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Ilam — New Zealand Election Results

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

Ilam was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 6,713 votes over Other in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Ilam 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 6,471 31.0% United Future (5,447) 1,024 (4.9 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 16,012 48.0% Labour Party (9,220) 6,792 (20.4 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 15,773 46.9% Labour Party (11,901) 3,872 (11.5 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 19,010 53.1% Labour Party (11,189) 7,821 (21.9 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 20,648 56.9% Labour Party (8,755) 11,893 (32.8 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 20,070 60.4% Labour Party (6,758) 13,312 (40.1 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 19,981 58.1% Labour Party (8,083) 11,898 (34.6 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 16,577 46.6% Other (8,741) 7,836 (22.0 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 19,825 46.6% National Party (16,362) 3,463 (8.1 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 18,693 44.4% Other (11,980) 6,713 (16.0 pts)

Party Vote in Ilam

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 16,835 44.7% No -- split result
1999 National Party 14,168 42.1% Yes
2002 Labour Party 11,413 33.2% No -- split result
2005 National Party 17,949 49.2% Yes
2008 National Party 19,541 52.8% Yes
2011 National Party 19,934 58.3% Yes
2014 National Party 20,377 57.7% Yes
2017 National Party 19,134 52.6% Yes
2020 Labour Party 19,497 44.9% Yes
2023 National Party 18,470 43.2% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party6,47131.0%
United Future5,44726.1%
Alliance5,22925.1%
NZ First2,70713.0%
ACT Party8924.3%
Other1080.5%
National Party170.1%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,01248.0%
Labour Party9,22027.6%
Other2,2096.6%
Alliance1,8705.6%
Green Party1,4444.3%
NZ First1,4434.3%
ACT Party1,1663.5%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,77346.9%
Labour Party11,90135.4%
United Future1,7605.2%
Green Party1,4184.2%
ACT Party1,3273.9%
Other1,0083.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive4371.3%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,01053.1%
Labour Party11,18931.3%
Green Party2,0345.7%
United Future1,7164.8%
ACT Party8952.5%
Jim Anderton's Progressive6861.9%
Other2500.7%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,64856.9%
Labour Party8,75524.1%
Green Party4,44412.2%
Jim Anderton's Progressive8282.3%
ACT Party7752.1%
United Future4491.2%
Other3931.1%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,07060.4%
Labour Party6,75820.3%
Green Party5,09915.3%
Other7672.3%
United Future2800.8%
ACT Party2520.8%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,98158.1%
Labour Party8,08323.5%
Green Party4,20112.2%
Other1,4934.3%
ACT Party4021.2%
Maori Party2430.7%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,57746.6%
Other8,74124.6%
Labour Party7,66221.5%
Green Party2,3596.6%
ACT Party2350.7%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party19,82546.6%
National Party16,36238.4%
Green Party3,2307.6%
ACT Party1,9564.6%
Other1,1942.8%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,69344.4%
Other11,98028.5%
Labour Party9,01021.4%
Green Party2,3915.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Labour Party margin 4.9 pts 1999: National Party margin 20.4 pts 2002: National Party margin 11.5 pts 2005: National Party margin 21.9 pts 2008: National Party margin 32.8 pts 2011: National Party margin 40.1 pts 2014: National Party margin 34.6 pts 2017: National Party margin 22.0 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 8.1 pts 2023: National Party margin 16.0 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Ilam 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 Ilam in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Ilam electorate vote in 2023 with 18,693 votes (44.4%), a margin of 6,713 votes over Other in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Ilam in 2023?

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

Which parties have won the Ilam electorate seat since 1996?

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

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