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Te Tai Tokerau — New Zealand Election Results

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

Te Tai Tokerau was won by Maori Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 517 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Te Tai Tokerau 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 8,583 47.3% Other (4,274) 4,309 (23.8 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 7,868 50.4% Other (6,296) 1,572 (10.1 pts)
2005 Maori Party Maori Party 9,965 52.4% Labour Party (6,352) 3,613 (19.0 pts)
2008 Maori Party Maori Party 12,019 62.0% Labour Party (5,711) 6,308 (32.5 pts)
2011 MANA MANA 8,121 43.3% Labour Party (6,956) 1,165 (6.2 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 9,712 44.7% Other (9,423) 289 (1.3 pts)
2017 Labour Party Labour Party 12,673 54.0% Other (8,852) 3,821 (16.3 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 14,932 56.8% Maori Party (6,768) 8,164 (31.0 pts)
2023 Maori Party Maori Party 10,428 38.8% Labour Party (9,911) 517 (1.9 pts)

Party Vote in Te Tai Tokerau

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 NZ First 9,644 45.4% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 9,403 51.6% Yes
2002 Labour Party 7,646 47.2% Yes
2005 Labour Party 9,788 49.3% No -- split result
2008 Labour Party 9,200 45.6% No -- split result
2011 Labour Party 6,855 34.7% No -- split result
2014 Labour Party 8,034 35.5% Yes
2017 Labour Party 14,446 58.5% Yes
2020 Labour Party 16,692 61.1% Yes
2023 Labour Party 12,653 44.4% No -- split result

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party8,58347.3%
Other4,27423.6%
NZ First2,89115.9%
Alliance1,2867.1%
National Party8244.5%
ACT Party2801.5%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party7,86850.4%
Other6,29640.3%
National Party1,0186.5%
Jim Anderton's Progressive4282.7%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Maori Party9,96552.4%
Labour Party6,35233.4%
Other2,69514.2%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Maori Party12,01962.0%
Labour Party5,71129.4%
Other9905.1%
ACT Party6803.5%

2011

PartyVotesShare
MANA8,12143.3%
Labour Party6,95637.1%
Maori Party3,11416.6%
Other5593.0%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party9,71244.7%
Other9,42343.4%
Maori Party2,57911.9%

2017

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party12,67354.0%
Other8,85237.7%
Green Party1,9588.3%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,93256.8%
Maori Party6,76825.7%
Other4,60317.5%

2023

PartyVotesShare
Maori Party10,42838.8%
Labour Party9,91136.9%
Green Party4,18715.6%
Other2,3668.8%

Margin Over Time

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

1999: Labour Party margin 23.8 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 10.1 pts 2005: Maori Party margin 19.0 pts 2008: Maori Party margin 32.5 pts 2011: MANA margin 6.2 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 1.3 pts 2017: Labour Party margin 16.3 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 31.0 pts 2023: Maori Party margin 1.9 pts 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Te Tai Tokerau has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1999. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: Labour Party, Maori Party, MANA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Te Tai Tokerau in the 2023 general election?

Maori Party won the Te Tai Tokerau electorate vote in 2023 with 10,428 votes (38.8%), a margin of 517 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Te Tai Tokerau in 2023?

No -- Maori Party won the electorate vote in Te Tai Tokerau in 2023, but Labour Party won the separate party vote there.

Which parties have won the Te Tai Tokerau electorate seat since 1999?

Since 1999, Te Tai Tokerau has been won by: Labour Party, MANA, Maori Party.

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