2014 New Zealand general election

The **2014 New Zealand general election** took place on Saturday 20 September 2014.

Voters elected 121 members to the House of Representatives, with 71 from single-member electorates (an increase from 70 in 2011) and 49 from party lists.

A total of 3,140,417 people were registered to vote in the election; around 92.6% of all eligible New Zealanders. A total of 2,446,279 votes were cast.

The centre-right National Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister John Key, gained a plurality with 47.0% of the party vote and 60 of the 121 seats.

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 2014 New Zealand general election
- **country**: New Zealand
- **type**: parliamentary
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 2011 New Zealand general election
- **previous year**: 2011
- **outgoing members**: 50th New Zealand Parliament
- **next election**: 2017 New Zealand general election
- **next year**: 2017
- **seats for election**: All 120 seats (plus 1 overhang seat) in the New Zealand House of Representatives
 61 seats needed for a majority
- **election date**: 20 September 2014
- **elected mps**: 51st New Zealand Parliament, elected members
- **opinion polls**: Opinion polling for the 2014 New Zealand general election
- **turnout**: 2,446,279 (77.90%) 3.69%
- **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**: 59 seats, 47.31%
- **seats before1**: 59
- **seats1**: **60**
- **seat change1**: 1
- **1data1**: **1,081,787**
**46.08%**
 1.23 Percentage point, pp
- **3data1**: **1,131,501**
**47.04%**
 0.28 Percentage point, pp
- **leader2**: David Cunliffe
- **leader since2**: 2013 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election, 15 September 2013
- **party2**: New Zealand Labour Party
- **leaders seat2**: New Lynn (New Zealand electorate), New Lynn
- **last election2**: 34 seats, 27.48%
- **seats before2**: 34
- **seats2**: 32
- **seat change2**: 2
- **1data2**: 801,287
34.13%
 0.99 pp
- **3data2**: 604,534
25.13%
 2.35 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**: 14 seats, 11.06%
- **seats before3**: 14
- **seats3**: 14
- **1data3**: 165,718
7.06%
 0.10 pp
- **3data3**: 257,356
10.70%
 0.36 pp
- **leader4**: Winston Peters
- **leader since4**: 18 July 1993
- **party4**: New Zealand First
- **leaders seat4**: Party-list proportional representation, List
- **last election4**: 8 seats, 6.59%
- **seats before4**: 7
- **seats4**: 11
- **seat change4**: 4
- **1data4**: 73,384
3.13%
  1.29 pp
- **3data4**: 208,300
8.66%
  2.06 pp
- **leader5**: Te Ururoa Flavell
- **leader since5**: 13 July 2013
- **party5**: Māori Party
- **leaders seat5**: Waiariki (New Zealand electorate), Waiariki
- **last election5**: 3 seats, 1.43%
- **seats before5**: 3
- **seats5**: 2
- **seat change5**: 1
- **1data5**: 42,108
1.79%
 0.02 pp
- **3data5**: 31,850
1.32%
 0.11 pp
- **leader6**: Jamie Whyte
- **leader since6**: 2 February 2014
- **party6**: ACT New Zealand
- **leaders seat6**: _Ran in Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate), Pakuranga (lost)_
- **last election6**: 1 seat, 1.07%
- **seats before6**: 1
- **seats6**: 1
- **1data6**: 27,778
1.18%
 0.25 pp
- **3data6**: 16,689
0.69%
0.37 pp
- **leader7**: Peter Dunne
- **leader since7**: 16 November 2000
- **party7**: United Future
- **leaders seat7**: Ōhariu
- **last election7**: 1 seat, 0.60%
- **seats before7**: 1
- **seats7**: 1
- **1data7**: 14,722
0.63%
  0.24 pp
- **3data7**: 5,286
0.22%
  0.38 pp
- **leader8**: Hone Harawira
Laila Harré
- **leader since8**: 2014
- **party8**: Internet Party and Mana Movement
- **leaders seat8**: Te Tai Tokerau _(lost seat)_
_Ran in Helensville (New Zealand electorate), Helensville (lost)_
- **last election8**: 1 seat, 1.08%
- **seats before8**: 1
- **seats8**: 0
- **seat change8**: 1
- **1data8**: 37,181
1.58%
 0.20 pp
- **3data8**: 34,095
1.42%
  0.34 pp
- **map image**: New_Zealand_2014_Election_Results_Map.svg
- **map size**: 450px
- **map caption**: Map of the general election. Electorate results are shown on the left, Maori electorate results in the centre, and the additional members on the right.
- **title**: Prime Minister of New Zealand, Prime Minister
- **before election**: John Key
- **after election**: John Key
- **posttitle**: Subsequent Prime Minister
- **before party**: New Zealand National Party, National Minority government, Minority
- **after party**: New Zealand National Party, National Minority government, Minority