
- Opportunity Party 63,261
- Te Pāti Māori 30,580
- ACT New Zealand 13,075
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?
79.8% of the 3,298,009 registered voters cast a ballot (2,630,173 ballots), up 1.9 points on 2014. 2,591,868 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2005 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- New Zealand National Party44.4% of votes46.7% of seats
- New Zealand Labour Party36.9% of votes38.3% of seats
- New Zealand First7.2% of votes7.5% of seats
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand6.3% of votes6.7% of seats
- ACT New Zealand0.5% of votes0.8% of seats
- Opportunity Party2.4% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.9 by votes and 2.7 by seats; New Zealand National Party led New Zealand Labour Party by 7.5 points of the vote.
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