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Waimakariri — New Zealand Election Results

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

Waimakariri was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 13,010 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Waimakariri 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 Labour Party Labour Party 19,875 56.8% National Party (9,269) 10,606 (30.3 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 14,342 38.9% National Party (13,201) 1,141 (3.1 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 17,571 52.3% National Party (7,035) 10,536 (31.4 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 19,084 48.6% National Party (13,478) 5,606 (14.3 pts)
2008 Labour Party Labour Party 16,360 44.1% National Party (15,970) 390 (1.1 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 16,787 47.3% Labour Party (16,145) 642 (1.8 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 17,263 48.6% Labour Party (14,757) 2,506 (7.1 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 22,657 57.6% Labour Party (11,891) 10,766 (27.4 pts)
2020 National Party National Party 21,416 46.7% Labour Party (19,909) 1,507 (3.3 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 26,816 58.3% Labour Party (13,806) 13,010 (28.3 pts)

Party Vote in Waimakariri

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 12,824 36.6% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 14,338 38.6% Yes
2002 Labour Party 14,383 42.4% Yes
2005 National Party 16,565 41.7% No -- split result
2008 National Party 18,539 49.4% No -- split result
2011 National Party 20,489 56.9% Yes
2014 National Party 20,734 57.5% Yes
2017 National Party 21,398 53.6% Yes
2020 Labour Party 23,088 49.7% No -- split result
2023 National Party 19,969 42.7% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party19,87556.8%
National Party9,26926.5%
Alliance2,3706.8%
NZ First1,8885.4%
Christian Coalition1,0142.9%
ACT Party4011.1%
Other1440.4%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,34238.9%
National Party13,20135.8%
Alliance3,3689.1%
Other2,5086.8%
NZ First2,0615.6%
Green Party8282.2%
ACT Party5841.6%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,57152.3%
National Party7,03520.9%
NZ First5,61516.7%
Green Party9522.8%
United Future8022.4%
Jim Anderton's Progressive5831.7%
Other5471.6%
ACT Party4751.4%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party19,08448.6%
National Party13,47834.3%
NZ First4,24710.8%
Green Party8322.1%
United Future6511.7%
Jim Anderton's Progressive4581.2%
Other3120.8%
ACT Party1960.5%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party16,36044.1%
National Party15,97043.0%
ACT Party1,7174.6%
Other1,6934.6%
Green Party1,2533.4%
United Future1140.3%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,78747.3%
Labour Party16,14545.5%
Green Party1,1973.4%
Other7852.2%
NZ First5881.7%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,26348.6%
Labour Party14,75741.5%
Green Party1,5064.2%
NZ First1,0242.9%
Other8782.5%
Maori Party920.3%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party22,65757.6%
Labour Party11,89130.2%
Green Party1,7994.6%
NZ First1,7714.5%
Other1,1242.9%
ACT Party920.2%

2020

PartyVotesShare
National Party21,41646.7%
Labour Party19,90943.4%
Other3,1506.9%
ACT Party1,3553.0%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party26,81658.3%
Labour Party13,80630.0%
Other3,3457.3%
ACT Party2,0664.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Labour Party margin 30.3 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 3.1 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 31.4 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 14.3 pts 2008: Labour Party margin 1.1 pts 2011: National Party margin 1.8 pts 2014: National Party margin 7.1 pts 2017: National Party margin 27.4 pts 2020: National Party margin 3.3 pts 2023: National Party margin 28.3 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Waimakariri in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Waimakariri electorate vote in 2023 with 26,816 votes (58.3%), a margin of 13,010 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Waimakariri electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Waimakariri has been won by: Labour Party, National Party.

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