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East Coast Bays — New Zealand Election Results

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

East Coast Bays was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 20,353 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in East Coast Bays from 2002 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, 2002–2023

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
2002 National Party National Party 12,134 39.1% Labour Party (10,600) 1,534 (4.9 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 17,213 47.0% Labour Party (9,927) 7,286 (19.9 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 20,151 58.1% Labour Party (6,177) 13,974 (40.3 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 21,094 65.0% Labour Party (6,453) 14,641 (45.1 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 19,957 61.9% Other (5,152) 14,805 (45.9 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 22,731 66.1% Labour Party (6,441) 16,290 (47.3 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 20,466 54.9% Labour Party (11,702) 8,764 (23.5 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 27,687 72.5% Labour Party (7,334) 20,353 (53.3 pts)

Party Vote in East Coast Bays

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 10,722 33.8% No -- split result
2005 National Party 19,437 52.3% Yes
2008 National Party 21,681 61.4% Yes
2011 National Party 21,079 62.9% Yes
2014 National Party 20,895 63.4% Yes
2017 National Party 22,006 62.9% Yes
2020 Labour Party 15,372 40.2% No -- split result
2023 National Party 22,508 57.8% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party12,13439.1%
Labour Party10,60034.2%
United Future2,8729.3%
ACT Party1,9936.4%
Green Party1,6885.4%
Other1,2434.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive5081.6%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,21347.0%
Labour Party9,92727.1%
Other5,92116.2%
Green Party1,2873.5%
NZ First9422.6%
ACT Party5371.5%
United Future4051.1%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2530.7%
Maori Party1190.3%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,15158.1%
Labour Party6,17717.8%
Other4,63913.4%
Green Party2,2636.5%
ACT Party1,2463.6%
United Future2150.6%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,09465.0%
Labour Party6,45319.9%
Green Party2,8328.7%
Other1,6145.0%
ACT Party4671.4%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,95761.9%
Other5,15216.0%
Labour Party3,91512.1%
Green Party3,2069.9%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,73166.1%
Labour Party6,44118.7%
Green Party2,3066.7%
Other1,2893.7%
NZ First1,2543.6%
ACT Party3891.1%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,46654.9%
Labour Party11,70231.4%
Green Party2,3706.4%
ACT Party1,3973.7%
Other1,3743.7%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party27,68772.5%
Labour Party7,33419.2%
Other1,6004.2%
ACT Party1,5844.1%

Margin Over Time

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

2002: National Party margin 4.9 pts 2005: National Party margin 19.9 pts 2008: National Party margin 40.3 pts 2011: National Party margin 45.1 pts 2014: National Party margin 45.9 pts 2017: National Party margin 47.3 pts 2020: National Party margin 23.5 pts 2023: National Party margin 53.3 pts 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

East Coast Bays has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 2002. Winning party of the electorate vote over that span: National Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Coast Bays in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the East Coast Bays electorate vote in 2023 with 27,687 votes (72.5%), a margin of 20,353 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in East Coast Bays in 2023?

Yes -- National Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in East Coast Bays in 2023.

Which parties have won the East Coast Bays electorate seat since 2002?

Since 2002, East Coast Bays has been won by: National Party.

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