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Te Tai Tonga — New Zealand Election Results

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

Te Tai Tonga was won by Maori Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 2,824 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Te Tai Tonga 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 7,657 38.0% Labour Party (7,372) 285 (1.4 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 9,175 49.3% NZ First (4,653) 4,522 (24.3 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 9,760 63.2% Other (3,278) 6,482 (42.0 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 9,015 47.2% Maori Party (6,512) 2,503 (13.1 pts)
2008 Maori Party Maori Party 9,011 47.3% Labour Party (7,962) 1,049 (5.5 pts)
2011 Labour Party Labour Party 6,786 40.6% Maori Party (5,311) 1,475 (8.8 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 8,445 42.9% Maori Party (4,891) 3,554 (18.1 pts)
2017 Labour Party Labour Party 10,416 45.9% Other (6,540) 3,876 (17.1 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 14,277 50.4% Maori Party (7,422) 6,855 (24.2 pts)
2023 Maori Party Maori Party 12,828 48.4% Labour Party (10,004) 2,824 (10.7 pts)

Party Vote in Te Tai Tonga

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 Labour Party 7,167 35.4% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 10,105 53.8% Yes
2002 Labour Party 8,157 51.1% Yes
2005 Labour Party 11,485 57.9% Yes
2008 Labour Party 9,833 49.6% No -- split result
2011 Labour Party 6,791 38.5% Yes
2014 Labour Party 7,607 36.9% Yes
2017 Labour Party 13,484 56.3% Yes
2020 Labour Party 17,543 59.5% Yes
2023 Labour Party 10,396 37.0% No -- split result

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
NZ First7,65738.0%
Labour Party7,37236.6%
Other2,09310.4%
Alliance1,9169.5%
National Party1,1155.5%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party9,17549.3%
NZ First4,65325.0%
Alliance1,8439.9%
Other1,7149.2%
National Party9885.3%
ACT Party2481.3%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party9,76063.2%
Other3,27821.2%
National Party1,70811.1%
United Future7044.6%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party9,01547.2%
Maori Party6,51234.1%
Green Party2,29612.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive7053.7%
Other5592.9%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Maori Party9,01147.3%
Labour Party7,96241.8%
Green Party2,07610.9%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party6,78640.6%
Maori Party5,31131.8%
Green Party2,54615.2%
MANA1,3608.1%
Other7034.2%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party8,44542.9%
Maori Party4,89124.9%
Green Party3,17316.1%
Other3,16616.1%

2017

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party10,41645.9%
Other6,54028.8%
Green Party5,74025.3%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,27750.4%
Maori Party7,42226.2%
Green Party3,32411.7%
Other3,30311.7%

2023

PartyVotesShare
Maori Party12,82848.4%
Labour Party10,00437.8%
Other3,66813.8%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: NZ First margin 1.4 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 24.3 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 42.0 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 13.1 pts 2008: Maori Party margin 5.5 pts 2011: Labour Party margin 8.8 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 18.1 pts 2017: Labour Party margin 17.1 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 24.2 pts 2023: Maori Party margin 10.7 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Te Tai Tonga has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1996. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: NZ First, Labour Party, Maori Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Te Tai Tonga in the 2023 general election?

Maori Party won the Te Tai Tonga electorate vote in 2023 with 12,828 votes (48.4%), a margin of 2,824 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Te Tai Tonga electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Te Tai Tonga has been won by: Labour Party, Maori Party, NZ First.

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