Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Tamaki Makaurau was won by Maori Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 42 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Tamaki Makaurau from 2002 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, 2002–2023
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
2002
Labour Party
Labour Party
11,445
73.3%
Green Party (2,001)
9,444 (60.5 pts)
2005
Maori Party
Maori Party
10,024
52.4%
Labour Party (7,897)
2,127 (11.1 pts)
2008
Maori Party
Maori Party
12,876
66.0%
Labour Party (5,336)
7,540 (38.6 pts)
2011
Maori Party
Maori Party
7,120
40.4%
Labour Party (6,184)
936 (5.3 pts)
2014
Labour Party
Labour Party
7,533
38.3%
Maori Party (6,071)
1,462 (7.4 pts)
2017
Labour Party
Labour Party
9,396
48.8%
Other (5,587)
3,809 (19.8 pts)
2020
Labour Party
Labour Party
10,256
41.0%
Maori Party (9,329)
927 (3.7 pts)
2023
Maori Party
Maori Party
10,068
40.1%
Labour Party (10,026)
42 (0.2 pts)
Party Vote in Tamaki Makaurau
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.
Election
Party Vote Winner
Votes
Share
Same as electorate vote?
2002
Labour Party
9,052
56.0%
Yes
2005
Labour Party
10,951
55.1%
No -- split result
2008
Labour Party
10,084
49.7%
No -- split result
2011
Labour Party
7,739
41.5%
No -- split result
2014
Labour Party
8,432
40.8%
Yes
2017
Labour Party
12,220
60.0%
Yes
2020
Labour Party
16,066
61.1%
Yes
2023
Labour Party
11,571
43.4%
No -- split result
Full Result Breakdown by Election
2002
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
11,445
73.3%
Green Party
2,001
12.8%
Other
1,022
6.5%
National Party
785
5.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive
351
2.2%
2005
Party
Votes
Share
Maori Party
10,024
52.4%
Labour Party
7,897
41.2%
Other
1,226
6.4%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Maori Party
12,876
66.0%
Labour Party
5,336
27.3%
Green Party
931
4.8%
Other
371
1.9%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
Maori Party
7,120
40.4%
Labour Party
6,184
35.1%
MANA
2,827
16.0%
Green Party
1,491
8.5%
2014
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
7,533
38.3%
Maori Party
6,071
30.8%
Green Party
3,136
15.9%
Other
2,941
14.9%
2017
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
9,396
48.8%
Other
5,587
29.0%
Green Party
4,268
22.2%
2020
Party
Votes
Share
Labour Party
10,256
41.0%
Maori Party
9,329
37.3%
Green Party
5,006
20.0%
Other
427
1.7%
2023
Party
Votes
Share
Maori Party
10,068
40.1%
Labour Party
10,026
39.9%
Green Party
2,925
11.6%
National Party
1,275
5.1%
Other
829
3.3%
Margin Over Time
Electorate-vote winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Tamaki Makaurau has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 2002. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: Labour Party, Maori Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Tamaki Makaurau in the 2023 general election?
Maori Party won the Tamaki Makaurau electorate vote in 2023 with 10,068 votes (40.1%), a margin of 42 votes over Labour Party in second place.
Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Tamaki Makaurau in 2023?
No -- Maori Party won the electorate vote in Tamaki Makaurau in 2023, but Labour Party won the separate party vote there.
Which parties have won the Tamaki Makaurau electorate seat since 2002?
Since 2002, Tamaki Makaurau has been won by: Labour Party, Maori Party.