1957 New Zealand general election

1957 New Zealand general election

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All 80 seats in the New Zealand Parliament 41 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	1,157,365 (92.9%)
First party Second party   Leader Walter Nash Keith Holyoake Party Labour National Leader since 17 January 1951 13 August 1957 Leader's seat Hutt Pahiatua Last election 35 seats, 44.1% 45 seats, 44.3% Seats won 41 39 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 559,096 511,699 Percentage 48.3% 44.2% Swing 4.2% 0.1%
Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin
Prime Minister before election Keith Holyoake National Subsequent Prime Minister Walter Nash Labour

The 1957 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 32nd term. It saw the governing National Party narrowly defeated by the Labour Party. The 1957 elections marked the beginning of the second Labour government, although this administration was to last only a single term.