Auckland Central (New Zealand electorate)

Auckland Central
Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Auckland CBD
Formation1887, 1905[a]
RegionAuckland Region
CharacterUrban
Term3 years
Member for Auckland Central

Chlöe Swarbrick
since 17 October 2020
PartyGreen
Previous MPNikki Kaye (National)
Party vote distribution




Auckland Central is a New Zealand electoral division returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate is currently represented by Chlöe Swarbrick, a member of the Green Party; she has represented the seat since 2020.

Population centres

In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created, including Auckland Central, and one former electorate was recreated.[1]

Auckland Central contains Auckland city centre, the suburbs of Ponsonby, Westmere, Arch Hill, Herne Bay, Freemans Bay, St Mary's Bay, Newton and Eden Terrace at the west side of the city. Because of the location of the main Auckland ferry terminal, Auckland Central also contains the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. At the 2008 election, Grafton became part of Epsom, and Point Chevalier moved into Mount Albert. To offset these changes, the suburb of Newton was drafted in from Mount Albert. Further population growth ahead of the 2014 election resulted in Westmere and Grey Lynn transferring to Mount Albert.[2]

History

Auckland Central was created ahead of the 1887 election; it was carved from parts of the electorates of Auckland North and the Auckland West and focused around upper Queen Street, Grafton, and Newton. It lasted only until the 1890 elections, when a reduction in the number of electorates meant Auckland Central was re-incorporated into a larger City of Auckland electorate. At the 1905 elections, the Auckland seat was split into three seats, including a recreated Auckland Central.

The seat has been held by the Labour Party for most of its existence: between 1919 and 2008, the seat had spent only three years in the hands of another party (the left-wing Alliance, from 1993 to 1996). However, the 2008 election saw Nikki Kaye win the seat for the National Party for the first time. Kaye retained the seat in 2011, 2014 and 2017, although with a reduced majority making Auckland Central one of the most marginal electorates in the country. She retired at the 2020 election, which saw Green Party candidate Chlöe Swarbrick win the seat in a tight three-way contest and become only the second Green electorate MP.

Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Key

  Independent   Liberal   Labour   Alliance   National   Green

Election Winner
1887 election George Grey
(Electorate abolished 1890–1905, see Auckland)
1905 election Alfred Kidd
1908 election Albert Glover
1911 election
1914 election
1919 election Bill Parry
1922 election
1925 election
1928 election
1931 election
1935 election
1938 election
1943 election
1946 election Bill Anderton
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election Norman Douglas
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election Richard Prebble
1978 election
1981 election
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election
1993 election Sandra Lee
1996 election Judith Tizard
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election Nikki Kaye
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election Chlöe Swarbrick
2023 election

List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Auckland Central electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Key

  ACT   Alliance   Green   National   Labour

Election Winner
1996 election Rodney Hide
Sandra Lee
1999 election Donna Awatere Huata
Sandra Lee
Nándor Tánczos
2002 election Nándor Tánczos
Pansy Wong
2005 election Pansy Wong
2005 Nándor Tánczos[b]
2011 election Jacinda Ardern
Denise Roche
2014 election Jacinda Ardern
Denise Roche
2020 election Helen White

Election results

2023 election

2023 general election: Auckland Central[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Green Green tickY Chlöe Swarbrick 16,624 47.84 +12.74 8,503 23.97 +4.91
National Mahesh Muralidhar 12,728 36.63 +9.47 11,751 33.13 +12.03
Labour Oscar Sims 2,608 7.50 –24.63 8,028 22.63 –23.39
ACT Felix Poole 1,235 3.55 +1.92 3,301 9.30 +1.82
Opportunities Damian Sycamore 462 1.33 +0.44 1,250 3.52 +1.39
Legalise Cannabis Christopher Coker 365 1.05 — 142 0.40 +0.13
Animal Justice Madeleine Kane 135 0.38 — 50 0.14 —
Independent Andi Shen Liu 110 0.31 —
Rock The Vote NZ Paul Davie 91 0.26 —
New Nation Guy Dennis Slocum 89 0.25 — 26 0.07 —
NZ First   1,351 3.80 +2.09
Te Pāti Māori   563 1.58 +1.28
NZ Loyal   217 0.61 —
Freedoms NZ   48 0.13 —
Women's Rights   45 0.12 —
NewZeal   38 0.10 +0.05[c]
DemocracyNZ   32 0.09 —
New Conservatives   30 0.08 –0.46
Leighton Baker Party   3 0.00 —
Informal votes 299 85
Total valid votes 34,746 35,463
Green hold Majority 3,896 11.21 +8.24

2020 election

2020 general election: Auckland Central[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Green Chlöe Swarbrick 12,631 35.10 +25.38 6,937 19.06 +5.19
Labour Helen White 11,563 32.13 −7.68 16,751 46.02 +8.31
National Emma Mellow 9,775 27.16 −18.08 7,680 21.10 −18.05
ACT Felix Poole 588 1.63 +1.11 2,724 7.48 +6.43
Opportunities Tuariki Delamere 320 0.89 −1.44 776 2.13 −1.01
NZ First Jenny Marcroft 274 0.76 -1.22 622 1.71 −2.16
New Conservative Kevin Stitt 186 0.51 +0.33 197 0.54 +0.44
Sustainable NZ Vernon Tava 120 0.33 — 59 0.16 —
Independent Joshua Love 73 0.20 —
TEA Dominic Hoffman Dervan 50 0.14 — 35 0.10 —
Independent Chris Sadler 23 0.06 —
Advance NZ   198 0.53 —
Māori Party   111 0.30 −0.11
Legalise Cannabis   99 0.27 +0.03
ONE   20 0.05 —
Outdoors   15 0.04 +0.01
Vision NZ   11 0.03 —
Social Credit   7 0.02 +0.01
Heartland   1 0.00 —
Informal votes 382 160
Total valid votes 35,985 36,403
Turnout 36,625[5] 83.95 +4.01
Green gain from National Majority 1,068 2.97 –2.24

2017 election

2017 general election: Auckland Central[6]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Nikki Kaye 13,198 45.24 −0.59 11,773 39.15 −5.78
Labour Helen White 11,617 39.82 −3.80 11,340 37.71 +16.04
Green Denise Roche 2,838 9.72 +2.10 4,170 13.87 −8.30
Opportunities Mika Haka 681 2.33 — 944 3.14 —
NZ First Frank Edwards 578 1.98 — 1,165 3.87 −1.31
ACT Brooke van Velden 151 0.52 −0.19 317 1.05 −0.12
Climate First Leslie Jones 55 0.19 —
Conservative Stephen Greenfield 52 0.18 −0.77 29 0.10 −0.81
Māori Party   123 0.41 −0.15
Legalise Cannabis   71 0.24 −0.06
United Future   19 0.06 −0.13
Ban 1080   12 0.04 0.00
Mana Party   12 0.04 −1.92[d]
Internet   10 0.03 −1.93[e]
People's Party   10 0.03 —
Outdoors   8 0.03 —
Democrats   4 0.01 0.00
Informal votes 206 63
Total valid votes 29,170 30,007
Turnout 30,070 79.94[7] +1.39
National hold Majority 1,519 5.21 +3.01

2014 election

2014 general election: Auckland Central[8]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Nikki Kaye 12,494 45.84 +0.44 12,652 44.93 +2.70
Labour Jacinda Ardern 11,894 43.63 +0.41 6,101 21.67 –3.44
Green Denise Roche 2,080 7.63 –1.13 6,242 22.17 –0.63
Internet Miriam Pierard 270 0.99 +0.99
Conservative Regan Monahan 258 0.95 +0.23 486 1.73 +0.91
ACT Dasha Kovalenko 193 0.71 +0.26 329 1.17 –0.01
Climate Peter Whitmore 50 0.18 +0.18
Money Free Jordan Osmaston 19 0.07 +0.07
NZ First   1,459 5.18 +1.08
Internet Mana   553 1.96 +1.27[f]
Māori Party   158 0.56 –1.08
Legalise Cannabis   85 0.30 –0.12
United Future   53 0.19 –0.03
Civilian   17 0.06 +0.06
Ban 1080   10 0.04 +0.04
Independent Coalition   7 0.02 +0.02
Democrats   3 0.01 –0.58
Focus   2 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 195 99
Total valid votes 27,453 28,256
Turnout 28,040 76.76[9] +1.47
National hold Majority 600 2.20 +0.04

2011 election

2011 general election: Auckland Central[10]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Nikki Kaye 15,038 45.39 +2.48 14,447 42.24 +2.15
Labour Jacinda Ardern 14,321 43.23 +4.69 8,590 25.11 –9.44
Green Denise Roche 2,903 8.76 –4.66 7,797 22.79 +7.33
NZ First Allen Davies 412 1.24 +1.24 1,403 4.10 +1.81
Conservative Stephen Greenfield 238 0.72 +0.72 280 0.82 +0.82
ACT David Seymour 149 0.45 –1.25 404 1.18 –2.95
Human Rights Anthony van den Heuval 68 0.21 +0.01
Māori Party   562 1.64 +0.71
Mana   237 0.69 +0.69
Democrats   202 0.59 +0.56
Legalise Cannabis   146 0.43 +0.14
United Future   75 0.22 –0.46
Libertarianz   53 0.15 +0.08
Alliance   10 0.03 –0.002
Informal votes 352 164
Total valid votes 33,129 34,206
National hold Majority 717 2.16 –2.21

2008 election

2008 general election: Auckland Central[11]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Nikki Kaye 14,677 42.91 +9.81 14,112 40.08 +6.36
Labour Red XN Judith Tizard 13,180 38.53 –5.36 12,166 34.55 –10.68
Green Denise Roche 4,592 13.43 –1.38 5,446 15.47 +2.49
ACT Scott Uren 581 1.70 +0.15 1,456 4.14 +2.35
Legalise Cannabis Kevin O'Connell 349 1.02 – 101 0.29 +0.12
Progressive Justin Robson 274 0.80 +0.06 226 0.64 –0.17
RAM Oliver Woods 132 0.39 – 16 0.05 –
United Future Aaron Galey-Young 128 0.37 –0.91 168 0.48 –0.82
Independent Thomas Forde 84 0.25 –0.01
Independent Stephen Greenfield 68 0.20 –
Human Rights Anthony Ravlich 67 0.20 –
Alliance Sarita Divis 39 0.11 – 11 0.03 –0.02
RONZ Kerry Bevin 32 0.09 +0.00 10 0.03 +0.02
NZ First   806 2.29 –0.55
Māori Party   328 0.93 +0.33
Bill and Ben   132 0.37 –
Pacific   73 0.21 –
Kiwi   70 0.20 –
Family Party   38 0.11 –
Libertarianz   27 0.08 +0.01
Workers Party   12 0.03 –
Democrats   10 0.03 +0.00
Informal votes 290 101
Total valid votes 34,203 35,208
National gain from Labour Majority 1,497 4.38 –6.42

2005 election

2005 general election: Auckland Central[12]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Judith Tizard 15,794 43.89 +0.56 16,639 45.24
National Pansy Wong 11,910 33.10 +6.73 12,403 33.72
Green Nándor Tánczos 5,327 14.80 4,775 12.98
NZ First Susan Baragwanath 996 2.77 1,044 2.84
ACT Helen Simpson 559 1.55 658 1.79
United Future Steve Taylor 461 1.28 477 1.30
Māori Party Bronwyn Yates 330 0.92 223 0.61
Progressive Petronella Townsend 266 0.74 297 0.81
Destiny Maureen Vincent 150 0.42 80 0.22
Independent Thomas Forde 91 0.25
Direct Democracy Dilip Rupa 69 0.19 15 0.04
RONZ Alan Candy 32 0.09 3 0.01
Legalise Cannabis   61 0.17
Christian Heritage   29 0.08
Libertarianz   25 0.07
Alliance   19 0.05
Family Rights   13 0.04
Democrats   10 0.03
99 MP   5 0.01
One NZ   5 0.01
Informal votes 292 115
Total valid votes 35,985 36,781
Labour hold Majority 3,884 10.79 –6.17

2002 election

2002 general election: Auckland Central[13]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Judith Tizard 13,298 43.33 13,929 44.10
National Pansy Wong 8,093 26.37 4,748 15.03
Green Nándor Tánczos 6,212 20.24 4,990 15.80
ACT Lech Beltowski 1,223 3.98 3,358 10.63
United Future Steve Taylor 770 2.51 1,266 4.01
Alliance Mike Treen 365 1.19 513 1.62
Progressive Vivienne Shepherd 333 1.08 468 1.48
Christian Heritage Sean Michael Reynolds 235 0.77 163 0.52
Independent Neil Head 97 0.32
Independent Anthony Van Den Heuvel 66 0.22
NZ First   1,809 5.73
Legalise Cannabis   164 0.52
ORNZ   137 0.43
Mana Māori   20 0.06
One NZ   15 0.05
NMP   3 0.01
Informal votes 357 89
Total valid votes 30,692 31,583
Labour hold Majority 5,205 16.96

1999 election

1999 general election: Auckland Central[14][15]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Judith Tizard 12,645 38.74 13,647 41.50
National Martin Poulsen 7,360 22.55 7,747 23.56
Alliance Sandra Lee 6,129 18.78 2,321 7.06
Green Nándor Tánczos 3,057 9.37 4,235 12.88
ACT Donna Awatere Huata 2,301 7.05 2,929 8.91
Christian Heritage Dick Holland 435 1.33 332 1.01
NZ First Dilip Rupa 380 1.16 671 2.04
Blokes Liberation Front Pieter de Jonge 169 0.52
Mana Māori Tame Iti 83 0.25 19 0.06
South Island Gerry Campbell 43 0.13 7 0.02
Communist League Terence Coggan 38 0.12
Legalise Cannabis   296 0.90
Christian Democrats   150 0.46
United NZ   130 0.40
Libertarianz   124 0.38
Mauri Pacific   108 0.33
Animals First   58 0.18
McGillicuddy Serious   52 0.16
Natural Law   27 0.08
One NZ   17 0.05
NMP   9 0.03
People's Choice Party 4 0.01
Freedom Movement 1 0.00
Republican   1 0.00
Informal votes
Total valid votes 32,640 32,885
Labour hold Majority 5,285 16.19

1996 election

1996 general election: Auckland Central[16][17][18]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Judith Tizard 12,219 36.57 12,465 37.14
Alliance Red XN Sandra Lee 8,866 26.53 3,855 11.49
National Shane Frith 7,462 22.33 8,945 26.65
ACT Rodney Hide 1,848 5.53 3,393 10.11
NZ First Richard Whittaker 1,565 4.68 2,307 6.87
Christian Coalition Barrie Patterson 398 1.19 598 1.78
Progressive Green Laurence Boomert 326 0.98 229 0.68
McGillicuddy Serious Alistair Ramsden 226 0.68 129 0.38
Green Society Simon Reeves 175 0.52 110 0.33
Blokes Liberation Front Chris Brady 139 0.42
Natural Law Mark Watts 108 0.32 70 0.21
Independent Peter de Jonge 27 0.08
Citizens Party Wayne Young 18 0.05
Independent Lynne Robertson 13 0.04
Independent Adam Le Lievre 10 0.03
Independent Victor Bryers 7 0.02
Republican Duane Sutton 7 0.02
Legalise Cannabis   1,003 2.99
United NZ   199 0.59
Animals First   90 0.27
Libertarianz   41 0.12
Ethnic Minority Party 40 0.12
Mana Māori   32 0.10
Asia Pacific United 21 0.06
Advance New Zealand 14 0.04
Superannuitants & Youth 14 0.04
Conservatives 5 0.01
Te Tawharau 3 0.01
Informal votes 286 137
Total valid votes 33,414 33,563
Labour gain from Alliance Majority 3,353 9.99

1993 election

1993 general election: Auckland Central[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Sandra Lee 8,106 33.20
Labour Richard Prebble 6,815 27.91 –16.14
National Arthur Anae 4,242 17.37
NZ First Honoria Gray 967 3.96
Christian Heritage Arnold Kennedy 210 0.86
McGillicuddy Serious Graeme Minchin 206 0.84
Natural Law Gillian Sanson 74 0.30
Blokes Liberation Front Pete Millett 57 0.23
Communist League James Robb 32 0.13
Majority 1,291 5.28
Turnout 20,709 84.82 +3.52
Registered electors 24,414

1990 election

1990 general election: Auckland Central[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Prebble 7,876 44.05 –21.20
National Kathryn Hill 4,599 25.72
Green Mike Johnson 3,089 17.27
NewLabour Cliff Robinson 1,550 8.66
Legalise Marijuana Mike Finlayson 292 1.63
McGillicuddy Serious Vince Terreni 189 1.05 +0.06
Democrats Byrt Jordan 181 1.01 –1.65
Blokes Liberation Front Chris Brady 74 0.41
Communist League Russell Johnson 28 0.15
Majority 3,277 18.32 –24.00
Turnout 17,878 81.30 –3.79
Registered electors 21,990

1987 election

1987 general election: Auckland Central[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Prebble 11,259 65.25 +2.79
National Stephen Mayer 3,904 22.62
Left Alternative Joce Jesson 1,090 6.31
Democrats Byrt Jordan 459 2.66
Independent Herb Bickley 262 1.51
McGillicuddy Serious Vince Terreni 172 0.99
NZ Party A C Dunn 109 0.63
Majority 7,355 42.62 –1.65
Turnout 17,255 85.09 –3.26
Registered electors 20,278

1984 election

1984 general election: Auckland Central[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Prebble 12,522 62.46 +1.28
National Maureen Eardley-Wilmot 3,646 18.18
NZ Party Mark Sapsford 2,571 12.82
Social Credit Ian Andrews 751 3.74
Women's Lyn Cotman 253 1.26
Values Carlton D. Cowan 208 1.03
Cheer Up Vince Terreni 95 0.47 –0.69
Majority 8,876 44.27 +7.32
Turnout 20,046 88.35 +3.04
Registered electors 22,689

1981 election

1981 general election: Auckland Central[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Prebble 10,952 61.18 +2.76
National Dorice Reid 4,338 24.23
Social Credit Bruce Sheppard 2,401 13.41
Cheer Up Vince Terreni 208 1.16
Majority 6,614 36.95 +
Turnout 17,899 85.31 +36.62
Registered electors 20,980

1978 election

1978 general election: Auckland Central[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Prebble 9,603 58.42 +16.07
National Maire Cole 4,319 26.27
Social Credit Martin Hine 1,683 10.23
Values Keith Charles Langton 704 4.28
Independent Labour Barry Shaw 65 0.39 +0.17
Socialist Action Brigid Mulrennan 62 0.37 +0.08
Majority 5,284 32.14 +30.26
Turnout 16,436 48.69 –18.08
Registered electors 33,755

1975 election

1975 general election: Auckland Central[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Prebble 6,506 42.35
National Murray McCully 6,217 40.46
Values Reg Clough 1,939 12.62
Social Credit Allan Donovan 410 2.66 –2.81
Christian Democratic Tom Weal 172 1.11
Socialist Action Brigid Mulrennan 46 0.29
Liberal Peter Blakeborough 37 0.24
Independent Labour Barry Shaw 35 0.22
Majority 289 1.88
Turnout 15,362 66.77 –14.47
Registered electors 23,005

1972 election

1972 general election: Auckland Central[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Douglas 7,105 50.75 –0.26
National Clive Edwards 5,096 36.40 –9.24
Values Dave Hopkinson 878 6.27
Social Credit Allan Donovan 767 5.47
Independent Labour Gordon Ingham 101 0.72
New Democratic Michael Pinkey 53 0.37
Majority 2,009 14.35 +5.99
Turnout 14,000 81.24 –3.43
Registered electors 17,232

1969 election

1969 general election: Auckland Central[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Douglas 6,851 51.01 –6.09
National Clive Edwards 5,727 42.64
Social Credit Donald Bernard Guilford 507 3.77
Independent Labour Owen Gager 164 1.22
Independent Esther James 130 0.96
Communist Ralph Hegman 50 0.37
Majority 1,124 8.36 –15.61
Turnout 13,429 84.67 +8.46
Registered electors 15,860

1966 election

1966 general election: Auckland Central[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Douglas 6,103 57.10 –1.35
National Marie Quinn 3,541 33.13
Social Credit John Reginald Burke 1,043 9.75
Majority 2,562 23.97 –0.44
Turnout 10,687 76.21 –6.88
Registered electors 14,022

1963 election

1963 general election: Auckland Central[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Douglas 7,727 58.45 +4.15
National John Strevens 4,500 34.04
Social Credit Maxwell Rickard 563 4.25
Liberal David Anthony Hannay 273 2.06
Communist Dick Wolf 155 1.17
Majority 3,227 24.41 +9.92
Turnout 13,218 83.09 +2.00
Registered electors 15,907

1960 election

1960 general election: Auckland Central[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Douglas 6,915 54.30
National Ray Presland 5,069 39.80
Social Credit Lloyd Bishop Liddle 586 4.60 –0.45
Communist Peter McAra 164 1.28
Majority 1,846 14.49
Turnout 12,734 81.09 –8.88
Registered electors 15,702

1957 election

1957 general election: Auckland Central[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Anderton 9,144 60.15 –3.63
National Aileen Joyce 5,288 34.78
Social Credit Lloyd Bishop Liddle 768 5.05
Majority 3,856 25.36 –9.48
Turnout 15,200 89.97 +7.20
Registered electors 16,894

1954 election

1954 general election: Auckland Central[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Anderton 7,493 63.78 +1.33
National John Weir Stewart 3,400 28.94
Social Credit Alfred Humphries Gilbert 681 5.79
Communist Vic Wilcox 173 1.47
Majority 4,093 34.84 +8.28
Turnout 11,747 82.77 +3.14
Registered electors 14,192

1951 election

1951 general election: Auckland Central[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Anderton 5,097 62.45 –1.02
National Peter Hillyer 2,929 35.89
Communist Johnny Mitchell 135 1.65 –0.91
Majority 2,168 26.56 –3.74
Turnout 8,161 79.63 –13.78
Registered electors 10,248

1949 election

1949 general election: Auckland Central[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Anderton 5,863 63.47 –3.49
National Leonard Bradley 3,064 33.17
Communist Johnny Mitchell 237 2.56
Independent Henry Jones 73 0.79
Majority 2,799 30.30 –3.62
Turnout 9,237 93.41 +2.80
Registered electors 9,888

1946 election

1946 general election: Auckland Central[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Anderton 6,865 66.96
National Leon Götz 3,387 33.03
Majority 3,478 33.92
Turnout 10,252 90.61 +3.22
Registered electors 11,314

1943 election

1943 general election: Auckland Central[26][27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Parry 8,022 63.03 –8.08
National William George Stanley Swabey 3,253 25.55
Democratic Labour Lawrence Allen Wheatley 892 7.00
Independent Donald Wallace MacClure 389 3.05
Majority 4,769 37.47 –5.83
Turnout 12,727 87.39 –0.07
Registered electors 14,562

1938 election

1938 general election: Auckland Central[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Parry 10,151 71.11 –3.81
National Clifford Reid Dodd 3,970 27.81 +10.66
Informal votes 153 1.07 –0.85
Majority 6,181 43.30 –14.46
Turnout 14,274 87.46 +1.49
Registered electors 16,320

1935 election

1935 general election: Auckland Central[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Parry 6,871 74.92 +2.45
Democrat Clifford Reid Dodd 1,573 17.15
Liberal–Labour John Lundon 284 3.09
Independent George Mullenger[nb 1] 264 2.87
Communist Tom Stanley 179 1.95
Informal votes 177 1.92 +0.88
Majority 5,298 57.76 +6.69
Turnout 9,171 85.97 +15.86
Registered electors 10,667

Table footnotes:

  1. ^ Mullenger ran as an Independent, but was aligned to the Reform Party.

1931 election

1931 general election: Auckland Central[31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Parry 5,382 72.47 +12.47
United Harold Penfound Congdon 1,589 21.39
Communist Jim Edwards[33] 456 6.14
Majority 3,793 51.07 +19.60
Informal votes 78 1.04 –0.87
Turnout 7,505 70.11 –9.81
Registered electors 10,705

1928 election

1928 general election: Auckland Central[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Parry 5,765 60.00 –4.20
United William Hewitt 2,741 28.53
Reform Frederick John Lysnar 822 8.55
Independent James Joiner 281 2.92
Majority 3,024 31.47 –8.15
Informal votes 187 1.91 0.89
Turnout 9,796 79.92 –6.92
Registered electors 12,257

1925 election

1925 general election: Auckland Central[35][36][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Parry 5,672 64.20 +9.23
Reform Charles Augustus Wilson 2,172 24.58
Liberal Frederick Stanley Morton 991 11.22
Majority 3,500 39.62 +28.10
Informal votes 91 1.02 –0.54
Turnout 8,926 86.84 +2.68
Registered electors 10,279

1922 election

1922 general election: Auckland Central[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Parry 4,786 54.97 +7.03
Liberal Albert Glover 3,783 43.45 +4.91
Informal votes 136 1.56 +0.30
Majority 1,003 11.52 +2.12
Turnout 8,705 84.16 –1.31
Registered electors 10,343

1919 election

1919 general election: Auckland Central[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Parry 4,007 47.94
Liberal Albert Glover 3,221 38.54 –18.39
Reform John Jolley Thomas 1,023 12.24
Informal votes 106 1.26 –0.14
Majority 786 9.40
Turnout 8,357 85.47 +7.36
Registered electors 9,777

1914 election

1914 general election: Auckland Central[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Glover 4,053 56.93 +3.73
Social Democrat Michael Joseph Savage 1,751 24.59 +1.01
Reform William Richardson 1,315 18.47 +10.60
Informal votes 100 1.40
Majority 2,302 32.33
Turnout 7,119 78.11 +6.86
Registered electors 9,114

1911 election

1911 general election: Auckland Central[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Glover 4,061 53.20 –10.87
Socialist Michael Joseph Savage 1,800 23.58
Independent James Gleeson 1,171 15.34
Reform William Richardson 601 7.87
Informal votes 99 1.29 –0.92
Majority 2,261 29.62 –10.56
Turnout 7,633 71.25 –0.53
Registered electors 10,712

1908 election

1908 general election: Auckland Central, First ballot[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Glover 4,050 64.07
Liberal Alfred Kidd 1,510 23.88 –29.46
Ind. Labour League Arthur Rosser 621 9.82
Informal votes 140 2.21 –0.79
Majority 2,540 40.18
Turnout 6,321 71.78 –6.20
Registered electors 8,806

1905 election

1905 general election: Auckland Central[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Kidd 2,701 53.34
Conservative Lemuel Bagnall 1,762 34.80
Ind. Labour League James Aggers 360 7.11
Independent Samuel Alexander Tilly 51 1.00
Conservative Albert Penn Bradly 37 0.73
Informal votes 152 3.00
Majority 939 18.54
Turnout 5,063 77.98
Registered electors 6,492

1887 election

1887 general election, Auckland Central[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 1,782

Table footnotes

  1. ^ Abolished between 1890 and 1905
  2. ^ Tanczos was not elected at the 2005 election but as he was next on the party list when Green MP Rod Donald died Tánczos regained his seat in Parliament, on 6 November 2005. He resigned from Parliament on 26 June 2008.
  3. ^ Compared to ONE Party
  4. ^ 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
  5. ^ 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
  6. ^ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

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