1963 New Zealand General Election
30 November 1963 · The two-party era · 80 seats, 41 for a majority
The 1960 election had been won by the National Party, beginning New Zealand's second period of National government. Keith Holyoake, who had briefly been prime minister at the end of the first period, returned to office.
Prime Minister before
Keith Holyoake
National
Prime Minister (continued)
Keith Holyoake
National
Largest force
National
45 of 80 seats
Turnout
89.6%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Keith Holyoake | 45 | -1 | 563,875 | 47.1% | -0.5 | |
| Labour | Arnold Nordmeyer | 35 | +1 | 524,066 | 43.7% | +0.6 |