1946 New Zealand General Election
27 November 1946 (general) · Depression and the first Labour government · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous elections.
Prime Minister before
Peter Fraser
Labour
Prime Minister (continued)
Peter Fraser
Labour
Largest force
Labour
42 of 80 seats
Turnout
93.5%
The result
Labour
Peter Fraser · 51.3% of votes · -3 seats
42
seats
National
Sidney Holland · 48.4% of votes · +4 seats
38
seats