page_title: Fifth National Government of New Zealand
section_title: Election results
hierarchical_section_title: Fifth National Government of New Zealand / Election results
caption_attribution_description: English: Allocation of seats in 49th New Zealand Parliament from the 2008 general election
context_page_description: The Fifth National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand for three parliamentary terms from 19 November 2008 to 26 October 2017. John Key served as National Leader and Prime Minister until December 2016, after which Bill English assumed the premiership until the National Government's defeat following the October 2017 government-forming negotiations.
  After the 2008 general election the National Party and its allies were able to form a government, taking over from Helen Clark's Fifth Labour Government. It was subsequently reformed after the 2011 general election with a reduced number of seats, and after the 2014 general election with a reduced share of the party vote but the same number of seats. The Government had confidence and supply agreements with the following parties: ACT, United Future, and the Māori Party – which gave the Government a majority on major legislation. The National Party also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Green Party after the 2008 election, but this lapsed in 2011 and was not renewed.
context_section_description: The following table shows the total votes* for National, plus parties supporting the National-led government. For more details of election results, see the relevant election articles.
  * 'Votes' means party votes only. 'Seats' means both list and electorate seats.
  Following the 2008, 2011 and 2014 elections, National gained support on matters of confidence and supply from ACT, the Māori Party and United Future.
caption: 49th Parliament
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