It's a historic defeat for the National Party, their second worst result they've ever suffered.
This is also the 3rd biggest electoral victory for Labour, with the 2 biggest wins coming well before MMP.
Electorate changes
Auckland Central goes to the Greens, with Chlöe Swarbrick becoming the first Greens MP to take an electorate since the late Jeanette Fitzsimons took the Coromandel seat in 1999.
East Coast returns to Labour control.
Hamilton East and Hamilton West both return to Labour, after flipping to National in 2005 and 2008 respectively.
Hutt South returns to Labour after one parliamentary term in National hands.
Ilam flips to Labour, with voters rejecting National Party Deputy Leader and Campaign Manager Gerry Brownlee. It's interesting. An interesting series of facts.
Nelson returns to Labour after being held by National Party veteran Nick Smith since 1996.
New Plymouth returns to Labour for the first time since the 2005 election.
Northcote, a safe National seat, has flipped to Labour.
Otaki, held by National since 2008, returns to Labour.
Rangitata, a safe National seat, recently vacated by sex pest MP Andrew Falloon
Tukituki goes into Labour hands.
Upper Harbour, a relatively new electorate considered a National stronghold, has gone to Labour.
Whanganui was held by National since the 2005 election, and returns to Labour.
On the Maori roll, all but one seat is set to return to Labour, with the Waiariki electorate returning to Maori Party control.
Labour has also won the Party Vote in all but 3 electorates - those being Epsom, Tamaki and Taranaki
