2008 New Zealand General Election
Key's first win8 November 2008 · The MMP era · 122 seats, 62 for a majority
A general election was held in New Zealand on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand Parliament. The liberal-conservative National Party, headed by its parliamentary leader John Key, won the largest share of votes and seats, ending nine years of government by the social-democratic Labour Party, led by Helen Clark.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
John Key
National (C&S: ACT, Māori, United Future)
Largest force
National
58 of 122 seats
Turnout
79.5%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | John Key | 58 | +10 | — | — | — | |
| Labour | Helen Clark | 43 | -7 | — | — | — | |
| Green | Russel Norman | 9 | +3 | — | — | — | |
| ACT | Rodney Hide | 5 | +3 | — | — | — | |
| Māori Party | Tariana Turia | 5 | +1 | — | — | — | |
| Progressive | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| United Future New Zealand | Peter Dunne | 1 | -2 | — | — | — | |
| NZ First | Winston Peters | 0 | -7 | — | — | — |