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Whangarei — New Zealand Election Results

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

Whangarei was won by National Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 11,424 votes over Labour Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Whangarei 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 12,610 61.7% Labour Party (3,461) 9,149 (44.8 pts)
1999 National Party National Party 10,713 32.3% Labour Party (8,779) 1,934 (5.8 pts)
2002 National Party National Party 13,829 43.2% Labour Party (10,615) 3,214 (10.1 pts)
2005 National Party National Party 18,900 53.8% Labour Party (9,811) 9,089 (25.9 pts)
2008 National Party National Party 23,056 64.2% Labour Party (8,393) 14,663 (40.8 pts)
2011 National Party National Party 20,049 59.2% Labour Party (7,602) 12,447 (36.7 pts)
2014 National Party National Party 20,111 55.6% Labour Party (6,942) 13,169 (36.4 pts)
2017 National Party National Party 18,734 46.3% Labour Party (7,767) 10,967 (27.1 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 17,823 40.8% National Party (17,392) 431 (1.0 pts)
2023 National Party National Party 20,843 48.8% Labour Party (9,419) 11,424 (26.7 pts)

Party Vote in Whangarei

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 11,182 33.4% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 11,078 33.3% No -- split result
2002 Labour Party 11,374 35.3% No -- split result
2005 National Party 15,333 43.1% Yes
2008 National Party 18,252 50.0% Yes
2011 National Party 17,486 50.7% Yes
2014 National Party 18,503 50.2% Yes
2017 National Party 18,572 45.1% Yes
2020 Labour Party 20,942 47.3% Yes
2023 National Party 16,441 37.9% Yes

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
NZ First12,61061.7%
Labour Party3,46116.9%
ACT Party1,9409.5%
Alliance1,7598.6%
Other5862.9%
United Future650.3%
National Party130.1%

1999

PartyVotesShare
National Party10,71332.3%
Labour Party8,77926.5%
NZ First5,76217.4%
Alliance3,1389.5%
ACT Party2,1086.4%
Green Party1,4474.4%
Other1,1683.5%
United Future420.1%

2002

PartyVotesShare
National Party13,82943.2%
Labour Party10,61533.2%
NZ First3,77411.8%
ACT Party1,2974.1%
Green Party1,1803.7%
Other8572.7%
United Future2680.8%
Jim Anderton's Progressive1560.5%

2005

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,90053.8%
Labour Party9,81127.9%
NZ First2,9838.5%
Green Party1,2403.5%
ACT Party1,0673.0%
Maori Party3841.1%
Jim Anderton's Progressive3110.9%
Other2580.7%
United Future1680.5%

2008

PartyVotesShare
National Party23,05664.2%
Labour Party8,39323.4%
Green Party2,7317.6%
Other7082.0%
Jim Anderton's Progressive6361.8%
ACT Party3040.8%
United Future1070.3%

2011

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,04959.2%
Labour Party7,60222.4%
Green Party2,9938.8%
NZ First1,5124.5%
Other1,3854.1%
ACT Party3381.0%

2014

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,11155.6%
Labour Party6,94219.2%
Green Party3,1638.7%
NZ First2,9448.1%
Other2,4396.7%
Maori Party3000.8%
ACT Party2850.8%

2017

PartyVotesShare
National Party18,73446.3%
Labour Party7,76719.2%
NZ First7,65118.9%
Green Party4,86812.0%
Other1,2623.1%
ACT Party1880.5%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,82340.8%
National Party17,39239.8%
Other4,67010.7%
ACT Party2,1534.9%
Green Party1,6353.7%

2023

PartyVotesShare
National Party20,84348.8%
Labour Party9,41922.0%
NZ First5,37112.6%
Green Party2,6806.3%
Other2,3365.5%
ACT Party1,2222.9%
Maori Party8592.0%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: NZ First margin 44.8 pts 1999: National Party margin 5.8 pts 2002: National Party margin 10.1 pts 2005: National Party margin 25.9 pts 2008: National Party margin 40.8 pts 2011: National Party margin 36.7 pts 2014: National Party margin 36.4 pts 2017: National Party margin 27.1 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 1.0 pts 2023: National Party margin 26.7 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Whangarei in the 2023 general election?

National Party won the Whangarei electorate vote in 2023 with 20,843 votes (48.8%), a margin of 11,424 votes over Labour Party in second place.

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

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

Which parties have won the Whangarei electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Whangarei has been won by: Labour Party, NZ First, National Party.

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