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2020 New Zealand General Election

The MMP-era landslide

17 October 2020 · The MMP era · 120 seats, 61 for a majority

The 2020 New Zealand general election was held on Saturday 17 October 2020 to determine the composition of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament. Voters elected 120 members to the House of Representatives, 72 from single-member electorates and 48 from closed party lists.

Prime Minister before

Prime Minister (continued)

Jacinda Ardern

Labour (C&S: Green)

Largest force

Labour

65 of 120 seats

Turnout

82.2%

The result

Share of the House of Representatives
LabourJacinda Ardern65+19
NationalJudith Collins33-23
GreenJames Shaw10+2
ACTDavid Seymour10+9
Māori PartyJohn Tamihere2+2
NZ First0-9