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Tamaki — New Zealand Election Results

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

Tamaki was won by ACT Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 4,158 votes over National Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Tamaki 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 14,838 59.3% ACT Party (4,177) 10,661 (42.6 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 15,175 46.6% Labour Party (10,264) 4,911 (15.1 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 11,471 35.3% Labour Party (10,264) 1,207 (3.7 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 20,956 58.0% Labour Party (11,446) 9,510 (26.3 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 24,863 65.7% Labour Party (7,843) 17,020 (45.0 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 24,837 67.7% Labour Party (7,051) 17,786 (48.5 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 25,539 71.4% Labour Party (5,118) 20,421 (57.1 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 24,026 64.1% Labour Party (8,624) 15,402 (41.1 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 21,471 52.7% Labour Party (13,403) 8,068 (19.8 pts)
2023 ACT Party ACT Party 17,858 43.6% National Party (13,700) 4,158 (10.2 pts)

Party Vote in Tamaki

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 13,093 40.8% Yes
1999 National Party 12,808 38.9% Yes
2002 Labour Party 11,289 34.1% No -- split result
2005 National Party 19,829 53.9% Yes
2008 National Party 23,205 60.2% Yes
2011 National Party 24,338 64.4% Yes
2014 National Party 24,091 65.7% Yes
2017 National Party 23,628 61.7% Yes
2020 Labour Party 16,082 38.6% No -- split result
2023 National Party 21,916 52.6% No -- split result

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party14,83859.3%
ACT Party4,17716.7%
NZ First2,84911.4%
Alliance2,0668.3%
Other1,0694.3%
Labour Party70.0%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,17546.6%
Labour Party10,26431.5%
ACT Party2,5697.9%
Other1,5174.7%
Green Party1,2503.8%
Alliance1,1183.4%
NZ First6822.1%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party11,47135.3%
Labour Party10,26431.6%
ACT Party4,57714.1%
NZ First2,1616.7%
United Future1,5704.8%
Green Party1,3804.2%
Other6632.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive4051.2%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,95658.0%
Labour Party11,44631.7%
ACT Party1,2583.5%
NZ First9732.7%
Jim Anderton's Progressive9502.6%
United Future5041.4%
Other450.1%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party24,86365.7%
Labour Party7,84320.7%
Green Party2,2165.9%
ACT Party1,6834.5%
Other6391.7%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2920.8%
United Future2820.7%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party24,83767.7%
Labour Party7,05119.2%
Green Party2,8617.8%
Other1,0772.9%
ACT Party8772.4%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party25,53971.4%
Labour Party5,11814.3%
Green Party3,71110.4%
Other9122.6%
ACT Party4741.3%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party24,02664.1%
Labour Party8,62423.0%
Green Party2,5676.9%
NZ First1,0802.9%
Other6361.7%
ACT Party5291.4%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,47152.7%
Labour Party13,40332.9%
Green Party3,2608.0%
ACT Party2,1515.3%
Other4261.0%

2023

PartyVotesShare
ACT Party17,85843.6%
National Party13,70033.5%
Labour Party8,96821.9%
Other3891.0%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 42.6 pts 1999: National Party margin 15.1 pts 2002: National Party margin 3.7 pts 2005: National Party margin 26.3 pts 2008: National Party margin 45.0 pts 2011: National Party margin 48.5 pts 2014: National Party margin 57.1 pts 2017: National Party margin 41.1 pts 2020: National Party margin 19.8 pts 2023: ACT Party margin 10.2 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Tamaki has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1996. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: National Party, ACT Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tamaki in the 2023 general election?

ACT Party won the Tamaki electorate vote in 2023 with 17,858 votes (43.6%), a margin of 4,158 votes over National Party in second place.

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

No -- ACT Party won the electorate vote in Tamaki in 2023, but National Party won the separate party vote there.

Which parties have won the Tamaki electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Tamaki has been won by: ACT Party, National Party.

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