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Northcote — New Zealand Election Results

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

Northcote was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 9,270 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Northcote 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 13,779 41.0% Labour Party (9,216) 4,563 (13.6 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 10,081 32.2% National Party (9,803) 278 (0.9 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 12,455 40.8% National Party (9,831) 2,624 (8.6 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 16,854 49.4% Labour Party (14,471) 2,383 (7.0 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 20,132 57.9% Labour Party (10,772) 9,360 (26.9 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 18,908 58.5% Labour Party (9,529) 9,379 (29.0 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 19,696 57.0% Labour Party (10,032) 9,664 (28.0 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 19,072 52.8% Labour Party (12,862) 6,210 (17.2 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 19,086 48.7% National Party (16,552) 2,534 (6.5 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 20,807 54.9% Labour Party (11,537) 9,270 (24.5 pts)

Party Vote in Northcote

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 12,997 38.5% Yes
1999 Labour Party 11,344 35.9% Yes
2002 Labour Party 12,040 38.8% Yes
2005 National Party 14,927 43.0% Yes
2008 National Party 17,827 50.4% Yes
2011 National Party 17,263 52.3% Yes
2014 National Party 17,900 50.7% Yes
2017 National Party 18,005 48.8% Yes
2020 Labour Party 19,860 49.6% Yes
2023 National Party 16,975 43.7% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,77941.0%
Labour Party9,21627.4%
Alliance3,92311.7%
NZ First2,8758.6%
United Future1,9555.8%
ACT Party1,2353.7%
Other6151.8%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party10,08132.2%
National Party9,80331.3%
Alliance6,41720.5%
ACT Party2,1406.8%
Green Party1,2243.9%
Other8382.7%
NZ First6132.0%
United Future1740.6%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party12,45540.8%
National Party9,83132.2%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2,5308.3%
NZ First1,5285.0%
Green Party1,2944.2%
ACT Party1,2554.1%
United Future1,1393.7%
Other4981.6%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,85449.4%
Labour Party14,47142.4%
NZ First8332.4%
Jim Anderton's Progressive6111.8%
ACT Party4351.3%
United Future3891.1%
Other3230.9%
Maori Party2270.7%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,13257.9%
Labour Party10,77231.0%
Green Party2,0465.9%
Other8302.4%
ACT Party6641.9%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1990.6%
United Future1430.4%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,90858.5%
Labour Party9,52929.5%
Green Party1,8905.8%
Other9873.1%
NZ First7322.3%
ACT Party1850.6%
United Future1130.3%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,69657.0%
Labour Party10,03229.0%
Green Party3,0308.8%
Other1,2443.6%
ACT Party3831.1%
United Future1590.5%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,07252.8%
Labour Party12,86235.6%
Green Party2,4576.8%
NZ First1,3623.8%
ACT Party2960.8%
Other920.3%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party19,08648.7%
National Party16,55242.2%
Green Party1,9054.9%
Other8712.2%
ACT Party8062.1%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,80754.9%
Labour Party11,53730.5%
Green Party3,3418.8%
NZ First1,0482.8%
ACT Party9622.5%
Other1860.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 13.6 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 0.9 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 8.6 pts 2005: National Party margin 7.0 pts 2008: National Party margin 26.9 pts 2011: National Party margin 29.0 pts 2014: National Party margin 28.0 pts 2017: National Party margin 17.2 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 6.5 pts 2023: National Party margin 24.5 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Northcote has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1996. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: National Party, Labour Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Northcote in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Northcote electorate vote in 2023 with 20,807 votes (54.9%), a margin of 9,270 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Northcote electorate seat since 1996?

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

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