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Auckland Central — New Zealand Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Auckland Central was won by Green Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 3,896 votes over National Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Auckland Central from 1996 to 2023.

New Zealand uses Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) voting: every voter casts two votes each election. The electorate vote below elects this seat's local MP by simple plurality (the same "winner by margin" model this site uses everywhere) — it does not by itself determine how many seats a party holds in Parliament. The separate party vote, shown further down, is what decides each party's overall share of Parliament, and often goes to a different party than the local electorate vote does.

Electorate Vote — Full History, 1996–2023

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1996 Labour Party Labour Party 12,219 36.6% Alliance (8,866) 3,353 (10.0 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 12,645 38.7% National Party (7,360) 5,285 (16.2 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 13,298 43.3% National Party (8,093) 5,205 (17.0 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 15,794 43.9% National Party (11,910) 3,884 (10.8 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 14,677 42.9% Labour Party (13,180) 1,497 (4.4 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 15,038 45.4% Labour Party (14,321) 717 (2.2 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 12,494 45.8% Labour Party (11,894) 600 (2.2 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 13,198 45.2% Labour Party (11,617) 1,581 (5.4 pts)
2020 Green Party Green Party 12,631 35.5% Labour Party (11,563) 1,068 (3.0 pts)
2023 Green Party Green Party 16,624 48.3% National Party (12,728) 3,896 (11.3 pts)

Party Vote in Auckland Central

The party vote is cast on the same ballot but decides Parliament's overall makeup, not this seat's MP. Shown here for the same years as the electorate vote above, so the two can be compared directly.

ElectionParty Vote WinnerVotesShareSame as electorate vote?
1996 Labour Party 12,465 37.1% Yes
1999 Labour Party 13,647 41.5% Yes
2002 Labour Party 13,929 44.1% Yes
2005 Labour Party 16,639 45.2% Yes
2008 National Party 14,112 40.1% Yes
2011 National Party 14,447 42.2% Yes
2014 National Party 12,652 44.9% Yes
2017 National Party 11,773 39.2% Yes
2020 Labour Party 16,751 46.2% No -- split result
2023 National Party 11,751 33.2% No -- split result

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party12,21936.6%
Alliance8,86626.5%
National Party7,46222.3%
ACT Party1,8485.5%
NZ First1,5654.7%
Other1,0563.2%
Christian Coalition3981.2%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party12,64538.7%
National Party7,36022.5%
Alliance6,12918.8%
Green Party3,0579.4%
ACT Party2,3017.0%
Other7682.4%
NZ First3801.2%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party13,29843.3%
National Party8,09326.4%
Green Party6,21220.2%
ACT Party1,2234.0%
United Future7702.5%
Other7632.5%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3331.1%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,79443.9%
National Party11,91033.1%
Green Party5,32714.8%
NZ First9962.8%
ACT Party5591.6%
United Future4611.3%
Other3421.0%
Maori Party3300.9%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2660.7%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party14,67742.9%
Labour Party13,18038.5%
Green Party4,59213.4%
Other7712.3%
ACT Party5811.7%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2740.8%
United Future1280.4%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,03845.4%
Labour Party14,32143.2%
Green Party2,9038.8%
NZ First4121.2%
Other3060.9%
ACT Party1490.4%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party12,49445.8%
Labour Party11,89443.6%
Green Party2,0807.6%
Other5972.2%
ACT Party1930.7%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,19845.2%
Labour Party11,61739.8%
Green Party2,8389.7%
Other7882.7%
NZ First5782.0%
ACT Party1510.5%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Green Party12,63135.5%
Labour Party11,56332.5%
National Party9,77527.5%
Other1,0462.9%
ACT Party5881.7%

2023

PartyVotesShare
Green Party16,62448.3%
National Party12,72836.9%
Labour Party2,6087.6%
Other1,2523.6%
ACT Party1,2353.6%

Margin Over Time

Electorate-vote winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1996: Labour Party margin 10.0 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 16.2 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 17.0 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 10.8 pts 2008: National Party margin 4.4 pts 2011: National Party margin 2.2 pts 2014: National Party margin 2.2 pts 2017: National Party margin 5.4 pts 2020: Green Party margin 3.0 pts 2023: Green Party margin 11.3 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Auckland Central has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1996. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: Labour Party, National Party, Green Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Auckland Central in the 2023 general election?

Green Party won the Auckland Central electorate vote in 2023 with 16,624 votes (48.3%), a margin of 3,896 votes over National Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Auckland Central in 2023?

No -- Green Party won the electorate vote in Auckland Central in 2023, but National Party won the separate party vote there.

Which parties have won the Auckland Central electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Auckland Central has been won by: Green Party, Labour Party, National Party.

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