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Otaki — New Zealand Election Results

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

Otaki was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 6,271 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Otaki 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 14,183 40.6% National Party (13,195) 988 (2.8 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 18,611 51.8% National Party (11,361) 7,250 (20.2 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 18,592 53.0% National Party (10,856) 7,736 (22.1 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 17,556 45.8% National Party (17,174) 382 (1.0 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 18,885 48.7% Labour Party (17,531) 1,354 (3.5 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 19,151 51.6% Labour Party (13,920) 5,231 (14.1 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 20,980 55.4% Labour Party (13,198) 7,782 (20.5 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 20,725 50.8% Labour Party (14,569) 6,156 (15.1 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 21,867 48.7% National Party (18,879) 2,988 (6.7 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 22,145 51.0% Labour Party (15,874) 6,271 (14.4 pts)

Party Vote in Otaki

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 11,143 31.8% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 15,035 41.7% Yes
2002 Labour Party 15,700 44.2% Yes
2005 Labour Party 16,131 41.7% Yes
2008 National Party 17,534 44.8% Yes
2011 National Party 17,609 46.8% Yes
2014 National Party 18,854 49.1% Yes
2017 National Party 19,187 46.2% Yes
2020 Labour Party 24,023 52.6% Yes
2023 National Party 16,520 37.3% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,18340.6%
National Party13,19537.7%
Alliance3,2919.4%
NZ First2,7727.9%
Christian Coalition1,1103.2%
ACT Party3090.9%
Other960.3%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party18,61151.8%
National Party11,36131.6%
Alliance1,7875.0%
Other1,4234.0%
Green Party1,1693.3%
ACT Party7782.2%
NZ First7672.1%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party18,59253.0%
National Party10,85631.0%
Other2,6907.7%
Green Party1,6484.7%
ACT Party7802.2%
Jim Anderton's Progressive4921.4%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,55645.8%
National Party17,17444.8%
NZ First1,0432.7%
Green Party1,0222.7%
United Future6111.6%
Maori Party3530.9%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3030.8%
ACT Party1630.4%
Other1440.4%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,88548.7%
Labour Party17,53145.2%
Green Party1,0292.7%
Other7782.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2210.6%
ACT Party2100.5%
United Future1480.4%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,15151.6%
Labour Party13,92037.5%
Green Party1,7504.7%
NZ First1,1223.0%
Other9702.6%
ACT Party1150.3%
United Future1100.3%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,98055.4%
Labour Party13,19834.8%
Green Party2,4626.5%
Other1,2343.3%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,72550.8%
Labour Party14,56935.7%
Green Party2,1675.3%
NZ First1,6804.1%
Other1,5553.8%
ACT Party1050.3%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party21,86748.7%
National Party18,87942.1%
Green Party2,1354.8%
Other1,0922.4%
ACT Party9182.0%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,14551.0%
Labour Party15,87436.5%
Green Party2,9466.8%
ACT Party1,3273.1%
Other1,1532.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Labour Party margin 2.8 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 20.2 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 22.1 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 1.0 pts 2008: National Party margin 3.5 pts 2011: National Party margin 14.1 pts 2014: National Party margin 20.5 pts 2017: National Party margin 15.1 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 6.7 pts 2023: National Party margin 14.4 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Otaki 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 Otaki in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Otaki electorate vote in 2023 with 22,145 votes (51.0%), a margin of 6,271 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Otaki electorate seat since 1996?

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

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