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Wigram — New Zealand Election Results

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

Wigram was won by Labour Party at the 2023 general election, with a margin of 1,179 votes over National Party in the electorate vote. This page covers every general election in Wigram 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 Alliance Alliance 17,314 50.6% National Party (7,275) 10,039 (29.3 pts)
1999 Alliance Alliance 16,940 50.3% National Party (7,055) 9,885 (29.4 pts)
2002 Jim Anderton's Progressive Jim Anderton's Progressive 11,206 35.7% Labour Party (8,030) 3,176 (10.1 pts)
2005 Jim Anderton's Progressive Jim Anderton's Progressive 15,961 47.6% National Party (7,413) 8,548 (25.5 pts)
2008 Jim Anderton's Progressive Jim Anderton's Progressive 15,320 44.5% National Party (10,553) 4,767 (13.8 pts)
2011 Labour Party Labour Party 14,080 45.1% National Party (12,580) 1,500 (4.8 pts)
2014 Labour Party Labour Party 14,519 48.9% National Party (11,189) 3,330 (11.2 pts)
2017 Labour Party Labour Party 17,001 52.3% National Party (12,407) 4,594 (14.1 pts)
2020 Labour Party Labour Party 24,186 63.5% National Party (9,416) 14,770 (38.7 pts)
2023 Labour Party Labour Party 15,590 42.2% National Party (14,411) 1,179 (3.2 pts)

Party Vote in Wigram

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 Labour Party 10,843 31.5% No -- split result
1999 Labour Party 13,976 41.3% No -- split result
2002 Labour Party 14,533 45.5% No -- split result
2005 Labour Party 16,271 48.0% No -- split result
2008 Labour Party 14,108 40.2% No -- split result
2011 National Party 14,357 44.5% No -- split result
2014 National Party 13,117 42.9% No -- split result
2017 Labour Party 13,827 41.4% Yes
2020 Labour Party 21,454 55.2% Yes
2023 National Party 13,401 35.4% No -- split result

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1996

PartyVotesShare
Alliance17,31450.6%
National Party7,27521.3%
Labour Party6,34318.5%
NZ First1,8275.3%
Other6091.8%
ACT Party4971.5%
United Future3401.0%

1999

PartyVotesShare
Alliance16,94050.3%
National Party7,05521.0%
Labour Party5,96817.7%
Other1,2953.8%
Green Party1,1813.5%
ACT Party6311.9%
NZ First6031.8%

2002

PartyVotesShare
Jim Anderton's Progressive11,20635.7%
Labour Party8,03025.6%
National Party6,56020.9%
Other1,8696.0%
Green Party1,6815.4%
United Future1,3764.4%
ACT Party6852.2%

2005

PartyVotesShare
Jim Anderton's Progressive15,96147.6%
National Party7,41322.1%
Labour Party6,40819.1%
Green Party1,4554.3%
United Future9882.9%
NZ First9122.7%
ACT Party2030.6%
Other1790.5%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Jim Anderton's Progressive15,32044.5%
National Party10,55330.7%
Labour Party5,21415.1%
Green Party1,8025.2%
Other9622.8%
ACT Party3551.0%
United Future2190.6%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,08045.1%
National Party12,58040.3%
Green Party2,4237.8%
Other1,9686.3%
United Future1590.5%

2014

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party14,51948.9%
National Party11,18937.7%
Green Party2,3247.8%
Other1,1904.0%
ACT Party3181.1%
Maori Party1220.4%

2017

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party17,00152.3%
National Party12,40738.2%
Green Party1,6235.0%
NZ First1,1863.6%
Other1610.5%
ACT Party1250.4%

2020

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party24,18663.5%
National Party9,41624.7%
Green Party2,0225.3%
Other1,4223.7%
ACT Party1,0722.8%

2023

PartyVotesShare
Labour Party15,59042.2%
National Party14,41139.0%
Green Party3,78010.2%
Other1,6814.5%
ACT Party1,5204.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1996: Alliance margin 29.3 pts 1999: Alliance margin 29.4 pts 2002: Jim Anderton's Progressive margin 10.1 pts 2005: Jim Anderton's Progressive margin 25.5 pts 2008: Jim Anderton's Progressive margin 13.8 pts 2011: Labour Party margin 4.8 pts 2014: Labour Party margin 11.2 pts 2017: Labour Party margin 14.1 pts 2020: Labour Party margin 38.7 pts 2023: Labour Party margin 3.2 pts 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023

Trend

Wigram has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1996. Winning parties of the electorate vote over that span: Alliance, Jim Anderton's Progressive, Labour Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wigram in the 2023 general election?

Labour Party won the Wigram electorate vote in 2023 with 15,590 votes (42.2%), a margin of 1,179 votes over National Party in second place.

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

No -- Labour Party won the electorate vote in Wigram in 2023, but National Party won the separate party vote there.

Which parties have won the Wigram electorate seat since 1996?

Since 1996, Wigram has been won by: Alliance, Jim Anderton's Progressive, Labour Party.

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