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Hutt South — New Zealand Election Results

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

Hutt South was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 1,332 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Hutt South 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 Labour Party Labour Party 14,023 71.5% Alliance (2,125) 11,898 (60.7 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 17,404 54.9% National Party (8,519) 8,885 (28.0 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 14,834 49.1% National Party (7,063) 7,771 (25.7 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 16,125 50.0% National Party (10,385) 5,740 (17.8 pts)
2008 Labour Party Labour Party 16,690 49.3% National Party (12,604) 4,086 (12.1 pts)
2011 Labour Party Labour Party 15,828 49.4% National Party (11,003) 4,825 (15.1 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 16,836 43.8% National Party (16,127) 709 (1.8 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 19,643 47.9% Labour Party (18,113) 1,530 (3.7 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 22,453 50.0% National Party (18,676) 3,777 (8.4 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 19,144 44.7% Labour Party (17,812) 1,332 (3.1 pts)

Party Vote in Hutt South

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 Labour Party 10,633 33.9% Yes
1999 Labour Party 13,502 42.2% Yes
2002 Labour Party 13,985 45.4% Yes
2005 Labour Party 15,534 47.5% Yes
2008 Labour Party 14,769 42.8% Yes
2011 National Party 13,510 41.0% No -- split result
2014 National Party 17,648 45.3% No -- split result
2017 National Party 17,390 41.7% Yes
2020 Labour Party 25,159 55.1% Yes
2023 National Party 14,772 34.0% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,02371.5%
Alliance2,12510.8%
NZ First2,04210.4%
ACT Party6843.5%
Other5092.6%
United Future2221.1%
National Party120.1%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,40454.9%
National Party8,51926.9%
Other1,7845.6%
ACT Party1,1653.7%
Alliance1,1243.5%
Green Party1,0683.4%
NZ First4821.5%
United Future1780.6%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,83449.1%
National Party7,06323.4%
United Future2,9109.6%
ACT Party2,0336.7%
Green Party1,7265.7%
Other1,0893.6%
Jim Anderton's Progressive5661.9%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,12550.0%
National Party10,38532.2%
United Future1,9055.9%
Green Party1,7195.3%
NZ First6982.2%
ACT Party5791.8%
Other5051.6%
Maori Party3221.0%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,69049.3%
National Party12,60437.2%
Green Party2,6357.8%
United Future8122.4%
ACT Party6551.9%
Other4731.4%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,82849.4%
National Party11,00334.3%
Green Party3,69311.5%
Other1,0153.2%
United Future3421.1%
ACT Party1720.5%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,83643.8%
National Party16,12742.0%
Green Party3,2078.3%
NZ First1,0052.6%
Other9732.5%
ACT Party1820.5%
United Future1070.3%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,64347.9%
Labour Party18,11344.2%
Green Party1,3313.2%
Other9622.3%
NZ First8872.2%
ACT Party890.2%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party22,45350.0%
National Party18,67641.6%
Other2,2785.1%
Green Party1,1712.6%
ACT Party3300.7%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,14444.7%
Labour Party17,81241.6%
Green Party2,4925.8%
Other1,5543.6%
NZ First1,2282.9%
ACT Party5561.3%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Labour Party margin 60.7 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 28.0 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 25.7 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 17.8 pts 2008: Labour Party margin 12.1 pts 2011: Labour Party margin 15.1 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 1.8 pts 2017: National Party margin 3.7 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 8.4 pts 2023: National Party margin 3.1 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hutt South in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Hutt South electorate vote in 2023 with 19,144 votes (44.7%), a margin of 1,332 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Hutt South in 2023?

Yes -- National Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Hutt South in 2023.

Which parties have won the Hutt South electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Hutt South has been won by: Labour Party, National Party.

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