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East Coast — New Zealand Election Results

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

East Coast was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 3,199 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in East Coast from 1999 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, 1999–2023

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 13,391 49.7% National Party (9,546) 3,845 (14.3 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 14,519 51.6% National Party (9,176) 5,343 (19.0 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 13,666 44.8% Labour Party (12,447) 1,219 (4.0 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 16,463 52.5% Labour Party (10,050) 6,413 (20.4 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 14,003 48.3% Labour Party (9,229) 4,774 (16.5 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 18,074 52.4% Labour Party (10,140) 7,934 (23.0 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 17,517 46.7% Labour Party (12,710) 4,807 (12.8 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 21,420 51.7% National Party (15,089) 6,331 (15.3 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 17,007 43.1% Labour Party (13,808) 3,199 (8.1 pts)

Party Vote in East Coast

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?
1999 Labour Party 10,348 37.9% Yes
2002 Labour Party 11,687 40.7% Yes
2005 National Party 13,070 42.2% Yes
2008 National Party 15,160 47.6% Yes
2011 National Party 14,804 49.8% Yes
2014 National Party 17,152 48.6% Yes
2017 National Party 17,011 44.2% Yes
2020 Labour Party 21,412 50.4% Yes
2023 National Party 14,908 36.9% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party13,39149.7%
National Party9,54635.5%
Alliance1,7756.6%
NZ First8443.1%
Other7672.8%
ACT Party6042.2%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,51951.6%
National Party9,17632.6%
United Future1,5735.6%
Green Party1,3985.0%
Other8813.1%
ACT Party5712.0%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,66644.8%
Labour Party12,44740.8%
United Future1,1863.9%
Green Party1,1043.6%
NZ First1,0643.5%
Maori Party5891.9%
Other4461.5%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,46352.5%
Labour Party10,05032.0%
Other2,1476.8%
Green Party1,6845.4%
United Future1,0403.3%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party14,00348.3%
Labour Party9,22931.8%
Green Party2,4528.5%
Other1,3524.7%
NZ First1,1844.1%
United Future3921.4%
MANA2560.9%
ACT Party1400.5%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,07452.4%
Labour Party10,14029.4%
Green Party2,6797.8%
NZ First2,4857.2%
Other1,1293.3%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,51746.7%
Labour Party12,71033.9%
NZ First2,9167.8%
Green Party2,7057.2%
Other1,6624.4%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party21,42051.7%
National Party15,08936.4%
Green Party2,0915.0%
Other1,4863.6%
ACT Party1,3453.2%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,00743.1%
Labour Party13,80835.0%
NZ First2,5176.4%
ACT Party1,9234.9%
Green Party1,7654.5%
Maori Party1,2353.1%
Other1,1863.0%

Margin Over Time

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

1999: Labour Party margin 14.3 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 19.0 pts 2005: National Party margin 4.0 pts 2008: National Party margin 20.4 pts 2011: National Party margin 16.5 pts 2014: National Party margin 23.0 pts 2017: National Party margin 12.8 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 15.3 pts 2023: National Party margin 8.1 pts 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

East Coast has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1999. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: Labour Party, National Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Coast in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the East Coast electorate vote in 2023 with 17,007 votes (43.1%), a margin of 3,199 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the East Coast electorate seat since 1999?

Since 1999, East Coast has been won by: Labour Party, National Party.

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