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Tauranga — New Zealand Election Results

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

Tauranga was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 9,370 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Tauranga 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 NZ First NZ First 18,997 50.0% National Party (10,969) 8,028 (21.1 pts)
1999 NZ First NZ First 10,225 30.3% National Party (10,162) 63 (0.2 pts)
2002 NZ First NZ First 17,145 52.7% Labour Party (6,783) 10,362 (31.8 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 15,020 41.6% NZ First (14,290) 730 (2.0 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 21,051 56.8% Other (11,394) 9,657 (26.1 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 21,971 61.4% Labour Party (4,707) 17,264 (48.2 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 20,711 56.9% Labour Party (5,869) 14,842 (40.8 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 21,499 54.8% Labour Party (10,247) 11,252 (28.7 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 18,721 43.5% Labour Party (16,865) 1,856 (4.3 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 18,980 46.4% Labour Party (9,610) 9,370 (22.9 pts)

Party Vote in Tauranga

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 12,325 32.3% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 11,372 33.5% No -- split result
2002 Labour Party 10,608 32.2% No -- split result
2005 National Party 16,559 45.3% Yes
2008 National Party 20,418 54.3% Yes
2011 National Party 19,858 54.2% Yes
2014 National Party 20,728 55.8% Yes
2017 National Party 21,182 52.9% Yes
2020 Labour Party 18,547 42.3% No -- split result
2023 National Party 19,345 46.1% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
NZ First18,99750.0%
National Party10,96928.9%
Labour Party3,7459.9%
Christian Coalition1,6794.4%
Alliance1,5704.1%
ACT Party6151.6%
Other4401.2%

1999

PartyVotesShare
NZ First10,22530.3%
National Party10,16230.1%
Labour Party9,51928.2%
Other2,2916.8%
Green Party1,1313.3%
Alliance4531.3%

2002

PartyVotesShare
NZ First17,14552.7%
Labour Party6,78320.8%
National Party5,31216.3%
United Future1,6475.1%
Green Party8702.7%
Other3641.1%
ACT Party3000.9%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1290.4%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party15,02041.6%
NZ First14,29039.6%
Labour Party4,02011.1%
United Future1,3233.7%
Green Party8532.4%
Other3601.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1640.5%
ACT Party610.2%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,05156.8%
Other11,39430.7%
Labour Party2,8567.7%
Green Party1,4613.9%
ACT Party2170.6%
United Future760.2%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,97161.4%
Labour Party4,70713.2%
NZ First4,61112.9%
Green Party2,4586.9%
Other1,6364.6%
ACT Party1900.5%
Maori Party1230.3%
MANA900.3%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,71156.9%
Labour Party5,86916.1%
NZ First5,85116.1%
Green Party2,1776.0%
Other1,3743.8%
Maori Party1880.5%
ACT Party1540.4%
United Future870.2%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,49954.8%
Labour Party10,24726.1%
NZ First4,82912.3%
Green Party1,9354.9%
Other5351.4%
ACT Party2050.5%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,72143.5%
Labour Party16,86539.2%
Other3,8448.9%
Green Party1,9014.4%
ACT Party1,7394.0%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,98046.4%
Labour Party9,61023.5%
ACT Party3,7919.3%
NZ First3,4038.3%
Green Party2,7296.7%
Other1,8154.4%
Maori Party6131.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: NZ First margin 21.1 pts 1999: NZ First margin 0.2 pts 2002: NZ First margin 31.8 pts 2005: National Party margin 2.0 pts 2008: National Party margin 26.1 pts 2011: National Party margin 48.2 pts 2014: National Party margin 40.8 pts 2017: National Party margin 28.7 pts 2020: National Party margin 4.3 pts 2023: National Party margin 22.9 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tauranga in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Tauranga electorate vote in 2023 with 18,980 votes (46.4%), a margin of 9,370 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Tauranga electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Tauranga has been won by: NZ First, National Party.

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