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{{Short description|General election in New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2017}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1987 New Zealand general election
| country = New Zealand
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = 
| previous_election = 1984 New Zealand general election
| previous_year = 1984
| outgoing_members = 41st New Zealand Parliament
| next_election = 1990 New Zealand general election
| next_year = 1990
| seats_for_election = All 97 seats in the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
| majority_seats = 49
| election_date = {{start date|1987|8|15|df=yes}}
| elected_mps = [[42nd New Zealand Parliament|elected members]]

<!-- Labour-->| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =David Lange (1992).jpg|bSize = 140|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 5|oLeft = 10}}
| leader1 = [[David Lange]]
| leader_since1 = [[1983 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election|3 February 1983]]
| party1 = New Zealand Labour Party
| leaders_seat1 = [[Māngere (New Zealand electorate)|Mangere]]
| last_election1 = 56 seats, 42.98%
| seats_before1 = 55
| seats1 = '''57'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote1 = '''878,448'''
| percentage1 = '''47.96%'''
| swing1 = {{increase}} 4.98%

<!-- National-->| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Bolger, 1992.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader2 = [[Jim Bolger]]
| leader_since2 = [[1986 New Zealand National Party leadership election|26 March 1986]]
| party2 = New Zealand National Party
| leaders_seat2 = [[King Country (New Zealand electorate)|King Country]]
| last_election2 = 37 seats, 35.89%
| seats_before2 = 38
| seats2 = 40
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote2 = 806,305
| percentage2 = 44.02%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 8.13%

<!-- Democrats-->| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image = 3x4.svg|bSize = 140|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 11}}
| leader3 = [[Neil Morrison]]
| leader_since3 = 23 August 1986
| party3 = New Zealand Democratic Party
| leaders_seat3 = [[Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)|Pakuranga]] ''(lost seat)''
| last_election3 = 2 seats, 7.63%
| seats_before3 = 2
| seats3 = 0
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 2
| popular_vote3 = 105,091
| percentage3 = 5.74%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.89%
| map_image = 1987 New Zealand general election.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin
| title = [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Subsequent Prime Minister
| before_election = [[David Lange]]
| before_party = New Zealand Labour Party
| after_election = [[David Lange]]
| after_party = New Zealand Labour Party
| result = 
}}

The '''1987 New Zealand general election''' was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the [[42nd New Zealand Parliament|42nd]] sitting of the [[New Zealand Parliament]]. The governing [[New Zealand Labour Party]], led by Prime Minister [[David Lange]], was re-elected for a second term, although the [[Parliamentary Opposition|Opposition]] [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] made gains. The election also saw the elimination of the [[New Zealand Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] (formerly the Social Credit Party) from Parliament, leaving Labour and National as the only parties represented.

1987 marked the first time that a Labour Government had been reelected to a second term since [[1938 New Zealand general election|1938]], and the first to be reelected overall since [[1946 New Zealand general election|1946]]. This was in spite of the fact that this was the fourth consecutive election in which Labour won the popular vote by taking a plurality (but not a majority) of the votes. 

==Background==
Before the election, the Labour Party (in government) held 56 seats, giving it an absolute majority in Parliament. The National Party (in opposition) held 37 seats. The Democrats, a small party devoted to the principles of [[Social Credit]], held two seats. The [[1985 Timaru by-election]], triggered by the death of sitting MP Sir [[Basil Arthur]] had resulted in National winning the seat from Labour.

Of particular importance in the election were the economic reforms being undertaken by [[Roger Douglas]], the [[Minister of Finance (New Zealand)|Minister of Finance]]. These reforms, sometimes known as "[[Rogernomics]]", involved [[monetarism|monetarist]] approaches to controlling inflation, corporatisation of government departments, and the removal of [[tariff]]s and [[subsidy|subsidies]]. All these things were strongly opposed by many traditional Labour supporters, who saw them as a betrayal of the party's left-wing principles. Many commentators believed that public anger over Rogernomics could cost the government the election.

Another matter of importance, and perhaps one which enabled Labour to survive public dissatisfaction, was the nuclear issue. In the previous parliamentary term, New Zealand had adopted the [[New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987|New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act]], which prevented nuclear weapons or nuclear-powered ships entering New Zealand, a move which provoked an angry reaction from New Zealand's allies in the [[ANZUS]] treaty. The National Party intended to revoke the ban, but the New Zealand public were supportive of it. Labour's support for the ban is often considered to be an important factor in the party's re-election.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vowles |first1=Jack |title=Nuclear free New Zealand and rogernomics: The survival of a labour government |journal=Australian Journal of Political Science |date=May 1990 |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=81–91 |doi=10.1080/00323269008402107 |language=en |issn=1036-1146}}</ref>

National was also bitterly divided, with some supporting the Rogernomics reforms, but MPs such as former Prime Minister [[Robert Muldoon]] bitterly opposed. Muldoon had undermined his successor as party leader, [[Jim McLay]], who was replaced by his deputy Jim Bolger in 1986. Bolger was more centrist, but National still struggled to be seen as an alternative government. Lange famously mocked Bolger as "an itinerant [[Massage|masseur]], massaging the politically [[Erogenous zone|erogenous zones]]."<ref>{{Cite news |title=NZ politicians' best and worst insults |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/election/2017/08/nz-politicians-best-and-worst-insults.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810155859/http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/election/2017/08/nz-politicians-best-and-worst-insults.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 August 2017 |access-date=13 May 2024 |work=[[Newshub]] |language=en}}</ref> Several groups on the [[Christian politics in New Zealand|Christian Right]] (such as the [[Voice for Life|Society for the Protection of Unborn Children]] (SPUC), [[Coalition of Concerned Citizens]] (CCC) and Women for Life) attempted to obtain electoral influence by infiltrating the National Party. They attempted to select socially conservative Christians as candidates to oppose the Labour government's policies towards [[peace education]], [[sex education]], [[abortion]], Māori biculturalism, and the [[ANZUS]] alliance. Several CCC supporters contested the election as National candidates, including Rob Wheeler ([[Mount Albert (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Albert]]), Andrew Stanley ([[Onehunga (New Zealand electorate)|Onehunga]]), and Howard Martin ([[Papatoetoe (New Zealand electorate)|Papatoetoe]]). However, the efforts met little electoral success as none were elected.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jesson|first1=Bruce|author-link1=Bruce Jesson|first2=Allanah|last2=Ryan|first3=Paul|last3=Spoonley|author-link3=Paul Spoonley|title=Revival of the Right: New Zealand Politics in the 1980s|edition=1st|publisher=Heinemann Reed|year=1988|pages=82–84|chapter=Chapter 4: Remoralising Politics|isbn=0-7900-0003-2}}</ref>

===MPs retiring in 1987===
Six National MPs and six Labour MPs intended to retire at the end of the 41st Parliament.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2| Party !! Name !! Electorate !! Date announced
|-
| rowspan=6 style="background-color: {{party color|New Zealand National Party}}" |
| rowspan=6| [[New Zealand National Party|National]]
| [[Rob Talbot]] || [[Ashburton (New Zealand electorate)|Ashburton]] || 29 January 1985<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19850131.2.12 |title=Mr Elworthy has eyes on Ashburton |work=[[The Press]] |date=31 January 1985 |page=2 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Rex Austin]] || [[Awarua (New Zealand electorate)|Awarua]] || 2 October 1985<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19851003.2.6 |title=National M.P. to leave |work=[[The Press]] |date=3 October 1985 |page=1 }}</ref>
|- 
| [[Neill Austin]] || [[Bay of Islands (New Zealand electorate)|Bay of Islands]] || 29 October 1986<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19861030.2.5 |title=National M.P. dumped from safe seat |work=[[The Press]] |date=30 October 1986 |page=1 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Jim McLay]] || [[Birkenhead (New Zealand electorate)|Birkenhead]] || 4 August 1986<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19860805.2.2 |title=Mr McLay to quit politics at election |work=[[The Press]] |date=5 August 1986 |page=1 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Norman Jones (politician)|Norman Jones]] || [[Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)|Invercargill]] || 23 March 1987<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870324.2.10 |title=Mr Jones to stand down |work=[[The Press]] |date=24 March 1987 |page=1 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Jack Luxton]] || [[Matamata (New Zealand electorate)|Matamata]] || 5 February 1986<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19860206.2.22 |title=Mr Luxton to retire |work=[[The Press]] |date=6 February 1986 |page=2 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=6 style="background-color: {{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}" |
| rowspan=6| [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
| [[Mary Batchelor]] || [[Avon (New Zealand electorate)|Avon]] || 19 June 1986<ref>{{Cite news |first=Patricia |last=Herbert |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19860620.2.10 |title= Mrs Batchelor to step down |work=[[The Press]] |date=20 June 1986 |page=1 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Frank O'Flynn]] || [[Island Bay (New Zealand electorate)|Island Bay]] || 13 March 1986<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19860314.2.6 |title=Mr O’Flynn to retire |work=[[The Press]] |date=14 March 1986 |page=2 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Ann Hercus]] || [[Lyttelton (New Zealand electorate)|Lyttelton]] || 21 April 1987<ref>{{Cite news |first=Peter |last=Luke |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870422.2.2 |title=Personal price too great, says Mrs Hercus |work=[[The Press]] |date=22 April 1987 |page=1 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Eddie Isbey]] || [[Papatoetoe (New Zealand electorate)|Papatoetoe]] || 17 February 1987{{sfn|Bassett|2008|p=253}}<ref>{{Cite news |first=Oliver |last=Riddell |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870217.2.26 |title=Dr Wall not eligible to stand again—council |work=[[The Press]] |date=17 February 1987 |page=3 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Fraser Colman]] || [[Pencarrow (New Zealand electorate)|Pencarrow]] || 24 February 1987<ref>{{Cite news |first=Oliver |last=Riddell |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870225.2.15 |title=Mr Colman says he will retire |work=[[The Press]] |date=25 February 1987 |page=2 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Gerry Wall]] || [[Porirua (New Zealand electorate)|Porirua]] || 23 April 1987<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870424.2.23 |title=Dr Wall decides to accept retirement |work=[[The Press]] |date=24 April 1987 |page=3 }}</ref>
|-
|}

==Electoral changes==
The 1987 electoral redistribution took the continued population growth in the North Island into account, and two additional general electorates were created, bringing the total number of electorates to 97. In the South Island, the shift of population to Christchurch had continued.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=127f}} Overall, three electorates were newly created ({{NZ electorate link|Clevedon}}, {{NZ electorate link|Maramarua}}, and {{NZ electorate link|Titirangi}}), three electorates were recreated ({{NZ electorate link|Albany}}, {{NZ electorate link|Coromandel}}, and {{NZ electorate link|Hobson}}), and four electorates were abolished ({{NZ electorate link|Franklin}}, [[Hauraki (New Zealand general electorate)|Hauraki]], {{NZ electorate link|Rodney}}, and {{NZ electorate link|Waitakere}}). All of those electorates were in the North Island. Changes in the South Island were restricted to boundary changes.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=123–128}}

==Election day==
The election was held on 15 August, and 2,114,656 people were registered to vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/record/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html |title=General elections 1853–2005 – dates & turnout |publisher=Chief Electoral Office |access-date=19 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017191904/http://www1.elections.org.nz/record/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html |archive-date=17 October 2008 }}</ref> Turnout was 89.1%, somewhat lower than the 1984 election.

==Results==
The election saw the Labour Party win 57 seats, enough for it to retain its outright majority. Labour held two more seats than after the previous election. The National Party won 40 seats, an increase of three. It was possible for both parties to increase their number of seats partly due to the disappearance of the Democrats and partly due to the increase in the total number of seats. This is the most recent election where only the two major parties, Labour and National won every seat in the House of Representatives.

Although Labour emerged from the election with a 17-seat lead over National, the difference between each party's vote count was considerably smaller. Labour's share of the vote was 48.0% (up from 43.0% in 1984), while National's was 44.0% (up from 35.5%). While Labour did retain its lead, the gap between Labour and National closed by a larger extent than the seat count would indicate.

The Democrats, despite winning 5.7% of the total vote, did not win any electorates, including the two that they had held before the election. The Democrats have not regained parliamentary representation under their own name since losing it in these elections, although they did manage to enter parliament as part of the larger [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance]] in 1996.

The [[New Zealand Party]], which had gained 12.2% of the vote in the previous election, performed poorly, gaining less than 0.3% support.<ref>{{cite news |title=Collapse is Not End – NZ Party |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=17 August 1987 |page=3 }}</ref> During the campaign, party founder [[Bob Jones (businessman)|Bob Jones]] endorsed Labour, sending out pamphlets across the country urging those who supported the New Zealand Party in 1984 to vote for the Labour Party whom he saw as likely to enact New Zealand Party policies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jones tells NZP 'vote Labour' |work=[[The Evening Post (Wellington)|The Evening Post]] |date=11 August 1987 |page=39 }}</ref>

===Electoral petition===
The election night result for Wairarapa was for National by 65 votes. The final official count later gave the seat to the incumbent, [[Reg Boorman]] of the Labour Party, by a margin of seven votes, but a judicial recount reduced that to only one vote. But on 12 July 1988, following a petition to the Electoral Court, [[Wyatt Creech]] of the National Party was declared elected by a margin of 34 votes (9,994 to 9,960). The petition was supported initially by MPs [[Roger McClay]] and [[Winston Peters]] (who had been involved in challenges in Taupo and Hunua) but not by the party hierarchy, according to Creech's account in a book by [[Ross Meurant]]).{{sfn|Meurant|1989|pp=181–198}}

==Detailed results==

===Party totals===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
!colspan=7|[[File:1987 nz parliament.svg|center]]
|-
!colspan=7| Election results
|-
! colspan=2|Party
! Candidates
! Total votes
! Percentage
! Seats won
! Change
|-
|width=5 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
|align=left|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|97
|878,448
|47.96
|'''57'''
| +1
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
|align=left|[[New Zealand National Party|National]]
|97
|806,305
|44.02
|'''40'''
| +3
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit}}|
|align=left|[[New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit|Democrats]]
|97
|105,091
|5.74
|'''0'''
| −2
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Mana Motuhake}}|
|align=left|[[Mana Motuhake (political party)|Mana Motuhake]]
|7
|9,789
|0.53
|'''0'''
| –
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Party}}|
|align=left|[[New Zealand Party|NZ Party]]
|32
|5,381
|0.29
|'''0'''
| –
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|McGillicuddy Serious Party}}|
|align=left|[[McGillicuddy Serious Party|McGillicuddy Serious]]
|19
|2,990
|0.16
|'''0'''
| –
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Values Party}}|
|align=left|[[Values Party|Values]]
|9
|1,624
|0.08
|'''0'''
| –
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|
|align=left|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|5
|11,873
|0.64
|'''0'''
| –
|-
|bgcolor=#777777|
|align=left|Others
|68
|20,065
|1.11
|'''0'''
| –
|- bgcolor=
|colspan=2 align=left|Total
|424
|1,831,777
|
|'''97'''
| +2
|}

===Votes summary===
{{bar box
| title=Popular Vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|47.96}}
{{bar percent|National|{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|44.02}}
{{bar percent|Democrats|{{party color|New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit}}|5.74}}
{{bar percent|Independents|{{party color|Independent politician}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|Others|#777777|1.64}}
}}

{{bar box
| title=Parliament seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|58.76}}
{{bar percent|National|{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|41.24}}
}}

[[File:NewZealandElectorates1987.png|right]]

There were 97 seats being contested, two more than were in the previous parliament. All seats were won by one of the two major parties.

The Labour Party, which was in government, won 57 seats, giving it a majority. Most of the seats won by Labour were in the poorest urban and largest inner-city areas, following the party's typical pattern. Labour was particularly strong in the [[Wellington]] region, where it won all ten urban seats. It was also strong in the Western and the Southern poorer areas of [[Auckland]], [[Christchurch]] and [[Dunedin]], the other three urban centres, as well as in smaller cities such as [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], [[New Plymouth]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]], [[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]] and [[Palmerston North]]. Labour also retained its traditional dominance in the Maori seats, winning all four by large margins.

The National Party, also following its traditional patterns, was strongest in rural areas, winning the vast majority of seats in these regions. The party's primary wins in the affluent urban areas of both the Northern and Eastern parts of Auckland, with the party taking six seats. The party also won a number of seats in smaller cities, such as [[Rotorua]], [[Tauranga]], [[Invercargill]] and [[Whangārei]]. The party performed poorly in the Maori electorates, coming third in all four.

While no minor parties managed to win an electorate, several did manage to gain second place, outperforming one of the major parties but being defeated by the other. The [[New Zealand Democratic Party|Democrats]] (formerly Social Credit) was the strongest of the minor parties, coming second in five electorates. Two electorates, East Coast Bays and Pakuranga, were held by the Democrats prior to the election, but were narrowly lost to National candidates. In the other electorates (Coromandel, Rangitikei and Wanganui) the Democrats were the challengers. In the four Maori electorates, the [[Mana Motuhake (political party)|Mana Motuhake]] party gained second place. Its best result, 31.6%, was obtained in Northern Maori. The [[New Zealand Party]] also performed strongly in some electorates, although not as strongly as in the previous election.

Independent candidates did not perform well in the 1987 election, with none of them winning a seat or even placing second.

<section begin="Electorate results" />The tables below shows the results of the 1987 general election:<!-- The top table is sorted alphabetically by electorate. -->

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|New Zealand Labour Party}}
{{Party index link|New Zealand National Party}}
{{Party index link|New Zealand Democratic Party}}
{{Party index link|Mana Motuhake}}

{{NZ electorate result start|Electorate results for the 1987 New Zealand general election
}}
|-
 |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | '''General electorates'''<!-- sort alphabetically by electorate -->
|-
{{NZ electorate result new
 |electorate      = Albany
 |winner          = [[Don McKinnon]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 1,658
 |second          = [[Chris Carter (New Zealand politician)|Chris Carter]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Ashburton
 |incumbent       = [[Rob Talbot]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[Jenny Shipley]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 4,935
 |second          = Ian Maxwell
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Auckland Central
 |incumbent       = [[Richard Prebble]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 7,355
 |second          = Stephen Mayer
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Avon
 |incumbent       = [[Mary Batchelor]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |winner          = [[Larry Sutherland]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 6,322
 |second          = Wendy Rush
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Awarua
 |incumbent       = [[Rex Austin]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[Jeff Grant (politician)|Jeff Grant]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 2,480
 |second          = [[Heather Simpson (civil servant)|Heather Simpson]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Bay of Islands
 |incumbent       = [[Neill Austin]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[John Carter (New Zealand politician)|John Carter]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 2,123
 |second          = Chris Robertson<!-- son-in-law of [[Neill Austin]] -->
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Birkenhead
 |incumbent       = [[Jim McLay]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[Jenny Kirk (politician)|Jenny Kirk]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 2,220
 |second          = [[Barry Gustafson]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Christchurch Central
 |incumbent       = [[Geoffrey Palmer (New Zealand politician)|Geoffrey Palmer]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 6,805
 |second          = Graham Burnett
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Christchurch North
 |incumbent       = [[Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)|Mike Moore]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 4,698
 |second          = Brendan McNeill
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result new
 |electorate      = Clevedon
 |winner          = [[Warren Kyd]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 827
 |second          = Lee Goffin
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Clutha
 |incumbent       = [[Robin Gray (New Zealand politician)|Robin Gray]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 5,541
 |second          = Holly Russell
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result new
 |electorate      = Coromandel
 |winner          = [[Graeme Lee (politician)|Graeme Lee]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 3,765
 |second          = Alasdair Thompson
 |second-party    = New Zealand Democratic Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Dunedin North
 |incumbent       = [[Stan Rodger]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 6,534
 |second          = Sean Davison
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate= Dunedin West
 |hold=true
 |incumbent= [[Clive Matthewson]]
 |incumbent-party= New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority = 4,547
 |second = Ian McMeeking
 |second-party = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = East Cape
 |incumbent       = [[Anne Fraser]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 246
 |second          = [[Wira Gardiner]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = East Coast Bays
 |incumbent       = [[Gary Knapp]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |winner          = [[Murray McCully]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 311
 |second          = [[Gary Knapp]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Democratic Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Eastern Hutt
 |incumbent       = [[Trevor Young]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 4,740
 |second          = Penn Pattison
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Eden
 |incumbent       = [[Richard Northey]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 3,404
 |second          = [[Hiwi Tauroa]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Fendalton
 |incumbent       = [[Philip Burdon]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 311
 |second          = [[Neil Cherry]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Gisborne
 |incumbent       = [[Allan Wallbank]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,759
 |second          = Georgina Tattersfield
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Glenfield
 |incumbent       = [[Judy Keall]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 1,900
 |second          = David Schnauer
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Hamilton East
 |incumbent       = [[Bill Dillon (politician)|Bill Dillon]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 1,671
 |second          = Sandra Shearer
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Hamilton West
 |incumbent       = [[Trevor Mallard]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 1,235
 |second          = Doug Simes
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Hastings
 |incumbent       = [[David Butcher]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,307
 |second          = [[Jeff Whittaker]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Hawkes Bay
 |incumbent       = [[Bill Sutton (New Zealand politician)|Bill Sutton]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 859
 |second          = [[Michael Laws]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Heretaunga
 |incumbent       = [[Bill Jeffries]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,554
 |second          = John Allen
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result new
 |electorate      = Hobson
 |winner          = [[Ross Meurant]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 4,998
 |second          = I J Melville
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Horowhenua
 |incumbent       = [[Annette King]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 1,550
 |second          = [[Geoff Thompson (politician)|Geoff Thompson]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Invercargill
 |incumbent       = [[Norman Jones (politician)|Norman Jones]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[Rob Munro (politician)|Rob Munro]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 552
 |second          = David Soper
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Island Bay
 |incumbent       = [[Frank O'Flynn]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |winner          = [[Elizabeth Tennet]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 7,313
 |second          = Sandra Clarke
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Kaimai
 |incumbent       = [[Bruce Townshend]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[Robert Anderson (New Zealand politician)|Robert Anderson]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 2,307
 |second          = Henry Uttinger
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Kaipara
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Lockwood Smith]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 5,797
 |second          = Irene Hutchings
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Kapiti
 |incumbent       = [[Margaret Shields]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,760
 |second          = [[Roger Sowry]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = King Country
 |incumbent       = [[Jim Bolger]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 5,954
 |second          = Leo Menefy
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Lyttelton
 |incumbent       = [[Ann Hercus]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |winner          = [[Peter Simpson (writer)|Peter Simpson]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 3,733
 |second          = Philip Hall
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Manawatu
 |incumbent       = [[Michael Cox (New Zealand politician)|Michael Cox]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[David Robinson (New Zealand politician)|David Robinson]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 131
 |second          = [[Michael Cox (New Zealand politician)|Michael Cox]]{{refn|group=nb|Cox was first on election night for Manawatu, but lost when special votes were included}}
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Mangere
 |incumbent       = [[David Lange]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 6,019
 |second          = [[Ron Jeffery]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Manurewa
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |incumbent       = [[Roger Douglas]]
 |majority        = 3,052
 |second          = George Cunningham
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result new
 |electorate      = Maramarua
 |winner          = [[Bill Birch]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 5,729
 |second          = Brian Dent
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Marlborough
 |incumbent       = [[Doug Kidd]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,402
 |second          = Barbara Hutchison
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Matamata
 |incumbent       = [[Jack Luxton]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[John Luxton]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 6,926
 |second          = D W McGregor
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Miramar
 |incumbent       = [[Peter Neilson (politician born 1954)|Peter Neilsen]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 4,061
 |second          = Ian Macfarlane
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Mount Albert
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Helen Clark]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 5,337
 |second          = Rob Wheeler
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Napier
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Geoff Braybrooke]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 5,425
 |second          = [[Ashley Church]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Nelson
 |incumbent       = [[Philip Woollaston]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 5,467
 |second          = Bob Straight
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = New Lynn
 |incumbent       = [[Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician)|Jonathan Hunt]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 4,369
 |second          = Dick Berry
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = New Plymouth
 |incumbent       = [[Tony Friedlander]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |winner          = [[Harry Duynhoven]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 337
 |second          = [[Tony Friedlander]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = North Shore
 |incumbent       = [[George Gair]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 920
 |second          = Graeme Ransom
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Ohariu
 |incumbent       = [[Peter Dunne]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 4,492
 |second          = David Lloyd
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Onehunga
 |incumbent       = [[Fred Gerbic]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 3,329
 |second          = Andrew Stanley
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Otago
 |incumbent       = [[Warren Cooper]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 1,961
 |second          = Calvin Fisher
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Otara
 |incumbent       = [[Colin Moyle]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,409
 |second          = [[Trevor Rogers (politician)|Trevor Rogers]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Pahiatua
 |incumbent       = [[John Falloon]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,083
 |second          = Margo Martindale
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Pakuranga
 |incumbent       = [[Neil Morrison]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |winner          = [[Maurice Williamson]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 2,018
 |second          = [[Neil Morrison]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Democratic Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Palmerston North
 |incumbent       = [[Trevor de Cleene]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 3,237
 |second          = Paul Curry
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Panmure
 |incumbent       = [[Bob Tizard]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 4,247
 |second          =  T J C Elliott
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Papakura
 |incumbent       = [[Merv Wellington]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,894
 |second          = Geoff Summers
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Papatoetoe
 |incumbent       = [[Eddie Isbey]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |winner          = [[Ross Robertson]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 2,689
 |second          = Howard Martin
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Pencarrow
 |incumbent       = [[Fraser Colman]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |winner          = [[Sonja Davies]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 1,851
 |second          = Andrew Harvey
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Porirua
 |incumbent       = [[Gerry Wall]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |winner          = [[Graham Kelly (politician)|Graham Kelly]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 3,531
 |second          = Arthur Leonard Gadsby
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Raglan
 |incumbent       = [[Simon Upton]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 3,271
 |second          = Olivia Scarletti-Longley
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Rangiora
 |incumbent       = [[Jim Gerard]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,132
 |second          = Chris Constable
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Rangitikei
 |incumbent       = [[Denis Marshall (politician)|Denis Marshall]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 4,039
 |second          = [[Bruce Beetham]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Democratic Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Remuera
 |incumbent       = [[Doug Graham (New Zealand politician)|Doug Graham]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 406
 |second          = [[Judith Tizard]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Roskill
 |incumbent       = [[Phil Goff]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,437
 |second          = Bob Foulkes
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Rotorua
 |incumbent       = [[Paul East]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,425
 |second          = Rosemary Michie
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = St Albans
 |incumbent       = [[David Caygill]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 4,521
 |second          = Andrew Cowie
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = St Kilda
 |incumbent       = [[Michael Cullen (politician)|Michael Cullen]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 5,692
 |second          = Lyndon Weggery
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Selwyn
 |incumbent       = [[Ruth Richardson]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 2,962
 |second          = [[Bill Woods (mayor)|Bill Woods]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Sydenham
 |incumbent       = [[Jim Anderton]]{{refn|group=nb|[[Jim Anderton]] defected to [[NewLabour Party (New Zealand)|New Labour]] in 1989.}}
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 6,436
 |second          = Judith Harrington
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Tamaki
 |incumbent       = [[Robert Muldoon]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 1,947
 |second          = Carl Harding
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Taranaki
 |incumbent       = [[Roger Maxwell (politician)|Roger Maxwell]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 6,313
 |second          = Patrick Jackson
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Tarawera
 |incumbent       = [[Ian McLean (politician)|Ian McLean]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 3,577
 |second          = Malcolm Moore
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Tasman
 |incumbent       = [[Ken Shirley]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 1,012
 |second          = Gerald Hunt
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Tauranga
 |incumbent       = [[Winston Peters]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,451
 |second          = Jenny Seddon
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Te Atatu
 |incumbent       = [[Michael Bassett]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 2,249
 |second          = [[Brian Neeson]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Timaru
 |incumbent       = [[Maurice McTigue]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 857
 |second          = Gary Clarke
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result new
 |electorate      = Titirangi
 |winner          = [[Ralph Maxwell (politician)|Ralph Maxwell]]
 |winner-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 3,954
 |second          = John McIntosh
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Tongariro
 |incumbent       = [[Noel Scott]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 2,370
 |second          = [[Ian Peters]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Waikaremoana
 |incumbent       = [[Roger McClay]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 3,810
 |second          = T K Stewart
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Waikato
 |incumbent       = [[Rob Storey]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 4,155
 |second          = Bruce Raitt
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Waipa
 |incumbent       = [[Katherine O'Regan]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 6,303
 |second          = L F Holmes
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result change
 |electorate      = Wairarapa
 |incumbent       = [[Reg Boorman]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |winner          = [[Wyatt Creech]]{{refn|group=nb|Creech was declared elected by the High Court after an Electoral Petition}}
 |winner-party    = New Zealand National Party
 |majority        = 34
 |second          = [[Reg Boorman]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Waitaki
 |incumbent       = [[Jim Sutton]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 89
 |second          = Duncan Taylor
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Waitotara
 |incumbent       = [[Venn Young]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 5,949
 |second          = Rachel Stewart
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Wallace
 |incumbent       = [[Derek Angus]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 7,594
 |second          = Barry Julian
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Wanganui
 |incumbent       = [[Russell Marshall]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 248
 |second          = [[Terry Heffernan]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand Democratic Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Wellington Central
 |incumbent       = [[Fran Wilde]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 5,191
 |second          = John Feast
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = West Auckland
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Jack Elder (politician)|Jack Elder]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 2,844
 |second          = [[Ben Couch]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = West Coast
 |incumbent       = [[Kerry Burke]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 1,480
 |second          = Gordon Garwood
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Western Hutt
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[John Terris]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 3,548
 |second          = [[Joy Quigley|Joy McLauchlan]]
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Whangārei
 |incumbent       = [[John Banks (New Zealand politician)|John Banks]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand National Party
 |hold            = true
 |majority        = 3,687
 |second          = Edna Tait
 |second-party    = New Zealand Labour Party
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Yaldhurst
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Margaret Austin]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 2,542
 |second          = James Bacon
 |second-party    = New Zealand National Party
}}
|-
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|-
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Eastern Maori
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Peter Tapsell (New Zealand politician)|Peter Tapsell]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 8,696
 |second          = Amster Reedy
 |second-party    = Mana Motuhake
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Northern Maori
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Bruce Gregory (politician)|Bruce Gregory]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 3,529
 |second          = [[Matiu Rata]]
 |second-party    = Mana Motuhake
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Southern Maori
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 8,848
 |second          = Tikirau Stevens
 |second-party    = Mana Motuhake
}}
{{NZ electorate result hold
 |electorate      = Western Maori
 |hold            = true
 |incumbent       = [[Koro Wētere]]
 |incumbent-party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |majority        = 8,129
 |second          = [[Eva Rickard]]
 |second-party    = Mana Motuhake
}}
|}
Table footnotes:
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==Notes==
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==References==
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*{{cite book |title=Electoral Atlas of New Zealand |last=McRobie |first=Alan |year=1989 |publisher=GP Books |location=Wellington |isbn=0-477-01384-8}}
*{{cite book |author-link=Ross Meurant |last=Meurant |first=Ross |title=The Beat to the Beehive |year=1989 |publisher=Harlen Books |location=Auckland |isbn=0-908757-05-0}}
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