Results of the 2020 New Zealand general election

This article summarises results of the 17 October 2020 New Zealand general election, including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes.

Release of results Preliminary results were released gradually after polling booths closed at 19:00 (NZDT) on 17 October. The preliminary count only includes advance ordinary and election day ordinary votes; it does not include any special votes, which have a deadline ten days later (27 October). Special votes include votes from those who enrolled after the deadline of 13 September, those who voted outside their electorate (including all overseas votes), voters in hospital or prison, and those voters enrolled on the unpublished roll. The votes in the cannabis referendum and the euthanasia referendum were counted after election day, with preliminary results released on 30 October.

All voting papers, counterfoils and electoral rolls are returned to the electorate's returning officer for a mandatory recount; this also includes approving and counting any special votes, and compiling a master roll to ensure no voter has voted more than once. To simplify processing and counting, overseas votes will be sent to and counted at the Electoral Commission's central processing centre in Wellington, rather than to electorate returning officers. Official results, including all recounted ordinary votes and special votes, as well as the official results of the two referendums, are expected to be released by the Electoral Commission on 6 November 2020.

Parties and candidates have three working days after the release of the official results to apply for a judicial recount. These recounts take place under the auspices of a District Court judge (the Chief District Court Judge in case of a nationwide recount),Electoral Act 1993, sections 190 and 191. and may delay the return of the election writ by a few days.

Party vote

| 1,443,545 | 50.01 | 13.12 | 19 | 1,357,501 | 48.07 | 10.19 | 46 | 65 | 19

| 738,275 | 25.58 | 18.87 | 10 | 963,845 | 34.13 | 9.92 | 23 | 33 | 23

| 226,757 | 7.86 | 1.59 | 9 | 162,245 | 5.74 | 1.17 | 1 | 10 | 2

| 219,031 | 7.59 | 7.08 | 9 | 97,697 | 3.46 | 2.45 | 1 | 10 | 9

| 75,020 | 2.60 | 4.60 | 0 | 30,209 | 1.07 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 | 9 |- | (TOP)

| 43,449 | 1.51 | 0.94 | 0 | 25,181 | 0.89 | 0.14 | 0 | 0

| 42,613 | 1.48 | 1.24 | 0 | 49,598 | 1.76 | 1.52 | 0 | 0

| 33,630 | 1.17 | 0.01 | 1 | 60,837 | 2.15 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 2

| 28,429 | 0.98 | new | 0 | 25,054 | 0.89 | new | 0 | 0 | new

| 13,329 | 0.46 | 0.15 | 0 | 8,044 | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0 | 0

| 8,121 | 0.28 | new | 0 | 6,830 | 0.24 | new | 0 | 0 | new

| 4,237 | 0.15 | new | 0 | 2,139 | 0.08 | new | 0 | 0 | new

| 3,256 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0 | 7,982 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0 | 0

| 2,414 | 0.08 | new | 0 | 2,764 | 0.10 | new | 0 | 0 | new

| 1,880 | 0.07 | new | 0 | 2,421 | 0.09 | new | 0 | 0 | new

| 1,520 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0 | 2,699 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0 | 0

| 914 | 0.03 | new | 0 | 8,462 | 0.30 | new | 0 | 0 | new |- | style="background-color:#ffffff" | | style="text-align:left;" |Unregistered parties | — | — | — | — | 3,391 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0 | 0

| — | — | — | — | 7,299 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0 | 0

! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Valid votes

! 2,886,420 ! 98.88 ! 0.34 ! ! 2,824,198 ! 96.75 ! 0.58 ! Colspan=3 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Informal votes | 21,372 | 0.73 | 0.32 ! | 57,138 | 1.96 | 0.80 | Colspan=3 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Disallowed votes | 11,281 | 0.39 | 0.66 ! | 37,737 | 2.66 | 1.37 | Colspan=3 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Below electoral threshold | 225,182 | 7.71 | ! | — | — | — | Colspan=3 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total ! 2,919,073 ! 100 ! ! 48 ! 2,919,073 ! 100 ! ! 72 ! 120 ! |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Eligible voters and turnout | 3,549,580 | 82.24 | 2.49 ! | 3,549,580 | 82.24 | 2.49 | Colspan=3 |

Party vote by electorate The following is a breakdown of the party vote received in each electorate, for parties receiving at least 1% of the nationwide party vote. Electorate Labour National Green ACT NZ First New Conservative TOP Māori 46.2221.1919.147.521.720.542.140.31 Banks Peninsula50.4721.0314.267.001.991.262.180.29 42.8032.574.7610.092.952.141.660.43 Botany47.5937.143.296.811.441.440.630.19 Christchurch Central53.6419.6012.786.202.131.182.190.35 Christchurch East60.2616.588.466.162.492.031.430.35 Coromandel43.5532.765.639.743.031.630.850.25 Dunedin55.3914.1417.825.291.720.912.820.33 East Coast50.4026.965.537.783.441.090.910.75 East Coast Bays40.2538.386.168.811.721.791.140.17 Epsom36.0537.4610.9910.411.460.501.970.26 Hamilton East49.1427.448.006.922.112.012.190.49 Hamilton West52.6525.315.686.922.562.052.080.53 55.1421.999.435.632.351.162.160.44 44.9329.6410.348.771.771.231.970.25 Invercargill48.0929.973.469.613.042.151.080.19 Kaikōura44.6030.285.3111.452.901.861.150.16 Kaipara ki Mahurangi40.3133.976.3111.272.581.491.290.28 Kelston62.5017.338.294.372.591.371.150.52 Mana58.5518.489.705.572.210.981.990.56 Mangere77.379.113.991.552.761.730.410.90 Manurewa73.9113.033.031.732.871.690.460.82 Maungakiekie50.7525.979.147.142.101.121.870.43 Mount Albert48.9018.7520.066.001.830.582.530.49 Mount Roskill56.1724.448.024.991.921.201.310.37 Napier50.9428.105.868.182.161.471.290.28 Nelson53.9820.719.088.201.901.561.750.20 New Lynn53.3321.8811.456.312.331.161.300.46 New Plymouth48.4630.214.638.002.271.731.780.48 North Shore41.3534.058.349.861.901.211.900.25 Northcote49.5627.678.697.321.931.341.850.23 Northland43.9827.486.109.515.831.851.010.40 Ōhariu51.0722.3013.616.101.890.862.800.35 Ōtaki52.5626.606.457.182.661.381.060.31 Pakuranga42.0538.534.648.572.161.330.930.20 Palmerston North54.8921.927.416.762.981.811.950.46 Panmure-Ōtāhuhu73.6612.754.122.392.481.230.750.65 Papakura42.7437.114.048.812.781.580.820.32 Port Waikato40.3836.403.3510.712.941.690.920.32 Rangitata48.8531.483.129.662.002.010.970.13 Rangitīkei44.5630.254.6111.393.371.981.410.43 Remutaka58.5519.117.176.022.991.581.900.39 Rongotai 52.6113.2523.723.881.950.512.800.44 Rotorua46.6828.654.759.063.621.841.590.91 Selwyn42.1234.014.8712.562.001.771.310.14 Southland38.8536.075.2812.702.011.491.560.15 Taieri59.4321.295.457.372.631.121.280.12 55.0030.083.314.641.981.700.600.44 Tāmaki38.6137.067.6811.731.620.691.340.30 Taranaki-King Country37.7136.504.8211.422.762.741.230.46 Taupō45.2732.753.809.832.781.541.340.37 Tauranga42.3332.755.499.023.642.361.930.35 Te Atatū58.0522.726.515.132.541.411.060.67 Tukituki48.2929.795.418.912.072.151.080.39 Upper Harbour48.3131.395.337.591.971.861.380.36 Waikato39.4837.723.5210.522.712.551.260.35 Waimakariri49.6928.504.679.312.133.010.940.16 Wairarapa48.1829.275.189.193.431.491.090.28 Waitaki44.0831.265.6611.651.981.921.300.12 43.5714.4830.444.881.120.433.740.53 West Coast-Tasman47.3425.228.249.772.961.681.280.20 Whanganui51.7126.374.887.943.331.680.950.54Whangaparāoa40.0436.704.8910.612.152.291.220.20 Whangārei47.2826.196.188.245.121.841.500.34 Wigram55.1721.579.115.782.031.642.460.32 Hauraki-Waikato64.733.736.351.313.660.411.0212.26 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti67.332.336.480.883.760.380.7412.16 Tāmaki Makaurau61.093.1610.651.084.280.521.0412.93 Te Tai Hauāuru61.983.046.821.223.570.331.0115.69 Te Tai Tokerau61.103.677.481.337.230.401.0210.35 Te Tai Tonga59.545.7211.702.793.500.711.868.81 Waiariki60.672.395.950.943.670.380.9017.75

Electorate vote

The table below shows the results of the 2020 general election:

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List results LabourNationalGreenACTMāoriAndrew Little (07) David Parker (09) Trevor Mallard (11) Kris Faafoi (15) Ayesha Verrall (17) Willie Jackson (19) Louisa Wall (27) Camilla Belich (30) Jan Tinetti (32) Marja Lubeck (34) Angie Warren-Clark (35) Tāmati Coffey (37) Naisi Chen (38) Liz Craig (41) Ibrahim Omer (42) Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki (44) Rachel Brooking (46) Helen White (48) Angela Roberts (50)Gerry Brownlee (02) Paul Goldsmith (03) Shane Reti (05) Chris Bishop (07) David Bennett (11) Michael Woodhouse (12) Nicola Willis (13) Melissa Lee (16) Nick Smith (18) Maureen Pugh (19)Marama Davidson (01) James Shaw (02) Julie Anne Genter (04) Jan Logie (05) Eugenie Sage (06) Golriz Ghahraman (07) Teanau Tuiono (08) Elizabeth Kerekere (09) Ricardo Menéndez March (10)Brooke van Velden (02) Nicole McKee (03) Chris Baillie (04) Simon Court (05) James McDowall (06) Karen Chhour (07) Mark Cameron (08) Toni Severin (09) Damien Smith (10)Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (01)

MP changes Based on preliminary results, there were 40 new MPs: 22 for Labour, 5 for National, 9 for ACT, 3 for the Greens, and 1 for the Māori Party. When final results were announced on 6 November, this rose to 42 new members, the two additional new members being Emily Henderson (Labour) and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Māori).

Party New MPs Resigned or retired MPs Defeated MPs MPs switching seat type Ayesha VerrallVanushi WaltersCamilla BelichNaisi ChenIbrahim OmerRachel BrookingHelen WhiteBarbara EdmondsAngela RobertsShanan HalbertNeru LeavasaTracey McLellanSteph LewisRachel BoyackArena WilliamsIngrid LearySarah PallettGaurav SharmaEmily HendersonTerisa NgobiGlen BennettTangi UtikereAnna Lorck Ruth DysonClare CurranRaymond HuoIain Lees-Galloway Kris Faafoi (to list)Kiri Allan (to electorate)Kieran McAnulty (to electorate)Louisa Wall (to list) Priyanca Radhakrishnan (to electorate) Willow-Jean Prime (to electorate)Tāmati Coffey (to list)Jo Luxton (to electorate)Jamie Strange (to electorate)Ginny Andersen (to electorate) Nicola GriggChristopher LuxonJoseph MooneyPenny SimmondsSimon Watts David CarterAlastair ScottNathan GuyMaggie BarrySarah DowieNicky WagnerAnne TolleyPaula BennettHamish WalkerJian YangNikki KayeAmy AdamsAndrew Falloon Harete HipangoJonathan YoungTim MacindoeKanwaljit Singh BakshiPaulo GarciaParmjeet ParmarAgnes LoheniAlfred NgaroLawrence YuleDenise LeeBrett HudsonMatt KingDan BidoisJo Hayes Gerry Brownlee (to list)Shane Reti (to list)Chris Bishop (to list)David Bennett (to list)Nick Smith (to list) Brooke van VeldenNicole McKeeChris BaillieSimon CourtJames McDowallKaren ChhourMark CameronToni SeverinDamien Smith Teanau TuionoElizabeth KerekereRicardo Menéndez March Gareth Hughes Chlöe Swarbrick (to electorate) Debbie Ngarewa-PackerRawiri Waititi Clayton Mitchell Winston PetersFletcher TabuteauTracey MartinShane JonesRon MarkDarroch BallMark PattersonJenny Marcroft Jami-Lee Ross

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References

Results of the 2020 New Zealand general election

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