26 November 1946 (Māori) 27 November 1946 (general)
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All 80 seats in the New Zealand Parliament 41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout
1,047,205 (93.5%)
First party
Second party
Leader
Peter Fraser
Sidney Holland
Party
Labour
National
Leader since
4 April 1940
26 November 1940
Leader's seat
Brooklyn
Christchurch North
Last election
45 seats, 47.6%
34 seats, 42.8%
Seats won
42
38
Seat change
3
4
Popular vote
536,994
507,139
Percentage
51.3%
48.4%
Swing
3.7%
5.6%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election
Peter Fraser
Labour
Subsequent Prime Minister
Peter Fraser
Labour
The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous elections. The National Party continued its gradual rise.
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