All 80 seats in the New Zealand Parliament 41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout
1,157,365 (92.9%)
First party
Second party
Leader
Walter Nash
Keith Holyoake
Party
Labour
National
Leader since
17 January 1951
13 August 1957
Leader's seat
Hutt
Pahiatua
Last election
35 seats, 44.1%
45 seats, 44.3%
Seats won
41
39
Seat change
6
6
Popular vote
559,096
511,699
Percentage
48.3%
44.2%
Swing
4.2%
0.1%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election
Keith Holyoake
National
Subsequent Prime Minister
Walter Nash
Labour
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