All 80 seats in the New Zealand Parliament 41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout
1,170,503 (89.8%)
First party
Second party
Leader
Keith Holyoake
Walter Nash
Party
National
Labour
Leader since
13 August 1957
17 January 1951
Leader's seat
Pahiatua
Hutt
Last election
39 seats, 44.2%
41 seats, 48.3%
Seats won
46
34
Seat change
7
7
Popular vote
557,046
508,179
Percentage
47.6%
43.4%
Swing
3.4%
4.9%
Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin
Prime Minister before election
Walter Nash
Labour
Subsequent Prime Minister
Keith Holyoake
National
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