Electoral History

New Zealand First contests its first election and wins 8.4% of the vote, as well as two electorate seats. Winston Peters was elected the Member of Parliament for the Tauranga Electorate and Tau Henare was elected the Member of Parliamentfor the Northern Maori Electorate.

1993

This was New Zealand’s first MMP election and it saw New Zealand First win 13% of the vote. This, coupled with wins in Tauranga and all five Maori Electorates, saw New Zealand First secure 17 seats. A coalition government was formed with Jim Bolger and the National Party, but this coalition ultimately broke up following a leadership coup by Jenny Shipley.

1996

The party was returned to Parliament after the Party received 4% and Rt Hon Winston Peters held the Tauranga seat by 63 votes.

1999

New Zealand First received 10.38% of the vote, bringing in 13 Members of Parliament.

2002

New Zealand First received 5.72% of the vote, lost the Tauranga seat and gained seven Members of Parliament. Ultimately New Zealand First entered into a Confidence and Supply agreement with the Labour party. The New Zealand First-Labour Confidence and Supply Agreement provided for implementation of the SuperGold card.

2005

New Zealand First dropped to 4.08% of the voteand with no electorate seat victories the partywas out of Parliament.

2008

New Zealand First dropped to 4.08% of the voteand with no electorate seat victories the partywas out of Parliament.

2011

New Zealand First reentered Parliament with6.6% of the vote after the Tea tape scandal and polling at 2% leading into the election. This saw New Zealand First in Parliament with eight Members of Parliament, and the sacking of Brendan Horan in 2012.

2014

New Zealand First secured 8.66% ofthe vote and returned to Parliament inopposition with 11 Members of Parliament.

2015

New Zealand First secured 7.2% of the vote andwas returned to Parliament with nine Members of Parliament. The Party formed a coalition with the Labour Party which was detailed in the 2017 New Zealand First-Labour Coalition agreement. 

2017

There were many challenges with the election due to COVID-19, and the Labour Party secured an historic majority. New Zealand First was out of Parliament after receiving 2.6% of the vote.

2020

New Zealand First gains 6% of the vote, returningto Parliament with 8 MP's and secured a coalition agreement with the National and ACT parties.

2023