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
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Fraser | 42 | -3 | 536,994 | 51.3% | +3.7 | |
| National | Sidney Holland | 38 | +4 | 507,139 | 48.4% | +5.6 |