All 80 seats in the House of Representatives 41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout
88.01%
First party
Second party
Leader
Sir Joseph Ward
Gordon Coates
Party
United
Reform
Leader since
17 September 1928
27 May 1925
Leader's seat
Invercargill
Kaipara
Last election
11 seats, 22.4%
55 seats, 47.7%
Seats won
27
28
Seat change
16
27
Popular vote
225,042
263,382
Percentage
29.75%
34.82%
Swing
7.26%
9.97%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Harry Holland
Harold Rushworth
Party
Labour
Country Party
Leader since
27 August 1919
November 1928
Leader's seat
Buller
Bay of Islands
Last election
12 seats, 27.2%
0 seats, 0.3%
Seats won
19
1
Seat change
7
1
Popular vote
198,092
11,990
Percentage
26.19%
1.59%
Swing
3.50%
1.24%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election
Gordon Coates
Reform
Subsequent Prime Minister
Joseph Ward
United
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