Editing New Zealand Labour Party (section)

==Electoral performance==
===House of Representatives===
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;MMP era, 1996–present<ref>{{cite web |title=General elections 1996-2005 |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/events/past-events/general-elections-1996-2005 |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=16 November 2017 |language=en |date=26 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Official results for the 2008 General Election |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/events/past-events-0/2008-general-election/results-2008-general-election |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=16 November 2017 |date=22 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2011 General Election - Official Count Results |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/partystatus.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=16 November 2017 |date=17 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 General Election - Official Count Results |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/partystatus.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=16 November 2017 |date=10 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2017 General Election - Official Result |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/ |publisher=Electoral Commission |date=23 September 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/|title=Election - Overall Results|access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Election
! Leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Position
! Status
|-
|-
| [[1919 New Zealand general election|1919]]
| rowspan=5 | [[Harry Holland]]
| 131,402
| 24.25%
| {{composition bar|8|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{increase}} 3rd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1922 New Zealand general election|1922]]
| 150,448
| 23.70% 
| {{composition bar|17|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 9
| {{steady}} 3rd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1925 New Zealand general election|1925]]
| 184,650
| 27.20% 
| {{composition bar|12|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| {{increase}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1928 New Zealand general election|1928]]
| 198,092
| 26.19% 
| {{composition bar|19|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 7
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{yes2|[[United Government of New Zealand|Coalition]]}}
|-
| [[1931 New Zealand general election|1931]]
| 244,881
| 34.27% 
| {{composition bar|24|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1935 New Zealand general election|1935]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Michael Joseph Savage]]
| 434,368
| 46.17% 
| {{composition bar|53|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 29
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[First Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[1938 New Zealand general election|1938]]
| 528,290
| 55.82% 
| {{composition bar|53|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[First Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[1943 New Zealand general election|1943]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Peter Fraser]]
| 522,189
| 47.6% 
| {{composition bar|45|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[First Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[1946 New Zealand general election|1946]]
| 536,994
| 51.28% 
| {{composition bar|42|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[First Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[1949 New Zealand general election|1949]]
| 506,073
| 47.16% 
| {{composition bar|34|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1951 New Zealand general election|1951]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Walter Nash]]
| 473,146
| 45.8% 
| {{composition bar|30|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1954 New Zealand general election|1954]]
| 481,631
| 44.1% 
| {{composition bar|35|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1957 New Zealand general election|1957]]
| 531,740
| 48.31% 
| {{composition bar|41|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 6
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[Second Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[1960 New Zealand general election|1960]]
| 420,084
| 43.4% 
| {{composition bar|34|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 7
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1963 New Zealand general election|1963]]
| [[Arnold Nordmeyer]]
| 383,205
| 43.7% 
| {{composition bar|35|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1966 New Zealand general election|1966]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Norman Kirk]]
| 382,756
| 41.44% 
| {{composition bar|35|80|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1969 New Zealand general election|1969]]
| 464,346
| 44.2% 
| {{composition bar|39|84|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1972 New Zealand general election|1972]]
| 677,669
| 48.37% 
| {{composition bar|55|87|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 16
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[Third Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[1975 New Zealand general election|1975]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Bill Rowling]]
| 634,453
| 39.56% 
| {{composition bar|32|87|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 23
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1978 New Zealand general election|1978]]
| 691,076
| 40.41% 
| {{composition bar|40|92|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1981 New Zealand general election|1981]]
| 702,630
| 39.01% 
| {{composition bar|43|91|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1984 New Zealand general election|1984]]
| rowspan=2 | [[David Lange]]
| 829,154
| 42.98% 
| {{composition bar|56|95|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 13
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[1987 New Zealand general election|1987]]
| 878,448
| 47.96% 
| {{composition bar|57|97|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[1990 New Zealand general election|1990]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)|Mike Moore]]
| 640,915
| 35.14% 
| {{composition bar|29|97|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 28
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1993 New Zealand general election|1993]]
| 666,759
| 34.68% 
| {{composition bar|45|99|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 16
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1996 New Zealand general election|1996]]
| rowspan=5 | [[Helen Clark]]
| 584,159
| 28.19% 
| {{composition bar|37|120|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999]]
| 800,199
| 38.74% 
| {{composition bar|49|120|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 12
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand|Coalition]]}}
|-
| [[2002 New Zealand general election|2002]]
| 838,219
| 41.26% 
| {{composition bar|52|120|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand|Coalition]]}}
|-
| [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005]]
| 935,319
| 41.10% 
| {{composition bar|50|121|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand|Coalition]]}}
|-
| [[2008 New Zealand general election|2008]]
| 796,880
| 33.99% 
| {{composition bar|43|122|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 7
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2011 New Zealand general election|2011]]
| [[Phil Goff]]
| 614,936
| 27.48% 
| {{composition bar|34|121|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 9
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2014 New Zealand general election|2014]]
| [[David Cunliffe]]
| 604,534
| 25.13% 
| {{composition bar|32|121|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2017 New Zealand general election|2017]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Jacinda Ardern]]
| 956,184
| 36.89% 
| {{composition bar|46|120|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 14
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{yes2|[[Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand|Coalition]]}}
|-
| [[2020 New Zealand general election|2020]]
| 1,443,546	
| 50.01% 
| {{composition bar|65|120|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 19
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes2|[[Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand|Majority]]}}
|-
| [[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
| [[Chris Hipkins]]
| 767,236
| 26.91% 
| {{composition bar|34|123|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 31
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| colspan=8 | <small>Source: [https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/historical-events/?EventType=General+Election&Year=&action_filter=Apply Electoral Commission]</small>
|}
: Labour did not contest every electorate until [[1946 New Zealand general election|1946]], when it stood candidates in all 80 electorates.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19461116.2.87 |title=The Lists Close |date=16 November 1946 |publisher=Evening Star |issue=25951 |page=9 }}</ref> According to the National Executive reports,{{sfn|Brown|1962|p=225}} the number of official candidates in 1919 is uncertain (53 or possibly 46). The party ran 41 candidates in 1922; 56 in 1925; 55 in 1928; 53 in 1931; 70 in 1935; 78 in 1938; and 77 in 1943. Labour did not run against independent candidates who voted with Labour, such as [[Harry Atmore]] in Nelson and [[David McDougall]] in Mataura, Southland. Labour did not run candidates against the two [[Country Party (New Zealand)|Country Party]] candidates in 1935, but did in 1938, when both candidates were defeated.

===Māori electorates===
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|-
! Election
! Seats
! +/–
|-
| [[1919 New Zealand general election|1919]]
| {{Composition bar|0|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
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|-
| [[1922 New Zealand general election|1922]]
| {{Composition bar|0|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1925 New Zealand general election|1925]]
| {{Composition bar|0|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1928 New Zealand general election|1928]]
| {{Composition bar|0|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1931 New Zealand general election|1931]]
| {{Composition bar|0|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1935 New Zealand general election|1935]]
| {{Composition bar|0|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1938 New Zealand general election|1938]]
| {{Composition bar|3|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| [[1943 New Zealand general election|1943]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| [[1946 New Zealand general election|1946]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1949 New Zealand general election|1949]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1951 New Zealand general election|1951]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1954 New Zealand general election|1954]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1957 New Zealand general election|1957]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1960 New Zealand general election|1960]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1963 New Zealand general election|1963]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1966 New Zealand general election|1966]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1969 New Zealand general election|1969]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1972 New Zealand general election|1972]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1975 New Zealand general election|1975]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1978 New Zealand general election|1978]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1981 New Zealand general election|1981]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1984 New Zealand general election|1984]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1987 New Zealand general election|1987]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1990 New Zealand general election|1990]]
| {{Composition bar|4|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1993 New Zealand general election|1993]]
| {{Composition bar|3|4|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| [[1996 New Zealand general election|1996]]
| {{Composition bar|0|5|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| [[1999 New Zealand general election|1999]]
| {{Composition bar|6|6|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 6
|-
| [[2002 New Zealand general election|2002]]
| {{Composition bar|7|7|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005]]
| {{Composition bar|3|7|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
|-
| [[2008 New Zealand general election|2008]]
| {{Composition bar|2|7|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| [[2011 New Zealand general election|2011]]
| {{Composition bar|3|7|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| [[2014 New Zealand general election|2014]]
| {{Composition bar|6|7|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| [[2017 New Zealand general election|2017]]
| {{Composition bar|7|7|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| [[2020 New Zealand general election|2020]]
| {{Composition bar|6|7|hex={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| [[2023 New Zealand general election|2023]]
| {{Composition bar|1|7| {{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}}}
| {{Decrease}} 5
|}