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Taranaki-King Country — New Zealand Election Results

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

Taranaki-King Country was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 14,355 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Taranaki-King Country 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 14,934 54.6% NZ First (4,711) 10,223 (37.4 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 12,498 45.6% Labour Party (5,988) 6,510 (23.8 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 13,996 51.2% Labour Party (6,821) 7,175 (26.2 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 20,867 67.6% Labour Party (7,749) 13,118 (42.5 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 21,834 68.7% Labour Party (6,216) 15,618 (49.1 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 20,842 69.6% Labour Party (5,753) 15,089 (50.4 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 22,328 68.2% Labour Party (5,555) 16,773 (51.2 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 23,854 66.4% Labour Party (8,595) 15,259 (42.5 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 18,702 47.1% Labour Party (15,568) 3,134 (7.9 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 24,760 62.7% Labour Party (10,405) 14,355 (36.3 pts)

Party Vote in Taranaki-King Country

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 12,841 46.7% Yes
1999 National Party 11,215 40.5% Yes
2002 National Party 9,199 32.9% Yes
2005 National Party 17,760 56.4% Yes
2008 National Party 19,232 59.5% Yes
2011 National Party 18,759 60.4% Yes
2014 National Party 20,637 61.5% Yes
2017 National Party 21,466 58.1% Yes
2020 Labour Party 15,341 37.7% No -- split result
2023 National Party 19,281 47.2% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party14,93454.6%
NZ First4,71117.2%
Labour Party3,57513.1%
Alliance2,5609.4%
ACT Party9023.3%
Other6722.5%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party12,49845.6%
Labour Party5,98821.9%
Alliance3,02311.0%
ACT Party2,3168.5%
Green Party1,3264.8%
Other1,1334.1%
NZ First1,1034.0%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,99651.2%
Labour Party6,82124.9%
ACT Party1,7156.3%
Green Party1,4615.3%
Other1,4475.3%
United Future1,2694.6%
Jim Anderton's Progressive6352.3%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,86767.6%
Labour Party7,74925.1%
Other6202.0%
United Future5681.8%
ACT Party5471.8%
Jim Anderton's Progressive5101.7%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,83468.7%
Labour Party6,21619.6%
Green Party2,6758.4%
ACT Party7672.4%
Other3020.9%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,84269.6%
Labour Party5,75319.2%
Green Party2,8199.4%
United Future5111.7%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,32868.2%
Labour Party5,55517.0%
Green Party3,0919.4%
Other1,7815.4%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party23,85466.4%
Labour Party8,59523.9%
Green Party2,9008.1%
Other5681.6%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,70247.1%
Labour Party15,56839.2%
Other3,0217.6%
ACT Party2,3766.0%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party24,76062.7%
Labour Party10,40526.3%
Other4,33611.0%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 37.4 pts 1999: National Party margin 23.8 pts 2002: National Party margin 26.2 pts 2005: National Party margin 42.5 pts 2008: National Party margin 49.1 pts 2011: National Party margin 50.4 pts 2014: National Party margin 51.2 pts 2017: National Party margin 42.5 pts 2020: National Party margin 7.9 pts 2023: National Party margin 36.3 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Taranaki-King Country has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1996. Winning party of the electorate vote over that span: National Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Taranaki-King Country in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Taranaki-King Country electorate vote in 2023 with 24,760 votes (62.7%), a margin of 14,355 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Taranaki-King Country in 2023?

Yes -- National Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Taranaki-King Country in 2023.

Which parties have won the Taranaki-King Country electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Taranaki-King Country has been won by: National Party.

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