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Northland — New Zealand Election Results

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

Northland was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 6,087 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Northland 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 13,033 44.8% NZ First (7,117) 5,916 (20.3 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 12,437 40.7% Labour Party (6,983) 5,454 (17.9 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 13,060 46.4% Labour Party (5,502) 7,558 (26.9 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 16,577 54.1% Labour Party (7,302) 9,275 (30.3 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 19,889 59.1% Labour Party (9,835) 10,054 (29.9 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 18,188 57.5% Labour Party (6,826) 11,362 (36.0 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 18,269 52.7% Labour Party (8,969) 9,300 (26.8 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 15,243 38.3% NZ First (13,854) 1,389 (3.5 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 17,066 38.1% National Party (16,903) 163 (0.4 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 16,272 35.9% Labour Party (10,185) 6,087 (13.4 pts)

Party Vote in Northland

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 9,665 33.1% Yes
1999 Labour Party 9,627 31.3% No -- split result
2002 Labour Party 8,445 29.6% No -- split result
2005 National Party 14,182 45.7% Yes
2008 National Party 17,703 51.7% Yes
2011 National Party 16,381 50.1% Yes
2014 National Party 17,412 49.0% Yes
2017 National Party 18,834 46.3% Yes
2020 Labour Party 19,997 44.0% Yes
2023 National Party 16,418 35.4% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,03344.8%
NZ First7,11724.5%
Alliance3,51512.1%
Labour Party2,8259.7%
Other1,2884.4%
Christian Coalition7382.5%
ACT Party5892.0%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party12,43740.7%
Labour Party6,98322.9%
NZ First3,66112.0%
Green Party2,6818.8%
Other2,2667.4%
Alliance1,8105.9%
ACT Party7152.3%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,06046.4%
Labour Party5,50219.6%
NZ First4,38115.6%
Green Party2,5038.9%
Other9483.4%
United Future7992.8%
ACT Party6092.2%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3371.2%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,57754.1%
Labour Party7,30223.8%
Green Party2,7649.0%
NZ First2,5478.3%
Maori Party5501.8%
Other3571.2%
United Future3151.0%
ACT Party2160.7%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,88959.1%
Labour Party9,83529.2%
Green Party2,3116.9%
Other8712.6%
ACT Party5651.7%
United Future1620.5%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,18857.5%
Labour Party6,82621.6%
Green Party3,82212.1%
Other1,6065.1%
MANA6111.9%
Maori Party2900.9%
ACT Party2610.8%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,26952.7%
Labour Party8,96925.9%
Green Party3,63910.5%
Other3,56010.3%
ACT Party2000.6%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,24338.3%
NZ First13,85434.8%
Labour Party8,59921.6%
Green Party1,7944.5%
Other1850.5%
ACT Party1210.3%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,06638.1%
National Party16,90337.7%
Other7,78717.4%
Green Party1,7493.9%
ACT Party1,2792.9%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,27235.9%
Labour Party10,18522.5%
NZ First8,14318.0%
Other6,18913.6%
Green Party2,4245.3%
ACT Party2,1354.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 20.3 pts 1999: National Party margin 17.9 pts 2002: National Party margin 26.9 pts 2005: National Party margin 30.3 pts 2008: National Party margin 29.9 pts 2011: National Party margin 36.0 pts 2014: National Party margin 26.8 pts 2017: National Party margin 3.5 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 0.4 pts 2023: National Party margin 13.4 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Northland 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 Northland in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Northland electorate vote in 2023 with 16,272 votes (35.9%), a margin of 6,087 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Northland electorate seat since 1996?

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

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