2011 New Zealand general election

The **2011 New Zealand general election** on Saturday 26 November 2011.

One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives, 70 from single-member electorates, and 51 from party lists including one overhang seat.

A referendum on the voting system was held at the same time as the election, with voters voting by majority to keep the MMP system.

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 2011 New Zealand general election
- **country**: New Zealand
- **type**: parliamentary
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 2008 New Zealand general election
- **previous year**: 2008
- **outgoing members**: 49th New Zealand Parliament
- **next election**: 2014 New Zealand general election
- **next year**: 2014
- **seats for election**: All 120 seats (plus one overhang seat) in the New Zealand House of Representatives
 61 seats are needed for a majority
- **elected mps**: 50th New Zealand Parliament, elected members
- **opinion polls**: Opinion polling for the 2011 New Zealand general election
- **turnout**: 2,278,989 (74.21%) 5.25%
- **1blank**: Electorate vote
- **3blank**: Party vote
- **leader1**: John Key
- **leader since1**: 2006 New Zealand National Party leadership election, 27 November 2006
- **party1**: New Zealand National Party
- **leaders seat1**: Helensville (New Zealand electorate), Helensville
- **last election1**: 58 seats, 44.93%
- **seats before1**: 58
- **seats1**: **59**
- **seat change1**: 1
- **1data1**: **1,027,696**
**47.31%**
 0.71 Percentage point, pp
- **3data1**: **1,058,638**
**47.31%**
 2.38 Percentage point, pp
- **leader2**: Phil Goff
- **leader since2**: 2008 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, 11 November 2008
- **party2**: New Zealand Labour Party
- **leaders seat2**: Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate), Mount Roskill
- **last election2**: 43 seats, 33.99%
- **seats before2**: 42
- **seats2**: 34
- **seat change2**: 8
- **1data2**: 762,897
35.12%
 0.10 pp
- **3data2**: 614,936
27.48%
 6.51 pp
- **leader3**: Russel Norman
Metiria Turei
- **leader since3**: 3 June 2006
30 May 2009
- **party3**: Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
- **leaders seat3**: Party-list proportional representation, List
Party-list proportional representation, List
- **last election3**: 9 seats, 6.72%
- **seats before3**: 9
- **seats3**: 14
- **seat change3**: 5
- **1data3**: 155,492
7.16%
 1.53 pp
- **3data3**: 247,370
11.06%
 4.34 pp
- **leader4**: Winston Peters
- **leader since4**: 18 July 1993
- **party4**: New Zealand First
- **leaders seat4**: Party-list proportional representation, List
- **last election4**: 0 seats, 4.07%
- **seats before4**: 0
- **seats4**: 8
- **seat change4**: 8
- **1data4**: 39,892
1.84%
 0.15 pp
- **3data4**: 147,544
6.59%
 2.52 pp
- **leader5**: Tariana Turia
Pita Sharples
- **leader since5**: 7 July 2004
- **party5**: Māori Party
- **leaders seat5**: Te Tai Hauāuru
Tāmaki Makaurau
- **last election5**: 5 seats, 2.39%
- **seats before5**: 4
- **seats5**: 3
- **seat change5**: 1
- **1data5**: 39,320
1.81%
 1.53 pp
- **3data5**: 31,982
1.43%
 0.96 pp
- **leader6**: Hone Harawira
- **leader since6**: 30 April 2011
- **party6**: Mana Party (New Zealand)
- **leaders seat6**: Te Tai Tokerau
- **last election6**: _(not yet founded)_
- **seats before6**: 1
- **seats6**: 1
- **1data6**: 29,872
1.38%
_new_
- **3data6**: 24,168
 1.08%
_new_
- **leader7**: Don Brash
- **leader since7**: 28 April 2011
- **party7**: ACT New Zealand
- **leaders seat7**: _Ran in North Shore (New Zealand electorate), North Shore (lost)_
- **last election7**: 5 seats, 3.65%
- **seats before7**: 5
- **seats7**: 1
- **seat change7**: 4
- **1data7**: 31,001
1.43%
 1.56 pp
- **3data7**: 23,889
1.07%
 2.58 pp
- **leader8**: Peter Dunne
- **leader since8**: 16 November 2000
- **party8**: United Future
- **leaders seat8**: Ōhariu
- **last election8**: 1 seat, 0.87%
- **seats before8**: 1
- **seats8**: 1
- **1data8**: 18,792
0.87%
 0.26 pp
- **3data8**: 13,443
0.60%
 0.27 pp
- **map image**: 2011 New Zealand general election - Results.svg
- **map size**: 400px
- **map caption**: Results of the election.
- **title**: Prime Minister of New Zealand, Prime Minister
- **before election**: John Key
- **before party**: New Zealand National Party
- **posttitle**: Subsequent Prime Minister
- **after election**: John Key
- **after party**: New Zealand National Party