New Zealand General Election 1996

Background

The election

Summary of results

Detailed results

National results

• The number of electorate candidates the party put forward. These are candidates that attempt to win a seat by gaining a majority within a specific voting district.
• The number of candidates on the party's list. These are candidates who will enter parliament to bring the party up to the number of seats that it is entitled to (as determined by its share of the vote - see below). Note that many list candidates are also electorate candidates, being removed from the list if they are successful in their electorate. After all electorate winners have taken their seats, each party is "topped up" to its level of entitlement with the highest candidates remaining on the party list.
• The number of party (or list) votes a party won. These votes determine how many seats in parliament a party is entitled to.
• A representation of these party votes as a percentage of the total number cast.
• The number of seats a party actually received.
• How many of the seats won were electorate seats, and how many were list seats used to bring the party up to its entitled strength.

Electorate results

List results

Summary of seat changes

• Electoral redistributions:
• A major reconfiguration of electorates and their boundaries occurred between the 1996 election and the previous election. This was due to a significant reduction in the number of electorates, prompted by the introduction of the MMP electoral system. Seventy-four seats were abolished and forty were created, giving a net loss of thirty-four electorates.
• The seats of Avon, Awarua, Birkenhead, Christchurch North, Clutha, Dunedin West, East Coast Bays, Eastern Bay of Plenty, Eastern Hutt, Eden, Far North, Fendalton, Franklin, Gisborne, Glenfield, Hastings, Hauraki, Hawkes Bay, Henderson, Heretaunga, Hobson, Horowhenua, Howick, Island Bay, Kaimai, Kaipara, Kapiti, King Country, Lyttelton, Manawatu, Marlborough, Matakana, Matamata, Miramar, Mt Albert, Onehunga, Onslow, Otara, Pahiatua, Panmure, Papakura, Papatoetoe, Pencarrow, Porirua, Raglan, Rangiora, 'Remuera, Roskill, Selwyn, St Albans, St Kilda, Sydenham, Taranaki, Tarawera, Tasman, Te Atatu, Timaru, Titirangi, Tongariro, Waikaremoana, Waikato, Waipa, Waitaki, Waitotara, Wallace, Wanganui, Wellington-Karori, West Coast, Western Hutt, Yaldhurst, Eastern Maori, Northern Maori, Southern Maori, and Western Maori ceased to exist.
• The seats of Aoraki, Banks Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, Christchurch East, Clutha-Southland, Coromandel, Dunedin South, Epsom, Hunua, Hutt South, Ilam, Kaikoura, Karapiro, Mahia, Mana, Manukau East, Maungakiekie, Northcote, Northland, Ohariu-Belmont, Otaki, Owairaka, Port Waikato, Rimutaka, Rodney, Rongotai, Taranaki-King Country, Taupo, Tukituki, Waimakariri, Waipareira, Wellington Central, West Coast-Tasman, Whanganui, Wigram, Te Puku O Te Ika, Te Tai Hauauru, Te Tai Rawhiti, Te Tai Tokerau, and Te Tai Tonga came into being.
• Seats captured:
• By National: Hamilton East, Hamilton West, and Nelson were captured from Labour. North Shore was captured from United.
• By Labour: Auckland Central was captured from the Alliance.
• Seats transferred from departing MPs to new MPs:
• The seats of Albany, Otago, Rotorua, and Waitakere, all held by departing National MPs, were successfully won by new National candidates. One departing MP retired, one was re-elected in a different electorate, and two became list MPs.
• The seats of Christchurch Central, Mangere, and New Lynn, all held by departing Labour MPs, were successfully won by new Labour candidates. One departing MP retired and two became list MPs.

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