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| Party | % Party vote | MPs | Electorate MPs | List MPs |
| National Party | 44.9 | 58 | 41 | 17 |
| Labour Party | 34.0 | 43 | 21 | 22 |
| Green Party | 6.7 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| ACT New Zealand | 3.7 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Māori Party | 2.4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Anderton's Progressive | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Parties not winning seats (12 - detailed under Party Vote & Split Voting, below) | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | 70 | 52 |
Election day | Sat, 8 Nov '08 |
| Total votes cast | 2,356,536 |
| Turnout | 79.5% enrolled, 75.1% age eligible |
| Enrolled | 95.3% age eligible |
| Split vote | 29.60% |
| Informal party votes | 0.5% |
| Government formed | Minority supported |
| Last legal date for next election | Sat, 7 Jan '12 |
Total votes cast includes informal votes and excludes disallowed votes.