| Election Name: | 1996 New Zealand general election |
| Turnout: | 2,135,175 (88.28%) 5.46% |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1993 New Zealand general election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Outgoing Members: | 44th New Zealand Parliament |
| Next Election: | 1999 New Zealand general election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Seats For Election: | All 120 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 61 |
| Elected Mps: | members |
| Opinion Polls: | Opinion polling for the 1996 New Zealand general election |
| 1Blank: | Electorate vote |
| 3Blank: | Party vote |
| Leader1: | Jim Bolger |
| Leader Since1: | 26 March 1986 |
| Party1: | New Zealand National Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | Taranaki-King Country |
| Last Election1: | 50 seats, 35.05% |
| Seats Before1: | 41 |
| Seats1: | 44 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| 1Data1: | 699,073 33.91% 1.14 |
| 3Data1: | 701,315 33.87% |
| Leader2: | Helen Clark |
| Leader Since2: | 1 December 1993 |
| Party2: | New Zealand Labour Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Owairaka |
| Last Election2: | 45 seats, 34.68% |
| Seats Before2: | 41 |
| Seats2: | 37 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| 1Data2: | 640,884 31.08% 3.60 |
| 3Data2: | 584,159 28.19% |
| Leader3: | Winston Peters |
| Leader Since3: | 18 July 1993 |
| Party3: | New Zealand First |
| Leaders Seat3: | Tauranga |
| Last Election3: | 2 seats, 8.40% |
| Seats Before3: | 5 |
| Seats3: | 17 |
| Seat Change3: | 12 |
| 1Data3: | 278,103 13.49% 5.09 |
| 3Data3: | 276,603 13.35% |
| Leader4: | Jim Anderton |
| Leader Since4: | 7 May 1995 |
| Party4: | Alliance (New Zealand political party) |
| Leaders Seat4: | Wigram |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 18.21% |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 13 |
| Seat Change4: | 11 |
| 1Data4: | 231,944 11.25% 6.96 |
| 3Data4: | 209,347 10.10% |
| Leader5: | Richard Prebble |
| Leader Since5: | 24 March 1996 |
| Party5: | ACT New Zealand |
| Last Election5: | Not yet founded |
| Seats Before5: | 0 |
| Seats5: | 8 |
| Seat Change5: | 8 |
| 1Data5: | 77,319 3.75% new |
| 3Data5: | 126,442 6.10% |
| Leader6: | Clive Matthewson |
| Leader Since6: | 28 June 1995 |
| Party6: | United New Zealand |
| Leaders Seat6: | Ran in Dunedin South (lost) |
| Last Election6: | Not yet founded |
| Seats Before6: | 7 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 6 |
| 1Data6: | 42,666 2.07% new |
| 3Data6: | 18,245 0.88% |
| Map Size: | 450px |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | Jim Bolger |
| After Election: | Jim Bolger |
| Before Party: | New Zealand National Party |
| After Party: | New Zealand National Party |
The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was notable for being the first election to be held under the new mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system, and produced a parliament considerably more diverse than previous elections. Under the new MMP system, 65 members were elected in single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting, while a further 55 "top-up" members were allocated from closed lists to achieve a proportional distribution based on each party's share of the nationwide party vote.
1996 saw the National Party, led by Jim Bolger, retain its position in government, but only after protracted negotiations with the smaller New Zealand First party to form a coalition. New Zealand First won 17 seats—including sweeping every single Māori electorate, all of which had been dominated by the Labour Party since the Second World War. Particular emphasis was placed on New Zealand First's unprecedented success, particularly among Māori; their five Māori electorate winners became known as the "Tight Five". The party's position as "kingmaker" meant they were able to place either of the two major parties into government, a significant election outcome for such a new party.
Various other unusual results occurred under the new system. For one, the National Party sought to ensure the parliamentary representation of the ACT New Zealand, a newly-formed libertarian party which had largely split from the Labour Party after the end of Rogernomics. National endorsed ACT leader and former Labour minister Richard Prebble against their own for Wellington Central, a consistently safe Labour seat. Under New Zealand's MMP rules, a party qualified for list seats if it won at least one electorate seat, regardless of vote share. Bolger thus wanted to ensure ACT could potentially be part of a National-led coalition. Prebble unexpectedly won, though ACT's vote share would have qualified them for MMP in any event. Other unusual occurrences was the large amount of new Māori MPs – leading to the backronym "More Māori in Parliament" for MMP.[1] With the introduction of MMP in 1996, the proportion of Māori in Parliament increased from 8% to 14%, to an all-time record of 17 MPs.[2]
In the 1993 election, the National Party and the Labour Party had won 50 and 45 seats, respectively. The Alliance and the New Zealand First party had each won two seats. In the approach to MMP, however, there had been considerable rearrangement in parliament, with three new parties being established. As such, the situation just before the 1996 election was markedly different from the situation that had been established at the 1993 election.
| Party | Won at 1993 election | By time of 1996 election | Reasons for change | |
| National | 50 | 41 | Defection of 9 MPs | |
| Labour | 45 | 41 | Defection of 4 MPs | |
| United | – | 7 | Formed by 4 former National MPs and 3 former Labour MPs | |
| NZ First | 2 | 5 | Initial MPs joined by 2 former National MPs and one former Labour MP | |
| Alliance | 2 | 2 | No change | |
| Conservative | – | 1 | Founded by 2 former National MPs; one later became an independent | |
| Christian Democrats | – | 1 | Founded by a former National MP | |
| Independents | – | 1 | Ross Meurant, a former National (and briefly Conservative) MP |
The 1996 election was notable for the significant change of electorate boundaries, based on the provisions of the Electoral Act 1993.[3] Because of the introduction of the MMP electoral system, the number of electorates had to be reduced, leading to significant changes. Under MMP, there would be only 65 district members, down by 34 from the number elected in the 1993 election.
Many electorates were abolished, with their territories being incorporated into completely new electoral districts. More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes. Wanganui was renamed as Whanganui. In total, 73 electorates were abolished, 29 electorates were newly created, and 10 electorates were recreated, giving a net loss of 34 electorates.
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Eleven MPs intended to retire at the end of the 44th Parliament.
| Party | Name | Electorate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | Kaimai | ||
| Fendalton | |||
| Otago | |||
| Clutha | |||
| Pahiatua | |||
| Waikaremoana | |||
| Waikato | |||
| NZ First | Hawkes Bay | ||
| Labour | St Albans | ||
| Mangere | |||
| Island Bay | |||
The date of the 1996 election was 12 October; it was brought forward slightly to avoid the need for a by-election following the resignation of Michael Laws, as a by-election is not needed if there will be a general election within 6 months of a seat being vacated.
Of the 2,418,587 people registered to vote, 88.3% turned out to vote. The turnout was a slight improvement on the previous two elections, but still slightly lower than what would have been expected during the 1980s. The number of seats being contested was 120, an increase of 21 from the previous election, but as 55 of the new seats were for list candidates, the number of electorates was reduced considerably and many electorates had their boundaries amended or were abolished. While the number of general electorates decreased from 95 (1993) to 60 (1996), the number of Māori electorates increased from 4 to 5.
In the election 842 candidates stood, and there were 21 registered parties with party lists. Of the candidates, 459 were electorate and list, 152 were electorate only, and 231 were list only. 73% of candidates (616) were male and 27% (226) female.[5] [6]
The 1996 election eventually saw a victory for the governing National Party, which won around a third of the vote. The opposition Labour Party won slightly less. The election, however, was not decided by the comparative strengths of the major parties – rather, the smaller New Zealand First party, which won 17 seats, including 5 Māori seats won by the Tight Five, and was placed in the position of "kingmaker", able to provide the necessary majority to whichever side it chose.[7] Although predicted by many to ally with Labour, on 10 December 1996 New Zealand First leader Winston Peters chose to form a coalition with National, thus preserving Prime Minister Jim Bolger's administration.[8]
The 1996 election effectively showcased the difference made by the new electoral system. The Alliance and New Zealand First, both of which held two seats each in the old parliament, increased their representation to 13 and 17 seats, respectively, as a result of the change. The new ACT New Zealand also benefited, taking eight seats. The new United New Zealand party however was virtually wiped out, retaining only a single seat. The Conservative Party also only established only in previous Parliament by defecting Members of Parliament fared even worse, failing to remain in parliament at all. Strategic voting took place for the first time in a New Zealand MMP election in the Wellington seats of Ohariu-Belmont and Wellington Central.
However, Labour did manage to retain its status as among the top-two parties, as polls in the 1993–1996 period had shown Labour was in danger of being overtaken by the Alliance or New Zealand First. Labour's success was credited largely to its leader Helen Clark being seen as having convincingly won the election debates and running a strong campaign on health, education and social services, while Bolger was said to have run a lackluster campaign.[9]
Also notable in the 1996 election campaign was the Christian Coalition, an alliance of the Christian Democrats and the Christian Heritage Party. Although the party had briefly crossed the 5% threshold in some polls, it gained only 4.33% at the election, and therefore did not qualify for parliamentary representation. With the exception of the Maori Ratana movement, this is the closest that an overtly religious party has come to winning representation in parliament.
Voters were prepared with MMP to vote for minor party candidates with their electorate vote, hence in a number of electorates won by National or Labour the other major party candidate came third or even fourth; previously the two top polling candidates were almost always National and Labour.
| colspan=11 align=center| |- style="text-align:center;"! colspan=2 rowspan=2 style="width:213px;" | Party! Colspan=2 | Party vote! Colspan=3 | Electorate vote! Colspan=4 | Seats|- style="text-align:center;"! Votes! %! Votes! %! Change
(pp)! List! Electorate! Total! +/-|-| | 701,315| 33.84| 699,073| 33.91| 1.14| 14| 30| 44| 6|-| | 584,159| 28.19| 640,884| 31.08| 3.60| 11| 26| 37| 8|-| | 276,603| 13.35| 278,103| 13.49| 5.09| 11| 6| 17| 15|-| | 209,347| 10.10| 231,944| 11.25| 6.96| 12| 1| 13| 11|-| | 126,442| 6.10| 77,319| 3.75| new| 7| 1| 8| new|-| | 18,245| 0.88| 42,666| 2.07| new| 0| 1| 1| new|-| | 89,716| 4.33| 31,995| 1.55| 0.47| 0| 0| 0| 0|-| | 34,398| 1.66| 3,420| 0.17| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-| | 5,990| 0.29| 12,177| 0.59| 0.02| 0| 0| 0| 0|-| | 5,288| 0.26| 7,437| 0.36| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-|| 4,070| 0.20| 4,763| 0.23| 0.06| 0| 0| 0| 0|-|| 3,543| 0.17| —| —| —| 0| —| 0| new|-| | 3,189| 0.15| 5,385| 0.26| 0.05| 0| 0| 0| 0|-| style="background-color:#F93" || style="text-align:left;" |Ethnic Minority Party| 2,514| 0.12| —| —| —| 0| —| 0| new|-|| 2,363| 0.11| 1,140| 0.06| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-|| 1,431| 0.07| 4,377| 0.21| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-|| 1,244| 0.06| 686| 0.03| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-|| 949| 0.05| 637| 0.03| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-|| 671| 0.03| 553| 0.03| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-|| 478| 0.02| 293| 0.01| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-|| 404| 0.02| 818| 0.04| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-| | —| —| 134| 0.01| new| 0| 0| 0| new|-| style="background-color:#ffffff" || style="text-align:left;" |Unregistered Parties| —| —| 1,506| 0.07| —| 0| 0| 0| 0|-| | —| —| 16,436| 0.80| —| 0| 0| 0| 0|-! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes! 2,072,359! 97.06! 2,061,746! 96.56! —! Colspan=4 ||-| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Informal votes| 8,183| 0.38| 18,796| 0.88! —! Colspan=4 ||-| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Disallowed votes| 54,633| 2.56| 54,633| 2.56! —! Colspan=4 ||-! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total! 2,135,175! 100! 2,135,175! 100!! 55! 65! 120! 21a|-| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Eligible voters and Turnout| 2,418,587| 88.28| 2,418,587| 88.28| 5.46| Colspan=4 ||}In addition to the registered parties listed above, a number of unregistered parties also contested the election. Being unregistered, they could not submit party lists (and thus receive party votes), but they could still stand candidates in individual electorates. Among the parties to do this were the Indigenous Peoples Party, the New Zealand Progressive Party (unrelated to the 2002–2012 party of the same name) and the Nga Iwi Morehu Movement. Most unregistered parties stood only a single candidate, with only four parties running in multiple electorates. In total, around 1,500 people voted for candidates from unregistered parties. In addition, 26 independents contested electorate seats. A total of 16,436 people voted for independent candidates. No candidate from an unregistered party or an independent candidate won an electorate seat.
The Alliance, ACT and United managed to win one electorate seat each. For United, this was a significant loss – established by break-away MPs from National and Labour, the party entered the election with seven seats, but only Peter Dunne managed to retain his position, being helped by National's decision not to field a candidate in his electorate of .
For the most part, traditional patterns prevailed when it came to the distribution of electorates – National performed best in rural areas, while Labour was strongest in the cities. A very significant departure from traditional patterns, however, was New Zealand First's capture of all five Maori seats, which had traditionally been Labour strongholds. Although Labour was to reclaim these seats in the subsequent election, Labour's monopoly was no longer so secure as it had been.
The table below shows the results of the 1996 general election:
Key
|- |colspan=10 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates|-|- |colspan=10 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electorates|-|}
See main article: Party lists in the 1996 New Zealand general election.
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 rowspan=2 align=center | National | Don McKinnon Paul East2 Doug Graham Georgina te Heuheu Katherine O'Regan Simon Upton Joy McLauchlan Roger Sowry Jim Gerard2 Arthur Anae Eric Roy Peter Gresham Roger Maxwell Pansy Wong | |
| Unsuccessful: Annabel Young1, Alec Neill1, Wayne Taitoko, David Major, Margie Stevens, Lindsay Tisch, Phil Raffills, Karyn Bisdee, Mark Thomas, Shane Frith, Margaret Moir, Paul Hutchison, Angus McKay, Stuart Boag, Rihari Dick Dargaville, Peta Butt, Wayne Kimber, Graeme Reeves, Sue McKenzie, George Mathew, Cliff Bedwell, Ken Yee, Kathryn Ward | |||
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 rowspan=2 align=center | Labour | Dover Samuels Lianne Dalziel Mark Gosche Jonathan Hunt Nanaia Mahuta Jill White2 Marian Hobbs Joe Hawke Dianne Yates Ruth Dyson Tariana Turia | |
| Unsuccessful: Helen Duncan1, John Blincoe, Martin Gallagher, Verna Smith, Matiu Dickson, Suzanne Sinclair, Richard Northey, Sue Moroney, Lesley Soper, Amanda Coulston, Lynette Stutz, Nellie Clay, Fa'amatuainu Tui, Bronwyn Maxwell, Geoff Stone, Bruce Raitt, Leo Mangos, Ishwar Ganda, Lorraine Wilson, Valerie Taylor, Norah Walker, Rosemary Michie, Ann Hartley, Trudi Sunitsch, Tamati Kruger, Geoff Rowling, John Forman, Jeanne Macaskill, David Munro, Gary Williams, Graham Elliot, Ben Cheah, Nathan Saminathan, Sunia Raitava, Hori Awa, Henry De Thierry | |||
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 rowspan=2 align=center | New Zealand First | Ann Batten Peter McCardle Jenny Bloxham Brian Donnelly Jack Elder Doug Woolerton Deborah Morris2 Ron Mark Neil Kirton Peter Brown Robyn McDonald | |
| Unsuccessful: Gilbert Myles1, Ian Peters, Graham Harding, Claire Bulman, Jason Keiller, Clive Mortensen, Bernard Downey, Nicci Bergman, Neil Benson, Ross Gluer, Janie Phillips, Terry Heffernan, Helen Broughton, Tom Harrison, John Forbes, Colleen Page, Robin Ord, David Gill, George Groombridge, Robert Whooley, Trevor Jans, Patra de Coudray, Lem Pearse, Keri Kingi, Stuart Spencer, Richard Whittaker, Charles Sturt, Ron Chamberlain, Gavin Logan, Gordon Preston, Henry Slaats, Owen Horton, Duncan Matthews, Roger Mail, Dawn Mullins, Alan Wise, Peter Woolston, Stan Perkins, Jack Tamihana, Noeline McGlynn, Ngaire Clark, Clem Huriwaka, Thomas Moana, Marlene Kennedy, John Riddell | |||
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 rowspan=2 align=center | Alliance | Sandra Lee Jeanette Fitzsimons John Wright Frank Grover Pam Corkery Matt Robson Laila Harré Phillida Bunkle Rod Donald Grant Gillon Alamein Kopu Liz Gordon | |
| Unsuccessful: Dave MacPherson, Hone Kaiwai, Mike Smith, Leah McBey, Heather-Ann McConnachy, Hamish MacIntyre, Willie Jackson, Tafa Mulitalo, Keith Ridings, Joel Cayford, Keith Locke, Jan Davey, Bill Hamilton, Caroline Lampp, Gerard Hehir, Trevor Barnard, Danna Glendining, Jim Flynn, Rex Verity, Vernon Tile, Marie Venning, Peter Campbell, John Kilbride, Mary Tierney, Liz Thomas, Ashok Parbhu, Sue Gaffy, Harry Alchin-Smith, Rosalie Steward, Sheryl Cadman, Celia Wade-Brown, Norman Wood, Moira Lawler, Mike Ward, Kevin Campbell, Richard Davies, Gary Barham, Christine Dann, Ian Ewen-Street, Robin Gwynn, Rewi James, Brendan Tracey, Bruce Stirling, John Pemberton, Te Pare Joseph, Graham Smith, Len Richards, Tracey Hicks, Mark Robertson, Brian Morris, Huia Mitchell, Francis Petchey | |||
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 rowspan=2 align=center | ACT | Derek Quigley Ken Shirley Donna Awatere Huata Patricia Schnauer Owen Jennings Rodney Hide Muriel Newman | |
| Unsuccessful: Anne Dill, John Ormond, Chistopher Milne, Vincent Ashworth, Marilyn Thomas, Michael Steeneveld, Nigel Mattison, Peter Snow, Valerie Wilde, Merania Karauria, Jean Hill, Marlene Lamb, Owen Dance, Katharine Sillars, Heather Mackay, Kevin Rose, John Boscawen, Matthew Ball, Garry Mallett, Angus Ogilvie, Roland Henderson, Kieran Bird, Simon Harding, Tony Huston, Thomas Howard, Robin Clulee, Peggy Luke-Ngaheke, Barry Rushton, Dean Richardson, John Latimer, John Lithgow, John Thompson, Adrian Dixon, Derek Daniell, Stephen Gore, Neil Wilson, Graeme Williams, Kevin Mathewson, Stephen Wrathall, Ian McGimpsey, Louis Crimp, Barrie Barnes, Jeffrey Buchanan, Peter King-Talbot, Brian Dent, Stephen Depiazzi, Victor Bailey, Reginald Turner | |||
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Christian Coalition | Unsuccessful: Graeme Lee, Graham Capill, Annetta Moran, Ewen McQueen, John Jamieson, Grant Bradfield, Peter Yarrell, Julie Belding, Ian Tulloch, Mike Lloyd, Gael Donoghue, Geoff Hounsell, Murray Smith, Robin Corner, Rosemarie Thomas, Grant Bowater, Kevin Harper, Nick Barber, John Allen, Vic Jarvis, Alan Marshall, Rosemary Francis, Lindsay Bain, Helma Vermeulen, John Lawrence, Barrie Paterson, Selwyn Stevens, Wayne Chapman, Judith Phillips, Dennis Knox, Braden Matson, Geoff Francis, Kevin Honore, Maahi Tukapua, Neville Chamberlain, Renton Maclauchlan, Eleanor Goodall, Geoff Winter, Lindsay Priest, Barry Pepperell, Enosa Auva'a | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Legalise Cannabis | Unsuccessful: Michael Appleby, Michael Finlayson, Donald McIntosh, Metiria Turei, Nándor Tánczos, Martin McCully, Gregory Cobb, Tim Shadbolt, Christopher Fowlie, Elsie Barnes, Richard Austin, Richard Arachnid, Vayna Tickle, Damian Joyce, Timothy Marshall, Joel Robinson, Honty Whaanga, Sarah Ahern, Robert Ueberfeldt | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | United | Unsuccessful: Clive Matthewson, Margaret Austin, John Robertson, Pauline Gardiner, Peter Hilt, Diane Colson, Ted Faleauto, Malcolm Hood, Ramparkash Samujh, Timothy Macindoe, Gail McIntosh, Frank Owen, Steven Bright, John Howie, Jacinta Grice, Keven Fleury, Graham Butterworth, Graeme Brown, Bryan Mockridge, Francis Ifopo, Jack Austin, Stuart Jordan, Derek Round, Neil Jury, John Hubscher, Brigitte Hicks-Willer, Michael Hilt, Gray Phillips | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | McGillicuddy Serious | Unsuccessful: Mark Servian, Penni Bousfield, Paull Cooke, K T Julian, Robyn West, Steve Richards, Val Smith, Bernard Smith, Paul Smith, Greg Smith, Gavin Smith, Wendy Howard, Justine Francis, Doug Mackie, Grant Knowles, Marc de Boer, Swami Anand Hasyo, Peter Caldwell, Tim Owens, Adrian Holroyd, Johnny Wharton, Craig Beere, Paul Beere, William Beere, Mike Legge, Adrienne Carthew, Ross Gardner, Graeme Minchin, Grant Prankered, Derek Craig, Alastair McGlinchy, Vanessa Carnevale, Rodney Hansen, Brent T Soper, Dave Dick, Alastair Ramsden, Judy van den Yssel-Richards, Barry Bryant, Beth Holland, Rory Cathcart, Richard Griffiths, Kerry Hoole, Heidi Borchardt, Peter Clark, Nick Harper, Carly Taylor, Dale Magnus Taylor, Anthony Hobbs, Cassandra Church, Julia Johnson, Jono Baddiley, Johana Sanders, Brett Robinson, Geoff Burnett, Leanne Ireland, Tim Foster, Gary Young, Karen Nicholas, Layton, Anna Murray, Phil Clayton, Mark Baxter, Toni-Ann Alsop, David Sutcliffe, Graeme Cairns | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Progressive Greens | Unsuccessful: Rob Fenwick, Gary Taylor, Alison Davis, Mark Bellingham, Laurence Boomert, Rodger Spiller, Gwenny Davis, Eithne Hanley, Peter Lee, Guy Salmon, David Green, Matthew Horrocks, Chris Marshall, Bob McKegg, Kevin Prime | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Mana Maori | Unsuccessful: Angeline Greensill, Tame Iti, Moana Sinclair, Hone Harawira, Mereana Pitman, David Gilgin, Jackie Amohanga, Ken Mair, Joyce Te Hemara Maipi, Oneroa Pihema, Te Anau Tuiono, Waiariki Grace, Jim Perry, Diane Prince, Kelly Pene, Rachael Raimona, Mere Grant, Jack John Smith | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Animals First | Unsuccessful: Rosemary Cumming, Susan Walker, Terri Walsh, Virginia Woolf, Adrienne Hall, Peter Crosse, Alistair McKellow | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Natural Law | Unsuccessful: Bryan Lee, David Lovell-Smith, John Hodgson, John Cleary, Mere Austin, Penelope Donovan, Gail Pianta, Mark Watts, Guy Hatchard, Tony Martin, Warwick Jones, Graeme Kettle, Judy Boock, Daniel Meares, Richard Moreham, lan Gaustad, Mimousse Hodgson, Bruce Brown, Mary-Anne McGregor, Graeme Lodge, Mike Barthelmeh, Kevin O'Brien, Inga Schader, Lynne Patterson, Kay Morgan, Tom Hopwood, Martyn Ouseley, Andrew Sanderson, Bruce Sowry, Sean O'Connor, Raymond Cain, Ian Levingston, Greg Dodds, Carolyn Drake, Raylene Lodge, Angela Wood, Grant Bilyard, Frank Gwynne, Michelle McGregor, Helen Treadwell, Mark Rayner, Selwyn Austin, Kevin Harvey, Ken Thomas, Mike Dunn, John Blatchford, Belinda Hills, Tim Irwin, Wayne Shepherd, Faye McLaren, Royal Van der Werf, Martin Davy, Jan Flynn, Gilbert Urquhart, Ian Smillie, Andrew Davy, Leigh Bush, Anne Brigid, Joanna Greig, Angela Slade, Jacque Hughes, Lew Cormack, Les McGrath, Rhonda Comins, Lynne Lee | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Ethnic Minority | Unsuccessful: Robert Hum, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Glen A van der Boon-Brayshaw, Pathic Vyas, Marcial R Eleazar, Tin Yau Chan, Seth M Dalgleish, Christine Wong, Navinbhai Parbhubhai Patel, Rajiv Sood, Lindsay Harris | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Green Society | Unsuccessful: Simon Reeves, Peter Whitmore, Merete Molving, Hans Grueber, Sam Cunningham, Vic Albion, Bryan Pippen, Colin Amery, Stephanie Urlich, Bradley Heising, Jacqueline Tong | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Conservatives | Unsuccessful: Trevor Rogers, Margaret McHugh, Eric Werder, Dennis Quirke, Bob Vine, David Gettins, Simone Graham, David Lean, Steve Howard, Hohn Bracey, John Tinsley, Bill Perry, Carmel Crowe, Bruce Herbert, Merv Jull, Craig Lewis, Tom Maunder, Jim Howard, Arthur French, Jerry Hohneck | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Superannuitants and Youth | Unsuccessful: John Cronin, Trevor Gilligan, Jack Powell, Leslie Stroud, Karen Kirk, Peter Little, Bernon Bryne, Kathleen Collinge, Douglas Milne, Donald Chapman, Cyril Murphy, Kenneth Crafar | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Advance New Zealand | Unsuccessful: England So'onalole, James Prescott, Taimalelagi Tofilau, Afamasaga Rasmussen, Eric Chuah, Hinemoa Herewini, Fauila Tatu Williams, Manu Prescott, Ben Taufua, Dawn Ngature | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Libertarianz | Unsuccessful: Lindsay Perigo, Deborah Coddington, Ian Fraser, Peter Cresswell, Peter Eichmann, Keith Patterson, John Calvert, Simon Fraser, Nikolas Haden, Jessica Weddell, Glen Jameson, Paul Rousell, William Trolove, Scott Barnett, Robert White, Andrew Ayling, Anna Woolf, Paul Hendry, Don Rowberry, Derek McGovern, Barbara Jury, Philip Petch, Theo Van Oostrom, Jackie Van Oostrom | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Asia Pacific United | Unsuccessful: Mano'o Mulitalo, Rama Ramanathan, Peti Satiu, Arbutus Mitikulena, Fu Bihua, Tuli Wong-Kee, Angela Tuu, Mailo Pesamino, Pulumulo Sasa | |
| bgcolor=#E5E5E5 align=center | Te Tawharau | Unsuccessful: William Coates, Koro Wikeepa, Hawea Vercoe, John Maihi, Steven Te Kani, Rangitukehu Paora |