New Zealand 2020 general election
What was the result of the 2020 general election in New Zealand?
New Zealand Labour Party won 65 of 120 seats with 50.0% of the vote. 82.2% 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 Labour Party won 65 of 120 seats with 50.0% of the vote; 82.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 2.5 points on 2017.
- New Zealand Labour Party 65 +19 seats 50.0% +13.1 points
- New Zealand National Party 33 −23 seats 25.6% −18.8 points
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10 +2 seats 7.9% +1.6 points
- ACT New Zealand 10 +9 seats 7.6% +7.1 points
- New Zealand First 0 −9 seats 2.6% −4.6 points
- New Conservative Party 0 1.5%
- Te Pāti Māori 2 +2 seats 1.2% 0.0 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 2017 general election, party by party.
- New Zealand Labour Party65
- New Zealand National Party33
- ACT New Zealand10
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand10
- Te Pāti Māori2
Key numbers
50.0%
Share of the vote won by New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party won 65 of 120 seats. A majority needs 61.
+19 seats
Seats gained by New Zealand Labour Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2017. New Zealand National Party lost 23 seats.
82.2%
Voter turnout
Up 2.5 points on 2017.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Labour Party | 65 | +19 | 50.0 | +13.1 | 1,443,545 |
| New Zealand National Party | 33 | −23 | 25.6 | −18.8 | 738,275 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | +2 | 7.9 | +1.6 | 226,757 |
| ACT New Zealand | 10 | +9 | 7.6 | +7.1 | 219,031 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | −9 | 2.6 | −4.6 | 75,020 |
| New Conservative Party | 0 | 1.5 | 42,613 | ||
| Te Pāti Māori | 2 | +2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 33,630 |
± is the change against the New Zealand 2017 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- New Zealand Labour Party 1,443,545
- New Zealand National Party 738,275
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 226,757
- ACT New Zealand 219,031
- New Zealand First 75,020
- New Conservative Party 42,613
- Te Pāti Māori 33,630
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?
82.2% of the 3,549,580 registered voters cast a ballot (2,919,073 ballots), up 2.5 points on 2017. 2,886,420 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1999 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- New Zealand Labour Party50.0% of votes54.2% of seats
- New Zealand National Party25.6% of votes27.5% of seats
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand7.9% of votes8.3% of seats
- ACT New Zealand7.6% of votes8.3% of seats
- Te Pāti Māori1.2% of votes1.7% of seats
- New Zealand First2.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.6 by seats; New Zealand Labour Party led New Zealand National Party by 24.4 points of the vote.
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