Mount Albert (New Zealand electorate)

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General electorate of the
New Zealand House of Representatives
Location of Mount Albert within Auckland
Member(s)
MPHelen White
PartyLabour
List MP(s)Melissa Lee (National)
Geography
Region(s)Auckland
History
Created1946

Mount Albert (abbreviated as Mt Albert) is a parliamentary electorate that represents the suburb of Mount Albert in Auckland, New Zealand. It has elected only Labour Party MPs since it was first created at the 1946 election.

The incumbent MP is Jacinda Ardern, currently serving as Prime Minister of New Zealand, who was first elected in a 2017 by-election.[1]

The electorate was represented by David Shearer from 13 June 2009 to 31 December 2016; it was represented by Helen Clark from the 1981 general election until her resignation from Parliament on 17 April 2009.

Election results

2023 general election: Mount Albert[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 Green tickY means an incumbent won re-election.
A Red XN means an incumbent lost re-election.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Helen White 13,238 33.73 -47.01 10,336 25.99 -22.61
National Melissa Lee 13,218 33.68 +14.35 12,705 31.94 +13.31
Green Ricardo Menéndez March 9,302 23.70 +18.14 10,030 25.22 +5.29
ACT Ollie Murphy 1,483 3.78 2,681 6.74 +0.78
Opportunities Ciara Swords 1,319 3.36 1,474 3.71 +1.53
Independent Tesi Naufahu 155 0.40
Human Rights Party Anthony Van den Heuvel 103 0.26 +0.05
NZ First   1,220 3.07 +1.25
Māori Party   640 1.61 +1.12
New Zealand Loyal   146 0.37
Legalise Cannabis   115 0.29 +0.09
NewZeal   83 0.21 +0.21
Freedoms New Zealand   60 0.15
Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand   51 0.13
Women's Rights Party   39 0.10
New Conservatives Party   30 0.08 -0.50
DemocracyNZ   21 0.05
New Nation Party   9 0.02
Leighton Baker Party   6 0.02
Informal votes 429 121
Total Valid votes 39,247 39,767
Labour hold Majority 20 0.05 -51.34

References

  1. ↑ "Jacinda Ardern wins landslide victory Mt Albert by-election". The New Zealand Herald. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mt Albert - Official Result (2023)". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2023.