In the popular vote, National won 44% to Labour's 48%. The Social Credit Party won 7% of the vote, a drop from its previous result of 11%. It still won no seats. Votes summary The table below shows the results of the 1957 general election: Key |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates |- |- | Hauraki | style="background-color:;" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Arthur Kinsella | style="text-align:right;" | 1,161 | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:center;" | Brevat William Dynes |- |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electorates |- |} Table footnotes: Post-election events A number of local by-elections were required due to the resignations of incumbent local body politicians following the general election: There were two by-elections for the Christchurch City Council. Councillors Mabel Howard and John Mathison also resigned their seats following their election as cabinet ministers at the formation of the Second Labour government causing a by-election to replace them on the council. Likewise Robert Macfarlane resigned as Mayor of Christchurch upon his selection as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Macfarlane was succeeded as mayor by councillor George Manning. McFarlane was elected for one of the vacant seats on the council, with the other seats being won by Bill Glue, Bill MacGibbon and Peter Skellerup. Notes References November 1957 events in New Zealand