Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Ikaroa-Rawhiti was won by Labour Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 2,874 votes over Maori Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Ikaroa-Rawhiti 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
Other
Other
8,157
44.9%
Labour Party (7,442)
715 (3.9 pts)
2002
Labour Party
Labour Party
11,192
78.1%
Other (2,291)
8,901 (62.1 pts)
2005
Labour Party
Labour Party
9,502
53.7%
Maori Party (7,570)
1,932 (10.9 pts)
2008
Labour Party
Labour Party
9,927
51.5%
Maori Party (8,282)
1,645 (8.5 pts)
2011
Labour Party
Labour Party
10,558
60.7%
Maori Party (4,017)
6,541 (37.6 pts)
2014
Labour Party
Labour Party
9,753
46.3%
Other (5,365)
4,388 (20.8 pts)
2017
Labour Party
Labour Party
12,274
55.1%
Other (8,064)
4,210 (18.9 pts)
2020
Labour Party
Labour Party
13,642
55.6%
Maori Party (7,597)
6,045 (24.6 pts)
2023
Labour Party
Labour Party
13,747
54.1%
Maori Party (10,873)
2,874 (11.3 pts)
Party Vote in Ikaroa-Rawhiti
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.
Election
Party Vote Winner
Votes
Share
Same as electorate vote?
1999
Labour Party
10,763
59.0%
No -- split result
2002
Labour Party
8,875
60.1%
Yes
2005
Labour Party
10,639
58.3%
Yes
2008
Labour Party
11,328
57.2%
Yes
2011
Labour Party
9,054
49.6%
Yes
2014
Labour Party
10,489
48.1%
Yes
2017
Labour Party
15,233
65.5%
Yes
2020
Labour Party
17,111
67.3%
Yes
2023
Labour Party
14,775
55.7%
Yes
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1999
Party
Votes
Share
Other
8,157
44.9%
Labour Party
7,442
41.0%
NZ First
1,084
6.0%
Alliance
957
5.3%
National Party
376
2.1%
ACT Party
139
0.8%
2002
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
11,192
78.1%
Other
2,291
16.0%
National Party
672
4.7%
Jim Anderton's Progressive
183
1.3%
2005
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
9,502
53.7%
Maori Party
7,570
42.8%
Other
614
3.5%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
9,927
51.5%
Maori Party
8,282
43.0%
Green Party
1,070
5.6%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
10,558
60.7%
Maori Party
4,017
23.1%
MANA
2,484
14.3%
Other
332
1.9%
2014
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
9,753
46.3%
Other
5,365
25.5%
Maori Party
3,848
18.3%
Green Party
2,114
10.0%
2017
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
12,274
55.1%
Other
8,064
36.2%
Green Party
1,924
8.6%
2020
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
13,642
55.6%
Maori Party
7,597
30.9%
Green Party
2,080
8.5%
Other
1,232
5.0%
2023
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
13,747
54.1%
Maori Party
10,873
42.8%
Other
787
3.1%
Margin Over Time
Electorate-vote winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Ikaroa-Rawhiti has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1999. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: Other, Labour Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Ikaroa-Rawhiti in the 2023 general election?
Labour Party won the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate vote in 2023 with 13,747 votes (54.1%), a margin of 2,874 votes over Maori Party in second place.
Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Ikaroa-Rawhiti in 2023?
Yes -- Labour Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Ikaroa-Rawhiti in 2023.
Which parties have won the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate seat since 1999?
Since 1999, Ikaroa-Rawhiti has been won by: Labour Party, Other.