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Rimutaka — New Zealand Election Results

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

Rimutaka was won by Labour Party at the 2017 general election, with a margin of 8,609 votes over National Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Rimutaka from 1996 to 2017.

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, 1996–2017

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1996 Labour Party Labour Party 11,665 37.2% National Party (8,787) 2,878 (9.2 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 16,806 53.8% National Party (8,432) 8,374 (26.8 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 18,688 59.4% National Party (6,073) 12,615 (40.1 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 18,681 54.7% National Party (10,404) 8,277 (24.3 pts)
2008 Labour Party Labour Party 13,735 39.3% National Party (12,982) 753 (2.2 pts)
2011 Labour Party Labour Party 17,171 51.6% National Party (13,885) 3,286 (9.9 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 19,286 53.0% National Party (12,622) 6,664 (18.3 pts)
2017 Labour Party Labour Party 21,725 56.0% National Party (13,116) 8,609 (22.2 pts)

Party Vote in Rimutaka

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 Labour Party 10,560 33.6% Yes
1999 Labour Party 13,675 43.5% Yes
2002 Labour Party 14,856 46.5% Yes
2005 Labour Party 16,558 47.8% Yes
2008 Labour Party 14,685 41.3% Yes
2011 National Party 15,364 44.7% No -- split result
2014 National Party 15,352 41.5% No -- split result
2017 Labour Party 17,180 43.5% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party11,66537.2%
National Party8,78728.1%
NZ First6,77621.6%
Alliance2,3797.6%
Christian Coalition1,0433.3%
ACT Party3671.2%
Other3031.0%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,80653.8%
National Party8,43227.0%
Other2,2047.1%
Alliance1,7335.5%
Green Party8582.7%
ACT Party6632.1%
NZ First5351.7%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party18,68859.4%
National Party6,07319.3%
United Future1,9576.2%
Other1,8926.0%
Green Party1,2674.0%
ACT Party1,1683.7%
Jim Anderton's Progressive4121.3%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party18,68154.7%
National Party10,40430.5%
United Future1,7775.2%
Green Party1,2433.6%
NZ First1,0943.2%
Other5491.6%
ACT Party3801.1%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party13,73539.3%
National Party12,98237.1%
Other5,25715.0%
Green Party1,7555.0%
United Future5221.5%
ACT Party4531.3%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2720.8%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,17151.6%
National Party13,88541.7%
Green Party1,9906.0%
ACT Party2410.7%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party19,28653.0%
National Party12,62234.7%
NZ First1,7854.9%
Green Party1,7274.7%
Other9732.7%

2017

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party21,72556.0%
National Party13,11633.8%
Green Party1,8154.7%
NZ First1,6044.1%
Other3560.9%
ACT Party1900.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Labour Party margin 9.2 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 26.8 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 40.1 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 24.3 pts 2008: Labour Party margin 2.2 pts 2011: Labour Party margin 9.9 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 18.3 pts 2017: Labour Party margin 22.2 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017

Trend

Rimutaka has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1996. Winning party of the electorate vote over that span: Labour Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rimutaka in the 2017 general election?

Labour Party won the Rimutaka electorate vote in 2017 with 21,725 votes (56.0%), a margin of 8,609 votes over National Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Rimutaka in 2017?

Yes -- Labour Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Rimutaka in 2017.

Which parties have won the Rimutaka electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Rimutaka has been won by: Labour Party.

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