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Rotorua — New Zealand Election Results

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

Rotorua was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 8,923 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Rotorua 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 12,124 41.0% Alliance (6,228) 5,896 (19.9 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 14,474 49.7% National Party (9,496) 4,978 (17.1 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 14,380 51.4% National Party (6,636) 7,744 (27.7 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 12,420 40.8% National Party (11,758) 662 (2.2 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 17,700 53.9% Labour Party (12,635) 5,065 (15.4 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 17,188 56.2% Labour Party (9,831) 7,357 (24.0 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 18,715 56.3% Labour Party (11,297) 7,418 (22.3 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 18,788 53.4% Labour Party (10,887) 7,901 (22.4 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 16,212 43.3% Labour Party (15,387) 825 (2.2 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 19,339 54.0% Labour Party (10,416) 8,923 (24.9 pts)

Party Vote in Rotorua

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 10,734 36.1% Yes
1999 Labour Party 11,299 38.4% Yes
2002 Labour Party 10,700 37.6% Yes
2005 National Party 12,965 41.9% No -- split result
2008 National Party 16,836 50.3% Yes
2011 National Party 16,159 51.3% Yes
2014 National Party 17,660 52.1% Yes
2017 National Party 17,390 48.3% Yes
2020 Labour Party 17,845 46.7% No -- split result
2023 National Party 15,317 41.6% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party12,12441.0%
Alliance6,22821.1%
NZ First5,02917.0%
Labour Party4,14914.0%
Christian Coalition8642.9%
Other8202.8%
ACT Party3711.3%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,47449.7%
National Party9,49632.6%
Other2,1637.4%
Green Party1,2304.2%
NZ First1,0703.7%
Alliance6922.4%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,38051.4%
National Party6,63623.7%
NZ First2,5959.3%
Other1,6045.7%
United Future1,4905.3%
Green Party1,0783.9%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1940.7%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party12,42040.8%
National Party11,75838.6%
United Future2,1197.0%
NZ First2,0556.7%
Green Party1,1313.7%
Other6042.0%
ACT Party3781.2%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,70053.9%
Labour Party12,63538.5%
Green Party1,6655.1%
Other5921.8%
United Future2410.7%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,18856.2%
Labour Party9,83132.1%
NZ First2,1667.1%
Other9033.0%
MANA5101.7%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,71556.3%
Labour Party11,29734.0%
NZ First2,4667.4%
Other6101.8%
ACT Party1320.4%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,78853.4%
Labour Party10,88730.9%
NZ First3,0628.7%
Green Party1,4914.2%
Other9782.8%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,21243.3%
Labour Party15,38741.1%
Other2,9117.8%
Green Party1,8875.0%
ACT Party1,0532.8%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party19,33954.0%
Labour Party10,41629.1%
Maori Party2,7317.6%
ACT Party1,7324.8%
Other1,6064.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 19.9 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 17.1 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 27.7 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 2.2 pts 2008: National Party margin 15.4 pts 2011: National Party margin 24.0 pts 2014: National Party margin 22.3 pts 2017: National Party margin 22.4 pts 2020: National Party margin 2.2 pts 2023: National Party margin 24.9 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Rotorua 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 Rotorua in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Rotorua electorate vote in 2023 with 19,339 votes (54.0%), a margin of 8,923 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Rotorua electorate seat since 1996?

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

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