2002 New Zealand general election

2002 New Zealand general election

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All 120 seats in the House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	2,055,404 (76.98%) 7.79%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Helen Clark Bill English Winston Peters Party Labour National NZ First Leader since 1 December 1993 8 October 2001 18 July 1993 Leader's seat Mount Albert Clutha-Southland Tauranga Last election 49 seats, 38.74% 39 seats, 30.50% 5 seats, 4.26% Seats won 52 27 13 Seat change 3 12 8 Electorate vote 891,866 44.69% 2.94 609,458 30.54% 1.38 79,380 3.98% 0.21 Party vote 838,219 41.26% 2.52 425,310 20.93% 9.57 210,912 10.38% 6.12   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Richard Prebble Rod Donald Jeanette Fitzsimons Peter Dunne Party ACT Green United Future New Zealand Leader since 26 March 1996 21 May 1995 16 November 2000 Leader's seat List List List (lost Coromandel) Ohariu-Belmont Last election 9 seats, 7.04% 7 seats, 5.16% 1 seat, 1.65%a Seats won 9 9 8 Seat change 0 2 7 Electorate vote 70,888 3.55% 0.97 106,717 5.35% 1.14 92,484 4.63% 2.59 Party vote 145,078 7.14% 0.10 142,250 7.00% 1.84 135,918 6.69% 5.04   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Jim Anderton Laila Harré Party Progressive Alliance Leader since 27 July 2002 20 April 2002 Leader's seat Wigram List (lost seat) Last election Not yet founded 10 seats, 7.74% Seats won 2 0 Seat change 2 10 Electorate vote 36,647 1.84% new 33,655 1.69% 5.21 Party vote 34,542 1.70% new 25,888 1.27% 6.47
Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin
Prime Minister before election Helen Clark Labour Subsequent Prime Minister Helen Clark Labour

The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party (the 2020 election would see it suffer a greater defeat in terms of net loss of seats).

A controversial issue in the election campaign was the end of a moratorium on genetic engineering, strongly opposed by the Green Party. Some commentators have claimed that the tension between Labour and the Greens on this issue was a more notable part of the campaign than any tension between Labour and its traditional right-wing opponents. The release of Nicky Hager's book Seeds of Distrust prior to the election also sparked much debate. The book examined how the government handled the contamination of a shipment of imported corn with genetically modified seeds. Helen Clark called the Greens "goths and anarcho-feminists" during the campaign.

On 12 June the government announced that the country would have a general election on 27 July. This was several months earlier than was required, a fact which caused considerable comment. The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, claimed that an early poll was necessary due to the collapse of her junior coalition partner, the Alliance. Critics, however, claimed that Clark could have continued to govern, and that the early election was called to take advantage of Labour's strong position in the polls.^[1] Some commentators believe that a mixture of these factors was responsible.

Before the election, the Labour Party held 49 seats in parliament. It governed in coalition with the smaller (and more left-wing) Alliance, which had 10 seats. It also relied on support from the Greens, but this was a largely informal arrangement, and the Greens were not a part of the administration itself. Opposing Labour were the National Party (centre-right), United Future (centrist), New Zealand First (populist), ACT New Zealand (free-market). Many opinion polls for the election indicated that Labour was popular enough to conceivably win an absolute majority, leaving it able to govern without the support of smaller parties. Labour's dominance over National was such that for many people, the question was not whether Labour would win, but whether Labour would receive the absolute majority it sought.

Eleven MPs, including two Alliance MPs, six National MPs, and two Labour MPs intended to retire at the end of the 46th Parliament.

Party		Name	Electorate
	Alliance	Phillida Bunkle	(List)
		Kevin Campbell	(List)
		Sandra Lee-Vercoe	(List)
	National	Warren Kyd	Hunua
		Max Bradford	(List)
		Jenny Shipley	Rakaia
		Doug Kidd	(List)
		Wyatt Creech	(List)
		John Luxton	(List)
	Labour	Geoff Braybrooke	Napier
		Joe Hawke	(List)
		Judy Keall	Otaki

There were 2,670,030 registered voters, the highest number for any election in New Zealand. However, only 77% of these registered voters chose to cast a vote, a considerable drop from previous elections. Many commentators cited Labour's dominance in the polls as a reason for this low turnout. Many people saw the outcome as inevitable, and so did not bother to vote at all.

In the election 683 candidates stood, and there were 14 registered parties with party lists. Of the candidates, 433 were electorate and list, 160 were electorate only, and 90 were list only. 71% of candidates (487) were male and 29% (196) female.^[2][3]

As most people expected, Labour was victorious. It did not, however, receive an absolute majority, gaining only 52 seats (eight seats short of the half-way mark). Labour's former coalition partner, the Alliance (which had splintered shortly before the election), was not returned to parliament. However, the new Progressive Coalition (now the Progressive Party) started by former Alliance leader Jim Anderton won two seats, and remained allied with Labour. The Greens, who were now distanced from Labour over the genetic engineering controversy, gained nine seats (an increase of two).

In general, it was a bad election for the parties of the right. The National Party, once referred to as "the natural party of government", suffered its worst-ever electoral defeat, gaining only 21% of the vote. ACT New Zealand, National's more right-wing neighbour, failed to capitalise on the exodus of National supporters, retaining the same number of seats as before. Instead, the most notable gains among opposition parties were made by two centrist parties. One of these was Winston Peters's New Zealand First, a populist and nationalist party opposed to immigration. Strong campaigning by Peters allowed the party to recover from its serious losses in the 1999 election. The other was United Future New Zealand party, a centrist party based on a merger of the United Party and the Future New Zealand party – primarily due to the performance of leader Peter Dunne, the party shot from having one seat to having eight seats.

Once the final distribution of seats was determined, it was clear that Labour would be at the centre of the government, and that it would be allied with the Progressives. However, this still left Labour needing support in matters of confidence and supply, as the two parties together fell short of an absolute majority. Labour expressed a preference for an "agreement" rather than a full coalition, hoping to establish an arrangement similar to the one that existed with the Greens prior to the election. Three realistic choices existed for a partner – the Greens, United Future, and New Zealand First. Labour had repeatedly ruled out deals with New Zealand First during the election campaign, and reaffirmed this soon after the election, leaving just the Greens and United Future as candidates. After a period of negotiation, Labour opted to ally with United Future, being unwilling to change their genetic engineering policies to secure the Green Party's support.

Labour and the Progressives remained in power, with support in confidence and supply votes from United Future.

Summary of the 27 July 2002 election for the House of Representatives^[4]

Party		Party vote			Electorate vote			Seats
		Votes	%	Change (pp)	Votes	%	Change (pp)	List	Electorate	Total	+/-
	Labour	838,219	41.26	2.52	891,866	44.69	2.94	7	45	52	3
	National	425,310	20.93	9.57	609,458	30.54	1.38	6	21	27	12
	NZ First	210,912	10.38	6.12	79,380	3.98	0.21	12	1	13	8
	ACT	145,078	7.14	0.10	70,888	3.55	0.97	9	0	9
	Green	142,250	7.00	1.84	106,717	5.35	1.14	9	0	9	2
	United Future	135,918	6.69	5.04a	92,484	4.63	2.59a	7	1	8	7
	Progressive	34,542	1.70	new	36,647	1.84	new	1	1	2	new
	Christian Heritage	27,492	1.35	1.03	40,810	2.05	0.14	0	0	0
	ORNZ	25,985	1.28	new	—	—	—	0	0	0	new
	Alliance	25,888	1.27	6.47	33,655	1.69	5.21	0	0	0	10
	Legalise Cannabis	12,987	0.64	0.46	3,397	0.17	0.17	0	0	0
	Mana Māori	4,980	0.25		8,130	0.41	0.22		0	0
	One NZ	1,782	0.09	0.03	2,617	0.13	0.12	0	0	0
	NMP	274	0.01	0.04	—	—	0.03		0	0
	Libertarianz	—	—	0.29	672	0.03	0.03	0	0	0
	Unregistered parties	—	—	—	3,821	0.19	0.08	0	0	0
	Independent	—	—	—	14,927	0.75	0.37	0	0	0
Valid votes		2,031,617	98.84	1.74	1,995,586	97.09	0.84
Informal vote		8,631	0.42	0.51	26,529	1.29	0.49
Disallowed votes		15,156	0.74	1.23	33,289	1.62	0.35
Total		2,055,404	100		2,055,404	100		51	69	120
Eligible voters and Turnout		2,670,030	76.98	7.79	2,670,030	76.98	7.79

Constituency Vote Labour   44.69% National   30.54% Green   5.35% United Future   4.63% NZ First   3.98% ACT   3.55% Christian Heritage   2.05% Progressive   1.84% Alliance   1.69% Others   1.68%

Party Vote Labour   41.26% National   20.93% NZ First   10.38% ACT   7.14% Green   7.00% United Future   6.69% Progressive   1.70% Christian Heritage   1.35% ORNZ   1.28% Alliance   1.27% Others   1.00%

Parliament seats Labour   43.33% National   22.50% NZ First   10.83% ACT   7.50% Green   7.50% United Future   6.67% Progressive   1.67%

Of the 69 electorates in the 2002 election, a majority (45) were won by the Labour Party. The opposition National Party won 21 electorate seats. Labour dominated the urban areas, where it has traditionally been strongest, while National performed best in rural areas. However, Labour's strong position in this election led to National losing ground in a number of its traditional strongholds. The loss of Otago electorate, a rural area, was one notable example.

Labour also dominated in the seven Maori seats. National gained second place in only one Maori electorate, with Labour's main rivals being the Mana Maori Movement, the Greens, and the Alliance.

Of the minor parties, only three managed to win electorates, mostly due to the strong personal following of the incumbents. United Future leader Peter Dunne retained his strong support in the Wellington electorate of Ohariu-Belmont, while New Zealand First leader Winston Peters retained Tauranga. Progressive leader Jim Anderton retained the Christchurch seat of Wigram, which he had formerly held as leader of the Alliance.

The table below shows the results of the 2002 general election:

Key:

Labour	National	NZ First	Green	United Future
Alliance	Progressive	Mana Māori	Independent

Electorate results for the 2002 New Zealand general election^[5]

Electorate	Incumbent		Winner		Majority	Runner up
Aoraki		Jim Sutton			6,453		Wayne Marriott
Auckland Central		Judith Tizard			5,205		Pansy Wong
Banks Peninsula		Ruth Dyson			4,057		David Carter
Bay of Plenty		Tony Ryall			5,597		Peter Brown
Christchurch Central		Tim Barnett			10,353		Nicky Wagner
Christchurch East		Lianne Dalziel			14,864		Stephen Johnston
Clevedon	New electorate			Judith Collins	3,127		Dave Hereora
Clutha-Southland		Bill English			6,808		Lesley Soper
Coromandel		Jeanette Fitzsimons		Sandra Goudie	5,958		Max Purnell
Dunedin North		Pete Hodgson			10,637		Katherine Rich
Dunedin South		David Benson-Pope			14,724		Paul Foster-Bell
East Coast		Janet Mackey			5,343		Leanne Jensen-Daines
East Coast Bays	New electorate			Murray McCully	1,534		Hamish McCracken
Epsom		Richard Worth			5,619		Di Nash
Hamilton East		Tony Steel		Dianne Yates	614		Tony Steel
Hamilton West		Martin Gallagher			5,574		Bob Simcock
Helensville	New electorate			John Key	1,705		Gary Russell
Hutt South		Trevor Mallard			7,771		Richard Townley
Ilam		Gerry Brownlee			3,872		Richard Pole
Invercargill		Mark Peck			2,792		Eric Roy
Kaikoura		Lynda Scott			3,069		Brendon Burns
Mana		Graham Kelly		Winnie Laban	6,376		Sue Wood
Mangere		Taito Phillip Field			15,375		Sylvia Taylor
Manukau East		Ross Robertson			10,657		Arthur Anae
Manurewa		George Hawkins			12,548		Enosa Auva'a
Maungakiekie		Mark Gosche			6,603		Belinda Vernon
Mount Albert		Helen Clark			16,024		Raewyn Bhana
Mount Roskill		Phil Goff			13,715		Brent Trewheela
Napier		Geoff Braybrooke		Russell Fairbrother	4,157		Anne Tolley
Nelson		Nick Smith			4,232		John Kennedy
New Lynn	New electorate			David Cunliffe	11,185		Brendan Beach
New Plymouth		Harry Duynhoven			14,930		Geoff Horton
North Shore		Wayne Mapp			5,098		Helen Duncan
Northcote		Ann Hartley			2,624		Jeremy Sole
Northland		John Carter			7,558		Rachel Rose
Ohariu-Belmont		Peter Dunne			12,534		Gil Boddy-Greer
Otago		Gavan Herlihy		David Parker	684		Gavan Herlihy
Otaki		Judy Keall		Darren Hughes	7,736		Roger Sowry
Pakuranga		Maurice Williamson			4,556		Michael Wood
Palmerston North		Steve Maharey			7,627		Dave Scott
Piako	New electorate			Lindsay Tisch	1,621		Sue Moroney
Port Waikato		Paul Hutchison			5,972		Lesley Harry
Rakaia		Jenny Shipley		Brian Connell	6,076		Tony Milne
Rangitikei		Simon Power			5,315		Margaret Hayward
Rimutaka		Paul Swain			12,615		Mike Leddy
Rodney		Lockwood Smith			4,566		Grant Duffy
Rongotai		Annette King			11,493		Glenda Hughes
Rotorua		Steve Chadwick			7,744		Malcolm Short
Tamaki		Clem Simich			1,207		Leila Boyle
Taranaki-King Country		Shane Ardern			7,175		Judy Hawkins
Taupo		Mark Burton			7,128		Weston Kirton
Tauranga		Winston Peters			10,362		Margaret Wilson
Te Atatu		Chris Carter			12,932		Tau Henare
Tukituki		Rick Barker			6,419		Craig Foss
Waimakariri		Clayton Cosgrove			10,536		Dan Gordon[6]
Wairarapa		Georgina Beyer			6,372		Ian Buchanan
Waitakere		Brian Neeson		Lynne Pillay	2,333		Laila Harré
Wellington Central		Marian Hobbs			4,181		Hekia Parata
West Coast-Tasman		Damien O'Connor			7,722		Barry Nicolle
Whanganui		Jill Pettis			2,070		Chester Borrows
Whangarei		Phil Heatley			3,214		David Shearer
Wigram		Jim Anderton		Jim Anderton	3,176		Mike Mora
Māori electorates
Electorate	Incumbent		Winner		Majority	Runner-up
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti		Parekura Horomia			10,359		Glenis Philip-Barbara
Tainui	New electorate			Nanaia Mahuta	3,430		Willie Jackson
Tāmaki Makaurau	New electorate			John Tamihere	9,444		Metiria Turei
Te Tai Hauāuru		Nanaia Mahuta		Tariana Turia	8,657		Ken Mair
Te Tai Tokerau		Dover Samuels			5,336		Mere Mangu
Te Tai Tonga		Mahara Okeroa			8,052		Bill Karaitiana
Waiariki		Mita Ririnui			6,717		Rihi Vercoe

MPs returned via party lists, and unsuccessful candidates, were as follows:^[7][8]

Labour	Michael Cullen Jonathan Hunt1 Margaret Wilson Graham Kelly1 Helen Duncan Dave Hereora Ashraf Choudhary
	Unsuccessful: Moana Mackey2, Lesley Soper2, Carol Beaumont, Max Purnell, David Shearer, Gill Boddy-Greer, Brendon Burns, Louisa Wall, David Maka, Hamish McCracken, Eamon Daly, Lesley Harry, Brenda Lowe-Johnson, Steven Ching, Leila Boyle, John Cheesman, Richard Pole, Paul Gibson, Margaret Hayward, Di Nash, Denise Mackenzie, Judy Hawkins, Dinesh Tailor, Kath Peebles, Mike Mora, Yani Johanson, Nathan Saminathan, Ola Kamel, Jan Noonan, Maureen Waaka, Lyndsay Rackley, Wayne Hawker
National	Roger Sowry David Carter Don Brash Georgina te Heuheu Pansy Wong Katherine Rich
	Unsuccessful: Hekia Parata, Gavan Herlihy, Bob Simcock, Allan Peachey, Sue Wood, Guy Salmon, Alec Neill, Belinda Vernon, Anne Tolley, Eric Roy, Arthur Anae, Ian Buchanan, Greg White, Marie Hasler, Annabel Young, Eric Liu, Tau Henare, Chester Borrows, Nicky Wagner, Leanne Jensen-Daines, Tim Macindoe, Wayne Marriott, Dan Gordon, Jeremy Sole, George Ngatai, Dale Stephens, Craig Foss, Glenda Hughes, Dave Scott, Weston Kirton, Hamuera Mitchell, Enosa Auva'a, Sylvia Taylor, Barry Nicolle, Paul Foster, Mita Harris, Brent Trewheela, Raewyn Bhana, Bill Karaitiana, Geoff Horton, Rodney Williams, Alan Delamere, Peter O'Brien, Rod O'Beirne
New Zealand First	Peter Brown Brian Donnelly Ron Mark Doug Woolerton Barbara Stewart Pita Paraone Craig McNair Jim Peters Dail Jones Edwin Perry Bill Gudgeon Brent Catchpole
	Unsuccessful: Rob Harris, Dawn Mullins, Brett Webster, Gordon Stewart, Fletcher Tabuteau, Bob Daw, Dave Mackie, John Riley, John Bryce Geary
ACT	Richard Prebble Rodney Hide Muriel Newman Stephen Franks Donna Awatere Huata2 Deborah Coddington Ken Shirley Gerry Eckhoff Heather Roy
	Unsuccessful: Kenneth Wang1, Paul King, Owen Jennings, Penny Webster, Andrew Davies, Dick Quax, Nigel Mattison, David Edward Olsen, Willie James Martin, Mary Hackshaw, John Thompson, Lech Beltowski, Joanne Reeder, Nicholas Cairney, Bruce Williams, Gerald Trass, Andrew Jollands, Bryce Bevin, Ron Scott, Dianne Mulcock, Shirley Marshall, Juanita Angell, John Peters, Glen Snelgar, Matt Ball, Ray Bassett, Carl Beentjes, Michael Coote, Brian George Dawson, Dianne Dawson, Ted Erskine-Legget, Simon Anthony Ewing-Jarvie, Ted Howard, Elizabeth Hurley, Dorothy King, Chris Newman, Chris O'Brien, Julie Pepper, Peter Phiskie, John Riddell, Robin Roodt, Ian Sage, Greg Sneddon, Graham Douglas Steenson, Ian Swan, Peter Talbot-King, Anthony Watson, John Waugh, Roland Weber, Trevor West, Smilie Wood
Greens	Jeanette Fitzsimons Rod Donald Sue Bradford Nándor Tánczos Sue Kedgley Ian Ewen-Street Keith Locke Metiria Turei Mike Ward
	Unsuccessful: Catherine Delahunty, Roland Sapsford, Meriel Anne Watts, Jon Carapiet, Richard Davies, Celia Wade-Brown, Cathy Olsen, Russel Norman, Janine McVeagh, Steffan Browning, Dayle Belcher, Kei Clendon, Craig Potton, David Musgrave, Deborah Martin, Te Ruruanga Te Keeti, Steve Abel, Sarah Millington, Calvin Green, Caro Henckels, Fliss Butcher, Peter Berger, Hana Blackmore, Gareth Bodle, Paul Bruce, Craig Carson, Terry Creighton, Jan Davey, Paul de Spa, Pip Direen, Ian Douglas, Gaye Dyson, Jeanette Elley, Don Fairley, Nick Fisher, Jo Francis, Richard Green, Caroline Greig, Lois Griffiths, Perce Harpham, David Hill, Laurie Hoverd, Stephen Lee, Kate Lowe, Paul Lowe, Rachel Mackintosh, Mary McCammon, Margaret McKenzie, Olivia Mitchell, Matt Morris, Chris Norton-Brown, Fraser Palmer-Hesketh, Di Pennell, David Rose, Christiaan Briggs, Jane Williams
United Future	Gordon Copeland Bernie Ogilvy Marc Alexander Murray Smith Larry Baldock Judy Turner Paul Adams
	Unsuccessful: Kelly Chal*, Wayne Chapman, Andrew Kubala, Gray Eatwell, Bruce McGrail, Hassan Hosseini, Craig Hunt, Kevin Harper, Russell Judd, Anne Drake, Ian McInnes, Graham Butterworth, Andrea Deeth, Cindy Ruakere, Chris Bretton, Susanne Fellner, Jim Howard, Martyn Seddon, Tom Smithers, Ross Tizard, Grant Bowater, Steve Taylor, Graham Turner, Dave Fitness, Paul Duxbury, Richard Carter, Lee Edmonds, Stephen Russell, Sharee Adams, Lee Robertson, Rachel Smithers, Rob Moodie, Witana Murray, Frank Owen, Graeme Torckler, Denis Gilmore, Andrew Smith, Tony Bunting, Graeme Barr, James Te Kahupuku Hippolite, Mike Mitcalfe, Stephanie McEwin, Bruce Settle, Peter Collins, Todd Whitcombe, Joy Lietze, Gray Phillips, Chris Collier, Allan Smellie, Jesse O'Brien, Julee Smith-Mischeski, Vince Smith, Dennis Wells
Progressive	Matt Robson
	Unsuccessful: Grant Gillon, John Wright, Stephnie de Ruyter, Peter Campbell, Rosie Brown, Meng Ly, Susi Pa'o Williams, Jill Henry, Phil Clearwater, David Angus Wilson, Sue Elizabeth Wharewaka-Topia Watts, Pasene Tauialo-o-Lilimaiava, Nong Li, John Pemberton, Bruce Parr, Vivienne Shepherd, Trevor Lance Barnard, Russell Franklin, Annette Anderson, Adrian James Bayly, Victor Bradley, Lyndsay Brock, Robert Bryan, Christine Cheesman, Fleur Churton, David Culverhouse, Jamie Daly, Clare Dickson, Bob Fox, Russell Edwards, David Espin, Bill Henderson, Steven Charles Ihaia, Frede Jorgensen, Te Pare Joseph, Doreen Henderson, Toni Jowsey, Peter David Kane, C Kerr, John Kilbride, Martin Lawrence, Doug McCallum, Philippa Main, John Neill, Garry Oster, Ram Parkash, Dawn Patchett, Bob Peck, Jim Medland, Rob Shirley, Lynley Simmons, Heather Marion Smith, Arthur Toms, Gillian Dance, Hessel Van Wieren, Ross Weddell, Roger White, Barry Pulford
Christian Heritage	Unsuccessful: Graham Capill, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, Vic Pollard, Dick Holland, Vic Jarvis, Gerald Barker, Ken Munn, Roger Payne, Ruth Jarvis, Nick Barber, Gavin Denby, Chris Salt, Ian Cummings, Grant Bradfield, McGregor Simpson, Rod Harris, Margaret Burgess, Mike Ferguson, Matthew Flannagan, Madeline Jane Flannagan
Outdoor Recreation	Unsuccessful: Lester Phelps, David O'Neill, Paul Check, Warren Sinclair, Henry Willems, Peter Ellery, Edwin Sylva, James Cook, Peter Gibbons, Michael Holmes, James Rudd, Harry Bimler
Alliance	Unsuccessful: Laila Harré, Willie Jackson, Matt McCarten, Liz Gordon, Tricia Cutforth, Gerard Hehir, Vern Winitana, Rebecca Matthews, Mike Treen, Naida Glavish, Robert Reid, Jill Ovens, Sam Huggard, Janice Panoho-Smith, Vernon Iosefa Tile, Julie Fairey, Gavin MacLean, Carolyn Payne-Harker, Kamaka Manuel, Mary-Ellen O'Connor, Maxine Boag, Moira Lawler, Len Richards, Ravaani Ghaemmaghamy, John Tuwhakairiora Tibble, Anna McMartin, Anna Sutherland, Hayley Rawhiti, Joseph Randall, Sean Gourley, Peter Wheeler, Val McClimont, Margaret Jeune, Dion Martin, Paula Henderson, Brendon Lane, Peter Jamieson, Fiona McLaren, Solly Southwood, Michael Gilchrist, Paul Protheroe, Justin Wilson, Karl Bartleet, Richard Wallis, Simon Shields, Craig Willis, Helen Mackinlay, Robert Van Ruyssevelt
Legalise Cannabis	Unsuccessful: Michael Appleby, Michael Britnell, Irinka Britnell, Dave Moore, Christine Mitchell, Jeanette Saxby, Paul John Michael McMullan, Judy Daniels, Judy Matangi, Paula Lambert, Sugra Morley, Peter Green
Mana Maori	Unsuccessful: Angeline Greensill, Ken Mair, Glenis Philip-Barbara, Tame Iti, Jacqui Amohanga, Rihi Vercoe, Mere Takoko, Tanima Bernard, Colleen Skerrett-White, Piripi Haami, Ngahape Lomax, Sharon Pehi-Barlow
One New Zealand	Unsuccessful: John Porter, Jim White, Alan McCulloch, Janet White, Richard Fisher, David Moat, Walter Christie, Gill Edwards, Peter Grove, John Bull
NMP	Unsuccessful: Mark Atkin, Brett Kenneth Gifkins

*Chal was ranked fifth on the United Future list and was declared elected, serving as an MP for 17 days. However, it emerged that Chal was not actually eligible to stand for election, as she was not a New Zealand citizen. As a result, she was removed from the party list.

Notes

1. These party list members later entered parliament in the term as other list MPs elected resigned from parliament.
2. These party list members later resigned during the parliamentary term.

• Electoral redistributions:
  • A minor reconfiguration of electorates and their boundaries occurred between the 1999 and 2002 elections. Five seats were abolished and seven were created, giving a net increase of two electorates.
  • The seats of Albany, Hunua, Karapiro, Titirangi and Hauraki (Maori) ceased to exist.
  • The seats of Clevedon, East Coast Bays, Helensville, New Lynn, Piako, Tainui (Maori) and Tamaki Makaurau (Maori) came into being.
• Seats captured:
  • By Labour: Hamilton East, Otago and Waitakere were captured from National.
  • By National: Coromandel was captured from the Greens.
  • The seat of Wigram transferred from the Alliance to the Progressives due to a change of its MP's party affiliation.
• Seats transferred from departing MPs to new MPs:
  • The seat of Rakaia, held by a departing National MP, was won by a new National candidate.
  • The seats of Mana, Napier, Otaki, and Te Tai Hauauru, all held by departing Labour MPs, were won by new Labour candidates (although the departing Mana MP became a list MP and the departing Te Tai Hauauru MP returned to Parliament in another electorate).
• Labour list seats: Lost 1 (was 8, fell to 7)
  • Retired: 1
  • Became electorate MPs: 3
  • Re-elected: 4
  • Newly elected: 3 (including a former electorate MP)
• National list seats: Lost 11 (was 17, fell to 6)
  • Retired: 4
  • Re-elected: 5
  • Not re-elected: 8
  • Newly elected: 1
• New Zealand First list seats: Gained 8 (was 4, rose to 12)
  • Re-elected: 4
  • Newly elected: 8
• ACT list seats: No change (was 9, remained 9)
  • Re-elected: 7
  • Not re-elected: 2
  • Newly elected: 2
• Green list seats: Gained 3 (was 6, rose to 9)
  • Re-elected: 6
  • Newly elected: 3 (including a former electorate MP)
• Alliance list seats: Lost 9 (was 9, fell to 0)
  • Retired: 1
  • Not re-elected: 3
  • (Transferred to Progressives: 5)
• United Future list seats: Gained 7 (was 0, rose to 7)
  • Newly elected: 7
• Progressive list seats: Gained 1 (was 0, rose to 1)
  • (Transferred from Alliance: 5)
  • Retired: 2
  • Re-elected: 1
  • Not re-elected: 2

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• Official election results Archived 22 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine