Ardern's Labour Victory in NZ
New Zealand's Prime Minister has won a majority in the New Zealand General Election 2020. She will now be able to enter government without the need for other political parties as Labour gained 18 seats giving them a majority of 4 seats in the Parliament. The Greens, who formed part of the out going coalition government, had a 2 seat gain. However, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and his party NZ First lost all of their seats. The main outgoing opposition party, National, lost 21 seats, with ACT gaining 9 seats. The Maori Party will return to the parliament with one MP. Jacinda Ardern will now form a one party government the first since 1993.
Party | Seats | Precentage of Vote |
Labour | 64 | 49% |
National | 35 | 27% |
ACT | 10 | 8% |
Green | 10 | 8% |
Maori | 1 | 1% |
NZ First | 0 | 3% |