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Rangitikei — New Zealand Election Results

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

Rangitikei was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 9,785 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Rangitikei 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 10,925 33.7% Labour Party (8,162) 2,763 (8.5 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 12,287 39.4% Labour Party (11,998) 289 (0.9 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 15,759 53.5% Labour Party (10,444) 5,315 (18.0 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 19,119 60.4% Labour Party (9,459) 9,660 (30.5 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 21,801 65.7% Labour Party (9,759) 12,042 (36.3 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 18,284 58.9% Labour Party (8,902) 9,382 (30.2 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 20,487 60.3% Labour Party (9,427) 11,060 (32.6 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 20,809 56.6% Labour Party (10,519) 10,290 (28.0 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 18,592 45.5% Labour Party (15,631) 2,961 (7.2 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 18,945 47.0% Labour Party (9,160) 9,785 (24.3 pts)

Party Vote in Rangitikei

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 11,659 35.8% Yes
1999 National Party 10,585 33.5% Yes
2002 Labour Party 10,699 35.8% No -- split result
2005 National Party 14,721 46.0% Yes
2008 National Party 17,711 52.4% Yes
2011 National Party 17,115 53.9% Yes
2014 National Party 18,596 53.6% Yes
2017 National Party 19,472 51.8% Yes
2020 Labour Party 18,610 44.6% No -- split result
2023 National Party 17,018 41.2% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party10,92533.7%
Labour Party8,16225.2%
Alliance4,58314.1%
Other3,82711.8%
NZ First3,45010.6%
Christian Coalition9372.9%
ACT Party5661.7%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party12,28739.4%
Labour Party11,99838.5%
Alliance2,2217.1%
NZ First1,7095.5%
Other1,3594.4%
ACT Party9383.0%
United Future6592.1%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,75953.5%
Labour Party10,44435.4%
United Future1,2234.2%
Other1,0783.7%
ACT Party5862.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3731.3%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,11960.4%
Labour Party9,45929.9%
NZ First1,3354.2%
United Future7182.3%
Other4261.3%
Maori Party3691.2%
ACT Party2150.7%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,80165.7%
Labour Party9,75929.4%
Other7862.4%
ACT Party5351.6%
United Future3000.9%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,28458.9%
Labour Party8,90228.7%
Green Party2,1086.8%
Other1,3524.4%
ACT Party3021.0%
MANA1100.4%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,48760.3%
Labour Party9,42727.8%
NZ First2,3526.9%
Other1,5054.4%
ACT Party1790.5%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,80956.6%
Labour Party10,51928.6%
NZ First2,9237.9%
Green Party2,0825.7%
Other2210.6%
ACT Party2170.6%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,59245.5%
Labour Party15,63138.2%
Other2,8026.9%
Green Party1,9924.9%
ACT Party1,8604.6%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,94547.0%
Labour Party9,16022.7%
ACT Party5,91414.7%
NZ First3,1677.9%
Green Party3,1537.8%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 8.5 pts 1999: National Party margin 0.9 pts 2002: National Party margin 18.0 pts 2005: National Party margin 30.5 pts 2008: National Party margin 36.3 pts 2011: National Party margin 30.2 pts 2014: National Party margin 32.6 pts 2017: National Party margin 28.0 pts 2020: National Party margin 7.2 pts 2023: National Party margin 24.3 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Rangitikei 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 Rangitikei in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Rangitikei electorate vote in 2023 with 18,945 votes (47.0%), a margin of 9,785 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Rangitikei electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Rangitikei has been won by: National Party.

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