Clevedon — New Zealand Election Results

Clevedon was won by National Party at the 2005 general election, with a margin of 12,871 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Clevedon from 2002 to 2005.

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, 2002–2005

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
2002 National Party National Party 11,627 37.7% Labour Party (8,500) 3,127 (10.1 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 21,828 59.2% Labour Party (8,957) 12,871 (34.9 pts)

Party Vote in Clevedon

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?
2002 Labour Party 10,739 34.2% No -- split result
2005 National Party 19,527 52.0% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party11,62737.7%
Labour Party8,50027.6%
NZ First3,65511.8%
Other3,38311.0%
ACT Party1,9146.2%
Green Party1,4274.6%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3401.1%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,82859.2%
Labour Party8,95724.3%
NZ First2,0105.5%
Green Party1,4243.9%
United Future8822.4%
ACT Party5001.4%
Other4881.3%
Jim Anderton's Progressive4501.2%
Maori Party3110.8%

Margin Over Time

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

2002: National Party margin 10.1 pts 2005: National Party margin 34.9 pts 2002 2005

Trend

Clevedon has been contested at 2 general elections on record since 2002. Winning party of the electorate vote over that span: National Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Clevedon in the 2005 general election?

National Party won the Clevedon electorate vote in 2005 with 21,828 votes (59.2%), a margin of 12,871 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Clevedon in 2005?

Yes -- National Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Clevedon in 2005.

Which parties have won the Clevedon electorate seat since 2002?

Since 2002, Clevedon has been won by: National Party.

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