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New Lynn — New Zealand Election Results

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

New Lynn was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 1,013 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in New Lynn 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 15,392 50.3% National Party (8,254) 7,138 (23.3 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 16,687 58.8% National Party (5,502) 11,185 (39.4 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 18,087 56.1% National Party (10,009) 8,078 (25.1 pts)
2008 Labour Party Labour Party 17,331 50.3% National Party (13,306) 4,025 (11.7 pts)
2011 Labour Party Labour Party 16,999 52.1% National Party (11,809) 5,190 (15.9 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 16,534 50.9% National Party (11,977) 4,557 (14.0 pts)
2017 Labour Party Labour Party 15,840 47.1% National Party (13,015) 2,825 (8.4 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 23,352 57.1% National Party (10,218) 13,134 (32.1 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 15,886 39.9% Labour Party (14,873) 1,013 (2.5 pts)

Party Vote in New Lynn

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 10,953 35.5% Yes
2002 Labour Party 14,128 48.5% Yes
2005 Labour Party 16,208 49.1% Yes
2008 Labour Party 14,165 40.3% Yes
2011 National Party 13,211 39.2% No -- split result
2014 National Party 13,136 39.2% No -- split result
2017 Labour Party 14,810 42.7% Yes
2020 Labour Party 22,339 53.3% Yes
2023 National Party 15,287 37.3% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,39250.3%
National Party8,25427.0%
Alliance3,55411.6%
NZ First2,6168.5%
Other6632.2%
United Future1280.4%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,68758.8%
National Party5,50219.4%
Green Party1,7136.0%
ACT Party1,4945.3%
United Future1,4715.2%
Other1,1053.9%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3961.4%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party18,08756.1%
National Party10,00931.1%
Green Party1,6445.1%
United Future9432.9%
ACT Party7012.2%
Other5661.8%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2820.9%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,33150.3%
National Party13,30638.7%
Green Party2,2006.4%
ACT Party1,0112.9%
United Future3301.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2440.7%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,99952.1%
National Party11,80936.2%
Green Party2,3647.3%
Other1,1633.6%
ACT Party2650.8%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,53450.9%
National Party11,97736.9%
Green Party2,5797.9%
Other1,3974.3%

2017

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,84047.1%
National Party13,01538.7%
Green Party2,1106.3%
NZ First1,7095.1%
Other7322.2%
ACT Party2590.8%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party23,35257.1%
National Party10,21825.0%
Green Party3,7019.0%
Other2,2095.4%
ACT Party1,4473.5%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,88639.9%
Labour Party14,87337.4%
Green Party5,37613.5%
ACT Party2,3015.8%
Other1,3643.4%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Labour Party margin 23.3 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 39.4 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 25.1 pts 2008: Labour Party margin 11.7 pts 2011: Labour Party margin 15.9 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 14.0 pts 2017: Labour Party margin 8.4 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 32.1 pts 2023: National Party margin 2.5 pts 1996 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

New Lynn has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1996. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: Labour Party, National Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won New Lynn in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the New Lynn electorate vote in 2023 with 15,886 votes (39.9%), a margin of 1,013 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in New Lynn in 2023?

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

Which parties have won the New Lynn electorate seat since 1996?

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

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