New Zealand National Party
Electoral results

New Zealand National Party

Section Title: Electoral results
Table Section Text: None

Election	Party votes	%	Seats won	Status

1938	381,081	40.30	25 / 80	Opposition

1943	402,887	42.78	34 / 80

1946	507,139	48.43	38 / 80

1949	556,805	51.88	46 / 80	Government

1951	577,630	53.99	50 / 80

1954	485,630	44.27	45 / 80

1957	511,699	44.21	39 / 80	Opposition

1960	557,046	47.59	46 / 80	Government

1963	563,875	47.12	45 / 80

1966	525,945	43.64	44 / 80

1969	605,960	45.22	45 / 84

1972	581,422	41.50	32 / 87	Opposition

1975	763,136	47.59	55 / 87	Government

1978	680,991	39.82	51 / 92

1981	698,508	38.77	47 / 92

1984	692,494	35.89	37 / 95	Opposition

1987	806,305	44.02	40 / 97

1990	872,358	47.82	67 / 97	Government

1993	673,892	35.05	50 / 99	Government (minority)

Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system since 1996

1996	701,315	33.87	44 / 120	Government (coalition)

1999	629,932	30.50	39 / 120	Opposition

2002	425,310	20.93	27 / 120

2005	889,813	39.10	48 / 121

2008	1,053,398	44.93	58 / 122	Government (minority)

2011	1,058,638	47.31	59 / 121

2014	1,131,501	47.04	60 / 121

2017	1,152,075	44.45	56 / 120	Opposition

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