Mount Albert (New Zealand electorate)

Electoral district in Auckland, New Zealand

Mount Albert

Single-member constituency
for the New Zealand House of Representatives

Location of Mount Albert within Auckland

Region| Auckland
Area| 20.24 km2 (7.81 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created| 1946
Current MP| Helen White
Party| Labour
List MP| Melissa Lee (National)
List MP| Ricardo Menéndez March (Green)

Mount Albert is a parliamentary electorate based around the suburb of Mount Albert in Auckland, New Zealand, returning one member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Representatives. It has elected only Labour Party MPs since it was first contested at the 1946 election. The electorate is currently held by Helen White and was recently represented by Jacinda Ardern, formerly Prime Minister of New Zealand, who was first elected in a 2017 by-election and stepped down from parliament on 15 April 2023.[1] Before her, Mt Albert 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.

The area that the electorate contains is notable for having produced three Labour prime ministers – Michael Joseph Savage, who represented the Auckland West electorate that Mt Albert was created out of in 1946; Helen Clark; and Jacinda Ardern. Additionally, David Shearer served as Labour Party leader in opposition.[2] Warren Freer, who represented the electorate from 1947 to 1981, served as acting prime minister on three occasions.[3]

## Population centres

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The 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. The abolition of the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act, 1945 reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Mount Albert.[4]

Mount Albert covers a segment of the western Auckland isthmus, based around the suburb of Mount Albert and stretching from Kingsland on the eastern periphery of the central city down to Sandringham and extending as far as Avondale on the seat's western edge. Changes brought about by an electoral redistribution after the 2006 census saw a swap of suburbs with neighbouring Auckland Central – Newton on the city fringe being returned to Auckland Central, having been moved out in 1999, and Point Chevalier being drafted in.

The present incarnation of Mount Albert dates to 1999, when the creation of the Mount Roskill seat necessitated removing the suburbs clustered around the north side of Manukau Harbour from the Owairaka electorate. The name Mount Albert had been out of use for only three years – before Owairaka was drawn up ahead of the change to Mixed Member Proportional voting in 1996, the Mount Albert electorate had been part of the New Zealand electoral landscape for fifty years.

## History

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Mount Albert was first created for the 1946 election.[5] The electorate is known for being contested by three later prime ministers, Robert Muldoon, Helen Clark and Jacinda Ardern.

The first representative, Arthur Shapton Richards, died after only one year in office.[6] Warren Freer succeeded him in the 1947 by-election, and held the electorate until he retired in 1981.[7]

Muldoon (prime minister from 1975 to 1984) unsuccessfully sought the National Party nomination for the electorate in 1951.[8] He gained the nomination to challenge Freer in the 1954 election, his first run for Parliament, but was unable to take the seat from the Labour Party,[8] like all other National candidates before or since. Mount Albert's inner-suburb, working-class composition makes it one of Labour's safest seats.

Freer was succeeded by Helen Clark,[9] who held the electorate until 1996, when it was abolished and she moved to the Owairaka electorate. When the Mount Albert electorate was re-established for the 1999 election, Clark became the representative again. She was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2008. In 2009, she resigned to become head of the United Nations Development Programme.[10]

Clark was succeeded by David Shearer in the 2009 by-election. He was re-elected as MP in the 2011 and 2014 general elections, before resigning in late 2016 to lead the United Nation's peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.[11] Jacinda Ardern, who had previously stood in the Auckland Central electorate, won the February 2017 by-election. She became leader of the Labour Party in August that year, 8 weeks before the 2017 general election, after Andrew Little stepped down as leader.

### Members of Parliament

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Key

Labour

Election  | Winner

|

1946 election |  | Arthur Shapton Richards
1947 by-election |  | Warren Freer
1949 election
1951 election
1954 election
1957 election
1960 election
1963 election
1966 election
1969 election
1972 election
1975 election
1978 election
1981 election |  | Helen Clark
1984 election
1987 election
1990 election
1993 election
(Electorate abolished 1996–1999), see Owairaka)
1999 election |  | Helen Clark (2nd period)
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2009 by-election |  | David Shearer
2011 election
2014 election
2017 by-election |  | Jacinda Ardern
2017 election
2020 election
2023 election |  | Helen White

### List MPs

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Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Mount Albert electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

Key

National Green

Election  | Winner

|

2011 election |  | David Clendon
| Melissa Lee
2014 election |  | Melissa Lee
2017 election |  | Julie Anne Genter
| Melissa Lee
2020 election |  | Melissa Lee
2023 election |  | Ricardo Menéndez March
| Melissa Lee

## Election results

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### 2023 election

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2023 general election: Mount Albert[12]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Helen White | 13,238  | 33.73  | -37.01  | 10,336  | 25.99  | -22.61
| National | Melissa Lee | 13,220  | 33.68  | +14.35  | 12,705  | 31.94  | +13.31
| Green | Ricardo Menéndez March | 9,296  | 23.69  | +18.13  | 10,030  | 25.22  | +5.29
| ACT | Ollie Murphy  | 1,485  | 3.78  |  | 2,681  | 6.74  | +0.78
| Opportunities | Ciara Swords  | 1,318  | 3.36  |  | 1,474  | 3.71  | +1.53
| Independent | Tesi Naufahu  | 155  | 0.40  |  |
| Human Rights Party | Anthony Van den Heuvel  | 104  | 0.26  | +0.05  |
| NZ First |  | 1,220  | 3.07  | +1.25
| Te Pāti Māori |  | 640  | 1.61  | +1.12
| NZ Loyal |  | 146  | 0.37  |
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 115  | 0.29  | +0.09
| NewZeal |  | 83  | 0.21  | +0.21
| Freedoms NZ |  | 60  | 0.15  |
| Animal Justice |  | 51  | 0.13  |
| Women's Rights |  | 39  | 0.10  |
| New Conservatives |  | 30  | 0.08  | -0.50
| DemocracyNZ |  | 21  | 0.05  |
| New Nation |  | 9  | 0.02  |
| Leighton Baker Party |  | 6  | 0.02  |
Informal votes  | 430  |  |  | 121  |  |
Total valid votes | 39,246  |  |  | 39,767  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 18  | 0.05  | -51.34  |

### 2020 election

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2020 general election: Mount Albert[13]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y Jacinda Ardern | 29,238  | 70.72  | +6.81  | 20,265  | 48.60  | +5.41
| National | Melissa Lee | 7,992  | 19.33  | –4.62  | 7,769  | 18.63  | –15.19
| Green | Luke Wijohn | 2,299  | 5.56  | −0.82  | 8,311  | 19.93  | +5.34
| Opportunities | Cameron Lord  | 903  | 2.18  | −0.23  | 1.048  | 2.51  | –0.44
| New Conservative | Daniel Reurich  | 316  | 0.76  | +0.46  | 241  | 0.58  | +0.42
| Human Rights Party | Anthony Van den Heuvel  | 87  | 0.21  | +0.14  |
| ACT |  | 2,485  | 5.96  | +5.37
| NZ First |  | 760  | 1.82  | –1.60
| Māori Party |  | 205  | 0.49  | +0.04
| Advance NZ |  | 141  | 0.34  | —
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 83  | 0.20  | +0.04
| TEA |  | 41  | 0.10  | —
| ONE |  | 34  | 0.08  | —
| Sustainable NZ |  | 22  | 0.05  | —
| Outdoors |  | 16  | 0.04  | —
| Vision New Zealand |  | 11  | 0.02  | —
| Social Credit |  | 4  | 0.009  | –0.001
| Heartland |  | 3  | 0.007  | –
Informal votes  | 507  |  |  | 258  |  |
Total valid votes | 41,342  |  |  | 41,697  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 21,246  | 51.39  | +11.43  |

### 2017 election

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2017 general election: Mount Albert[14]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y Jacinda Ardern | 24,416  | 63.91  | +5.74  | 16,742  | 43.19  | +13.88
| National | Melissa Lee | 9,152  | 23.95  | −4.66  | 13,112  | 33.82  | −5.56
| Green | Julie Anne Genter | 2,438  | 6.38  | −2.36  | 5,657  | 14.59  | −7.09
| Opportunities | Dan Thurston  | 924  | 2.41  | \-  | 1,144  | 2.95  | —
| NZ First | Andrew Littlejohn  | 724  | 1.89  | —  | 1,329  | 3.42  | −0.68
| Conservative | Jeff Johnson  | 117  | 0.30  | −1.16  | 65  | 0.16  | −1.79
| Independent | Bruce Stockman  | 66  | 0.17  | —  |
| Human Rights Party | Anthony Van den Heuvel  | 28  | 0.07  | −0.14  |
| ACT |  | 229  | 0.59  | −0.47
| Māori Party |  | 175  | 0.45  | −0.03
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 63  | 0.16  | −0.09
| People's Party |  | 31  | 0.07  | —
| United Future |  | 22  | 0.05  | −0.10
| Outdoors |  | 17  | 0.04  | —
| Internet |  | 12  | 0.04  | —
| Mana |  | 8  | 0.02  | —
| Ban 1080 |  | 6  | 0.01  | −0.02
| Democrats |  | 2  | 0.01  | −0.01
Informal votes  | 334  |  |  | 146  |  |
Total valid votes | 38,199  |  |  | 38,760  |  |
Turnout | 38,760  |  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 15,264  | 39.96  | +10.40  |

### 2017 by-election

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Main article: 2017 Mount Albert by-election

The following table shows the final results:[15]

2017 Mount Albert by-election

Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election.
Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Jacinda Ardern | 10,495  | 76.89  |
| Green | Julie Anne Genter | 1,564  | 11.45  |
| Opportunities | Geoff Simmons | 623  | 4.56  |
| People's Party | Vin Tomar  | 218  | 1.59  |
| Socialist Aotearoa | Joe Carolan  | 189  | 1.38  |
| Independent | Penny Bright | 139  | 1.01  |
| Legalise Cannabis | Abe Gray | 97  | 0.71  |
| Independent | Adam Amos  | 81  | 0.59  |
| Independent | Dale Arthur  | 54  | 0.39  |
| Human Rights Party | Anthony Van den Heuvel  | 34  | 0.24  |
| Independent | Peter Wakeman  | 30  | 0.21  |
| Not A Party | Simon Smythe  | 19  | 0.13  |
| Communist League | Patrick Brown  | 16  | 0.11  |
Informal votes  | 90  | 0.65  |
Total Valid votes | 13,649  | 30.00  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 8,931  | 65.43  |

### 2014 election

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2014 general election: Mount Albert[16]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y David Shearer | 20,970  | 58.17  | −1.02  | 10,823  | 29.31  | −7.78
| National | Melissa Lee | 10,314  | 28.61  | +1.11  | 14,359  | 38.89  | +2.22
| Green | Jeanette Elley  | 3,152  | 8.74  | −0.75  | 8,005  | 21.68  | +4.53
| Conservative | Jeff Johnson  | 525  | 1.46  | −1.03  | 719  | 1.95  | +0.34
| ACT | Tommy Fergusson  | 321  | 0.89  | −0.45  | 356  | 0.96  | +0.03
| Mana | Joe Carolan  | 290  | 0.80  | +0.80  |
| Human Rights Party | Anthony van den Heuvel  | 76  | 0.21  | +0.21  |
| Independent | Michael Wackrow  | 68  | 0.19  | +0.19  |
| NZ First |  | 1,512  | 4.10  | −0.43
| Internet Mana |  | 603  | 1.63  | +1.05[a]
| Māori Party |  | 178  | 0.48  | −0.04
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 93  | 0.25  | −0.16
| United Future |  | 57  | 0.15  | −0.20
| Ban 1080 |  | 12  | 0.03  | +0.03
| Civilian |  | 11  | 0.03  | +0.03
| Democrats |  | 7  | 0.02  | ±0.00
| Focus |  | 6  | 0.02  | +0.02
| Independent Coalition |  | 5  | 0.01  | +0.01
Informal votes  | 336  |  |  | 176  |  |
Total valid votes | 36,052  |  |  | 36,922  |  |
Turnout | 36,922  | 79.41  | +6.42  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 10,656  | 29.56  | −2.13  |

### 2011 election

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2011 general election: Mount Albert[17]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y David Shearer | 18,716  | 59.19  | -0.10  | 12,238  | 37.09  | -5.51
| National | Melissa Lee | 8,695  | 27.50  | -1.35  | 12,102  | 36.67  | +1.01
| Green | David Clendon | 3,000  | 9.49  | +3.55  | 5,660  | 17.15  | +6.15
| Conservative | Frank Poching  | 786  | 2.49  | +2.49  | 532  | 1.61  | +1.61
| ACT | Stephen Boyle  | 425  | 1.34  | -2.75  | 306  | 0.93  | -2.58
| NZ First |  | 1,494  | 4.53  | +1.85
| Mana |  | 191  | 0.58  | -+0.58
| Māori Party |  | 172  | 0.52  | -0.26
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 135  | 0.41  | +0.12
| United Future |  | 114  | 0.35  | -0.32
| Libertarianz |  | 29  | 0.09  | +0.04
| Alliance |  | 21  | 0.06  | +0.01
| Democrats |  | 5  | 0.02  | -0.005
Informal votes  | 969  |  |  | 272  |  |
Total valid votes | 31,622  |  |  | 32,999  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 10,021  | 31.69  | +1.24  |

Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 45,208[18]

### 2009 by-election

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Main article: 2009 Mount Albert by-election

2009 Mount Albert by-election

Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election.
Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | David Shearer | 13,260  | 63.49  | +4.20
| National | Melissa Leea | 3,542  | 16.96  | -11.88
| Green | Russel Normana | 2,567  | 12.29  | +6.35
| ACT | John Boscawena | 968  | 4.63  | +0.54
| Bill and Ben | Ben Boyce | 158  | 0.76  |
| Legalise Cannabis | Dakta Green | 92  | 0.44  |
| Kiwi | Simonne Dyer  | 91  | 0.44  |
| United Future | Judy Turner | 89  | 0.43  |
| Libertarianz | Julian Pistorius  | 39  | 0.19  |
| Independent | Jim Bagnell  | 24  | 0.11  |
| Independent | Ari Baker  | 15  | 0.07  |
| Human Rights Party | Anthony Van den Heuvel  | 13  | 0.06  |
| People Before Profit  | Malcom France  | 13  | 0.06  |
| Independent | Jackson James Wood  | 9  | 0.04  |
| People's Choice | Rusty Kane  | 5  | 0.02  |
Informal votes  | 58  |  |
Total Valid votes | 20,885  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 9,718  | 46.40  | +4.02

a Three candidates were list MPs elected at the 2008 election.

### 2008 election

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2008 general election: Mount Albert[19]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y Helen Clark | 20,157  | 59.29  | -7.26  | 14,894  | 42.60  | -11.73
| National | Ravi Musuku  | 9,806  | 28.84  | +9.21  | 12,468  | 35.66  | +9.31
| Green | Jon Carapiet  | 2,019  | 5.94  | +1.22  | 3,846  | 11.00  | +1.73
| ACT | Kathleen McCabe  | 1,392  | 4.09  | +1.72  | 1,227  | 3.51  | +1.49
| Kiwi | Christian Dawson  | 249  | 0.73  |  | 157  | 0.45  |
| Pacific | Milo Siilata  | 234  | 0.69  |  | 273  | 0.78  |
| Human Rights Party | Anthony van den Heuvel  | 87  | 0.26  |  |
| RONZ | Dave Llewell  | 53  | 0.16  | +0.16  | 16  | 0.05  | +0.03
| NZ First |  | 936  | 2.68  | -0.70
| Māori Party |  | 273  | 0.78  | -0.26
| Progressive |  | 244  | 0.70  |
| United Future |  | 232  | 0.66  |
| Bill and Ben |  | 132  | 0.38  |
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 101  | 0.29  |
| Family Party |  | 92  | 0.26  |
| Alliance |  | 19  | 0.05  |
| RAM |  | 19  | 0.05  |
| Libertarianz |  | 16  | 0.05  |
| Workers Party |  | 11  | 0.03  |
| Democrats |  | 7  | 0.02  |
Informal votes  | 410  |  |  | 256  |  |
Total valid votes | 33,997  |  |  | 34,963  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 10,351  |  |  |

### 2005 election

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2005 general election: Mount Albert[20]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y Helen Clark | 20,918  | 66.55  | -1.94  | 17,501  | 54.33  | +2.53
| National | Ravi Musuku  | 6,169  | 19.63  |  | 8,488  | 26.35  | +13.33
| Green | Jon Carapiet  | 1,485  | 4.72  | -0.67  | 2,985  | 9.27  | -1.35
| NZ First | Julian Batchelor | 746  | 2.37  |  | 1,089  | 3.38  | -3.01
| ACT | David Seymour | 746  | 2.37  |  | 651  | 2.02  | -5.09
| United Future | Tony Gordon  | 529  | 1.68  |  | 649  | 2.01  | -3.28
| Progressive | Jenny Wilson  | 407  | 1.29  |  | 525  | 1.59  | -0.10
| Destiny | Anne Williamson  | 337  | 1.07  |  | 157  | 0.49  |
| Independent | Jim Bagnall  | 83  | 0.26  |  |
| Anti-Capitalist Alliance | Daphna Whitmore  | 79  | 0.25  | -0.15  |
| Independent | Anthony Ravlich  | 47  | 0.15  |  |
| Direct Democracy | Howard Ponga  | 30  | 0.10  |  | 10  | 0.03  |
| Independent | Erik Taylor  | 29  | 0.09  |  |
| Māori Party |  | 168  | 0.52  |
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 43  | 0.13  | -0.40
| Christian Heritage |  | 40  | 0.12  | -0.89
| Alliance |  | 22  | 0.07  | -1.69
| Family Rights |  | 20  | 0.06  |
| Libertarianz |  | 19  | 0.06  |
| RONZ |  | 8  | 0.02  |
| 99 MP |  | 6  | 0.02  |
| Democrats |  | 3  | 0.01  |
| One NZ |  | 0  | 0.00  | -0.01
Informal votes  | 316  |  |  | 130  |  |
Total valid votes | 31,747  |  |  | 32,342  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 14,749  |  |  |

### 2002 election

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2002 general election: Mount Albert[21]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Y Helen Clark | 19,514  | 68.49  |  | 15,021  | 51.80  |
| National | Raewyn Bhana  | 3,490  | 12.24  |  | 3,777  | 13.02  |
| ACT | Bruce Williams  | 1,550  | 5.44  |  | 2,063  | 7.11  |
| Green | Jon Carapiet  | 1,537  | 5.39  |  | 3,080  | 10.62  |
| United Future | Hassan Hosseini  | 726  | 2.54  |  | 1,534  | 5.29  |
| Christian Heritage | Pauline G. Cooper  | 426  | 1.49  |  | 295  | 1.01  |
| Alliance | Jill Ovens | 334  | 1.17  |  | 494  | 1.70  |
| Progressive | Gillian Dance  | 299  | 1.04  |  | 491  | 1.69  |
| Legalise Cannabis | Daphna Whitmore  | 116  | 0.40  |  | 115  | 0.53  |
| Independent | Rick Stevenson  | 52  | 0.18  |  |
| NZ First |  | 1,855  | 6.39  |
| ORNZ |  | 98  | 0.33  |
| Mana Māori |  | 6  | 0.02  |
| One NZ |  | 4  | 0.01  |
| NMP |  | 4  | 0.01  |
Informal votes  | 447  |  |  | 160  |  |
Total valid votes | 28,491  |  |  | 28,997  |  |
| Labour hold | Majority | 16,024  | 56.24  |  |

### 1999 election

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1999 general election: Mount Albert[22][23]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Helen Clark | 18,982  | 64.37  |  | 15,327  | 51.37  |
| National | Noelene Buckland  | 5,874  | 19.92  |  | 6,823  | 22.87  |
| Alliance | Jill Ovens | 1,139  | 3.86  |  | 2,146  | 7.19  |
| ACT | Daniel King  | 1,062  | 3.60  |  | 1,776  | 5.95  |
| Green | Mike Johnson  | 1,032  | 3.50  |  | 1,675  | 5.61  |
| Christian Heritage | Diane Taylor  | 658  | 2.23  |  | 542  | 1.82  |
| NZ First | Seini Mafi  | 403  | 1.37  |  | 694  | 2.33  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | Kerry Hoole  | 193  | 0.65  |  | 29  | 0.65  |
| United NZ | Hassan Hosseini  | 124  | 0.42  |  | 186  | 0.62  |
| Republican | Jane Hotere  | 23  | 0.08  |  | 3  | 0.01  |
| Legalise Cannabis |  | 186  | 0.62  |
| Libertarianz |  | 58  | 0.19  |
| Animals First |  | 46  | 0.15  |
| Mauri Pacific |  | 14  | 0.05  |
| Natural Law |  | 12  | 0.04  |
| One NZ |  | 9  | 0.03  |
| Mana Māori |  | 7  | 0.02  |
| South Island |  | 6  | 0.02  |
| NMP |  | 3  | 0.01  |
| The People's Choice |  | 1  | 0.003  |
Informal votes  | 656  |  |  | 309  |  |
Total valid votes | 29,490  |  |  | 29,837  |  |
| Labour win new seat  | Majority | 13,108  | 44.45  |

### 1993 election

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1993 general election: Mount Albert[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Helen Clark | 9,546  | 49.41  | +5.93
| National | Vanessa Brown  | 4,890  | 25.31  |
| Alliance | Doug McGee  | 2,873  | 14.87  |
| NZ First | Elizabeth Anderson  | 1,370  | 7.09  |
| Christian Heritage | Jens Meder  | 259  | 1.34  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | KT Julian  | 195  | 1.00  |
| Workers Rights | Ivan Sowry  | 97  | 0.50  |
| Natural Law | Stewart Sanson  | 62  | 0.32  |
| Defence Movement  | Anthony Van Den Heuvel  | 25  | 0.12  |
Majority  | 4,656  | 24.10  | +17.35
Turnout | 19,317  | 83.45  | +1.26
Registered electors | 23,146  |  |

### 1990 election

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1990 general election: Mount Albert[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Helen Clark | 7,914  | 43.48  | −18.77
| National | Larry Belshaw  | 6,684  | 36.72  |
| Green | Harry Parke  | 1,774  | 9.74  |
| NewLabour | Jennie Walker  | 1,418  | 7.79  |
| McGillicuddy Serious | Adrian Holroyd  | 151  | 0.82  |
| Social Credit | Richard Povall  | 133  | 0.73  |
| Democrats | Syd Leach  | 127  | 0.69  |
Majority  | 1,230  | 6.75  | −23.68
Turnout | 18,201  | 82.19  | −1.83
Registered electors | 22,143  |  |

### 1987 election

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1987 general election: Mount Albert[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Helen Clark | 11,326  | 62.25  | +5.51
| National | Rob Wheeler  | 5,989  | 32.91  |
| Democrats | Gillian Dance  | 861  | 4.73  |
| Independent | Malcolm Moses  | 17  | 0.09  |
Majority  | 5,537  | 30.43  | +1.64
Turnout | 18,193  | 84.02  | −5.80
Registered electors | 21,653  |  |

### 1984 election

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1984 general election: Mount Albert[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Helen Clark | 12,231  | 56.74  | +5.42
| National | Rod Cavanagh  | 6,024  | 27.94  |
| NZ Party | Michelle Gonsalves  | 2,390  | 11.08  |
| Social Credit | Douglas McGee  | 908  | 4.21  |
Majority  | 6,207  | 28.79  | +8.80
Turnout | 21,553  | 89.82  | +3.48
Registered electors | 23,995  |  |

### 1981 election

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1981 general election: Mount Albert[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Helen Clark | 10,027  | 51.32  |
| National | Warren Moyes  | 6,120  | 31.32  |
| Social Credit | Harold Dance  | 3,391  | 17.35  | +5.84
Majority  | 3,907  | 19.99  |
Turnout | 19,538  | 86.34  | +2.00
Registered electors | 22,627  |  |

### 1978 election

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1978 general election: Mount Albert[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 9,718  | 47.55  | +2.40
| National | Frank Ryan | 7,994  | 39.11  | −4.74
| Social Credit | Harold Dance  | 2,353  | 11.51  |
| Values | Sheelah Chalken  | 371  | 1.81  |
Majority  | 2,861  | 13.99  | +12.64
Turnout | 20,436  | 84.34  | −5.07
Registered electors | 24,229  |  |

### 1975 election

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1975 general election: Mount Albert[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 8,231  | 45.15  | −11.04
| National | Frank Ryan | 7,994  | 43.85  |
| Values | Barrie McKay  | 1,060  | 5.81  |
| Social Credit | Clarkson James  | 914  | 5.01  |
| Socialist Unity | Les Bravery  | 28  | 0.15  |
Majority  | 247  | 1.35  | −22.97
Turnout | 18,227  | 79.27  | −8.62
Registered electors | 22,993  |  |

### 1972 election

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1972 general election: Mount Albert[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 9,196  | 56.19  | +2.05
| National | John Hamilton Malcolm  | 5,216  | 31.87  |
| Social Credit | Byrt Jordan  | 1,024  | 6.25  |
| Values | Terrence Michael McGrath  | 724  | 4.42  |
| New Democratic | Pauline Howie  | 203  | 1.24  |
Majority  | 3,980  | 24.32  | +7.37
Turnout | 16,363  | 87.89  | −0.93
Registered electors | 18,617  |  |

### 1969 election

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1969 general election: Mount Albert[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 9,057  | 54.14  | +2.81
| National | Gavin Downie | 6,220  | 37.18  |
| Social Credit | Tom Weal | 1,451  | 8.67  |
Majority  | 2,837  | 16.95  | −1.56
Turnout | 16,728  | 88.82  | +3.80
Registered electors | 18,832  |  |

### 1966 election

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1966 general election: Mount Albert[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 7,359  | 51.33  | −3.37
| National | Tom Hibbert  | 4,705  | 32.82  |
| Social Credit | Tom Weal | 2,270  | 15.83  |
Majority  | 2,654  | 18.51  | −0.64
Turnout | 14,334  | 85.02  | −5.54
Registered electors | 16,858  |  |

### 1963 election

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1963 general election: Mount Albert[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 8,618  | 54.70  | +1.50
| National | Jeffrey Lloyd Reid  | 5,600  | 35.54  |
| Social Credit | Tom Weal | 1,058  | 6.71  |
| Liberal | Walter Ellis Christie  | 478  | 3.03  |
Majority  | 3,018  | 19.15  | +7.87
Turnout | 15,754  | 90.56  | +0.17
Registered electors | 17,396  |  |

### 1960 election

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1960 general election: Mount Albert[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 7,905  | 53.20  | −7.51
| National | Clarice Anderson  | 6,229  | 41.92  |
| Social Credit | N R Monteith  | 690  | 4.64  |
| Independent | L Pitcher  | 34  | 0.22  |
Majority  | 1,676  | 11.28  | −16.33
Turnout | 14,858  | 90.39  | −3.11
Registered electors | 16,437  |  |

### 1957 election

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1957 general election: Mount Albert[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 8,766  | 60.71  | +2.90
| National | Geoffrey Taylor  | 4,779  | 33.10  |
| Social Credit | John Francis Gerrard  | 892  | 6.17  |
Majority  | 3,987  | 27.61  | +5.52
Turnout | 14,437  | 93.50  | +1.28
Registered electors | 15,439  |  |

### 1954 election

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1954 general election: Mount Albert[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 8,441  | 57.81  | +5.59
| National | Robert Muldoon | 5,215  | 35.72  |
| Social Credit | Walter Crispin  | 943  | 6.45  |
Majority  | 3,226  | 22.09  | +17.65
Turnout | 14,599  | 92.22  | +1.66
Registered electors | 15,830  |  |

### 1951 election

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1951 general election: Mount Albert[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 7,092  | 52.22  | −1.19
| National | Reg Judson  | 6,488  | 47.77  | +1.18
Majority  | 604  | 4.44  | −2.37
Turnout | 13,580  | 90.56  | −3.06
Registered electors | 14,994  |  |

### 1949 election

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1949 general election: Mount Albert[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 7,295  | 53.41  | −2.60
| National | Reg Judson  | 6,364  | 46.59  |
Majority  | 931  | 6.81  | −5.21
Turnout | 13,659  | 93.62  | +6.53
Registered electors | 14,589  |  |

### 1947 by-election

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1947 Mount Albert by-election[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Warren Freer | 7,235  | 56.01  |
| National | Jack Garland  | 5,682  | 43.99  |
Majority  | 1,553  | 12.02  |
Informal votes  | 26  | 0.20  | −0.34
Turnout | 12,943  | 87.09  | −7.38
Registered electors | 14,861  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### 1946 election

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1946 general election: Mount Albert[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Arthur Shapton Richards | 7,681  | 56.88  |
| National | Frederick Ashley Hosking  | 5,824  | 43.12  |
Informal votes  | 74  | 0.54  |
Majority  | 1,857  | 13.75  |
Turnout | 13,579  | 94.47  |
Registered electors | 14,374  |  |

## Table footnotes

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1. ^ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.

## Notes

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1. ^ "Jacinda Ardern wins landslide victory Mt Albert by-election". The New Zealand Herald. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. ^ Moir, Jo (2 August 2017). "Mt Albert – the political home of Labour leaders for almost 100 yearselection". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
3. ^ Freer 2004, p. 190.
4. ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 91–96.
5. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 267.
6. ^ Gower, Patrick (31 March 2009). "Seven Labour candidates tipped to try for Mt Albert seat". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
7. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 198.
8. ^ a b Gustafson, Barry. "Muldoon, Robert David". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
9. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 189.
10. ^ "Helen Clark unanimously confirmed as new head of UNDP" (Press release). United Nations Development Program. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
11. ^ Sam Sachdeva (14 December 2016). "David Shearer formally appointed to lead UN peacekeeping team in South Sudan". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
12. ^ "Mt Albert - Official Result (2023)". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
13. ^ "Mt Albert - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
14. ^ "Official Count Results (2017) – Mount Albert". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017.
15. ^ "Official Count Results – Mount Albert". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
16. ^ "Official Count Results – Mt Albert (2014)". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
17. ^ "2011 election results". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
18. ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
19. ^ 2008 election results Archived 11 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
20. ^ 2005 election results Archived 31 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
21. ^ "2002 election results". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
22. ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
23. ^ "Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details". NZ Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
24. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1993.
25. ^ Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place (Technical report). New Zealand Chief Electoral Office. 1990.
26. ^ a b c d e f Norton 1988, p. 281.
27. ^ a b c d e f g h i Norton 1988, p. 280.
28. ^ "The General Election, 1949". National Library. 1950. pp. 1–5, 8. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

## References

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* Freer, Warren (2004). A Lifetime in Politics: the memoirs of Warren Freer. Wellington: Victoria University Press. ISBN 0-86473-478-6.
* McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
* Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
* Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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