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Hamilton East — New Zealand Election Results

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

Hamilton East was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 5,060 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Hamilton East 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 National Party National Party 14,020 43.2% Labour Party (11,673) 2,347 (7.2 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 14,329 44.1% Labour Party (13,637) 692 (2.1 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 12,827 41.0% National Party (12,213) 614 (2.0 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 18,901 51.1% Labour Party (13,603) 5,298 (14.3 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 19,441 58.6% Labour Party (10,621) 8,820 (26.6 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 18,505 57.1% Labour Party (10,230) 8,275 (25.5 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 19,393 57.4% Labour Party (9,194) 10,199 (30.2 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 18,975 53.4% Labour Party (13,165) 5,810 (16.4 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 18,542 47.7% National Party (15,569) 2,973 (7.6 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 17,950 48.4% Labour Party (12,890) 5,060 (13.7 pts)

Party Vote in Hamilton East

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 13,029 39.9% Yes
1999 National Party 11,620 35.4% Yes
2002 Labour Party 11,369 35.7% Yes
2005 National Party 17,112 45.4% Yes
2008 National Party 16,745 49.5% Yes
2011 National Party 17,085 51.4% Yes
2014 National Party 17,395 50.0% Yes
2017 National Party 17,380 47.6% Yes
2020 Labour Party 19,471 49.1% Yes
2023 National Party 16,373 42.9% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party14,02043.2%
Labour Party11,67336.0%
NZ First2,9209.0%
Alliance1,6845.2%
Christian Coalition7982.5%
Other7902.4%
ACT Party5781.8%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party14,32944.1%
Labour Party13,63741.9%
Other1,3774.2%
Alliance1,3344.1%
NZ First1,1133.4%
ACT Party7342.3%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party12,82741.0%
National Party12,21339.0%
NZ First2,0996.7%
Green Party1,6655.3%
United Future1,1013.5%
ACT Party7512.4%
Other4841.5%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1770.6%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,90151.1%
Labour Party13,60336.8%
NZ First1,4113.8%
Green Party1,3343.6%
United Future5471.5%
ACT Party5341.4%
Maori Party3090.8%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2430.7%
Other930.3%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,44158.6%
Labour Party10,62132.0%
Green Party1,4334.3%
Other1,1053.3%
ACT Party4201.3%
United Future1680.5%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,50557.1%
Labour Party10,23031.6%
Green Party1,6975.2%
Other9432.9%
NZ First7972.5%
ACT Party2300.7%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,39357.4%
Labour Party9,19427.2%
Green Party2,4307.2%
NZ First1,2963.8%
Other1,2783.8%
ACT Party1390.4%
United Future720.2%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,97553.4%
Labour Party13,16537.1%
Green Party2,0485.8%
NZ First1,1133.1%
ACT Party1400.4%
Other650.2%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party18,54247.7%
National Party15,56940.0%
Other2,3756.1%
Green Party1,6764.3%
ACT Party7211.9%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,95048.4%
Labour Party12,89034.8%
Other2,1005.7%
ACT Party1,6794.5%
Maori Party1,2273.3%
NZ First1,2063.3%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 7.2 pts 1999: National Party margin 2.1 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 2.0 pts 2005: National Party margin 14.3 pts 2008: National Party margin 26.6 pts 2011: National Party margin 25.5 pts 2014: National Party margin 30.2 pts 2017: National Party margin 16.4 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 7.6 pts 2023: National Party margin 13.7 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hamilton East in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Hamilton East electorate vote in 2023 with 17,950 votes (48.4%), a margin of 5,060 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Hamilton East electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Hamilton East has been won by: Labour Party, National Party.

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