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Wellington Central — New Zealand Election Results

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

Wellington Central was won by Green Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 6,066 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Wellington Central 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 ACT Party ACT Party 14,269 34.8% Labour Party (12,409) 1,860 (4.5 pts)
1999 Labour Party Labour Party 17,470 48.4% ACT Party (15,988) 1,482 (4.1 pts)
2002 Labour Party Labour Party 14,906 41.1% National Party (10,725) 4,181 (11.5 pts)
2005 Labour Party Labour Party 20,199 49.7% National Party (14,019) 6,180 (15.2 pts)
2008 Labour Party Labour Party 17,046 42.2% National Party (15,142) 1,904 (4.7 pts)
2011 Labour Party Labour Party 18,836 49.1% National Party (12,460) 6,376 (16.6 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 19,807 52.0% National Party (11,540) 8,267 (21.7 pts)
2017 Labour Party Labour Party 20,873 49.3% National Party (10,910) 9,963 (23.5 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 27,366 57.7% National Party (8,488) 18,878 (39.8 pts)
2023 Green Party Green Party 18,439 40.8% Labour Party (12,373) 6,066 (13.4 pts)

Party Vote in Wellington Central

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 18,780 45.7% No -- split result
1999 National Party 13,086 35.8% No -- split result
2002 Labour Party 13,668 36.9% Yes
2005 Labour Party 17,936 43.4% Yes
2008 National Party 14,589 35.4% No -- split result
2011 National Party 15,128 38.4% No -- split result
2014 National Party 14,689 37.6% No -- split result
2017 Labour Party 16,500 38.3% Yes
2020 Labour Party 20,876 43.6% Yes
2023 Green Party 17,332 37.8% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
ACT Party14,26934.8%
Labour Party12,40930.2%
National Party8,79421.4%
United Future2,2335.4%
Alliance1,3563.3%
Other1,1852.9%
NZ First4801.2%
Christian Coalition3000.7%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,47048.4%
ACT Party15,98844.3%
Other2,0255.6%
United Future3240.9%
NZ First3080.9%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,90641.1%
National Party10,72529.5%
Green Party4,73613.0%
ACT Party2,8247.8%
Other1,5984.4%
United Future9382.6%
NZ First5771.6%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party20,19949.7%
National Party14,01934.5%
Green Party3,7379.2%
ACT Party1,2543.1%
Other6911.7%
United Future5931.5%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1730.4%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,04642.2%
National Party15,14237.5%
Green Party5,97114.8%
Other9632.4%
ACT Party9222.3%
United Future2260.6%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1410.3%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party18,83649.1%
National Party12,46032.5%
Green Party5,22513.6%
Other1,1142.9%
ACT Party4121.1%
NZ First2790.7%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party19,80752.0%
National Party11,54030.3%
Green Party5,07713.3%
Other1,0762.8%
NZ First5801.5%

2017

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party20,87349.3%
National Party10,91025.7%
Green Party6,52015.4%
Other3,1437.4%
NZ First7971.9%
ACT Party1310.3%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party27,36657.7%
National Party8,48817.9%
Green Party8,38117.7%
Other2,3014.9%
ACT Party8651.8%

2023

PartyVotesShare
Green Party18,43940.8%
Labour Party12,37327.4%
National Party11,55525.6%
Other2,3095.1%
NZ First4931.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: ACT Party margin 4.5 pts 1999: Labour Party margin 4.1 pts 2002: Labour Party margin 11.5 pts 2005: Labour Party margin 15.2 pts 2008: Labour Party margin 4.7 pts 2011: Labour Party margin 16.6 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 21.7 pts 2017: Labour Party margin 23.5 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 39.8 pts 2023: Green Party margin 13.4 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wellington Central in the 2023 general election?

Green Party won the Wellington Central electorate vote in 2023 with 18,439 votes (40.8%), a margin of 6,066 votes over Labour Party in second place.

Did the electorate vote and party vote agree in Wellington Central in 2023?

Yes -- Green Party won both the electorate vote and the party vote in Wellington Central in 2023.

Which parties have won the Wellington Central electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Wellington Central has been won by: ACT Party, Green Party, Labour Party.

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