New Zealand General Election 2020: Labour's Earthquake
Party |
Party |
% |
Electorate |
List |
Total |
Labour Party |
1,169,397 |
49.1 |
43 |
21 |
64 |
National Party |
638,393 |
26.8 |
26 |
9 |
35 |
ACT |
190,106 |
8.0 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
Green Party |
180,224 |
7.6 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
Māori Party ** |
23,938 |
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
|
New Zealand First |
63,447 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
Others |
115,967 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
TOTAL |
2,381,472 |
72 |
48 |
120 |
State of parties after the count on election night (Turnout 82.5% - up 2.7% on 2017)
(*Special votes (overseas votes) yet to be counted ** Māori Party lead Labour in electorate -special votes will determine outcome)
A political earthquake struck New Zealand on general election night with the Labour Party securing a second term in office with an absolute majority. This is the first time since the MMP voting system was introduced in 1996 that a political party has won such a majority.