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Clutha-Southland — New Zealand Election Results

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

Clutha-Southland was won by National Party at the 2017 general election, with a margin of 14,354 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Clutha-Southland from 1996 to 2017.

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, 1996–2017

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1996 National Party National Party 14,764 47.1% Labour Party (5,721) 9,043 (28.8 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 15,619 51.2% Labour Party (9,218) 6,401 (21.0 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 16,159 55.7% Labour Party (9,351) 6,808 (23.4 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 20,020 66.5% Labour Party (6,988) 13,032 (43.3 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 22,631 67.9% Labour Party (7,156) 15,475 (46.4 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 21,375 68.8% Labour Party (5,207) 16,168 (52.1 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 21,561 64.1% Labour Party (6,675) 14,886 (44.2 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 21,819 59.9% Labour Party (7,465) 14,354 (39.4 pts)

Party Vote in Clutha-Southland

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 National Party 13,449 42.7% Yes
1999 National Party 12,882 42.0% Yes
2002 National Party 11,881 40.7% Yes
2005 National Party 17,334 57.1% Yes
2008 National Party 20,235 59.9% Yes
2011 National Party 20,020 62.9% Yes
2014 National Party 21,694 63.4% Yes
2017 National Party 21,915 59.3% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party14,76447.1%
Labour Party5,72118.2%
NZ First5,07516.2%
Alliance2,3267.4%
ACT Party2,0496.5%
Christian Coalition1,0603.4%
Other3561.1%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,61951.2%
Labour Party9,21830.2%
Other1,6795.5%
NZ First1,1313.7%
Alliance1,0493.4%
ACT Party9453.1%
Green Party8542.8%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,15955.7%
Labour Party9,35132.2%
NZ First1,0593.6%
United Future7422.6%
Green Party6052.1%
Other5551.9%
ACT Party3961.4%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1680.6%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,02066.5%
Labour Party6,98823.2%
NZ First9993.3%
Green Party8082.7%
United Future7012.3%
ACT Party4791.6%
Other1210.4%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,63167.9%
Labour Party7,15621.5%
Green Party2,3046.9%
Other6642.0%
ACT Party5901.8%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,37568.8%
Labour Party5,20716.8%
Green Party2,6338.5%
Other1,0453.4%
ACT Party7962.6%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,56164.1%
Labour Party6,67519.8%
Other2,5747.6%
Green Party2,3987.1%
ACT Party4471.3%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,81959.9%
Labour Party7,46520.5%
NZ First3,4859.6%
Green Party2,6507.3%
Other1,0152.8%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 28.8 pts 1999: National Party margin 21.0 pts 2002: National Party margin 23.4 pts 2005: National Party margin 43.3 pts 2008: National Party margin 46.4 pts 2011: National Party margin 52.1 pts 2014: National Party margin 44.2 pts 2017: National Party margin 39.4 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017

Trend

Clutha-Southland has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1996. Winning party of the electorate vote over that span: National Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Clutha-Southland in the 2017 general election?

National Party won the Clutha-Southland electorate vote in 2017 with 21,819 votes (59.9%), a margin of 14,354 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Clutha-Southland in 2017?

Yes -- National Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Clutha-Southland in 2017.

Which parties have won the Clutha-Southland electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Clutha-Southland has been won by: National Party.

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