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New Plymouth — New Zealand Election Results

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

New Plymouth was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 6,991 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in New Plymouth 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 20,746 61.7% National Party (9,213) 11,533 (34.3 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 22,118 68.5% National Party (7,026) 15,092 (46.7 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 20,905 69.8% National Party (5,975) 14,930 (49.8 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 17,512 53.2% National Party (12,073) 5,439 (16.5 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 16,539 48.2% Labour Party (16,434) 105 (0.3 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 17,644 53.3% Labour Party (13,374) 4,270 (12.9 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 21,566 58.4% Labour Party (11,788) 9,778 (26.5 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 20,711 52.6% Labour Party (12,978) 7,733 (19.6 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 21,030 48.3% National Party (18,475) 2,555 (5.9 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 22,483 52.9% Labour Party (15,492) 6,991 (16.5 pts)

Party Vote in New Plymouth

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 12,185 36.2% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 13,612 42.0% Yes
2002 Labour Party 12,605 41.6% Yes
2005 National Party 14,836 44.5% No -- split result
2008 National Party 17,512 50.5% Yes
2011 National Party 18,073 53.3% Yes
2014 National Party 20,969 55.8% Yes
2017 National Party 19,517 48.8% Yes
2020 Labour Party 21,394 48.5% Yes
2023 National Party 18,208 42.2% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party20,74661.7%
National Party9,21327.4%
NZ First1,7715.3%
Alliance1,2773.8%
ACT Party3911.2%
Other2440.7%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party22,11868.5%
National Party7,02621.8%
Other1,1743.6%
Alliance8702.7%
ACT Party5951.8%
NZ First5151.6%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party20,90569.8%
National Party5,97519.9%
United Future1,4594.9%
Green Party1,0043.4%
Other5221.7%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1030.3%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,51253.2%
National Party12,07336.7%
Green Party1,1653.5%
Other1,0173.1%
United Future5391.6%
Maori Party3120.9%
ACT Party3010.9%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,53948.2%
Labour Party16,43447.9%
Other8972.6%
ACT Party4551.3%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,64453.3%
Labour Party13,37440.4%
Green Party1,2773.9%
Other8002.4%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,56658.4%
Labour Party11,78831.9%
Green Party2,0255.5%
Other1,3343.6%
ACT Party2050.6%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,71152.6%
Labour Party12,97833.0%
NZ First3,0417.7%
Green Party2,0705.3%
ACT Party4341.1%
Other1480.4%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party21,03048.3%
National Party18,47542.5%
Other3,1337.2%
ACT Party8642.0%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,48352.9%
Labour Party15,49236.5%
Other2,5526.0%
ACT Party1,9574.6%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Labour Party margin 34.3 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 46.7 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 49.8 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 16.5 pts 2008: National Party margin 0.3 pts 2011: National Party margin 12.9 pts 2014: National Party margin 26.5 pts 2017: National Party margin 19.6 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 5.9 pts 2023: National Party margin 16.5 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the New Plymouth electorate vote in 2023 with 22,483 votes (52.9%), a margin of 6,991 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

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

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

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