2017 New Zealand General Election
Ardern and the kingmaker23 September 2017 · The MMP era · 120 seats, 61 for a majority
The 2017 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 23 September 2017 to determine the membership of the 52nd New Zealand Parliament. The previous parliament was elected on 20 September 2014 and was officially dissolved on 22 August 2017.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Jacinda Ardern
Labour—NZ First (C&S: Green)
Largest force
National
56 of 120 seats
Turnout
79.8%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Bill English | 56 | -4 | — | — | — | |
| Labour | Jacinda Ardern | 46 | +14 | — | — | — | |
| NZ First | Winston Peters | 9 | -2 | — | — | — | |
| Green | James Shaw | 8 | -6 | — | — | — | |
| ACT | David Seymour | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Māori Party | Marama Fox | 0 | -2 | — | — | — |