1993 New Zealand general election

General election in New Zealand

1993 New Zealand general election

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All 99 seats in the House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout| 1,922,796 (82.82%)
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Leader  | Jim Bolger | Mike Moore
Party  | National | Labour
Leader since  | 26 March 1986 | 4 September 1990
Leader's seat  | King Country | Christchurch North
Last election  | 67 seats, 47.82%  | 29 seats, 35.14%
Seats before  | 63  | 29
Seats won  | 50 | 45
Seat change  |  13  |  16
Popular vote  | 673,892 | 666,759
Percentage  | 35.05% | 34.68%
Swing  |  12.77%  |  0.46%

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| Third party  | Fourth party

Leader  | Jim Anderton | Winston Peters
Party  | Alliance | NZ First
Leader since  | 1 December 1991  | 18 July 1993
Leader's seat  | Sydenham | Tauranga
Last election  | 1 seat, 14.28%[1] | New party
Seats before  | 2  | 2
Seats won  | 2  | 2
Seat change  |  |
Popular vote  | 350,063  | 161,481
Percentage  | 18.21%  | 8.40%
Swing  |  3.93%[1] |  8.40%

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Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin

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| Prime Minister before election

Jim Bolger
National

| Subsequent Prime Minister

Jim Bolger
National

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The 1993 New Zealand general election was held on 6 November 1993 to determine the composition of the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Voters elected 99 members to the House of Representatives, up from 97 members at the 1990 election. The election was held concurrently with an electoral reform referendum to replace the first-past-the-post system, with all members elected from single-member electorates, with mixed-member proportional representation. It saw the governing National Party, led by Jim Bolger, win a second term in office, despite a major swing away from National in both seats and votes, and the carrying of the referendum by 53.9% to 46.1%.[2]

Having broken electoral campaign promises and embarked on supply-side economics and wide-sweeping cuts during his first term, Bolger led the most unpopular government since the Great Depression.[3] The neoliberal actions of Ruth Richardson, his Minister of Finance, were termed Ruthanasia by the media, and her Mother of all Budgets in 1991 caused huge protests.[3] By September 1991, support for National had plummeted to a hitherto unprecedented polling low of 22%. Mike Moore, ousted by Bolger in a landslide just three years before, attacked National's caucus as dangerous right-wing extremists, and enjoyed considerable personal popularity. While the high unemployment Ruthanasia had caused had recovered somewhat by 1993, Bolger's approval ratings remained dire against Moore up until election day.[4]

With a vote difference of just 7,133 between the two major parties, the election was one of the closest in New Zealand history. Bolger's 17-seat majority gained in 1990 was pared back to a bare majority of one seat. The Labour Party, led by former Prime Minister Mike Moore, enjoyed a 16-seat rise and almost won outright. The two smaller parties - Winston Peters' New Zealand First, which he formed after leaving National over conflict with their economic policy, and Jim Anderton's Alliance of parties to the left of Labour - both outperformed expectations and won significant shares of the vote. However, the first-past-the-post system kept them from gaining more than two seats each.

If MMP had been in use, the left-wing bloc of Labour and the Alliance – having secured a larger share of the vote than National or New Zealand First – would likely have formed a government. This was the last time prior to the 2020 election where a party won an absolute majority of seats.

## Background

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Before the election, the National Party governed with 64 seats, while the opposition Labour Party held only 29. The 1990 election had been a major victory for the National Party, with the unpopular Fourth Labour Government being decisively defeated. The Labour Party had become unpopular for its ongoing economic reforms, nicknamed Rogernomics after Minister of Finance Roger Douglas, which were based around liberalisation, privatisation, and the removal of tariffs and subsidies. The National Party divided as to the merits of the reforms, with conservatives generally opposed and libertarians generally in favour. The party had fought the 1990 election saying that the Labour government's program was too radical, and was being carried out without any thought of the social consequences – Jim Bolger spoke about "the Decent Society", promising a return to a more moderate and balanced platform.

Once in government, however, the key Minister of Finance role was taken not by a moderate but by Ruth Richardson, who wished to expand, not end, the economic reforms. Upon gaining power, Richardson intensified the deregulation, creating an portfolio of neoliberal policies popularly known as Ruthanasia. Richardson's "Mother of all Budgets", released in 1991, slashed available unemployment, sickness and welfare benefits. The families benefit by $25.00 to $27.00, unemployment benefit was cut by $14.00 a week, sickness benefit by $27.04. Universal payments for family benefits were completely abolished, and user pay schemes were introduced in a libertarian fashion.[5][6] The Employment Contracts Act sought to weaken trade unions, by meaning employees had to have individual contracts or be on a single-employer collective agreement.[7] Richardson also ended free tertiary education altogether, after the Fourth Labour Government had ended bursaries.[8][9]

These policies, a steep departure even from Rogernomics, led to a major backlash in multiple aspects of society, both on the left and the right.[5] Students and trade unionists led protests and marches in Wellington and Auckland against university cuts and the Employment Contracts Bill.[10][11][3] Many of the voters who had felt betrayed by Labour's reforms now felt betrayed by the National Party as well. The Mother of all Budgets not only caused widespread public contempt for the National Party but also wreaked havoc internally.[12] The budget was lamented by the conservative wing of the National Party; former Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon resigned from his Tamaki electorate in protest of Richardson's policies, triggering a by-election. Polling declined massively for National, and Mike Moore shot up in approval ratings while attacking National's caucus as right-wing extremists.[13][4] According to an episode of Frontline on TVNZ 1 that aired less than two weeks before the election, Bolger led the most unpopular government since the Great Depression.[3] By September 1991, support for National had plummeted to a hitherto unprecedented polling low of 22%.

The Alliance, the largest "third party", was a broad coalition of five smaller groups – the NewLabour Party (a Labour splinter), the Democrats (a social credit party), the Greens (an environmentalist party), Mana Motuhake (a Māori party), and the Liberal Party (a National splinter). The Alliance held three seats in Parliament – one belonged to Jim Anderton, who had been re-elected under a NewLabour banner in the seat he had formerly held for Labour, while the other two belonged to the National MPs who formed the Liberal Party. In its first electoral test, the 1992 by-election in Tamaki, the Alliance had performed well, taking second place. Another smaller group was New Zealand First, a party established by former National MP Winston Peters. Peters had broken with his party after a number of policy disputes with its leadership, and resigned from parliament to contest his seat as an independent. After being overwhelmingly re-elected, Peters established New Zealand First to promote his views. Peters was the party's sole MP.

Another consequence of dissatisfaction with both major parties was the referendum conducted alongside the 1993 election. The culmination of the larger decade-long New Zealand electoral reform process, the referendum was held following the September 1992 indicative referendum, which saw 85% of voters voting for change from the existing First Past The Post (FPP) system, and 70% choosing the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) as its preferred replacement: a proportional system which would make it easier for smaller parties to win seats. It asked voters to choose whether to keep the existing FPP system or change to MMP, with 53.9% of voters opting to change to MMP.

While National and Labour usually stood candidates in every seat, National was one candidate short as their Southern Maori candidate apparently did not apply in time.

### MPs retiring in 1993

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Four MPs, including three National MPs and one Labour MP, intended to retire at the end of the 43rd Parliament.

Party | Name | Electorate

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| National | Jeff Grant | Awarua
Jeff Whittaker | Hastings
Gail McIntosh | Lyttlelton
| Labour | Sonja Davies | Pencarrow

## The election

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The election was held on 6 November. 2,321,664 people were registered to vote, and 85.2% turned out. This turnout was almost exactly the same as for the previous election, although slightly less than what would be seen for the following one.

## Summary of results

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With a vote difference of just 7,133 between the two major parties, the election was one of the closest in New Zealand history. Preliminary results based on election night counts saw the country facing its first hung parliament since 1931, with no party gaining the 50 seats required for a majority. The National Party won 49 seats, a drop of 15 from before the election, and Labour had won 46 seats, with the balance of power held with the Alliance and New Zealand First, which won two seats each.[14][15] This led to Jim Bolger saying on public television, "Bugger the pollsters", as polls had predicted a comfortable National victory.[16] Bolger reacted to the election results by giving a conciliatory speech, while Labour leader Mike Moore delivered a speech later described by political scientist Jack Vowles as "damaging" and "more appropriate for a decisive Labour win than a narrow defeat."[17]

On election night result with the two major parties tied, the Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard asked her predecessor Sir David Beattie to form a committee, along with three retired appeal court judges, to decide whom to appoint as prime minister.[18] However National won one more seat and was returned to power when the official count saw the seat of Waitaki swing from Labour to National, giving National 50 seats and Labour 45 seats. Labour's Sir Peter Tapsell agreed to become speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (so that National would not lose a vote in the house). Hence National had a majority of one seat.[15]

The 1993–1996 parliamentary term would see a number of defections from both major parties, meaning that National would eventually be forced to make alliances to retain power.

## Detailed results

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### Party totals

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Summary of the 6 November 1993 New Zealand House of Representatives election results[19]

Party  | Votes  | % of votes  | Seats
%  | change  | total  | change
| National | 673,892  | 35.05  | -12.78  | 50  | -17
| Labour | 666,759  | 34.68  | -0.46  | 45  | +16
| Alliance | 350,064  | 18.21  | +3.93a | 2  | +1b
| NZ First | 161,481  | 8.40  | +8.4  | 2  | +2
| Christian Heritage | 38,749  | 2.02  | +1.49  | 0  | –
| McGillicuddy Serious | 11,706  | 0.61  | +0.06  | 0  | –
| Natural Law | 6,056  | 0.31  | +0.31  | 0  | –
| Mana Māori | 3,342  | 0.17  | +0.17  | 0  | –
| minor parties and independents  | 10,747  | 0.56  | +0.34  | 0  | –
total votes | 1,922,796  | 100.00  |  | 99  | +2
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total registered electors  | 2,321,664  |
turnout  | 82.82%

a Increase over Alliance's constituent member parties' (Greens, NewLabour, Democrats and Mana Motuhake) combined vote share in 1990.
b Increase of one over Alliance's constituent party, NewLabour's result in 1990.

### Votes summary

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| Popular Vote

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National |

| 35.05%
Labour |

| 34.68%
Alliance |

| 18.21%
NZ First |

| 8.40%
Christian Heritage |

| 2.02%
Others |

| 1.65%

| Parliament seats

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National |

| 50.50%
Labour |

| 45.45%
Alliance |

| 2.02%
NZ First |

| 2.02%

### Electorate results

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The table below shows the results of the 1993 general election by electorate:[20]

Key

National Labour Alliance NZ First Independent

Electorate results for the 1993 New Zealand general election  Electorate  | Incumbent  | Winner  | Majority  | Runner up

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General electorates
Albany |  | Don McKinnon | 3,651  |  | Jill Jeffs
Auckland Central |  | Richard Prebble |  | Sandra Lee | 1,291  |  | Richard Prebble
Avon |  | Larry Sutherland | 5,643  |  | Marie Venning
Awarua |  | Jeff Grant |  | Eric Roy | 2,236  |  | Olivia Scaletti-Longley
Birkenhead |  | Ian Revell | 104  |  | Ann Hartley
Christchurch Central |  | Lianne Dalziel | 6,189  |  | Andrew Rowe
Christchurch North |  | Mike Moore | 6,024  |  | Lee Morgan
Clutha |  | Robin Gray | 4,117  |  | Jeff Buchanan
Dunedin North |  | Pete Hodgson | 3,794  |  | Hugh Perkins
Dunedin West |  | Clive Matthewson | 4,477  |  | Ollie Turner
East Coast Bays |  | Murray McCully | 4,516  |  | Heather-Anne McConachy
Eastern Bay of Plenty | New electorate  |  | Tony Ryall | 806  |  | Diane Collins
Eastern Hutt |  | Paul Swain | 4,718  |  | Peter MacMillan
Eden |  | Christine Fletcher | 3,394  |  | Verna Smith
Far North | New electorate  |  | John Carter | 3,425  |  | Maryanne Baker
Fendalton |  | Philip Burdon | 4,982  |  | Tony Day
Franklin | New electorate  |  | Bill Birch | 3,543  |  | Judy Bischoff
Gisborne |  | Wayne Kimber |  | Janet Mackey | 1,068  |  | Wayne Kimber
Glenfield |  | Peter Hilt | 1,983  |  | Ann Batten
Hamilton East |  | Tony Steel |  | Dianne Yates | 80  |  | Tony Steel
Hamilton West |  | Grant Thomas |  | Martin Gallagher | 449  |  | Grant Thomas
Hastings |  | Jeff Whittaker |  | Rick Barker | 2,571  |  | Cynthia Bowers
Hauraki | New electorate  |  | Warren Kyd | 1,870  |  | Jeanette Fitzsimons
Hawkes Bay |  | Michael Laws | 3,143  |  | Peter Reynolds
Henderson | New electorate  |  | Jack Elder | 2,130  |  | David Jorgensen
Heretaunga |  | Peter McCardle | 832  |  | Heather Simpson
Hobson |  | Ross Meurant | 2,697  |  | Frank Grover
Horowhenua |  | Hamish Hancock |  | Judy Keall | 2,347  |  | Hamish Hancock
Howick | New electorate  |  | Trevor Rogers | 5,754  |  | James Clarke
Invercargill |  | Rob Munro |  | Mark Peck | 1,174  |  | Rob Munro
Island Bay |  | Elizabeth Tennet | 5,422  |  | Chris Shields
Kaimai |  | Robert Anderson | 372  |  | Peter Brown
Kaipara |  | Lockwood Smith | 2,958  |  | Rosalie Steward
Kapiti |  | Roger Sowry | 1,038  |  | Rob Calder
King Country |  | Jim Bolger | 4,506  |  | Murray Simpson
Lyttelton |  | Gail McIntosh |  | Ruth Dyson | 677  |  | David Carter
Manawatu |  | Hamish MacIntyre[nb 1] |  | Jill White | 164  |  | Gray Baldwin
Māngere |  | David Lange | 5,958  |  | Len Richards
Manurewa |  | George Hawkins | 4,014  |  | Mark Chalmers
Marlborough |  | Doug Kidd | 2,548  |  | Ron Howard
Matakana | New electorate  |  | Graeme Lee | 893  |  | John Neill
Matamata |  | John Luxton | 5,977  |  | John Pemberton
Miramar |  | Graeme Reeves |  | Annette King | 2,595  |  | Graeme Reeves
Mount Albert |  | Helen Clark | 4,656  |  | Vanessa Brown
Napier |  | Geoff Braybrooke | 4,926  |  | Colleen Pritchard
Nelson |  | John Blincoe | 2,007  |  | Margaret Emerre
New Lynn |  | Jonathan Hunt | 1,598  |  | Cliff Robinson
New Plymouth |  | John Armstrong |  | Harry Duynhoven | 3,126  |  | John Armstrong
North Shore |  | Bruce Cliffe | 4,723  |  | Joel Cayford
Onehunga |  | Grahame Thorne |  | Richard Northey | 407  |  | Grahame Thorne
Onslow | New electorate  |  | Peter Dunne | 1,065  |  | George Mathew
Otago |  | Warren Cooper | 3,220  |  | Janet Yiakmis
Otara |  | Trevor Rogers |  | Taito Phillip Field | 5,981  |  | Shane Frith
Pahiatua |  | John Falloon | 5,178  |  | Margo Martindale
Pakuranga |  | Maurice Williamson | 5,460  |  | Heather MacKay
Palmerston North |  | Steve Maharey | 3,764  |  | Barbara Stones
Panmure |  | Judith Tizard | 3,277  |  | Bruce Jesson
Papakura |  | John Robertson | 484  |  | Nancy Hawks
Papatoetoe |  | Ross Robertson | 5,977  |  | Jim Wild
Pencarrow |  | Sonja Davies |  | Trevor Mallard | 2,641  |  | Rosemarie Thomas
Porirua |  | Graham Kelly | 6,713  |  | Lagi Sipeli
Raglan |  | Simon Upton | 4,540  |  | Bill Harris
Rakaia | New electorate  |  | Jenny Shipley | 4,540  |  | John Howie
Rangiora |  | Jim Gerard | 4,469  |  | Maureen Little
Rangitīkei |  | Denis Marshall | 3,422  |  | Bob Peck
Remuera |  | Doug Graham | 8,619  |  | Mary Tierney
Roskill |  | Gilbert Myles[nb 2] |  | Phil Goff | 2,205  |  | Allan Spence
Rotorua |  | Paul East | 429  |  | Keith Ridings
Selwyn |  | Ruth Richardson | 888  |  | Ron Mark
St Albans |  | David Caygill | 3,425  |  | Raewyn Dawson
St Kilda |  | Michael Cullen | 5,071  |  | Leah McBey
Sydenham |  | Jim Anderton | 7,476  |  | Greg Coyle
Tāmaki |  | Clem Simich | 7,951  |  | Richard Green
Taranaki |  | Roger Maxwell | 4,871  |  | Stephen Wood
Tarawera |  | Max Bradford | 4,155  |  | Gordon Dickson
Tasman |  | Nick Smith | 4,059  |  | Geoff Rowling
Tauranga |  | Winston Peters[nb 3] |  | Winston Peters | 7,924  |  | John Cronin
Te Atatū |  | Brian Neeson |  | Chris Carter | 1,388  |  | Laila Harré
Timaru |  | Maurice McTigue |  | Jim Sutton | 2,940  |  | Maurice McTigue
Titirangi |  | Marie Hasler |  | Suzanne Sinclair | 340  |  | Marie Hasler
Tongariro |  | Ian Peters |  | Mark Burton | 1,951  |  | Ian Peters
Waikaremoana |  | Roger McClay | 4,021  |  | Gregg Sheehan
Waikato |  | Rob Storey | 2,286  |  | Susan Moore
Waipa |  | Katherine O'Regan | 3,730  |  | John Kilbride
Wairarapa |  | Wyatt Creech | 2,229  |  | Peter Teahan
Waitakere | New electorate  |  | Brian Neeson | 3,180  |  | Barbara Hutchinson
Waitaki |  | Alec Neill | 53  |  | Bruce Albiston[nb 4]
Waitotara |  | Peter Gresham | 4,545  |  | K F Lehmstedt
Wallace |  | Bill English | 5,578  |  | Lesley Soper
Wanganui |  | Cam Campion[nb 5] |  | Jill Pettis | 3,371  |  | Gael Donoghue
Wellington-Karori | New electorate  |  | Pauline Gardiner | 480  |  | Chris Laidlaw
West Coast |  | Margaret Moir |  | Damien O'Connor | 2,920  |  | Margaret Moir
Western Hutt |  | Joy Quigley | 1,542  |  | Vern Walsh
Whangarei |  | John Banks | 1,587  |  | Mark Furey
Yaldhurst |  | Margaret Austin | 2,997  |  | David Watson
Māori electorates
Eastern Maori |  | Peter Tapsell | 6,666  |  | Alamein Kopu
Northern Maori |  | Bruce Gregory |  | Tau Henare | 416  |  | Bruce Gregory
Southern Maori |  | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | 6,340  |  | Jules Parkinson
Western Maori |  | Koro Wētere | 3,777  |  | Ricky Taiaroa

Table footnotes:

1. ^ Hamish MacIntyre left National in 1992, joining the Liberal Party which became part of the Alliance
2. ^ Gilbert Myles left National in 1991, becoming Independent, then joining the Liberal Party, which became part of the Alliance, finally New Zealand First in 1992–93
3. ^ Winston Peters had been an Independent since the 1993 by-election.
4. ^ Albiston was first on election night for Waitaki, but lost when special votes were included
5. ^ Campion became an Independent on 3 March 1993

### Summary of changes

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Based on the 1991 New Zealand census, an electoral redistribution was carried out; the last one had been carried out in 1987 based on the previous census in 1986.[21] This resulted in the abolition of nine electorates, and the creation of eleven new electorates. Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, so the new electorates increased the number of the North Island electorates by two.[22] In the South Island, one electorate was abolished (Ashburton), and one electorate was recreated (Rakaia). In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (Eastern Bay of Plenty, Far North, Howick, Matakana, and Wellington-Karori), five electorates were recreated (Franklin, Hauraki, Henderson, Onslow, and Waitakere), and eight electorates were abolished (Bay of Islands, Clevedon, Coromandel, East Cape, Maramarua, Ohariu, Wellington Central, and West Auckland).

In many cases an MP from an abolished seat stood for, and was elected to a new one that broadly covered their previous electorate.

Abolished Electorate | MP relocated | New Electorate

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Ashburton | →  | Jenny Shipley | →  | Rakaia
Bay of Islands | →  | John Carter | →  | Far North
Clevedon | →  | Warren Kyd | →  | Hauraki
Coromandel | →  | Graeme Lee | →  | Matakana
East Cape | →  | Tony Ryall | →  | Eastern Bay of Plenty
Maramarua | →  | Bill Birch | →  | Franklin
Ohariu | →  | Peter Dunne | →  | Onslow
West Auckland | →  | Jack Elder | →  | Henderson
One MP from an abolished electorate failed to win a new electorate
Wellington Central |  | Pauline Gardiner Y |  | Wellington-Karori
Chris Laidlaw N
Due to boundary changes, two MPs moved to safer new electorates
Marginal Electorate | MP relocated | New Electorate
Te Atatu | →  | Brian Neeson | →  | Waitakere
Otara | →  | Trevor Rogers | →  | Howick

New electorates.

* Eastern Bay of Plenty – most of the abolished East Cape seat, plus part of Tarawera. Won by former East Cape MP Tony Ryall.
* Far North – most of the abolished Bay of Islands seat. Won by former Bay of Islands MP John Carter.
* Franklin – part of the abolished Maramarua seat and part of Papakura. Won by former Maramarua MP Bill Birch.
* Hauraki – parts of the abolished Clevedon, Maramarua, and Coromandel seats. Won by former Clevedon MP Warren Kyd.
* Henderson – parts taken from the West Auckland, Te Atatu, and Titirangi electorates. Won by former West Auckland MP Jack Elder (Labour).
* Howick – the eastern part of the Otara seat. Won by former Otara MP Trevor Rogers (National).
* Matakana – part of the abolished Coromandel seat. Won by former Coromandel MP Graeme Lee.
* Onslow – the core of the abolished Ohariu seat. Won by former Ohariu MP Peter Dunne (Labour).
* Rakaia – the abolished Ashburton seat, plus part of the Selwyn seat. Won by former Ashburton MP Jenny Shipley (National).
* Waitakere – chiefly, the abolished seat of West Auckland. Won by former Te Atatu MP Brian Neeson (National).
* Wellington-Karori – the abolished Wellington Central seat, plus part of the abolished Ohariu seat. Won by new National MP Pauline Gardiner.

The seats of Gisborne, Hamilton East, Hamilton West, Hastings, Horowhenua, Invercargill, Lyttelton, Manawatu, Miramar, New Plymouth, Onehunga, Otara, Roskill, Te Atatu, Timaru, Titirangi, Tongariro, Wanganui and West Coast were won from the National Party by Labour challengers. Seventeen of these seats (Gisborne, Hamilton East, Hamilton West, Hastings, Horowhenua, Lyttelton, Manawatu, Miramar, New Plymouth, Onehunga, Otara, Roskill, Te Atatu, Titirangi, Tongariro, Wanganui & the West Coast) had been won by National from Labour in 1990, so were one-term National seats.

* The seat of Auckland Central was won from the Labour Party by an Alliance challenger. The challenger was Sandra Lee and the defeated incumbent was Richard Prebble.
* The seat of Northern Maori was won from the Labour Party by a New Zealand First challenger. The challenger was Tau Henare and the defeated incumbent was Bruce Gregory.
* The seat of Awarua passed from an incumbent National MP to a new National MP.
* The seat of Pencarrow passed from an incumbent Labour MP to a new Labour MP.

## Post-election events

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A number of local by-elections were required due to the resignation of incumbent local body politicians following their election to Parliament:

* A by-election to the Auckland City Council was caused after Hauraki Gulf Islands Ward councillor Sandra Lee resigned her seat after she was elected MP for Auckland Central, necessitating a by-election to fill the council vacancy. The by-election was won by Gordon Hodson.[23]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Alliance results compared with 1990 totals of NewLabour Party, Democratic Party, Mana Motuhake and Green Party.
2. ^ "Results of the 1993 referendum on the electoral system". TEARA. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
3. ^ a b c d Frontline, TVNZ 1, 27 October 1993. Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9KqjmvaTu4&t=1091s
4. ^ a b "Bolger remains NZ's unpopular choice: The leader of the National Party". The Independent. 6 November 1993. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
5. ^ a b Russell, Marcia; Carlaw, John (1996). "Revolution (part four)" (video). YouTube. Event occurs at 14:44-15:18. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
6. ^ "New Zealand as it might have been: From Ruthanasia to President Bolger". The New Zealand Herald. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
7. ^ Braae, Alex (15 May 2021). "How New Zealand's employment laws changed forever, 30 years ago today". The Spinoff. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
8. ^ "How we racked up $16 billion in student debt in NZ". www.renews.co.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
9. ^ "Tertiary sector reform from the 1980s – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
10. ^ Rapira, Laura O'Connell (28 September 2019). "How Ruth Richardson's Mother of all Budgets is still f*cking us today". The Spinoff. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
11. ^ "Demonstration against Employment Contracts Bill, Wellington". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
12. ^ Espiner, Guyon (2017). The 9th Floor: Conversations with five New Zealand Prime Ministers. Wellington: Radio New Zealand & Bridget Williams Books. pp. 97, 98. ISBN 9781988533223.
13. ^ "Historical Pollling Data 1974–2021". Patrick Leyland. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
14. ^ "A Hung Parliament Seems Likely For New Zealand". Orlando Sentinel. 8 November 1993. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
15. ^ a b "History of the National Party". New Zealand National Party. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
16. ^ McCulloch, Craig (2 April 2017). "Pollsters, prophets and politics: On the ball or off the mark?". Radio New Zealand.
17. ^ Vowles, Jack (2013). Voters' Victory?: New Zealand's First Election under Proportional Representation. Auckland University Press. ISBN 9781869407131.
18. ^ McLean, Gavin (2006). The Governors: New Zealand's Governors and Governors-General. Otago University Press. ISBN 1-877372-25-0.
19. ^ "Elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives". Election Resources on the Internet. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
20. ^ "New Zealand Elections 1972–1993". New Zealand Election Study. Retrieved 17 December 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
21. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 127.
22. ^ McRobie 1989, p. 111.
23. ^ "Lee ally wins her seat on city council". The New Zealand Herald. 30 May 1994. p. 10.

## References

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* McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
* Temple, Philip (1994). Temple's Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. ISBN 0-86868-159-8.
* Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). Chief Electoral Office. 1993.

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Local elections|

* 1853
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Referendums|

| Parliament-initiated|

* 1894–1987 (alcohol licensing)
* 1949 (gambling)
* 1949 (military training)
* 1949 (licensing hours)
* 1967 (parliamentary term)
* 1967 (licensing hours)
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* 2011 (voting method)
* 2015–2016 (flag)
* 2020
* cannabis
* euthanasia

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Citizens-initiated|

* 1995 (firefighters)
* 1999 (justice)
* 1999 (MP reduction)
* 2009 (corporal punishment)
* 2013 (asset sales)

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