The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. "Parties in Parliament, 1890–2023" Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1890 Liberal 38 Conservatives 25 74 Independents 11 "Following the December 1890 general election, a Liberal Party government led by John Ballance took office in January 1891." Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1893 Liberal 51 Conservatives 13 74 Independents 10 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1896 Liberal 39 Conservatives 25 74 Independents 10 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1899 Liberal 49 Conservatives 19 74 Independents 6 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1902 Liberal 47 Opposition 19 80 Independents 14 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1905 Liberal 55 Opposition 15 80 Independents 10 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1908 Liberal 47 Opposition 25 80 Independents 7 Labour 1 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1911 Reform 37 Liberal 33 80 Labour 4 Independents 6 "Following the December 1911 general election, a Reform Party government led by William Massey eventually took office on 10 July 1912." Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1914 Reform 41 Liberal 33 80 Labour 6 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1919 Reform 45 Liberal 21 80 Labour 11 Independents 3 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1922 Reform 38 Liberal 23 80 Labour 17 Independents 2 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1925 Reform 55 National (Liberal) 12 80 Labour 12 Independents 1 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1928 United (Liberal) 28 Labour 20 80 Independents 5 Country 1 Reform 26 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1931 United (Liberal) * 19 Labour 24 80 Reform * 28 Independents 3 Country 1 Coalition 5 * Signed a coalition agreement Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1935 Labour 53 National * 19 80 Country 2 Independents 4 Ratana 2 * The New Zealand National Party was formed in May 1936. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1938 Labour 53 National 25 80 Independents 2 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1943 Labour 46 National 33 80 Independents 1 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1946 Labour 42 National 38 80 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1949 National 46 Labour 34 80 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1951 National 50 Labour 30 80 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1954 National 45 Labour 35 80 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1957 Labour 41 National 39 80 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1960 National 46 Labour 34 80 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1963 National 45 Labour 35 80 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1966 National 44 Labour 35 80 Social Credit 1 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1969 National 45 Labour 39 84 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1972 Labour 55 National 32 87 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1975 National 55 Labour 32 87 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1978 National 51 Labour 40 92 Social Credit 1 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1981 National 47 Labour 43 92 Social Credit 2 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1984 Labour 56 National 37 95 Social Credit 2 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1987 Labour 57 National 40 97 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1990 National 67 Labour 29 97 NewLabour 1 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1993 National 50 Labour 45 99 Alliance 2 New Zealand First 2 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1996 National 44 Labour 37 120 New Zealand First 17 Alliance 13 United NZ 1 ACT 8 Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 1999 Labour 49 National 39 120 Alliance* 10 ACT 9 Green* 7 United NZ 1 New Zealand First 5 * The Alliance signed a coalition agreement with the Labour Party. The Green Party signed a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour-led government. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 2002 Labour 52 National 27 120 Progressive* 2 ACT 9 UnitedFuture* 8 New Zealand First 13 Green* 9 * The Progressive Party signed a coalition agreement with the Labour Party. UnitedFuture signed a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour-led government. The Green Party formed a cooperation agreement with the Labour-led government. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 2005 Labour 50 National 48 121 Progressive* 1 ACT 2 New Zealand First* 7 Maori 4 UnitedFuture* 3 Green* 6 * The Progressive Party signed a coalition agreement with the Labour Party. New Zealand First and UnitedFuture signed confidence and supply agreements with the Labour-led government. The Green Party signed a co-operation agreement with the Labour-led government. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 2008 National 58 Labour 43 122 ACT* 5 Progressive 1 UnitedFuture* 1 Green 9 Maori* 5 * Signed a confidence and supply agreement with the National Party. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 2011 National 59 Labour 34 121 ACT* 1 Green 14 UnitedFuture* 1 New Zealand First 8 Maori* 3 Mana Party 1 * Signed a confidence and supply agreement with the National Party. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 2014 National 60 Labour 32 121 Maori* 2 Green 14 UnitedFuture* 1 New Zealand First 11 ACT* 1 * Signed a confidence and supply agreement with the National Party. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 2017 Labour 46 National 56 120 New Zealand First* 9 ACT 1 Green* 8 * New Zealand First signed a coalition agreement with Labour. The Green Party signed a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour-led government. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 2020 Labour 65 National 33 120 Green* 10 ACT 10 Maori 2 * The Green Party formed a cooperation agreement with the majority Labour Party. Election year Government parties Seats Other parties Seats Seats total 2023 National 49 Labour 34 123 ACT* 11 Greens 15 New Zealand First* 8 Te Pati Maori 6 * National signed coalition agreements with ACT and New Zealand First. See the web-page for source information Downloaded from Te Ara | The Encyclopedia of New Zealand www.TeAra.govt.nz