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Party

National Party

New Zealand

Party Active

National Party

Abbreviation
NP
Founded
1936
Official · und
National Party
Profiles and linksNo official profile link is published.
Social linksNo social profile link is published.

Power-role history

Governing

Dec 12, 2016

Governing

Oct 8, 2014

Governing

Dec 14, 2011

Governing

Nov 19, 2008 — Nov 26, 2011

Governing

Aug 14, 1998 — Dec 10, 1999

Governing

Dec 8, 1997 — Aug 14, 1998

Governing

Dec 16, 1996 — Dec 8, 1997

Governing

Mar 1, 1996 — Dec 16, 1996

Governing

Nov 28, 1993 — Dec 10, 1996

Governing

Nov 2, 1990 — Nov 28, 1993

Governing

Dec 11, 1981 — Jul 24, 1984

Governing

Dec 12, 1978 — Dec 11, 1981

Governing

Dec 12, 1975 — Dec 13, 1978

Governing

Feb 7, 1972 — Dec 8, 1972

Governing

Dec 22, 1969 — Feb 7, 1972

Governing

Nov 26, 1966 — Nov 29, 1969

Governing

Dec 20, 1963 — Dec 22, 1969

Governing

Dec 12, 1960 — Dec 20, 1963

Governing

Sep 26, 1957 — Dec 11, 1957

Governing

Nov 26, 1954 — Sep 26, 1957

Governing

Sep 1, 1951 — Nov 13, 1954

Governing

Dec 8, 1949 — Sep 1, 1951

Party lineage

Merged

Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e

Party Facts reference profile

Historical Party Facts reference: vote or seat share in a national election. It is not a poll, a certified result, necessarily the latest election, or a current value.

National Party

Dataset coverage period
1936–—
Party Facts reference percentage
53.9% · 1951
Original value
53.9
ISO alpha-3
NZL
Party Facts ID
1824
Reference names
NP · National Party
Created in source
Dec 29, 2012
Updated
Jan 26, 2021
Wikipedia referenceParty FactsCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Ideology · Political spectrum

Conservative

Source classification · Confidence: 80.0%

Party leadership

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Party significance

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Candidacy

Independent media clusters

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Polls

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Forecasts

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Top issues

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Prediction components

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Media profile

Approval · Favorability · Negativity

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Media profile

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Strengths · Weaknesses · Attacks · Controversies

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Campaign signals

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Electoral history

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 2020-10-17 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
738,275
Seats
33
Original value
25.58
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share25.6%

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 2017-09-23 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
1,152,075
Seats
56
Original value
44.40
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share44.4%

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 2014-09-20 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
1,131,501
Seats
60
Original value
47.04
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share47.0%

2011 New Zealand general election · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
1,058,637
Seats
59
Original value
47.31
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share47.3%

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 1957-11-30 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
511,699
Seats
39
Original value
44.21
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share44.2%

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 1954-11-13 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
485,630
Seats
45
Original value
44.28
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share44.3%

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 1996-10-12 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
701,315
Seats
44
Original value
33.84
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share33.8%

2008 New Zealand general election · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
1,053,398
Seats
58
Original value
44.93
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share44.9%

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 1987-08-15 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
806,305
Seats
39
Original value
44.02
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share44.0%

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 1978-11-25 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
680,991
Seats
51
Original value
39.82
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share39.8%

New Zealand — Parliamentary election — 1999-11-27 · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
629,932
Seats
39
Original value
30.50
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share30.5%

2002 New Zealand general election · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
425,310
Seats
27
Original value
20.93
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share20.9%

2005 New Zealand general election · National Party

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Votes
889,813
Seats
48
Original value
39.10
Published precision
2
Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published share39.1%

Sources

3

  1. 1WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  2. 2Party FactsCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  3. 3Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026