1954 New Zealand general election

1954 New Zealand general election
← 1951 13 November 1954 (1954-11-13) 1957 →
All 80 seats in the House of Representatives
41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout1,096,877 (91.4%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sidney Holland Walter Nash
Party National Labour
Leader since 26 November 1940 17 January 1951
Leader's seat Fendalton Hutt
Last election 50 seats, 54.0% 30 seats, 45.8%
Seats won 45 35
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 5
Popular vote 485,630 484,028
Percentage 44.3% 44.1%
Swing Decrease 9.7% Decrease 1.7%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election

Sidney Holland
National

Subsequent Prime Minister

Sidney Holland
National

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The 1954 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 31st term. It saw the governing National Party remain in office, but with a slightly reduced majority. It also saw the debut of the new Social Credit Party, which won more than eleven percent of the vote but failed to win a seat.