Waikato (New Zealand electorate)

Waikato
inline General electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Location of Waikato within the North Island
Member(s)
MP	Tim van de Molen
Party	National
List MP(s)	James McDowall (ACT)
Geography
Region(s)	Waikato
History
Created	1871 1969 2008
Abolished	1963 1996
Named after	Waikato

Waikato is an electorate in the New Zealand Parliament. A Waikato electorate was first created in 1871 and an electorate by this name has existed from 1871 to 1963, 1969 to 1996, and 2008 to the present, though exact borders have often changed.^[1]

Election results

2020 general election: Waikato[2]
Notes:		A blue background means the winner of the electorate vote. A pink background means a candidate elected from their party list. A yellow background means an electorate win by a list member, or by another incumbent. A Y means an incumbent won re-election. A N means an incumbent lost re-election.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	National	Y Tim van de Molen		20,877	51.97	−10.21	15,562	37.72	−20.97
	Labour	Kerrin Leoni		15,661	38.98	+15.92	16,288	39.48	+15.30
	ACT	James McDowall		2,084	5.19	—	4,340	10.52	+9.88
	New Conservative	Caleb Ansell		1,551	3.86	—	1,053	2.55	+2.25
	Green						1,454	3.52	+0.47
	NZ First						1,117	2.71	−7.39
	Opportunities						518	1.26	−0.60
	Advance NZ						373	0.90	—
	Legalise Cannabis						173	0.42	+0.07
	Māori Party						145	0.35	-0.08
	ONE						87	0.21	—
	Vision NZ						46	0.11	—
	Outdoors						30	0.07	−0.01
	Sustainable NZ						20	0.05	—
	Social Credit						19	0.05	+0.01
	Heartland						16	0.04	—
	TEA						13	0.03	—
Informal votes				933			263
Total Valid votes				41,106			41,517
	National hold		Majority	5,216	12.69	−25.90

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References

1. "Boundary Review 2019/20 | Elections". elections.nz. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
2. "Official Count Results — Waikato". Wellington: New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2021.