1957 New Zealand general election

The 1957 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 32nd term. It saw the governing National Party narrowly defeated by the Labour Party. The 1957 elections marked the beginning of the second Labour government, although this administration was to last only a single term.

1957 New Zealand general election
30 November 1957 (1957-11-30)
All 80 seats in the New Zealand Parliament
41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout1,157,365 (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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