This article summarises results of the 14 October 2023 New Zealand general election, including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes.
This article summarises results of the 14 October 2023 New Zealand general election, including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes.
Preliminary results were released gradually after polling booths closed at 19:00 (NZDT) on 14 October. [1] The preliminary count only includes advance ordinary and election day ordinary votes; it does not include any special votes, which have a deadline ten days later (24 October). [2] Special votes include votes from those who enrolled after the deadline of 10 September, those who voted outside their electorate (including all overseas votes), voters in hospital or prison, and those voters enrolled on the unpublished roll. [3]
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| Party | Party vote | Electorate vote sum | Total seats | +/- | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Of total (%) | Change (pp) | Seats | Votes | Of total (%) | Change (pp) | Seats | ||||
| National | 1,085,851 | 38.08 |  12.51 | 5 | 1,192,251 | 43.47 | 9.34 | 43 | 48 | 16 | |
| Labour | 767,540 | 26.92 |  23.09 | 17 | 855,963 | 31.21 | 16.86 | 17 | 34 | 31 | |
| Green | 330,907 | 11.61 | 3.75 | 12 | 226,575 | 8.26 | 2.52 | 3 | 15 | 5 | |
| ACT | 246,473 | 8.64 | 1.06 | 9 | 149,507 | 5.45 | 1.99 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |
| NZ First | 173,553 | 6.09 | 3.49 | 8 | 76,676 | 2.80 | 1.73 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| Te Pāti Māori | 87,844 | 3.08 | 1.92 | 0 | 106,584 | 3.89 | 1.73 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Opportunities (TOP) | 63,344 | 2.22 | 0.72 | 0 | 27,975 | 1.02 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |  | |
| New Zealand Loyal | 34,478 | 1.20 | new | 0 | 32,240 | 1.18 | new | 0 | 0 | new | |
| NewZeal [lower-alpha 1] | 16,126 | 0.56 | 0.28 | 0 | 3,585 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 13,025 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0 | 12,566 | 0.46 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Freedoms NZ | 9,586 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | ||||
| DemocracyNZ | 6,786 | 0.23 | new | 0 | 12,060 | 0.44 | new | 0 | 0 | new | |
| Animal Justice | 5,018 | 0.17 | new | 0 | 5,829 | 0.21 | new | 0 | 0 | new | |
| New Conservative | 4,532 | 0.15 | 1.32 | 0 | 3,167 | 0.12 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Women's Rights | 2,513 | 0.08 | new | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | new | 0 | 0 | new | |
| Leighton Baker Party | 2,105 | 0.07 | new | 0 | 2,623 | 0.10 | new | 0 | 0 | new | |
| New Nation | 1,530 | 0.05 | new | 0 | 433 | 0.02 | new | 0 | 0 | new | |
| Unregistered parties | |||||||||||
| Independent | 34,277 | 1.25 | 0.87 | ||||||||
| Valid votes | 2,851,211 | 2,742,677 | |||||||||
| Informal votes | 16,267 | 40,353 | |||||||||
| Disallowed votes | 16,633 | 59,043 | |||||||||
| Below electoral threshold | |||||||||||
| Total | 2,884,111 | 100.00 | 51 | 2,842,073 | 100.00 | 71 | 122 | ||||
| Eligible voters and turnout | 3,688,292 | 78.20 | 4.04 | 3,688,292 | 77.06 | 5.18 | |||||
The following is a breakdown of the party vote received in each electorate, for parties receiving at least 1% of the nationwide party vote. [5]
| Electorate | National | Labour | Green | ACT | NZ First | Māori | TOP | Loyal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Central | 33.22 | 22.69 | 24.03 | 9.33 | 3.82 | 1.59 | 3.53 | 0.61 |
| Banks Peninsula | 31.96 | 26.63 | 19.70 | 7.91 | 5.36 | 0.78 | 4.84 | 0.78 |
| Bay of Plenty | 47.20 | 17.39 | 8.00 | 11.47 | 8.71 | 1.27 | 1.97 | 1.57 |
| Botany | 59.04 | 20.46 | 5.87 | 7.40 | 3.02 | 0.50 | 1.17 | 0.74 |
| Christchurch Central | 31.25 | 28.61 | 19.52 | 6.67 | 5.22 | 1.02 | 5.14 | 0.64 |
| Christchurch East | 28.71 | 34.37 | 14.53 | 7.14 | 6.85 | 1.06 | 3.43 | 1.03 |
| Coromandel | 43.09 | 19.67 | 7.83 | 11.92 | 10.44 | 0.77 | 1.09 | 3.37 |
| Dunedin | 22.71 | 30.96 | 26.93 | 5.79 | 5.64 | 1.44 | 4.26 | 0.95 |
| East Coast | 36.86 | 29.96 | 7.45 | 8.91 | 9.67 | 2.29 | 1.14 | 1.35 |
| East Coast Bays | 57.80 | 14.68 | 8.89 | 9.69 | 3.93 | 0.35 | 1.66 | 0.99 |
| Epsom | 51.69 | 14.67 | 13.59 | 12.44 | 2.61 | 0.74 | 3.22 | 0.30 |
| Hamilton East | 42.85 | 24.85 | 12.35 | 8.07 | 5.01 | 1.48 | 2.72 | 0.89 |
| Hamilton West | 41.37 | 26.44 | 9.97 | 8.77 | 6.22 | 1.84 | 2.50 | 0.83 |
| Hutt South | 34.05 | 32.47 | 15.51 | 5.75 | 5.20 | 1.34 | 3.34 | 0.75 |
| Ilam | 43.15 | 21.97 | 14.97 | 8.32 | 4.04 | 0.62 | 5.00 | 0.35 |
| Invercargill | 42.85 | 25.64 | 6.23 | 10.61 | 7.43 | 0.74 | 1.29 | 2.94 |
| Kaikōura | 41.21 | 20.78 | 7.83 | 14.09 | 9.11 | 0.51 | 1.68 | 2.03 |
| Kaipara ki Mahurangi | 47.78 | 17.02 | 9.60 | 12.11 | 6.67 | 0.68 | 1.84 | 1.76 |
| Kelston | 31.24 | 37.28 | 14.09 | 5.95 | 4.73 | 1.77 | 1.94 | 0.71 |
| Mana | 28.83 | 38.21 | 15.02 | 5.37 | 5.28 | 1.89 | 2.76 | 0.72 |
| Māngere | 19.25 | 61.40 | 7.85 | 2.12 | 3.31 | 2.14 | 0.93 | 0.32 |
| Manurewa | 29.41 | 52.17 | 5.93 | 2.69 | 3.46 | 2.11 | 0.60 | 0.46 |
| Maungakiekie | 41.61 | 27.31 | 13.83 | 7.98 | 3.84 | 0.94 | 2.65 | 0.44 |
| Mount Albert | 32.05 | 26.07 | 25.30 | 6.76 | 3.08 | 1.61 | 3.72 | 0.37 |
| Mount Roskill | 43.40 | 30.04 | 12.12 | 6.11 | 3.55 | 0.79 | 2.10 | 0.36 |
| Napier | 41.00 | 26.59 | 8.55 | 11.08 | 6.87 | 0.93 | 1.53 | 1.26 |
| Nelson | 32.45 | 29.32 | 14.41 | 10.37 | 6.12 | 0.80 | 2.48 | 1.50 |
| New Lynn | 37.31 | 26.90 | 16.74 | 7.77 | 4.93 | 1.23 | 2.20 | 1.11 |
| New Plymouth | 42.18 | 24.19 | 8.51 | 10.16 | 7.26 | 1.43 | 1.96 | 2.18 |
| North Shore | 50.92 | 17.70 | 11.73 | 10.98 | 3.88 | 0.50 | 2.55 | 0.51 |
| Northcote | 43.67 | 23.19 | 14.27 | 8.70 | 4.22 | 0.76 | 3.11 | 0.56 |
| Northland | 35.44 | 22.04 | 8.00 | 10.21 | 14.08 | 1.55 | 1.25 | 3.30 |
| Ōhariu | 34.60 | 29.04 | 20.10 | 5.88 | 3.36 | 1.21 | 4.39 | 0.26 |
| Ōtaki | 37.31 | 30.96 | 10.62 | 7.47 | 7.76 | 1.15 | 1.56 | 1.44 |
| Pakuranga | 58.74 | 16.65 | 7.20 | 9.89 | 3.80 | 0.50 | 1.44 | 0.64 |
| Palmerston North | 33.99 | 31.48 | 12.41 | 8.28 | 6.25 | 1.74 | 2.29 | 1.22 |
| Panmure-Ōtāhuhu | 26.55 | 52.70 | 8.55 | 3.62 | 3.29 | 1.35 | 1.21 | 0.41 |
| Papakura | 51.95 | 20.96 | 6.39 | 10.05 | 5.27 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 0.99 |
| Port Waikato | 48.96 | 18.67 | 5.86 | 12.05 | 7.25 | 0.92 | 1.16 | 1.29 |
| Rangitata | 44.90 | 26.35 | 5.81 | 10.09 | 7.44 | 0.39 | 1.29 | 1.45 |
| Rangitīkei | 41.23 | 21.79 | 7.42 | 13.70 | 9.13 | 1.40 | 1.53 | 1.51 |
| Remutaka | 30.49 | 38.34 | 12.14 | 5.93 | 5.85 | 1.22 | 2.75 | 0.63 |
| Rongotai | 21.33 | 31.35 | 32.06 | 3.94 | 3.31 | 2.36 | 4.21 | 0.30 |
| Rotorua | 41.60 | 24.23 | 7.84 | 9.62 | 7.70 | 2.31 | 1.73 | 1.68 |
| Selwyn | 49.39 | 18.15 | 8.95 | 12.15 | 5.43 | 0.48 | 2.70 | 0.89 |
| Southland | 48.43 | 16.49 | 8.77 | 13.64 | 5.69 | 0.48 | 2.04 | 2.45 |
| Taieri | 33.62 | 34.33 | 10.84 | 7.92 | 7.71 | 0.58 | 2.20 | 1.13 |
| Takanini | 52.98 | 28.13 | 5.73 | 5.54 | 3.19 | 1.11 | 0.84 | 0.34 |
| Tāmaki | 52.58 | 16.82 | 10.99 | 12.41 | 2.87 | 0.69 | 2.35 | 0.40 |
| Taranaki-King Country | 47.22 | 17.20 | 6.93 | 13.43 | 8.32 | 1.21 | 1.58 | 1.96 |
| Taupō | 45.52 | 22.08 | 6.32 | 11.31 | 8.00 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 2.19 |
| Tauranga | 46.11 | 18.27 | 8.98 | 10.66 | 8.95 | 1.05 | 2.23 | 1.12 |
| Te Atatū | 37.82 | 33.56 | 11.31 | 6.50 | 4.53 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 0.76 |
| Tukituki | 41.54 | 25.45 | 7.95 | 12.38 | 6.17 | 0.99 | 1.42 | 1.50 |
| Upper Harbour | 50.24 | 22.62 | 9.40 | 8.46 | 4.06 | 0.80 | 2.15 | 0.67 |
| Waikato | 50.41 | 17.64 | 5.51 | 12.27 | 7.69 | 0.96 | 1.72 | 1.67 |
| Waimakariri | 42.74 | 24.22 | 8.55 | 10.58 | 7.03 | 0.51 | 2.21 | 0.94 |
| Wairarapa | 38.94 | 27.36 | 8.23 | 10.64 | 8.18 | 1.02 | 1.58 | 2.30 |
| Waitaki | 43.43 | 21.57 | 9.04 | 12.33 | 6.99 | 0.41 | 1.97 | 2.03 |
| Wellington Central | 21.49 | 24.94 | 37.79 | 4.52 | 2.24 | 2.41 | 5.53 | 0.17 |
| West Coast-Tasman | 33.45 | 23.75 | 10.77 | 13.08 | 9.90 | 0.69 | 1.89 | 3.55 |
| Whanganui | 37.00 | 27.95 | 7.57 | 9.52 | 11.42 | 1.53 | 1.18 | 1.38 |
| Whangaparāoa | 53.21 | 15.27 | 7.60 | 11.93 | 6.26 | 0.47 | 1.63 | 1.34 |
| Whangārei | 37.93 | 22.37 | 9.40 | 9.12 | 13.09 | 1.36 | 1.68 | 2.09 |
| Wigram | 35.39 | 29.71 | 14.88 | 6.51 | 5.08 | 0.83 | 4.71 | 0.67 |
| Hauraki-Waikato | 5.02 | 44.68 | 7.35 | 1.14 | 3.78 | 33.01 | 0.72 | 1.20 |
| Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | 3.63 | 55.66 | 6.78 | 0.78 | 3.51 | 25.37 | 0.53 | 0.98 |
| Tāmaki Makaurau | 4.76 | 43.39 | 12.11 | 0.95 | 3.48 | 30.17 | 0.93 | 0.65 |
| Te Tai Hauāuru | 4.54 | 41.29 | 7.93 | 1.05 | 4.24 | 36.15 | 0.69 | 1.28 |
| Te Tai Tokerau | 5.43 | 44.44 | 9.59 | 1.08 | 6.73 | 27.01 | 0.74 | 1.41 |
| Te Tai Tonga | 8.73 | 36.99 | 16.38 | 2.34 | 5.54 | 22.94 | 1.95 | 1.68 |
| Waiariki | 3.40 | 43.72 | 5.55 | 0.75 | 3.76 | 38.32 | 0.54 | 0.82 |
The table below shows the official results of the electorate vote in the 2023 general election:
Labour
National
Green
ACT
Te Pāti Māori
NZ First
Opportunities
Vision NZ
Legalise Cannabis
Outdoors
Independent
The following list candidates are presumed elected based on the preliminary results:
| National | Labour | Green | ACT | NZ First |
Nicola Willis (2) | Kelvin Davis (2) | Marama Davidson (1) | Nicole McKee (3) | Winston Peters (1) |
The following MP changes:
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