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Te Atatu — New Zealand Election Results

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

Te Atatu was won by Labour Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 131 votes over National Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Te Atatu 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 16,229 54.9% National Party (6,967) 9,262 (31.3 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 16,821 62.9% National Party (3,889) 12,932 (48.4 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 18,087 59.4% National Party (7,640) 10,447 (34.3 pts)
2008 Labour Party Labour Party 16,459 53.4% National Party (11,161) 5,298 (17.2 pts)
2011 Labour Party Labour Party 15,860 53.8% National Party (10,444) 5,416 (18.4 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 15,676 48.7% National Party (12,863) 2,813 (8.7 pts)
2017 Labour Party Labour Party 16,774 49.4% National Party (13,590) 3,184 (9.4 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 21,253 57.6% National Party (10,745) 10,508 (28.5 pts)
2023 Labour Party Labour Party 14,202 39.4% National Party (14,071) 131 (0.4 pts)

Party Vote in Te Atatu

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?
1999 Labour Party 14,549 48.9% Yes
2002 Labour Party 14,128 51.7% Yes
2005 Labour Party 16,209 52.0% Yes
2008 National Party 13,183 41.5% No -- split result
2011 National Party 12,701 41.2% No -- split result
2014 National Party 13,614 41.1% No -- split result
2017 Labour Party 15,406 44.0% Yes
2020 Labour Party 22,106 58.0% Yes
2023 National Party 14,045 37.8% No -- split result

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,22954.9%
National Party6,96723.6%
Alliance3,17710.8%
Other9943.4%
Green Party8582.9%
NZ First6252.1%
ACT Party6192.1%
United Future820.3%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,82162.9%
National Party3,88914.5%
NZ First1,8116.8%
United Future1,5405.8%
Other1,4355.4%
ACT Party8753.3%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3651.4%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party18,08759.4%
National Party7,64025.1%
NZ First1,0163.3%
Other9743.2%
United Future8972.9%
Green Party8492.8%
ACT Party5241.7%
Maori Party2500.8%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2260.7%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,45953.4%
National Party11,16136.2%
Green Party1,0033.3%
ACT Party8912.9%
Other7892.6%
United Future2500.8%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2440.8%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,86053.8%
National Party10,44435.4%
Green Party1,7445.9%
Other1,1063.8%
ACT Party3081.0%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,67648.7%
National Party12,86340.0%
Green Party1,6185.0%
Other1,5935.0%
ACT Party4161.3%

2017

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,77449.4%
National Party13,59040.1%
NZ First1,6094.7%
Green Party1,4134.2%
Other2970.9%
ACT Party2400.7%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party21,25357.6%
National Party10,74529.1%
Green Party2,0885.7%
ACT Party1,6104.4%
Other1,2203.3%

2023

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,20239.4%
National Party14,07139.0%
Green Party3,5169.8%
ACT Party2,5067.0%
Maori Party1,2613.5%
Other4821.3%

Margin Over Time

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

1999: Labour Party margin 31.3 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 48.4 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 34.3 pts 2008: Labour Party margin 17.2 pts 2011: Labour Party margin 18.4 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 8.7 pts 2017: Labour Party margin 9.4 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 28.5 pts 2023: Labour Party margin 0.4 pts 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Te Atatu has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1999. Winning party of the electorate vote over that span: Labour Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Te Atatu in the 2023 general election?

Labour Party won the Te Atatu electorate vote in 2023 with 14,202 votes (39.4%), a margin of 131 votes over National Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Te Atatu in 2023?

No -- Labour Party won the electorate vote in Te Atatu in 2023, but National Party won the separate party vote there.

Which parties have won the Te Atatu electorate seat since 1999?

Since 1999, Te Atatu has been won by: Labour Party.

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