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Wairarapa — New Zealand Election Results

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

Wairarapa was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 2,816 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Wairarapa 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 National Party National Party 14,505 45.2% Alliance (6,638) 7,867 (24.5 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 15,040 46.2% National Party (12,007) 3,033 (9.3 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 13,572 44.3% National Party (7,200) 6,372 (20.8 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 13,681 42.7% Labour Party (10,929) 2,752 (8.6 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 18,524 51.0% Labour Party (11,766) 6,758 (18.6 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 17,881 52.6% Labour Party (10,746) 7,135 (21.0 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 16,223 43.9% Labour Party (9,452) 6,771 (18.3 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 16,514 41.4% Labour Party (13,642) 2,872 (7.2 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 22,042 49.7% National Party (15,497) 6,545 (14.7 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 20,313 46.1% Labour Party (17,497) 2,816 (6.4 pts)

Party Vote in Wairarapa

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 10,562 32.8% Yes
1999 Labour Party 11,897 36.3% Yes
2002 Labour Party 11,867 38.4% Yes
2005 National Party 14,599 45.1% Yes
2008 National Party 17,860 48.7% Yes
2011 National Party 18,046 51.5% Yes
2014 National Party 19,634 52.5% Yes
2017 National Party 19,750 48.8% Yes
2020 Labour Party 21,673 48.2% Yes
2023 National Party 17,397 38.9% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party14,50545.2%
Alliance6,63820.7%
Labour Party4,52514.1%
NZ First4,51914.1%
ACT Party7422.3%
Christian Coalition7172.2%
Other4761.5%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,04046.2%
National Party12,00736.9%
Alliance2,4517.5%
Other8462.6%
NZ First8132.5%
Green Party7252.2%
ACT Party6632.0%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party13,57244.3%
National Party7,20023.5%
Other6,01119.6%
NZ First1,5525.1%
Green Party8612.8%
ACT Party6252.0%
United Future6172.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2230.7%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,68142.7%
Labour Party10,92934.1%
NZ First5,30816.6%
Green Party1,1413.6%
United Future3641.1%
ACT Party3141.0%
Maori Party2930.9%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,52451.0%
Labour Party11,76632.4%
Other3,2008.8%
Green Party1,8785.2%
ACT Party7212.0%
United Future2190.6%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party17,88152.6%
Labour Party10,74631.6%
Green Party2,8568.4%
Other2,1286.3%
ACT Party3521.0%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,22343.9%
Labour Party9,45225.6%
NZ First8,63023.4%
Green Party1,5664.2%
Other8162.2%
Maori Party1810.5%
ACT Party900.2%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party16,51441.4%
Labour Party13,64234.2%
NZ First7,75319.4%
Green Party1,6834.2%
Other1640.4%
ACT Party1300.3%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party22,04249.7%
National Party15,49734.9%
Other4,41710.0%
Green Party1,3593.1%
ACT Party1,0762.4%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,31346.1%
Labour Party17,49739.7%
Other1,9844.5%
ACT Party1,9074.3%
Green Party1,8324.2%
Maori Party5171.2%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 24.5 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 9.3 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 20.8 pts 2005: National Party margin 8.6 pts 2008: National Party margin 18.6 pts 2011: National Party margin 21.0 pts 2014: National Party margin 18.3 pts 2017: National Party margin 7.2 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 14.7 pts 2023: National Party margin 6.4 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wairarapa in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Wairarapa electorate vote in 2023 with 20,313 votes (46.1%), a margin of 2,816 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Wairarapa electorate seat since 1996?

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

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