1943 New Zealand general election

1943 New Zealand general election

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All 80 seats in the New Zealand Parliament 41 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Peter Fraser Sidney Holland Party Labour National Leader since 4 April 1940 26 November 1940 Leader's seat Wellington Central Christchurch North Last election 53 seats, 55.8% 25 seats, 40.3% Seats won 45 34 Seat change 8 9 Popular vote 447,919 402,887 Percentage 47.6% 42.8% Swing 8.2% 2.5%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election Peter Fraser Labour Subsequent Prime Minister Peter Fraser Labour

The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 27th term. With the onset of World War II, elections were initially postponed, but it was eventually decided to hold a general election in September 1943, around two years after it would normally have occurred. The election saw the governing Labour Party re-elected by a comfortable margin, although the party nevertheless lost considerable ground to the expanding National Party.