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Rodney — New Zealand Election Results

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

Rodney was won by National Party at the 2017 general election, with a margin of 19,561 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Rodney 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 National Party National Party 15,115 39.5% Alliance (7,684) 7,431 (19.4 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 13,975 41.7% Labour Party (7,070) 6,905 (20.6 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 12,728 39.6% Labour Party (8,162) 4,566 (14.2 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 20,651 55.6% Labour Party (9,115) 11,536 (31.0 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 22,698 60.4% Labour Party (7,063) 15,635 (41.6 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 20,253 53.5% Other (8,031) 12,222 (32.3 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 24,519 63.4% Labour Party (4,289) 20,230 (52.3 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 28,140 63.1% Labour Party (8,579) 19,561 (43.9 pts)

Party Vote in Rodney

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 14,977 38.8% Yes
1999 National Party 12,034 35.7% Yes
2002 Labour Party 10,514 32.4% No -- split result
2005 National Party 19,799 52.6% Yes
2008 National Party 22,441 59.0% Yes
2011 National Party 23,967 62.2% Yes
2014 National Party 24,051 61.2% Yes
2017 National Party 27,010 59.6% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,11539.5%
Alliance7,68420.1%
NZ First6,11816.0%
Other3,84310.0%
Labour Party3,7839.9%
ACT Party1,5394.0%
United Future2210.6%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,97541.7%
Labour Party7,07021.1%
Other4,76014.2%
Green Party3,1399.4%
ACT Party1,7145.1%
Alliance1,6554.9%
NZ First1,1953.6%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party12,72839.6%
Labour Party8,16225.4%
NZ First3,98112.4%
Green Party3,1199.7%
United Future1,8445.7%
ACT Party1,3734.3%
Other6822.1%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2660.8%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,65155.6%
Labour Party9,11524.5%
NZ First3,4969.4%
Green Party1,9185.2%
United Future9972.7%
ACT Party4501.2%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3320.9%
Maori Party1660.4%
Other360.1%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,69860.4%
Labour Party7,06318.8%
Other2,9157.8%
Green Party2,8907.7%
ACT Party1,7604.7%
United Future2450.7%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,25353.5%
Other8,03121.2%
Labour Party5,17013.7%
Green Party2,6947.1%
NZ First1,4763.9%
ACT Party2040.5%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party24,51963.4%
Labour Party4,28911.1%
NZ First3,95110.2%
Green Party3,4548.9%
Other2,2105.7%
ACT Party2440.6%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party28,14063.1%
Labour Party8,57919.3%
NZ First4,3819.8%
Green Party2,5035.6%
Other9632.2%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 19.4 pts 1999: National Party margin 20.6 pts 2002: National Party margin 14.2 pts 2005: National Party margin 31.0 pts 2008: National Party margin 41.6 pts 2011: National Party margin 32.3 pts 2014: National Party margin 52.3 pts 2017: National Party margin 43.9 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rodney in the 2017 general election?

National Party won the Rodney electorate vote in 2017 with 28,140 votes (63.1%), a margin of 19,561 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

Yes -- National Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Rodney in 2017.

Which parties have won the Rodney electorate seat since 1996?

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

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