1931 New Zealand General Election
The Depression election1 (Māori) & 2 December (general) 1931 · Depression and the first Labour government · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1931 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 24th term.
Prime Minister before
George Forbes
United
Prime Minister (continued)
George Forbes
United
Largest force
Reform
28 of 80 seats
Turnout
83.3%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Gordon Coates | 28 | 0 | 190,170 | 26.6% | -9.3 | |
| Labour | Harry Holland | 24 | +5 | 244,881 | 34.3% | +8.1 | |
| United | George Forbes | 19 | -8 | 120,801 | 16.9% | -13.3 | |
| Country Party | Harold Rushworth | 1 | 0 | 16,710 | 2.3% | +0.7 |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.