1938 New Zealand general election

The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 26th term. It resulted in the governing Labour Party being re-elected in a landslide, winning nearly 56% of the vote despite not gaining any more seats. Having replaced the United-Reform coalition, the newly founded National Party also gained a certain amount of ground.

1938 New Zealand general election
14 (Māori) & 15 October (general) 1938
All 80 seats in the New Zealand Parliament
41 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Michael Joseph Savage Adam Hamilton
Party Labour National
Leader since 12 October 1933 31 October 1936
Leader's seat Auckland West Wallace
Last election 53 seats, 45.7% 19 seats, 32.9% (as United–Reform Coalition)
Seats won 53 25
Seat change 6
Popular vote 528,290 381,081
Percentage 55.8% 40.3%
Swing 10.1% 7.4%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election

Michael Joseph Savage
Labour

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Michael Joseph Savage
Labour

This was the first election in which the Māori were given a secret ballot which had been available to white voters since 1870.

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