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Napier — New Zealand Election Results

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

Napier was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 8,909 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Napier 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 17,756 55.1% National Party (7,610) 10,146 (31.5 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 19,743 59.9% National Party (7,880) 11,863 (36.0 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 14,659 46.2% National Party (10,502) 4,157 (13.1 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 17,955 51.0% Labour Party (14,364) 3,591 (10.2 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 20,898 59.7% Labour Party (11,880) 9,018 (25.8 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 17,337 52.1% Labour Party (13,636) 3,701 (11.1 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 15,343 42.7% National Party (11,493) 3,850 (10.7 pts)
2017 Labour Party Labour Party 20,677 54.2% National Party (15,457) 5,220 (13.7 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 21,325 52.0% National Party (15,469) 5,856 (14.3 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 21,383 53.5% Labour Party (12,474) 8,909 (22.3 pts)

Party Vote in Napier

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 10,897 33.5% Yes
1999 Labour Party 14,684 44.3% Yes
2002 Labour Party 14,853 45.6% Yes
2005 National Party 15,086 42.3% Yes
2008 National Party 16,772 47.3% Yes
2011 National Party 16,538 48.8% Yes
2014 National Party 18,005 49.4% No -- split result
2017 National Party 17,929 46.2% No -- split result
2020 Labour Party 21,245 50.9% Yes
2023 National Party 16,670 41.0% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,75655.1%
National Party7,61023.6%
Alliance2,8658.9%
NZ First2,5678.0%
ACT Party1,2854.0%
Other1340.4%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party19,74359.9%
National Party7,88023.9%
Alliance2,2426.8%
Green Party1,1693.5%
Other9723.0%
ACT Party6231.9%
NZ First3050.9%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,65946.2%
National Party10,50233.1%
Other1,8085.7%
Green Party1,7825.6%
United Future1,5694.9%
ACT Party1,3814.4%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,95551.0%
Labour Party14,36440.8%
Green Party1,3913.9%
NZ First8552.4%
United Future4731.3%
Other1930.5%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,89859.7%
Labour Party11,88033.9%
Green Party1,8015.1%
ACT Party4281.2%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,33752.1%
Labour Party13,63641.0%
Green Party1,3344.0%
Other7162.2%
ACT Party1590.5%
MANA860.3%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,34342.7%
National Party11,49332.0%
Other7,71321.5%
Green Party1,3633.8%

2017

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party20,67754.2%
National Party15,45740.5%
Green Party1,3863.6%
Other6101.6%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party21,32552.0%
National Party15,46937.7%
Green Party1,9584.8%
Other1,3213.2%
ACT Party9622.3%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,38353.5%
Labour Party12,47431.2%
Green Party2,1905.5%
NZ First1,7294.3%
ACT Party1,2153.0%
Other9802.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Labour Party margin 31.5 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 36.0 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 13.1 pts 2005: National Party margin 10.2 pts 2008: National Party margin 25.8 pts 2011: National Party margin 11.1 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 10.7 pts 2017: Labour Party margin 13.7 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 14.3 pts 2023: National Party margin 22.3 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Napier 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 Napier in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Napier electorate vote in 2023 with 21,383 votes (53.5%), a margin of 8,909 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Napier electorate seat since 1996?

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

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