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Taupo — New Zealand Election Results

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

Taupo was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 16,505 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Taupo from 1999 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, 1999–2023

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 13,721 49.4% National Party (10,143) 3,578 (12.9 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 14,851 55.6% National Party (7,723) 7,128 (26.7 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 13,211 45.5% National Party (11,926) 1,285 (4.4 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 20,211 57.9% Labour Party (13,766) 6,445 (18.5 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 20,934 63.7% Labour Party (6,819) 14,115 (42.9 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 22,448 63.1% Labour Party (7,402) 15,046 (42.3 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 24,611 62.9% Labour Party (10,276) 14,335 (36.6 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 21,102 48.9% Labour Party (15,983) 5,119 (11.9 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 24,858 57.8% Labour Party (8,353) 16,505 (38.4 pts)

Party Vote in Taupo

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 10,116 35.2% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 10,876 38.9% Yes
2002 Labour Party 10,775 39.6% Yes
2005 National Party 13,020 44.2% No -- split result
2008 National Party 19,001 53.6% Yes
2011 National Party 19,003 56.3% Yes
2014 National Party 20,703 57.1% Yes
2017 National Party 21,744 53.9% Yes
2020 Labour Party 19,978 45.3% No -- split result
2023 National Party 19,966 45.5% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party13,72149.4%
National Party10,14336.5%
Green Party9973.6%
ACT Party8773.2%
NZ First7182.6%
Other6652.4%
Alliance6442.3%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,85155.6%
National Party7,72328.9%
Green Party1,3595.1%
ACT Party1,0624.0%
United Future8713.3%
Other5742.1%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2611.0%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party13,21145.5%
National Party11,92641.1%
NZ First1,3374.6%
Green Party7512.6%
United Future5982.1%
Maori Party5011.7%
ACT Party2750.9%
Other2710.9%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1670.6%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,21157.9%
Labour Party13,76639.4%
Other5491.6%
United Future3771.1%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,93463.7%
Labour Party6,81920.7%
Green Party2,0566.3%
NZ First1,5084.6%
Other9002.7%
MANA2660.8%
United Future2160.7%
ACT Party1900.6%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,44863.1%
Labour Party7,40220.8%
NZ First2,3106.5%
Green Party1,9345.4%
Other9622.7%
Maori Party3661.0%
United Future1430.4%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party24,61162.9%
Labour Party10,27626.3%
Green Party3,1188.0%
Other1,1352.9%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,10248.9%
Labour Party15,98337.0%
Other2,1995.1%
Green Party2,0184.7%
ACT Party1,8484.3%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party24,85857.8%
Labour Party8,35319.4%
Green Party3,4418.0%
ACT Party2,8086.5%
NZ First2,1144.9%
Other1,4103.3%

Margin Over Time

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

1999: Labour Party margin 12.9 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 26.7 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 4.4 pts 2008: National Party margin 18.5 pts 2011: National Party margin 42.9 pts 2014: National Party margin 42.3 pts 2017: National Party margin 36.6 pts 2020: National Party margin 11.9 pts 2023: National Party margin 38.4 pts 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Taupo has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1999. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: Labour Party, National Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Taupo in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Taupo electorate vote in 2023 with 24,858 votes (57.8%), a margin of 16,505 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Taupo electorate seat since 1999?

Since 1999, Taupo has been won by: Labour Party, National Party.

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