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class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">2,135,175 (88.28%) <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>5.46%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">First party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Second party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #00529F;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 120px; height: 160px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -5px; left: -20px; width: 150px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Bolger_at_press_conference_retouched.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Jim Bolger at press conference retouched.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Jim_Bolger_at_press_conference_retouched.jpg/150px-Jim_Bolger_at_press_conference_retouched.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Jim_Bolger_at_press_conference_retouched.jpg/225px-Jim_Bolger_at_press_conference_retouched.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Jim_Bolger_at_press_conference_retouched.jpg/300px-Jim_Bolger_at_press_conference_retouched.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1018" data-file-height="1270" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #D82A20;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 120px; height: 160px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -5px; left: -30px; width: 170px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Helen_Clark_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Helen Clark 2.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Helen_Clark_2.jpg/170px-Helen_Clark_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Helen_Clark_2.jpg/255px-Helen_Clark_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Helen_Clark_2.jpg/340px-Helen_Clark_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2300" data-file-height="2780" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #000000;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 120px; height: 160px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -10px; width: 150px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Winston_Peters_cropped.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Winston Peters cropped.PNG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Winston_Peters_cropped.PNG/150px-Winston_Peters_cropped.PNG" decoding="async" width="150" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Winston_Peters_cropped.PNG/225px-Winston_Peters_cropped.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Winston_Peters_cropped.PNG/300px-Winston_Peters_cropped.PNG 2x" data-file-width="431" data-file-height="497" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Helen_Clark" title="Helen Clark">Helen Clark</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Winston_Peters" title="Winston Peters">Winston Peters</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">NZ First</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1986_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="1986 New Zealand National Party leadership election">26 March 1986</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1993_New_Zealand_Labour_Party_leadership_election" title="1993 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election">1 December 1993</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">18 July 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Taranaki-King_Country" title="Taranaki-King Country">Taranaki-King Country</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Owairaka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Owairaka (New Zealand electorate)">Owairaka</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Tauranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tauranga (New Zealand electorate)">Tauranga</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">50 seats, 35.05% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">45 seats, 34.68% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 seats, 8.40% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">41 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">41 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>44</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">37 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 12<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Electorate vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>699,073<br />33.91%</b> <br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.14 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">640,884<br />31.08% <br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>3.60 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">278,103<br />13.49% <br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>5.09 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Party vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>701,315<br />33.87%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">584,159<br />28.19% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">276,603<br />13.35% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr /> </td></tr> <tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">Fourth party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Fifth party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Sixth party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #33CC66;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 120px; height: 160px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -10px; width: 190px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Anderton,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Jim Anderton, 2010.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Jim_Anderton%2C_2010.jpg/190px-Jim_Anderton%2C_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Jim_Anderton%2C_2010.jpg/285px-Jim_Anderton%2C_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Jim_Anderton%2C_2010.jpg/380px-Jim_Anderton%2C_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2676" data-file-height="3423" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #FDE401;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 120px; height: 160px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Prebble_1993_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Richard Prebble 1993 (cropped).jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Richard_Prebble_1993_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Richard_Prebble_1993_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Richard_Prebble_1993_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Richard_Prebble_1993_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Richard_Prebble_1993_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Richard_Prebble_1993_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="405" data-file-height="540" /></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #663377;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Anderton" title="Jim Anderton">Jim Anderton</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Prebble" title="Richard Prebble">Richard Prebble</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Clive_Matthewson" title="Clive Matthewson">Clive Matthewson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_(New_Zealand_political_party)" title="Alliance (New Zealand political party)">Alliance</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United NZ</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">7 May 1995 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">24 March 1996 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">28 June 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Wigram_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wigram (New Zealand electorate)">Wigram</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington Central (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington Central</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>Ran in <a href="/wiki/Dunedin_South_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunedin South (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin South</a> (lost)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 seats, 18.21% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>Not yet founded</i> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>Not yet founded</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">0 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">13 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 11<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 8 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Electorate vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">231,944<br />11.25% <br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>6.96 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">77,319<br />3.75% <br /><i>new</i> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">42,666<br />2.07% <br /><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Party vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">209,347<br />10.10% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">126,442<br />6.10% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">18,245<br />0.88% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1996_New_Zealand_general_election.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/1996_New_Zealand_general_election.svg/450px-1996_New_Zealand_general_election.svg.png" decoding="async" width="450" height="650" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/1996_New_Zealand_general_election.svg/675px-1996_New_Zealand_general_election.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/1996_New_Zealand_general_election.svg/900px-1996_New_Zealand_general_election.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1335" data-file-height="1927" /></a></span><div>Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister</a> before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Subsequent Prime Minister</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1996 New Zealand general election</b> was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the <a href="/wiki/45th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="45th New Zealand Parliament">45th New Zealand Parliament</a>. It was notable for being the first election to be held under the new <a href="/wiki/Mixed-member_proportional_representation" title="Mixed-member proportional representation">mixed-member proportional</a> (MMP) <a href="/wiki/Electoral_system_of_New_Zealand" title="Electoral system of New Zealand">electoral system</a>, and produced a parliament considerably more diverse than previous elections. Under the new MMP system, 65 members were elected in single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting, while a further 55 "top-up" members were allocated from closed lists to achieve a proportional distribution based on each party's share of the nationwide party vote. </p><p>1996 saw the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a>, retain its position in government, but only after protracted negotiations with the smaller <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a> party to form a coalition. New Zealand First won 17 seats—including sweeping every single <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_electorate" class="mw-redirect" title="Māori electorate">Māori electorate</a>, all of which had been dominated by the Labour Party since the Second World War. Particular emphasis was placed on New Zealand First's unprecedented success, particularly among Māori; their five Māori electorate winners became known as the "<a href="/wiki/Tight_Five" title="Tight Five">Tight Five</a>". The party's position as "<a href="/wiki/Kingmaker" title="Kingmaker">kingmaker</a>" meant they were able to place either of the two major parties into government, a significant election outcome for such a new party. </p><p>Various other unusual results occurred under the new system. For one, the National Party sought to ensure the parliamentary representation of the <a href="/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT New Zealand</a>, a newly-formed libertarian party which had largely split from the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a> after the end of <a href="/wiki/Rogernomics" title="Rogernomics">Rogernomics</a>. National endorsed ACT leader and former Labour minister <a href="/wiki/Richard_Prebble" title="Richard Prebble">Richard Prebble</a> against their own for <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington Central (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington Central</a>, a consistently safe Labour seat. Under New Zealand's MMP rules, a party qualified for list seats if it won at least one electorate seat, regardless of vote share. Bolger thus wanted to ensure ACT could potentially be part of a National-led coalition. Prebble unexpectedly won, though ACT's vote share would have qualified them for MMP in any event. Other unusual occurrences was the large amount of new Māori MPs – leading to the <a href="/wiki/Backronym" title="Backronym">backronym</a> "More Māori in Parliament" for MMP.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the introduction of MMP in 1996, the proportion of Māori in Parliament increased from 8% to 14%, to an all-time record of 17 MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_mid-term">Changes mid-term</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Changes mid-term"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1993 election, the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a> had won 50 and 45 seats, respectively. The <a href="/wiki/Alliance_(New_Zealand_political_party)" title="Alliance (New Zealand political party)">Alliance</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a> party had each won two seats. In the approach to MMP, however, there had been considerable rearrangement in parliament, with three new parties being established. As such, the situation just before the 1996 election was markedly different from the situation that had been established at the 1993 election. </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><b>Party</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Won at 1993 election</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>By time of 1996 election</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Reasons for change</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#DDEEFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td> <td align="center">50 </td> <td align="center"><b>41</b> </td> <td align="center">Defection of 9 MPs </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFE8E8"> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td> <td align="center">45 </td> <td align="center"><b>41</b> </td> <td align="center">Defection of 4 MPs </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFDDFF"> <td><a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United</a> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>7</b> </td> <td align="center">Formed by 4 former National MPs and 3 former Labour MPs </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#D5D5D5"> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">NZ First</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center"><b>5</b> </td> <td align="center">Initial MPs joined by 2 former National MPs and one former Labour MP </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#C9E6C4"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alliance_(New_Zealand_political_party)" title="Alliance (New Zealand political party)">Alliance</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center"><b>2</b> </td> <td align="center">No change </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#D7D9EA"> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Conservative_Party" title="New Zealand Conservative Party">Conservative</a> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td> <td align="center">Founded by 2 former National MPs; one later became an independent </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#DDFFF4"> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrat_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Christian Democrat Party (New Zealand)">Christian Democrats</a> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td> <td align="center">Founded by a former National MP </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <td>Independents </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Meurant" title="Ross Meurant">Ross Meurant</a>, a former National (and briefly Conservative) MP </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electoral_redistribution">Electoral redistribution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Electoral redistribution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1996 election was notable for the significant change of electorate boundaries, based on the provisions of the Electoral Act 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Mixed-member_proportional_representation" title="Mixed-member proportional representation">MMP</a> electoral system, the number of electorates had to be reduced, leading to significant changes. Under MMP, there would be only 65 district members, down by 34 from the number elected in the 1993 election. </p><p>Many electorates were abolished, with their territories being incorporated into completely new electoral districts. More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes. <i>Wanganui</i> was renamed as <i>Whanganui</i>. In total, 73 electorates were abolished, 29 electorates were newly created, and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates. </p> <dl><dt>South Island</dt></dl> <p>Since the 1967 electoral redistribution, the South Island had its number of general electorates fixed at 25.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111,_123_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcRobie1989111,_123-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the 1996 election and onwards, the number of South Island electorates is fixed at 16. The number of electors on the general roll of the South Island divided by 16 gives the target size for North Island and <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_electorates" title="Māori electorates">Māori electorates</a>; this is referred to as the South Island quota.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The electorates of <a href="/wiki/Avon_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Avon (New Zealand electorate)">Avon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Awarua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Awarua (New Zealand electorate)">Awarua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christchurch_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Christchurch North (New Zealand electorate)">Christchurch North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clutha_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Clutha (New Zealand electorate)">Clutha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunedin_West_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunedin West (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fendalton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Fendalton (New Zealand electorate)">Fendalton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Lyttelton (New Zealand electorate)">Lyttelton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marlborough_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Marlborough (New Zealand electorate)">Marlborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rangiora_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rangiora (New Zealand electorate)">Rangiora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Selwyn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)">Selwyn</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Albans_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="St Albans (New Zealand electorate)">St Albans</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="St Kilda (New Zealand electorate)">St Kilda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sydenham_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Sydenham (New Zealand electorate)">Sydenham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tasman_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tasman (New Zealand electorate)">Tasman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timaru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Timaru (New Zealand electorate)">Timaru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waitaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitaki (New Zealand electorate)">Waitaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="West Coast (New Zealand electorate)">West Coast</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yaldhurst_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Yaldhurst (New Zealand electorate)">Yaldhurst</a> were abolished in the South Island. Six existing electorates (<a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch Central (New Zealand electorate)">Christchurch Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunedin_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Dunedin North (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Invercargill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)">Invercargill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nelson_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Nelson (New Zealand electorate)">Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otago_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Otago (New Zealand electorate)">Otago</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rakaia_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rakaia (New Zealand electorate)">Rakaia</a>) were kept. Seven electorates (<a href="/wiki/Aoraki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Aoraki (New Zealand electorate)">Aoraki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Banks Peninsula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clutha-Southland (New Zealand electorate)">Clutha-Southland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ilam_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ilam (New Zealand electorate)">Ilam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaikoura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaikoura (New Zealand electorate)">Kaikoura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waimakariri_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)">Waimakariri</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Coast-Tasman_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="West Coast-Tasman (New Zealand electorate)">West Coast-Tasman</a>) were newly formed. Three electorates (<a href="/wiki/Christchurch_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch East (New Zealand electorate)">Christchurch East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunedin_South_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunedin South (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin South</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wigram_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wigram (New Zealand electorate)">Wigram</a>) were recreated. </p> <dl><dt>North Island</dt></dl> <p>Based on the calculation described above, the target size for North Island electorates resulted in 44 of them being required. </p><p>The electorates of <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Birkenhead (New Zealand electorate)">Birkenhead</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Bays_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="East Coast Bays (New Zealand electorate)">East Coast Bays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Eastern Bay of Plenty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Hutt_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Hutt (New Zealand electorate)">Eastern Hutt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eden_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Eden (New Zealand electorate)">Eden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Far_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Far North (New Zealand electorate)">Far North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Franklin (New Zealand electorate)">Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gisborne_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Gisborne (New Zealand electorate)">Gisborne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glenfield_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Glenfield (New Zealand electorate)">Glenfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hastings_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hastings (New Zealand electorate)">Hastings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hauraki_(New_Zealand_general_electorate)" title="Hauraki (New Zealand general electorate)">Hauraki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawkes_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hawkes Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Hawkes Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henderson_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Henderson (New Zealand electorate)">Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heretaunga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Heretaunga (New Zealand electorate)">Heretaunga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hobson_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hobson (New Zealand electorate)">Hobson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horowhenua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Horowhenua (New Zealand electorate)">Horowhenua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howick_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Howick (New Zealand electorate)">Howick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Island_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Island Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Island Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaimai_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaimai (New Zealand electorate)">Kaimai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaipara_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaipara (New Zealand electorate)">Kaipara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kapiti_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kapiti (New Zealand electorate)">Kapiti</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_Country_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="King Country (New Zealand electorate)">King Country</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manawatu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Manawatu (New Zealand electorate)">Manawatu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matakana_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Matakana (New Zealand electorate)">Matakana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matamata_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Matamata (New Zealand electorate)">Matamata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miramar_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Miramar (New Zealand electorate)">Miramar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mt_Albert_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mt Albert (New Zealand electorate)">Mt Albert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Onehunga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Onehunga (New Zealand electorate)">Onehunga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Onslow_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Onslow (New Zealand electorate)">Onslow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otara_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Otara (New Zealand electorate)">Otara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pahiatua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pahiatua (New Zealand electorate)">Pahiatua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panmure_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Panmure (New Zealand electorate)">Panmure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papakura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Papakura (New Zealand electorate)">Papakura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papatoetoe_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Papatoetoe (New Zealand electorate)">Papatoetoe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pencarrow_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pencarrow (New Zealand electorate)">Pencarrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Porirua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Porirua (New Zealand electorate)">Porirua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raglan_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Raglan (New Zealand electorate)">Raglan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Remuera_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Remuera (New Zealand electorate)">Remuera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roskill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Roskill (New Zealand electorate)">Roskill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taranaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taranaki (New Zealand electorate)">Taranaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarawera_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tarawera (New Zealand electorate)">Tarawera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Te_Atatu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Atatu (New Zealand electorate)">Te Atatu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Titirangi_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Titirangi (New Zealand electorate)">Titirangi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tongariro_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tongariro (New Zealand electorate)">Tongariro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waikaremoana_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waikaremoana (New Zealand electorate)">Waikaremoana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Waikato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waipa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waipa (New Zealand electorate)">Waipa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waitotara_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitotara (New Zealand electorate)">Waitotara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wellington-Karori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wellington-Karori (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington-Karori</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Western_Hutt_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Hutt (New Zealand electorate)">Western Hutt</a> were abolished in the North Island. Twenty existing electorates (<a href="/wiki/Albany_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Albany (New Zealand electorate)">Albany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Auckland Central (New Zealand electorate)">Auckland Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton East (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_West_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangere_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangere (New Zealand electorate)">Mangere</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manurewa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Manurewa (New Zealand electorate)">Manurewa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Napier_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Napier (New Zealand electorate)">Napier</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Lynn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Lynn (New Zealand electorate)">New Lynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)">New Plymouth</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="North Shore (New Zealand electorate)">North Shore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakuranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)">Pakuranga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Palmerston North (New Zealand electorate)">Palmerston North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rangitikei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangitikei (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitikei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rotorua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)">Rotorua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamaki (New Zealand electorate)">Tamaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tauranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tauranga (New Zealand electorate)">Tauranga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wairarapa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)">Wairarapa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waitakere_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitakere (New Zealand electorate)">Waitakere</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whanganui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whanganui (New Zealand electorate)">Whanganui</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Whangarei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whangarei (New Zealand electorate)">Whangarei</a>) were kept. Seventeen electorates (<a href="/wiki/Mahia_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mahia (New Zealand electorate)">Mahia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Owairaka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Owairaka (New Zealand electorate)">Owairaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waipareira_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Waipareira (New Zealand electorate)">Waipareira</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karapiro_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Karapiro (New Zealand electorate)">Karapiro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohariu-Belmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu-Belmont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Port_Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Port Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Port Waikato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epsom_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Epsom (New Zealand electorate)">Epsom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hutt_South_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hutt South (New Zealand electorate)">Hutt South</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mana_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mana (New Zealand electorate)">Mana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manukau_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manukau East (New Zealand electorate)">Manukau East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maungakiekie_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Maungakiekie (New Zealand electorate)">Maungakiekie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northcote_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northcote (New Zealand electorate)">Northcote</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northland (New Zealand electorate)">Northland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rimutaka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rimutaka (New Zealand electorate)">Rimutaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rongotai_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rongotai (New Zealand electorate)">Rongotai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taranaki-King_Country_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taranaki-King Country (New Zealand electorate)">Taranaki-King Country</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tukituki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tukituki (New Zealand electorate)">Tukituki</a>) were newly formed. Eight electorates (<a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Plenty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coromandel_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)">Coromandel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hunua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hunua (New Zealand electorate)">Hunua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Otaki (New Zealand electorate)">Otaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rodney_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rodney (New Zealand electorate)">Rodney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taupo_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taupo (New Zealand electorate)">Taupo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington Central (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington Central</a>) were recreated. </p> <dl><dt>Māori electorates</dt></dl> <p>All four existing Māori electorates (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Maori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Maori (New Zealand electorate)">Eastern Maori</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Maori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Maori (New Zealand electorate)">Northern Maori</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Maori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Maori (New Zealand electorate)">Southern Maori</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Western_Maori_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Maori (New Zealand electorate)">Western Maori</a>) were abolished. The calculation described above resulted in five Māori electorates being required; these were <a href="/wiki/Te_Puku_O_Te_Whenua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Puku O Te Whenua (New Zealand electorate)">Te Puku O Te Whenua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Te_Tai_Hauauru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Tai Hauauru (New Zealand electorate)">Te Tai Hauauru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Te_Tai_Rawhiti_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Tai Rawhiti (New Zealand electorate)">Te Tai Rawhiti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Te_Tai_Tokerau_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Tai Tokerau (New Zealand electorate)">Te Tai Tokerau</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Te_Tai_Tonga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Tai Tonga (New Zealand electorate)">Te Tai Tonga</a>. </p> <dl><dt>List seats</dt></dl> <p>The House of Representatives was to have 120 seats, of which 65 were filled through electorate MPs (16 from South Island electorates, 44 from North Island electorates, and 5 from Māori electorates). This left 55 list seats to be filled. An outcome of the election was that no <a href="/wiki/Overhang_seat" title="Overhang seat">overhang seats</a> were required. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MPs_retiring_in_1996">MPs retiring in 1996</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: MPs retiring in 1996"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eleven MPs intended to retire at the end of the 44th Parliament. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Electorate </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7" style="background-color: #00529F"> </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Anderson_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Robert Anderson (New Zealand politician)">Robert Anderson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaimai_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaimai (New Zealand electorate)">Kaimai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Burdon" title="Philip Burdon">Philip Burdon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fendalton_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Fendalton (New Zealand electorate)">Fendalton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_Cooper" title="Warren Cooper">Warren Cooper</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Otago_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Otago (New Zealand electorate)">Otago</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_Gray_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Robin Gray (New Zealand politician)">Robin Gray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clutha_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Clutha (New Zealand electorate)">Clutha</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Falloon" title="John Falloon">John Falloon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pahiatua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pahiatua (New Zealand electorate)">Pahiatua</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_McClay" title="Roger McClay">Roger McClay</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikaremoana_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waikaremoana (New Zealand electorate)">Waikaremoana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Storey" title="Rob Storey">Rob Storey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Waikato</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #000000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">NZ First</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Laws" title="Michael Laws">Michael Laws</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawkes_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hawkes Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Hawkes Bay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #D82A20"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Caygill" title="David Caygill">David Caygill</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Albans_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="St Albans (New Zealand electorate)">St Albans</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Lange" title="David Lange">David Lange</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mangere_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangere (New Zealand electorate)">Mangere</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Tennet" title="Elizabeth Tennet">Elizabeth Tennet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Island_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Island Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Island Bay</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_election">The election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: The election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The date of the 1996 election was 12 October; it was brought forward slightly to avoid the need for a by-election following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Michael_Laws" title="Michael Laws">Michael Laws</a>, as a by-election is not needed if there will be a general election within 6 months of a seat being vacated. </p><p>Of the 2,418,587 people registered to vote, 88.3% turned out to vote. The turnout was a slight improvement on the previous two elections, but still slightly lower than what would have been expected during the 1980s. The number of seats being contested was 120, an increase of 21 from the previous election, but as 55 of the new seats were for list candidates, the number of electorates was reduced considerably and many electorates had their boundaries amended or were abolished. While the number of general electorates decreased from 95 (1993) to 60 (1996), the number of <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_electorates" title="Māori electorates">Māori electorates</a> increased from 4 to 5. </p><p>In the election 842 candidates stood, and there were 21 registered parties with party lists. Of the candidates, 459 were electorate and list, 152 were electorate only, and 231 were list only. 73% of candidates (616) were male and 27% (226) female.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary_of_results">Summary of results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Summary of results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1996 election eventually saw a victory for the governing <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a>, which won around a third of the vote. The opposition <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a> won slightly less. The election, however, was not decided by the comparative strengths of the major parties – rather, the smaller <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a> party, which won 17 seats, including 5 Māori seats won by the <i><a href="/wiki/Tight_Five" title="Tight Five">Tight Five</a></i>, and was placed in the position of "kingmaker", able to provide the necessary majority to whichever side it chose.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although predicted by many to ally with Labour, on 10 December 1996 New Zealand First leader <a href="/wiki/Winston_Peters" title="Winston Peters">Winston Peters</a> chose to form a coalition with National, thus preserving Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a>'s administration.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1996 election effectively showcased the difference made by the new electoral system. The <a href="/wiki/Alliance_(New_Zealand_political_party)" title="Alliance (New Zealand political party)">Alliance</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a>, both of which held two seats each in the old parliament, increased their representation to 13 and 17 seats, respectively, as a result of the change. The new <a href="/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT New Zealand</a> also benefited, taking eight seats. The new <a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United New Zealand</a> party however was virtually wiped out, retaining only a single seat. The <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Conservative_Party" title="New Zealand Conservative Party">Conservative Party</a> also only established only in previous Parliament by defecting Members of Parliament fared even worse, failing to remain in parliament at all. <a href="/wiki/Strategic_voting" title="Strategic voting">Strategic voting</a> took place for the first time in a New Zealand MMP election in the Wellington seats of <a href="/wiki/Ohariu-Belmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu-Belmont</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington Central (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington Central</a>. </p><p>However, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> did manage to retain its status as among the top-two parties, as polls in the 1993–1996 period had shown <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> was in danger of being overtaken by the <a href="/wiki/Alliance_(New_Zealand_political_party)" title="Alliance (New Zealand political party)">Alliance</a> or <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a>. <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a>'s success was credited largely to its leader <a href="/wiki/Helen_Clark" title="Helen Clark">Helen Clark</a> being seen as having convincingly won the election debates and running a strong campaign on health, education and social services, while Bolger was said to have run a lackluster campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also notable in the 1996 election campaign was the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Coalition_(New_Zealand)" title="Christian Coalition (New Zealand)">Christian Coalition</a>, an alliance of the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrat_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Christian Democrat Party (New Zealand)">Christian Democrats</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Heritage_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian Heritage New Zealand">Christian Heritage Party</a>. Although the party had briefly crossed the 5% threshold in some polls, it gained only 4.33% at the election, and therefore did not qualify for parliamentary representation. With the exception of the Maori <a href="/wiki/Ratana" class="mw-redirect" title="Ratana">Ratana</a> movement, this is the closest that an overtly religious party has come to winning representation in parliament. </p><p>Voters were prepared with MMP to vote for minor party candidates with their electorate vote, hence in a number of electorates won by National or Labour the other major party candidate came third or even fourth; previously the two top polling candidates were almost always National and Labour. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Detailed_results">Detailed results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Detailed results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 95%;"> <caption>Summary of the 12 October 1996 election for the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a><sup id="cite_ref-results_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="11" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1996_New_Zealand_general_election_-_composition_chart.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1996_New_Zealand_general_election_-_composition_chart.svg/300px-1996_New_Zealand_general_election_-_composition_chart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1996_New_Zealand_general_election_-_composition_chart.svg/450px-1996_New_Zealand_general_election_-_composition_chart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/1996_New_Zealand_general_election_-_composition_chart.svg/600px-1996_New_Zealand_general_election_-_composition_chart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="width:213px;">Party </th> <th colspan="2">Party vote </th> <th colspan="3">Electorate vote </th> <th colspan="4">Seats </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Change<br />(<a href="/wiki/Percentage_points" class="mw-redirect" title="Percentage points">pp</a>) </th> <th>List </th> <th>Electorate </th> <th>Total </th> <th>+/- </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00529F;" data-sort-value="New Zealand National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td> <td>701,315 </td> <td>33.84 </td> <td>699,073 </td> <td>33.91 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.14 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>30 </td> <td><b>44</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D82A20;" data-sort-value="New Zealand Labour Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td> <td>584,159 </td> <td>28.19 </td> <td>640,884 </td> <td>31.08 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>3.60 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>26 </td> <td><b>37</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #000000;" data-sort-value="New Zealand First"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">NZ First</a> </td> <td>276,603 </td> <td>13.35 </td> <td>278,103 </td> <td>13.49 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>5.09 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>6 </td> <td><b>17</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #33CC66;" data-sort-value="Alliance (New Zealand political party)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_(New_Zealand_political_party)" title="Alliance (New Zealand political party)">Alliance</a> </td> <td>209,347 </td> <td>10.10 </td> <td>231,944 </td> <td>11.25 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>6.96 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>13</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDE401;" data-sort-value="ACT New Zealand"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT</a> </td> <td>126,442 </td> <td>6.10 </td> <td>77,319 </td> <td>3.75 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #663377;" data-sort-value="United New Zealand"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United NZ</a> </td> <td>18,245 </td> <td>0.88 </td> <td>42,666 </td> <td>2.07 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #878FB8;" data-sort-value="Christian Coalition (New Zealand)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Coalition_(New_Zealand)" title="Christian Coalition (New Zealand)">Christian Coalition</a> </td> <td>89,716 </td> <td>4.33 </td> <td>31,995 </td> <td>1.55 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.47 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #33CC33;" data-sort-value="Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Aotearoa_Legalise_Cannabis_Party" title="Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party">Legalise Cannabis</a> </td> <td>34,398 </td> <td>1.66 </td> <td>3,420 </td> <td>0.17 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFC0CB;" data-sort-value="McGillicuddy Serious Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/McGillicuddy_Serious_Party" title="McGillicuddy Serious Party">McGillicuddy Serious</a> </td> <td>5,990 </td> <td>0.29 </td> <td>12,177 </td> <td>0.59 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.02 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #339999;" data-sort-value="Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Green_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)">Progressive Green</a> </td> <td>5,288 </td> <td>0.26 </td> <td>7,437 </td> <td>0.36 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #964B00;" data-sort-value="Mana Māori Movement"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Mana_M%C4%81ori_Movement" title="Mana Māori Movement">Mana Māori</a> </td> <td>4,070 </td> <td>0.20 </td> <td>4,763 </td> <td>0.23 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.06 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFFF00;" data-sort-value="Animals First"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Animals_First" title="Animals First">Animals First</a> </td> <td>3,543 </td> <td>0.17 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>0 </td> <td>— </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #333366;" data-sort-value="Natural Law Party of New Zealand"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Natural_Law_Party_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural Law Party of New Zealand">Natural Law</a> </td> <td>3,189 </td> <td>0.15 </td> <td>5,385 </td> <td>0.26 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.05 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F93"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_Minority_Party_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic Minority Party (New Zealand)">Ethnic Minority Party</a> </td> <td>2,514 </td> <td>0.12 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>0 </td> <td>— </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #74B249;" data-sort-value="Green Society"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Society" title="Green Society">Green Society</a> </td> <td>2,363 </td> <td>0.11 </td> <td>1,140 </td> <td>0.06 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0D0DFC;" data-sort-value="New Zealand Conservative Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Conservative_Party" title="New Zealand Conservative Party">Conservatives</a> </td> <td>1,431 </td> <td>0.07 </td> <td>4,377 </td> <td>0.21 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #787878;" data-sort-value="Superannuitants and Youth Action"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Superannuitants_and_Youth_Action" class="mw-redirect" title="Superannuitants and Youth Action">Superannuitants & Youth</a> </td> <td>1,244 </td> <td>0.06 </td> <td>686 </td> <td>0.03 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #AADDCC;" data-sort-value="Advance New Zealand (1995)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Advance_New_Zealand_(1995)" title="Advance New Zealand (1995)">Advance NZ</a> </td> <td>949 </td> <td>0.05 </td> <td>637 </td> <td>0.03 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #09296B;" data-sort-value="Libertarianz"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Libertarianz" title="Libertarianz">Libertarianz</a> </td> <td>671 </td> <td>0.03 </td> <td>553 </td> <td>0.03 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #33FF99;" data-sort-value="Asia Pacific United Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Asia_Pacific_United_Party" title="Asia Pacific United Party">Asia Pacific</a> </td> <td>478 </td> <td>0.02 </td> <td>293 </td> <td>0.01 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC9966;" data-sort-value="Te Tawharau"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Te_Tawharau" title="Te Tawharau">Te Tawharau</a> </td> <td>404 </td> <td>0.02 </td> <td>818 </td> <td>0.04 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="New Zealand Republican Party (1995)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Republican_Party_(1995)" title="New Zealand Republican Party (1995)">Republican</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>134 </td> <td>0.01 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><i>new</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ffffff"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Unregistered Parties </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>1,506 </td> <td>0.07 </td> <td>— </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>16,436 </td> <td>0.80 </td> <td>— </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Valid Votes </th> <th>2,072,359 </th> <th>97.06 </th> <th>2,061,746 </th> <th>96.56 </th> <th>— </th> <th colspan="4"> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Informal votes </td> <td>8,183 </td> <td>0.38 </td> <td>18,796 </td> <td>0.88 </td> <th>— </th> <th colspan="4"> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Disallowed votes </td> <td>54,633 </td> <td>2.56 </td> <td>54,633 </td> <td>2.56 </td> <th>— </th> <th colspan="4"> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Total </th> <th>2,135,175 </th> <th>100 </th> <th>2,135,175 </th> <th>100 </th> <th> </th> <th>55 </th> <th>65 </th> <th>120 </th> <th><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>21<sup>a</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Eligible voters and Turnout </td> <td>2,418,587 </td> <td>88.28 </td> <td>2,418,587 </td> <td>88.28 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>5.46 </td> <td colspan="4"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In addition to the registered parties listed above, a number of unregistered parties also contested the election. Being unregistered, they could not submit party lists (and thus receive party votes), but they could still stand candidates in individual electorates. Among the parties to do this were the Indigenous Peoples Party, the New Zealand Progressive Party (unrelated to the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Anderton%27s_Progressive_Party" title="Jim Anderton's Progressive Party">2002–2012</a> party of the same name) and the <a href="/wiki/Nga_Iwi_Morehu_Movement" title="Nga Iwi Morehu Movement">Nga Iwi Morehu Movement</a>. Most unregistered parties stood only a single candidate, with only four parties running in multiple electorates. In total, around 1,500 people voted for candidates from unregistered parties. In addition, 26 independents contested electorate seats. A total of 16,436 people voted for independent candidates. No candidate from an unregistered party or an independent candidate won an electorate seat. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Votes_summary">Votes summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Votes summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Constituency Vote</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>National</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#00529F; width:33.91%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">33.91%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#D82A20; width:31.08%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">31.08%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">NZ First</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#000000; width:13.49%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">13.49%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Alliance</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#33CC66; width:11.25%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">11.25%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">ACT</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FDE401; width:3.75%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.75%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">United</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#501557; width:2.07%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.07%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Christian Coalition</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#878FB8; width:1.55%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.55%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#777777; width:2.90%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2.90%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Party Vote</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>National</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#00529F; width:33.87%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">33.87%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#D82A20; width:28.19%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">28.19%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">NZ First</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#000000; width:13.35%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">13.35%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Alliance</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#33CC66; width:10.10%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">10.10%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">ACT</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FDE401; width:6.10%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">6.10%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Christian Coalition</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#878FB8; width:4.33%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">4.33%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Legalise Cannabis</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#33CC33; width:1.66%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.66%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">United</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#501557; width:0.88%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.88%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#777777; width:3.21%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.21%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Parliament seats</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>National</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#00529F; width:36.67%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">36.67%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#D82A20; width:30.83%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">30.83%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">NZ First</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#000000; width:14.17%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">14.17%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Alliance</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#33CC66; width:10.83%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">10.83%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">ACT</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FDE401; width:6.67%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">6.67%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">United</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#663377; width:0.83%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.83%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electorate_results">Electorate results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Electorate results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NewZealandElectorates1996-Labeled.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/NewZealandElectorates1996-Labeled.png" decoding="async" width="596" height="604" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="604" /></a><figcaption>Party affiliation of winning electorate candidates.</figcaption></figure> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p>No party managed to win a straight majority of the 65 electorates. The National Party, the governing party, was three seats short of a majority, gaining 30 seats. The Labour Party, in opposition, won 26 electorate seats. New Zealand First won six electorate seats, the highest number of any minor party for over 50 years. </p><p>The Alliance, ACT and United managed to win one electorate seat each. For United, this was a significant loss – established by break-away MPs from National and Labour, the party entered the election with seven seats, but only <a href="/wiki/Peter_Dunne" title="Peter Dunne">Peter Dunne</a> managed to retain his position, being helped by National's decision not to field a candidate in his electorate of <a href="/wiki/Ohariu-Belmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu-Belmont</a>. </p><p>For the most part, traditional patterns prevailed when it came to the distribution of electorates – National performed best in rural areas, while Labour was strongest in the cities. A very significant departure from traditional patterns, however, was New Zealand First's capture of all five Maori seats, which had traditionally been Labour strongholds. Although Labour was to reclaim these seats in the subsequent election, Labour's monopoly was no longer so secure as it had been. </p><p>The table below shows the results of the 1996 general election: </p><p><b>Key</b> </p><p><span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#00529F"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#D82A20"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#33CC66"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Alliance_(New_Zealand_political_party)" title="Alliance (New Zealand political party)">Alliance</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#000000"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">NZ First</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#FDE401"> </span> <a href="/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#663377"> </span> <a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United NZ</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#964B00"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mana_M%C4%81ori_Movement" title="Mana Māori Movement">Mana Māori</a></span> <span class="legend nowrap" style="page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column"><span class="legend-color" style="display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;border:1px solid black;background-color:#DCDCDC"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></span> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Electorate results of the 1996 New Zealand general election<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Electorate </th> <th colspan="2">Incumbent </th> <th colspan="2">Winner </th> <th>Majority </th> <th colspan="2">Runner up</th> <th colspan="2">Third place </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color:#FFDEAD"><b>General electorates</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Albany (New Zealand electorate)">Albany</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Don_McKinnon" title="Don McKinnon">Don McKinnon</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Murray_McCully" title="Murray McCully">Murray McCully</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">11,647 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Heffernan" title="Terry Heffernan">Terry Heffernan</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Heather Ann McConachy </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aoraki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Aoraki (New Zealand electorate)">Aoraki</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sutton" title="Jim Sutton">Jim Sutton</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,932 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Stuart Boag</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Bloxham" title="Jenny Bloxham">Jenny Bloxham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Auckland Central (New Zealand electorate)">Auckland Central</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Lee-Vercoe" title="Sandra Lee-Vercoe">Sandra Lee</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Judith_Tizard" title="Judith Tizard">Judith Tizard</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,353 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Lee-Vercoe" title="Sandra Lee-Vercoe">Sandra Lee</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Frith" title="Shane Frith">Shane Frith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)">Banks Peninsula</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/David_Carter_(politician)" title="David Carter (politician)">David Carter</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,378 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Dyson" title="Ruth Dyson">Ruth Dyson</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Donald" title="Rod Donald">Rod Donald</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Plenty</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Ryall" title="Tony Ryall">Tony Ryall</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,153 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brown_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Peter Brown (New Zealand politician)">Peter Brown</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Julie Tucker </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch Central (New Zealand electorate)">Christchurch Central</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Lianne_Dalziel" title="Lianne Dalziel">Lianne Dalziel</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Barnett_(politician)" title="Tim Barnett (politician)">Tim Barnett</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">653 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Kerry Sutherland</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Liz_Gordon" title="Liz Gordon">Liz Gordon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch East (New Zealand electorate)">Christchurch East</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Sutherland" title="Larry Sutherland">Larry Sutherland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,953 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Sue McKenzie</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Marie Venning </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clutha-Southland (New Zealand electorate)">Clutha-Southland</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English">Bill English</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">9,053 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Lesley_Soper" title="Lesley Soper">Lesley Soper</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Alan Wise </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Coromandel_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)">Coromandel</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Murray_McLean" title="Murray McLean">Murray McLean</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,450 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jeanette_Fitzsimons" title="Jeanette Fitzsimons">Jeanette Fitzsimons</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Robyn_McDonald" title="Robyn McDonald">Robyn McDonald</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Dunedin North (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin North</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Pete_Hodgson" title="Pete Hodgson">Pete Hodgson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,207 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Margie Stevens</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Flynn_(academic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Flynn (academic)">Jim Flynn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_South_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunedin South (New Zealand electorate)">Dunedin South</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cullen_(politician)" title="Michael Cullen (politician)">Michael Cullen</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,276 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Leah McBay</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Malcolm MacPherson </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Epsom_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Epsom (New Zealand electorate)">Epsom</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Christine_Fletcher" title="Christine Fletcher">Christine Fletcher</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">20,642 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Helen_Duncan_(politician)" title="Helen Duncan (politician)">Helen Duncan</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Mary Tierney </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton East (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton East</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Yates" title="Dianne Yates">Dianne Yates</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Steel" title="Tony Steel">Tony Steel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,347 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Dianne Yates</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Woolerton" title="Doug Woolerton">Doug Woolerton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_West_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton West</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Gallagher" title="Martin Gallagher">Martin Gallagher</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Simcock" title="Bob Simcock">Bob Simcock</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">597 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Martin Gallaghar</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Kirton" title="Neil Kirton">Neil Kirton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hunua (New Zealand electorate)">Hunua</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Kyd" title="Warren Kyd">Warren Kyd</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,098 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#663377"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/John_Robertson_(New_Zealand_politician,_born_1951)" title="John Robertson (New Zealand politician, born 1951)">John Robertson</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Paul Schofield </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hutt_South_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hutt South (New Zealand electorate)">Hutt South</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Mallard" title="Trevor Mallard">Trevor Mallard</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,456 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Joy_Quigley" title="Joy Quigley">Joy McLauchlan</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Peter Love </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilam_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ilam (New Zealand electorate)">Ilam</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,090 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Eamon Daly</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#663377"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Austin" title="Margaret Austin">Margaret Austin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Invercargill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)">Invercargill</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Peck" title="Mark Peck">Mark Peck</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,235 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Roy_(politician)" title="Eric Roy (politician)">Eric Roy</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Owen Horton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaikoura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaikoura (New Zealand electorate)">Kaikoura</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Kidd" title="Doug Kidd">Doug Kidd</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,912 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Marian_Hobbs" title="Marian Hobbs">Marian Hobbs</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Tom Harrison </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Karapiro_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Karapiro (New Zealand electorate)">Karapiro</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/John_Luxton" title="John Luxton">John Luxton</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">9,367 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sue_Moroney" title="Sue Moroney">Sue Moroney</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Clive Mortensen </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahia_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mahia (New Zealand electorate)">Mahia</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Mackey" title="Janet Mackey">Janet Mackey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">978 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Kimber" title="Wayne Kimber">Wayne Kimber</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Gordon Preston </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mana_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mana (New Zealand electorate)">Mana</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Graham_Kelly_(politician)" title="Graham Kelly (politician)">Graham Kelly</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,622 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Allan Wells</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Graham Harding </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mangere_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangere (New Zealand electorate)">Mangere</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/David_Lange" title="David Lange">David Lange</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Taito_Phillip_Field" title="Taito Phillip Field">Taito Phillip Field</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">9,317 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">David Broome</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Len Richards </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manukau_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manukau East (New Zealand electorate)">Manukau East</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Robertson" title="Ross Robertson">Ross Robertson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,583 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Ken Yee</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Ngaire Clark </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manurewa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Manurewa (New Zealand electorate)">Manurewa</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/George_Hawkins_(politician)" title="George Hawkins (politician)">George Hawkins</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,573 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Les Marinkovich</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Roger Mail </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maungakiekie_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Maungakiekie (New Zealand electorate)">Maungakiekie</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Belinda_Vernon" title="Belinda Vernon">Belinda Vernon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">228 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Northey" title="Richard Northey">Richard Northey</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Robson" title="Matt Robson">Matt Robson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Napier_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Napier (New Zealand electorate)">Napier</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Braybrooke" title="Geoff Braybrooke">Geoff Braybrooke</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,146 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Kathryn Ward</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Robin Gwynn </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Nelson (New Zealand electorate)">Nelson</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/John_Blincoe" title="John Blincoe">John Blincoe</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Smith_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Nick Smith (New Zealand politician)">Nick Smith</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">12,424 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">John Blincoe</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ward_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mike Ward (New Zealand politician)">Mike Ward</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Lynn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Lynn (New Zealand electorate)">New Lynn</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Hunt_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician)">Jonathan Hunt</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Goff" title="Phil Goff">Phil Goff</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,138 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Richard Gardner</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Cliff Robinson </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Plymouth_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)">New Plymouth</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Duynhoven" title="Harry Duynhoven">Harry Duynhoven</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">11,533 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Maxwell_(politician)" title="Roger Maxwell (politician)">Roger Maxwell</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Harry Slaats </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="North Shore (New Zealand electorate)">North Shore</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#663377"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Cliffe" title="Bruce Cliffe">Bruce Cliffe</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Mapp" title="Wayne Mapp">Wayne Mapp</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,348 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FDE401"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Quigley" title="Derek Quigley">Derek Quigley</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Joel Cayford </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northcote_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northcote (New Zealand electorate)">Northcote</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Revell" title="Ian Revell">Ian Revell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,563 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hartley" title="Ann Hartley">Ann Hartley</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Grant_Gillon" title="Grant Gillon">Grant Gillon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northland_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northland (New Zealand electorate)">Northland</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/John_Carter_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Carter (New Zealand politician)">John Carter</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,961 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Peters_(New_Zealand_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ron Peters (New Zealand politician)">Ron Peters</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Grover" title="Frank Grover">Frank Grover</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohariu-Belmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu-Belmont</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#663377"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CC99CC;"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Dunne" title="Peter Dunne">Peter Dunne</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,513 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Verna Smith</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Phillida_Bunkle" title="Phillida Bunkle">Phillida Bunkle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Otago_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Otago (New Zealand electorate)">Otago</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Cooper" title="Warren Cooper">Warren Cooper</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Gavan_Herlihy" title="Gavan Herlihy">Gavan Herlihy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,005 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Janet Yiakmis</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Bruce Albiston </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Otaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Otaki (New Zealand electorate)">Otaki</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Judy_Keall" title="Judy Keall">Judy Keall</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">988 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sowry" title="Roger Sowry">Roger Sowry</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Mike Smith </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Owairaka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Owairaka (New Zealand electorate)">Owairaka</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Helen_Clark" title="Helen Clark">Helen Clark</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,980 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Raffills" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Raffills">Phil Raffills</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Jason Keiller </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pakuranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)">Pakuranga</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Williamson" title="Maurice Williamson">Maurice Williamson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">14,504 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">James Clarke</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Robert Whooley </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmerston_North_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Palmerston North (New Zealand electorate)">Palmerston North</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Maharey" title="Steve Maharey">Steve Maharey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">11,030 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">George Mathew</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Gerard Hehir </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Port Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Port Waikato</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Birch" title="Bill Birch">Bill Birch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,002 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">John Forbes</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Terry Hughes </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rakaia_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rakaia (New Zealand electorate)">Rakaia</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,030 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Geoff Stone</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Colleen Page </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rangitikei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangitikei (New Zealand electorate)">Rangitikei</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Denis_Marshall_(politician)" title="Denis Marshall (politician)">Denis Marshall</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,763 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jill_White" title="Jill White">Jill White</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Hamish_MacIntyre" title="Hamish MacIntyre">Hamish MacIntyre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rimutaka_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rimutaka (New Zealand electorate)">Rimutaka</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Swain_(politician)" title="Paul Swain (politician)">Paul Swain</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,878 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Karyn Bisdee</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Peter_McCardle" title="Peter McCardle">Peter McCardle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rodney (New Zealand electorate)">Rodney</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Lockwood_Smith" title="Lockwood Smith">Lockwood Smith</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,431 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lee_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mike Lee (New Zealand politician)">Mike Lee</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">David Gregory Gill </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rongotai_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rongotai (New Zealand electorate)">Rongotai</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Annette_King" title="Annette King">Annette King</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,700 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">David Major</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Bill Hamilton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rotorua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Rotorua (New Zealand electorate)">Rotorua</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Paul_East" title="Paul East">Paul East</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Max_Bradford" title="Max Bradford">Max Bradford</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,896 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Keith Ridings</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Charles William Sturt </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamaki (New Zealand electorate)">Tamaki</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Clem_Simich" title="Clem Simich">Clem Simich</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,010 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Hunt_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician)">Jonathan Hunt</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FDE401"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Schnauer" title="Patricia Schnauer">Patricia Schnauer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Taranaki-King_Country_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taranaki-King Country (New Zealand electorate)">Taranaki-King Country</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,233 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Robin Ord</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Peter Calvert </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Taupo_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taupo (New Zealand electorate)">Taupo</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Burton_(politician)" title="Mark Burton (politician)">Mark Burton</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,574 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">John McCarthy</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Peters" title="Ian Peters">Ian Peters</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tauranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tauranga (New Zealand electorate)">Tauranga</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCCCCC"><a href="/wiki/Winston_Peters" title="Winston Peters">Winston Peters</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,028 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Katherine_O%27Regan" title="Katherine O'Regan">Katherine O'Regan</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Stephanie Hammond </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tukituki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tukituki (New Zealand electorate)">Tukituki</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barker" title="Rick Barker">Rick Barker</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,226 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Reeves" title="Graeme Reeves">Graeme Reeves</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FDE401"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">John Ormond </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waimakariri_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)">Waimakariri</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Moore_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)">Mike Moore</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,606 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gerard" title="Jim Gerard">Jim Gerard</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/John_Wright_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Wright (New Zealand politician)">John Wright</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waipareira_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Waipareira (New Zealand electorate)">Waipareira</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCDDFF;"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Neeson" title="Brian Neeson">Brian Neeson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">107 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Carter_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Chris Carter (New Zealand politician)">Chris Carter</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Elder_(politician)" title="Jack Elder (politician)">Jack Elder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wairarapa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)">Wairarapa</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Creech" title="Wyatt Creech">Wyatt Creech</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,867 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Dave MacPherson</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Lynette Stutz </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waitakere_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitakere (New Zealand electorate)">Waitakere</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Neeson" title="Brian Neeson">Brian Neeson</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/Marie_Hasler" title="Marie Hasler">Marie Hasler</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,981 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Sinclair_(New_Zealand_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suzanne Sinclair (New Zealand politician)">Suzanne Sinclair</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Liz Thomas </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Central_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wellington Central (New Zealand electorate)">Wellington Central</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#FDE401"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFFF80;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Prebble" title="Richard Prebble">Richard Prebble</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,860 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Alick Shaw</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Mark Thomas </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast-Tasman_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="West Coast-Tasman (New Zealand electorate)">West Coast-Tasman</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#FFBAA8;"><a href="/wiki/Damien_O%27Connor" title="Damien O'Connor">Damien O'Connor</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,491 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Moir" title="Margaret Moir">Margaret Moir</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Richard Davies </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Whanganui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whanganui (New Zealand electorate)">Whanganui</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#FFBAA8"><a href="/wiki/Jill_Pettis" title="Jill Pettis">Jill Pettis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,214 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Gresham" title="Peter Gresham">Peter Gresham</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Caroline Lampp </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Whangarei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whangarei (New Zealand electorate)">Whangarei</a> </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:#CCDDFF"><a href="/wiki/John_Banks_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Banks (New Zealand politician)">John Banks</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">383 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Donnelly_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Brian Donnelly (New Zealand politician)">Brian Donnelly</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Kevin Grose </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wigram_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wigram (New Zealand electorate)">Wigram</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#EEFFBB;"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Anderton" title="Jim Anderton">Jim Anderton</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,039 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#00529F"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Angus McKay</td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Mick Ozimek </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color:#FFDEAD"><b><a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_electorates" title="Māori electorates">Māori electorates</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Te_Puku_O_Te_Whenua_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Puku O Te Whenua (New Zealand electorate)">Te Puku O Te Whenua</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/Rana_Waitai" title="Rana Waitai">Rana Waitai</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,386 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Rino_Tirikatene" title="Rino Tirikatene">Rino Tirikatene</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">David Rewi James </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Te_Tai_Hauauru_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Tai Hauauru (New Zealand electorate)">Te Tai Hauauru</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/Tuku_Morgan" title="Tuku Morgan">Tuku Morgan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,961 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Nanaia_Mahuta" title="Nanaia Mahuta">Nanaia Mahuta</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Te Pare Joseph </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Te_Tai_Rawhiti_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Tai Rawhiti (New Zealand electorate)">Te Tai Rawhiti</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/Tuariki_Delamere" title="Tuariki Delamere">Tuariki Delamere</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,215 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Tapsell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Peter Tapsell (New Zealand politician)">Peter Tapsell</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#964B00"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Tame_Iti" class="mw-redirect" title="Tame Iti">Tame Iti</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Te_Tai_Tokerau_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Tai Tokerau (New Zealand electorate)">Te Tai Tokerau</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/Tau_Henare" title="Tau Henare">Tau Henare</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,418 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Hawke" title="Joe Hawke">Joe Hawke</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Peter Campbell </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Te_Tai_Tonga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Tai Tonga (New Zealand electorate)">Te Tai Tonga</a> </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">New electorate </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#000000"> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;background:#CCCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/Tu_Wyllie" title="Tu Wyllie">Tu Wyllie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">285 </td> <td style="width:5px; background:#D82A20"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Whetu_Tirikatene-Sullivan" title="Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan">Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan</a></td> <td style="width:5px; background:#33CC66"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Hone Kaiwai </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_results">List results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Party_lists_in_the_1996_New_Zealand_general_election" title="Party lists in the 1996 New Zealand general election">Party lists in the 1996 New Zealand general election</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Zealand_Party_Vote,_1996.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/New_Zealand_Party_Vote%2C_1996.png" decoding="async" width="596" height="604" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="604" /></a><figcaption>Highest polling party in each electorate.</figcaption></figure> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <table width="95%"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" rowspan="2" align="center"><b>National</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#DDEEFF"><a href="/wiki/Don_McKinnon" title="Don McKinnon">Don McKinnon</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Paul_East" title="Paul East">Paul East</a><sup>2</sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Doug_Graham" title="Doug Graham">Doug Graham</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Georgina_te_Heuheu" title="Georgina te Heuheu">Georgina te Heuheu</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Katherine_O%27Regan" title="Katherine O'Regan">Katherine O'Regan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Simon_Upton" title="Simon Upton">Simon Upton</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joy_Quigley" title="Joy Quigley">Joy McLauchlan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sowry" title="Roger Sowry">Roger Sowry</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gerard" title="Jim Gerard">Jim Gerard</a><sup>2</sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Anae" title="Arthur Anae">Arthur Anae</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Eric_Roy_(politician)" title="Eric Roy (politician)">Eric Roy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Peter_Gresham" title="Peter Gresham">Peter Gresham</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Roger_Maxwell_(politician)" title="Roger Maxwell (politician)">Roger Maxwell</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Pansy_Wong" title="Pansy Wong">Pansy Wong</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Annabel_Young" title="Annabel Young">Annabel Young</a><sup>1</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Alec_Neill" title="Alec Neill">Alec Neill</a><sup>1</sup>, Wayne Taitoko, David Major, Margie Stevens, <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Tisch" title="Lindsay Tisch">Lindsay Tisch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Raffills" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Raffills">Phil Raffills</a>, Karyn Bisdee, Mark Thomas, <a href="/wiki/Shane_Frith" title="Shane Frith">Shane Frith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Moir" title="Margaret Moir">Margaret Moir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hutchison_(politician)" title="Paul Hutchison (politician)">Paul Hutchison</a>, Angus McKay, Stuart Boag, Rihari Dick Dargaville, Peta Butt, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Kimber" title="Wayne Kimber">Wayne Kimber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Reeves" title="Graeme Reeves">Graeme Reeves</a>, Sue McKenzie, George Mathew, Cliff Bedwell, Ken Yee, Kathryn Ward</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" rowspan="2" align="center"><b>Labour</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFE8E8"><a href="/wiki/Dover_Samuels" title="Dover Samuels">Dover Samuels</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lianne_Dalziel" title="Lianne Dalziel">Lianne Dalziel</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mark_Gosche" title="Mark Gosche">Mark Gosche</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Hunt_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician)">Jonathan Hunt</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nanaia_Mahuta" title="Nanaia Mahuta">Nanaia Mahuta</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jill_White" title="Jill White">Jill White</a><sup>2</sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Marian_Hobbs" title="Marian Hobbs">Marian Hobbs</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joe_Hawke" title="Joe Hawke">Joe Hawke</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Yates" title="Dianne Yates">Dianne Yates</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Dyson" title="Ruth Dyson">Ruth Dyson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tariana_Turia" title="Tariana Turia">Tariana Turia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Helen_Duncan_(politician)" title="Helen Duncan (politician)">Helen Duncan</a><sup>1</sup>, <a href="/wiki/John_Blincoe" title="John Blincoe">John Blincoe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Gallagher" title="Martin Gallagher">Martin Gallagher</a>, Verna Smith, Matiu Dickson, <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Sinclair_(New_Zealand_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suzanne Sinclair (New Zealand politician)">Suzanne Sinclair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Northey" title="Richard Northey">Richard Northey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sue_Moroney" title="Sue Moroney">Sue Moroney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lesley_Soper" title="Lesley Soper">Lesley Soper</a>, Amanda Coulston, Lynette Stutz, Nellie Clay, Fa'amatuainu Tui, Bronwyn Maxwell, Geoff Stone, Bruce Raitt, Leo Mangos, Ishwar Ganda, Lorraine Wilson, Valerie Taylor, Norah Walker, Rosemary Michie, <a href="/wiki/Ann_Hartley" title="Ann Hartley">Ann Hartley</a>, Trudi Sunitsch, Tamati Kruger, Geoff Rowling, John Forman, <a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Macaskill" title="Jeanne Macaskill">Jeanne Macaskill</a>, David Munro, Gary Williams, Graham Elliot, Ben Cheah, Nathan Saminathan, Sunia Raitava, Hori Awa, Henry De Thierry</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" rowspan="2" align="center"><b>New Zealand First</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#D5D5D5"><a href="/wiki/Ann_Batten" title="Ann Batten">Ann Batten</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Peter_McCardle" title="Peter McCardle">Peter McCardle</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Bloxham" title="Jenny Bloxham">Jenny Bloxham</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Brian_Donnelly_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Brian Donnelly (New Zealand politician)">Brian Donnelly</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jack_Elder_(politician)" title="Jack Elder (politician)">Jack Elder</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Doug_Woolerton" title="Doug Woolerton">Doug Woolerton</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Morris" class="mw-redirect" title="Deborah Morris">Deborah Morris</a><sup>2</sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mark" title="Ron Mark">Ron Mark</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Neil_Kirton" title="Neil Kirton">Neil Kirton</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brown_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Peter Brown (New Zealand politician)">Peter Brown</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Robyn_McDonald" title="Robyn McDonald">Robyn McDonald</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Myles" title="Gilbert Myles">Gilbert Myles</a><sup>1</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Peters" title="Ian Peters">Ian Peters</a>, Graham Harding, Claire Bulman, Jason Keiller, Clive Mortensen, Bernard Downey, Nicci Bergman, Neil Benson, Ross Gluer, Janie Phillips, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Heffernan" title="Terry Heffernan">Terry Heffernan</a>, Helen Broughton, Tom Harrison, John Forbes, Colleen Page, Robin Ord, David Gill, <a href="/wiki/George_Groombridge" title="George Groombridge">George Groombridge</a>, Robert Whooley, Trevor Jans, Patra de Coudray, Lem Pearse, Keri Kingi, Stuart Spencer, Richard Whittaker, Charles Sturt, Ron Chamberlain, Gavin Logan, Gordon Preston, Henry Slaats, Owen Horton, Duncan Matthews, Roger Mail, Dawn Mullins, Alan Wise, Peter Woolston, Stan Perkins, Jack Tamihana, Noeline McGlynn, Ngaire Clark, Clem Huriwaka, Thomas Moana, Marlene Kennedy, John Riddell</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" rowspan="2" align="center"><b>Alliance</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#C9E6C4"><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Lee-Vercoe" title="Sandra Lee-Vercoe">Sandra Lee</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jeanette_Fitzsimons" title="Jeanette Fitzsimons">Jeanette Fitzsimons</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Wright_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Wright (New Zealand politician)">John Wright</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Frank_Grover" title="Frank Grover">Frank Grover</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Pam_Corkery" title="Pam Corkery">Pam Corkery</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Matt_Robson" title="Matt Robson">Matt Robson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Laila_Harr%C3%A9" title="Laila Harré">Laila Harré</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Phillida_Bunkle" title="Phillida Bunkle">Phillida Bunkle</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rod_Donald" title="Rod Donald">Rod Donald</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Grant_Gillon" title="Grant Gillon">Grant Gillon</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Alamein_Kopu" title="Alamein Kopu">Alamein Kopu</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Liz_Gordon" title="Liz Gordon">Liz Gordon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: Dave MacPherson, Hone Kaiwai, Mike Smith, Leah McBey, Heather-Ann McConnachy, <a href="/wiki/Hamish_MacIntyre" title="Hamish MacIntyre">Hamish MacIntyre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Jackson_(politician)" title="Willie Jackson (politician)">Willie Jackson</a>, Tafa Mulitalo, Keith Ridings, Joel Cayford, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Locke" title="Keith Locke">Keith Locke</a>, Jan Davey, Bill Hamilton, Caroline Lampp, Gerard Hehir, Trevor Barnard, Danna Glendining, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Flynn_(academic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Flynn (academic)">Jim Flynn</a>, Rex Verity, Vernon Tile, Marie Venning, Peter Campbell, John Kilbride, Mary Tierney, Liz Thomas, Ashok Parbhu, Sue Gaffy, Harry Alchin-Smith, Rosalie Steward, Sheryl Cadman, <a href="/wiki/Celia_Wade-Brown" title="Celia Wade-Brown">Celia Wade-Brown</a>, Norman Wood, Moira Lawler, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ward_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mike Ward (New Zealand politician)">Mike Ward</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Campbell_(politician)" title="Kevin Campbell (politician)">Kevin Campbell</a>, Richard Davies, Gary Barham, Christine Dann, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Ewen-Street" title="Ian Ewen-Street">Ian Ewen-Street</a>, Robin Gwynn, Rewi James, Brendan Tracey, Bruce Stirling, John Pemberton, Te Pare Joseph, Graham Smith, Len Richards, Tracey Hicks, Mark Robertson, Brian Morris, Huia Mitchell, Francis Petchey</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" rowspan="2" align="center"><b>ACT</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF80"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Quigley" title="Derek Quigley">Derek Quigley</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ken_Shirley" title="Ken Shirley">Ken Shirley</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Donna_Awatere_Huata" title="Donna Awatere Huata">Donna Awatere Huata</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Schnauer" title="Patricia Schnauer">Patricia Schnauer</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Owen_Jennings" title="Owen Jennings">Owen Jennings</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Hide" title="Rodney Hide">Rodney Hide</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Muriel_Newman" title="Muriel Newman">Muriel Newman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: Anne Dill, John Ormond, Christopher Milne, Vincent Ashworth, Marilyn Thomas, Michael Steeneveld, Nigel Mattison, Peter Snow, Valerie Wilde, Merania Karauria, Jean Hill, Marlene Lamb, Owen Dance, Katharine Sillars, Heather Mackay, Kevin Rose, <a href="/wiki/John_Boscawen" title="John Boscawen">John Boscawen</a>, Matthew Ball, <a href="/wiki/Garry_Mallett" title="Garry Mallett">Garry Mallett</a>, Angus Ogilvie, Roland Henderson, Kieran Bird, Simon Harding, Tony Huston, Thomas Howard, Robin Clulee, Peggy Luke-Ngaheke, Barry Rushton, Dean Richardson, John Latimer, <a href="/wiki/John_Lithgow_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Lithgow (New Zealand politician)">John Lithgow</a>, John Thompson, Adrian Dixon, Derek Daniell, Stephen Gore, Neil Wilson, Graeme Williams, Kevin Mathewson, Stephen Wrathall, Ian McGimpsey, Louis Crimp, Barrie Barnes, Jeffrey Buchanan, Peter King-Talbot, Brian Dent, Stephen Depiazzi, Victor Bailey, Reginald Turner</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Christian Coalition</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Lee_(politician)" title="Graeme Lee (politician)">Graeme Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graham_Capill" title="Graham Capill">Graham Capill</a>, Annetta Moran, <a href="/wiki/Ewen_McQueen" title="Ewen McQueen">Ewen McQueen</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Jamieson_(police_commissioner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Jamieson (police commissioner) (page does not exist)">John Jamieson</a>, Grant Bradfield, Peter Yarrell, Julie Belding, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Tulloch" title="Ian Tulloch">Ian Tulloch</a>, Mike Lloyd, Gael Donoghue, Geoff Hounsell, <a href="/wiki/Murray_Smith_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Murray Smith (New Zealand politician)">Murray Smith</a>, Robin Corner, Rosemarie Thomas, Grant Bowater, Kevin Harper, Nick Barber, John Allen, Vic Jarvis, Alan Marshall, Rosemary Francis, Lindsay Bain, Helma Vermeulen, John Lawrence, Barrie Paterson, Selwyn Stevens, Wayne Chapman, Judith Phillips, Dennis Knox, Braden Matson, Geoff Francis, Kevin Honore, Maahi Tukapua, Neville Chamberlain, Renton Maclauchlan, Eleanor Goodall, Geoff Winter, Lindsay Priest, Barry Pepperell, Enosa Auva'a</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Legalise Cannabis</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Appleby_(politician)" title="Michael Appleby (politician)">Michael Appleby</a>, Michael Finlayson, Donald McIntosh, <a href="/wiki/Metiria_Turei" title="Metiria Turei">Metiria Turei</a>, <a href="/wiki/N%C3%A1ndor_T%C3%A1nczos" title="Nándor Tánczos">Nándor Tánczos</a>, Martin McCully, Gregory Cobb, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Shadbolt" title="Tim Shadbolt">Tim Shadbolt</a>, Christopher Fowlie, Elsie Barnes, Richard Austin, Richard Arachnid, Vayna Tickle, Damian Joyce, Timothy Marshall, Joel Robinson, Honty Whaanga, Sarah Ahern, Robert Ueberfeldt</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>United</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Clive_Matthewson" title="Clive Matthewson">Clive Matthewson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Austin" title="Margaret Austin">Margaret Austin</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Robertson_(New_Zealand_politician,_born_1951)" title="John Robertson (New Zealand politician, born 1951)">John Robertson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pauline_Gardiner" title="Pauline Gardiner">Pauline Gardiner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hilt" title="Peter Hilt">Peter Hilt</a>, Diane Colson, Ted Faleauto, Malcolm Hood, Ramparkash Samujh, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Macindoe" title="Tim Macindoe">Timothy Macindoe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gail_McIntosh" title="Gail McIntosh">Gail McIntosh</a>, Frank Owen, Steven Bright, John Howie, Jacinta Grice, Keven Fleury, Graham Butterworth, Graeme Brown, Bryan Mockridge, Francis Ifopo, Jack Austin, Stuart Jordan, Derek Round, Neil Jury, John Hubscher, Brigitte Hicks-Willer, Michael Hilt, Gray Phillips</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>McGillicuddy Serious</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: Mark Servian, Penni Bousfield, Paull Cooke, K T Julian, Robyn West, Steve Richards, Val Smith, Bernard Smith, Paul Smith, Greg Smith, Gavin Smith, Wendy Howard, Justine Francis, Doug Mackie, Grant Knowles, Marc de Boer, Swami Anand Hasyo, Peter Caldwell, Tim Owens, Adrian Holroyd, Johnny Wharton, Craig Beere, Paul Beere, William Beere, Mike Legge, Adrienne Carthew, Ross Gardner, Graeme Minchin, Grant Prankered, Derek Craig, Alastair McGlinchy, Vanessa Carnevale, Rodney Hansen, Brent T Soper, Dave Dick, Alastair Ramsden, Judy van den Yssel-Richards, Barry Bryant, Beth Holland, Rory Cathcart, Richard Griffiths, Kerry Hoole, Heidi Borchardt, Peter Clark, Nick Harper, Carly Taylor, Dale Magnus Taylor, Anthony Hobbs, Cassandra Church, Julia Johnson, Jono Baddiley, Johana Sanders, Brett Robinson, Geoff Burnett, Leanne Ireland, Tim Foster, Gary Young, Karen Nicholas, Layton, Anna Murray, Phil Clayton, Mark Baxter, Toni-Ann Alsop, David Sutcliffe, <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Cairns" title="Graeme Cairns">Graeme Cairns</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Progressive Greens</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Sir_Robert_Fenwick" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Robert Fenwick">Rob Fenwick</a>, Gary Taylor, Alison Davis, Mark Bellingham, Laurence Boomert, Rodger Spiller, Gwenny Davis, Eithne Hanley, Peter Lee, <a href="/wiki/Guy_Salmon" title="Guy Salmon">Guy Salmon</a>, David Green, Matthew Horrocks, Chris Marshall, Bob McKegg, Kevin Prime</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Mana Maori</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Angeline_Greensill" title="Angeline Greensill">Angeline Greensill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tame_Iti" class="mw-redirect" title="Tame Iti">Tame Iti</a>, Moana Sinclair, <a href="/wiki/Hone_Harawira" title="Hone Harawira">Hone Harawira</a>, Mereana Pitman, David Gilgin, Jackie Amohanga, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Mair" title="Ken Mair">Ken Mair</a>, Joyce Te Hemara Maipi, Oneroa Pihema, Te Anau Tuiono, Waiariki Grace, Jim Perry, Diane Prince, Kelly Pene, Rachael Raimona, Mere Grant, Jack John Smith</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Animals First</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: Rosemary Cumming, Susan Walker, Terri Walsh, Virginia Woolf, Adrienne Hall, Peter Crosse, Alistair McKellow</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Natural Law</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: Bryan Lee, David Lovell-Smith, John Hodgson, <a href="/wiki/John_G._Cleary" title="John G. Cleary">John Cleary</a>, Mere Austin, Penelope Donovan, Gail Pianta, Mark Watts, Guy Hatchard, Tony Martin, Warwick Jones, Graeme Kettle, Judy Boock, Daniel Meares, Richard Moreham, lan Gaustad, Mimousse Hodgson, Bruce Brown, Mary-Anne McGregor, Graeme Lodge, Mike Barthelmeh, Kevin O'Brien, Inga Schader, Lynne Patterson, Kay Morgan, Tom Hopwood, Martyn Ouseley, Andrew Sanderson, Bruce Sowry, Sean O'Connor, Raymond Cain, Ian Levingston, Greg Dodds, Carolyn Drake, Raylene Lodge, Angela Wood, Grant Bilyard, Frank Gwynne, Michelle McGregor, Helen Treadwell, Mark Rayner, Selwyn Austin, Kevin Harvey, Ken Thomas, Mike Dunn, John Blatchford, Belinda Hills, Tim Irwin, Wayne Shepherd, Faye McLaren, Royal Van der Werf, Martin Davy, Jan Flynn, Gilbert Urquhart, Ian Smillie, Andrew Davy, Leigh Bush, Anne Brigid, Joanna Greig, Angela Slade, Jacque Hughes, Lew Cormack, Les McGrath, Rhonda Comins, Lynne Lee</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Ethnic Minority</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: Robert Hum, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Glen A van der Boon-Brayshaw, Pathic Vyas, Marcial R Eleazar, Tin Yau Chan, Seth M Dalgleish, Christine Wong, Navinbhai Parbhubhai Patel, Rajiv Sood, Lindsay Harris</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Green Society</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Simon_Reeves" class="mw-redirect" title="Simon Reeves">Simon Reeves</a>, Peter Whitmore, Merete Molving, Hans Grueber, Sam Cunningham, Vic Albion, Bryan Pippen, Colin Amery, Stephanie Urlich, Bradley Heising, Jacqueline Tong</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Conservatives</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Rogers_(politician)" title="Trevor Rogers (politician)">Trevor Rogers</a>, Margaret McHugh, Eric Werder, Dennis Quirke, Bob Vine, David Gettins, Simone Graham, David Lean, Steve Howard, Hohn Bracey, John Tinsley, Bill Perry, Carmel Crowe, Bruce Herbert, Merv Jull, Craig Lewis, Tom Maunder, Jim Howard, Arthur French, Jerry Hohneck</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Superannuitants and Youth</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/John_Cronin_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Cronin (New Zealand politician)">John Cronin</a>, Trevor Gilligan, Jack Powell, Leslie Stroud, Karen Kirk, Peter Little, Bernon Bryne, Kathleen Collinge, Douglas Milne, Donald Chapman, Cyril Murphy, Kenneth Crafar</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Advance New Zealand</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: England So'onalole, James Prescott, Taimalelagi Tofilau, Afamasaga Rasmussen, Eric Chuah, Hinemoa Herewini, Fauila Tatu Williams, Manu Prescott, Ben Taufua, Dawn Ngature</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Libertarianz</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Perigo" title="Lindsay Perigo">Lindsay Perigo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deborah_Coddington" title="Deborah Coddington">Deborah Coddington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Fraser_(New_Zealand_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ian Fraser (New Zealand politician)">Ian Fraser</a>, Peter Cresswell, Peter Eichmann, Keith Patterson, John Calvert, Simon Fraser, Nikolas Haden, Jessica Weddell, Glen Jameson, Paul Rousell, William Trolove, Scott Barnett, Robert White, Andrew Ayling, Anna Woolf, Paul Hendry, Don Rowberry, Derek McGovern, Barbara Jury, Philip Petch, Theo Van Oostrom, Jackie Van Oostrom</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Asia Pacific United</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: Mano'o Mulitalo, Rama Ramanathan, Peti Satiu, Arbutus Mitikulena, Fu Bihua, Tuli Wong-Kee, Angela Tuu, Mailo Pesamino, Pulumulo Sasa</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5E5E5" align="center"><b>Te Tawharau</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><span style="font-size:87%;"><b>Unsuccessful</b>: William Coates, Koro Wikeepa, Hawea Vercoe, John Maihi, Steven Te Kani, Rangitukehu Paora</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ol><li>These party list members later entered parliament in the term as other list MPs elected resigned from parliament.</li> <li>These party list members later resigned during the parliamentary term.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summary_of_seat_changes">Summary of seat changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Summary of seat changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Seats captured:</b> <ul><li>By National: <i>Hamilton East</i>, <i>Hamilton West</i> and <i>Nelson</i> were captured from Labour. <i>North Shore</i> was captured from United.</li> <li>By Labour: <i>Auckland Central</i> was captured from the Alliance.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Seats transferred from departing MPs to new MPs</b>: <ul><li>The seats of <i>Albany</i>, <i>Otago</i>, <i>Rotorua</i> and <i>Waitakere</i>, all held by departing National MPs, were won by new National candidates. One departing MP retired, one was re-elected in a different electorate, and two became list MPs.</li> <li>The seats of <i>Christchurch Central</i>, <i>Mangere</i> and <i>New Lynn</i>, all held by departing Labour MPs, were won by new Labour candidates. One departing MP retired and two became list MPs.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFVowlesAimerBanducciKarp1998" class="citation book cs1">Vowles, Jack; Aimer, Peter; <a href="/wiki/Susan_Banducci" title="Susan Banducci">Banducci, Susan</a>; et al., eds. (1998). <i>Voters' Victory? New Zealand's First Election under Proportional Representation</i>. Auckland University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86940-180-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-86940-180-8"><bdi>1-86940-180-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Voters%27+Victory%3F+New+Zealand%27s+First+Election+under+Proportional+Representation&rft.pub=Auckland+University+Press&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=1-86940-180-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1996+New+Zealand+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFArmstrong1997" class="citation book cs1">Armstrong, David (1997). <i>True Colours: On the road to NZ's first MMP government</i>. Auckland NZ: David Bateman.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=True+Colours%3A+On+the+road+to+NZ%27s+first+MMP+government&rft.place=Auckland+NZ&rft.pub=David+Bateman&rft.date=1997&rft.aulast=Armstrong&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1996+New+Zealand+general+election" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_New_Zealand_general_election&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/453477/more-maori-in-parliament-sandra-lee-reflects-on-introduction-of-mmp">"More Māori in Parliament: Sandra Lee reflects on introduction of MMP"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/RNZ" class="mw-redirect" title="RNZ">RNZ</a></i>. 13 October 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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