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Waitakere — New Zealand Election Results

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

Waitakere was won by National Party at the 2011 general election, with a margin of 9 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Waitakere from 1996 to 2011.

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, 1996–2011

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1996 National Party National Party 12,485 38.8% Labour Party (10,504) 1,981 (6.2 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 13,320 44.6% Labour Party (9,264) 4,056 (13.6 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 9,756 36.2% Other (7,803) 1,953 (7.3 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 15,325 48.8% National Party (10,383) 4,942 (15.7 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 13,704 44.9% Labour Party (13,072) 632 (2.1 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 13,465 44.7% Labour Party (13,456) 9 (0.0 pts)

Party Vote in Waitakere

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 11,007 34.0% Yes
1999 National Party 11,118 36.8% Yes
2002 Labour Party 12,868 46.8% Yes
2005 Labour Party 14,988 46.7% Yes
2008 National Party 12,952 41.2% Yes
2011 National Party 12,533 40.3% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
National Party12,48538.8%
Labour Party10,50432.7%
Alliance3,1229.7%
NZ First3,0659.5%
Other2,1026.5%
ACT Party8852.8%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,32044.6%
Labour Party9,26431.0%
Green Party2,0286.8%
Alliance1,9426.5%
ACT Party1,3494.5%
Other1,2084.0%
NZ First7782.6%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party9,75636.2%
Other7,80329.0%
National Party5,29519.7%
NZ First1,2494.6%
Green Party1,1544.3%
United Future8023.0%
ACT Party6502.4%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2180.8%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,32548.8%
National Party10,38333.1%
Green Party1,7095.4%
NZ First1,3544.3%
United Future1,0353.3%
Other6091.9%
ACT Party4161.3%
Jim Anderton's Progressive2930.9%
Maori Party2720.9%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,70444.9%
Labour Party13,07242.8%
Green Party1,6765.5%
Other1,5885.2%
ACT Party4821.6%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,46544.7%
Labour Party13,45644.7%
Green Party1,8556.2%
Other9973.3%
MANA3221.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: National Party margin 6.2 pts 1999: National Party margin 13.6 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 7.3 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 15.7 pts 2008: National Party margin 2.1 pts 2011: National Party margin 0.0 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

Trend

Waitakere has been contested at 6 general elections on record since 1996. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: National Party, Labour Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Waitakere in the 2011 general election?

National Party won the Waitakere electorate vote in 2011 with 13,465 votes (44.7%), a margin of 9 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Waitakere in 2011?

Yes -- National Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Waitakere in 2011.

Which parties have won the Waitakere electorate seat since 1996?

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

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