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North Shore — New Zealand Election Results

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

North Shore was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 16,330 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in North Shore 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 National Party National Party 15,763 43.5% ACT Party (5,415) 10,348 (28.5 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 16,765 48.2% Labour Party (9,717) 7,048 (20.3 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 15,068 44.0% Labour Party (9,970) 5,098 (14.9 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 21,975 59.6% Labour Party (12,274) 9,701 (26.3 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 23,824 61.8% Labour Party (9,250) 14,574 (37.8 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 22,709 62.4% Labour Party (7,481) 15,228 (41.9 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 23,783 63.1% Labour Party (7,280) 16,503 (43.8 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 23,564 60.5% Labour Party (10,848) 12,716 (32.7 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 19,202 46.2% Labour Party (15,468) 3,734 (9.0 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 24,892 61.6% Labour Party (8,562) 16,330 (40.4 pts)

Party Vote in North Shore

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 15,612 42.9% Yes
1999 National Party 13,871 39.4% Yes
2002 Labour Party 10,841 31.3% No -- split result
2005 National Party 20,125 53.5% Yes
2008 National Party 22,738 58.1% Yes
2011 National Party 23,113 62.2% Yes
2014 National Party 23,762 61.7% Yes
2017 National Party 23,009 57.8% Yes
2020 Labour Party 17,498 41.3% No -- split result
2023 National Party 21,050 50.9% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,76343.5%
ACT Party5,41514.9%
Alliance4,89713.5%
Labour Party4,37512.1%
NZ First4,16511.5%
Other8572.4%
Christian Coalition7802.2%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,76548.2%
Labour Party9,71727.9%
ACT Party2,7327.8%
Green Party1,8895.4%
Alliance1,7325.0%
Other1,2143.5%
NZ First7552.2%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,06844.0%
Labour Party9,97029.1%
ACT Party3,0188.8%
NZ First2,0135.9%
Green Party1,9135.6%
United Future1,3293.9%
Other6571.9%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2960.9%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,97559.6%
Labour Party12,27433.3%
United Future8652.3%
ACT Party8352.3%
Jim Anderton's Progressive5441.5%
Maori Party2650.7%
Other1400.4%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party23,82461.8%
Labour Party9,25024.0%
Green Party2,3896.2%
ACT Party1,5284.0%
Other1,2673.3%
United Future2610.7%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,70962.4%
Labour Party7,48120.6%
Green Party2,8027.7%
ACT Party1,2933.6%
Other1,0122.8%
NZ First9002.5%
United Future1730.5%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party23,78363.1%
Labour Party7,28019.3%
Green Party3,7289.9%
Other2,2966.1%
ACT Party5751.5%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party23,56460.5%
Labour Party10,84827.9%
NZ First2,1085.4%
Other1,8054.6%
ACT Party6211.6%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,20246.2%
Labour Party15,46837.2%
Other2,7106.5%
Green Party2,5956.2%
ACT Party1,5963.8%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party24,89261.6%
Labour Party8,56221.2%
Green Party3,6639.1%
ACT Party2,0615.1%
Other1,2293.0%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 28.5 pts 1999: National Party margin 20.3 pts 2002: National Party margin 14.9 pts 2005: National Party margin 26.3 pts 2008: National Party margin 37.8 pts 2011: National Party margin 41.9 pts 2014: National Party margin 43.8 pts 2017: National Party margin 32.7 pts 2020: National Party margin 9.0 pts 2023: National Party margin 40.4 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

North Shore has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1996. Winning party of the electorate vote over that span: National Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Shore in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the North Shore electorate vote in 2023 with 24,892 votes (61.6%), a margin of 16,330 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in North Shore in 2023?

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

Which parties have won the North Shore electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, North Shore has been won by: National Party.

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