2002 New Zealand general election

General election in New Zealand June 2026 September 2017 2002 New Zealand general election 2,055,404 76.98% (7.79%) 2,670,030 New Zealand parliamentary no 1999 New Zealand general election 1999 46th New Zealand Parliament 2005 New Zealand general election 2005 All 120 seats in the House of Representatives 61 2002 7 27 y members Opinion polling for the 2002 New Zealand general election Party vote Percentage Swing Helen Clark 2.jpg 170 120 160 5 30 Helen Clark 1 December 1993 New Zealand Labour Party Mount Albert 49 seats, 38.74% 52 3 838,219 41.26% 2.52 pp Bill English, 2005 (cropped).jpg 135 120 160 0 3 Bill English 8 October 2001 New Zealand National Party Clutha-Southland 39 seats, 30.50% 27 12 425,310 20.93% 9.57 pp Winston Peters cropped.PNG 150 120 160 0 10 Winston Peters 18 July 1993 New Zealand First Tauranga 5 seats, 4.26% 13 8 210,912 10.38% 6.12 pp Richard Prebble, 1993 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Richard Prebble 26 March 1996 ACT New Zealand List 9 seats, 7.04% 9 0 145,078 7.14% 0.10 pp Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Rod DonaldJeanette Fitzsimons 21 May 1995 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ListList(lost Coromandel) 7 seats, 5.16% 9 2 142,250 7.00% 1.84 pp Peter Dunne.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Peter Dunne 16 November 2000 United Future New Zealand Ohariu-Belmont 1 seat, 1.65%a 8 7 135,918 6.69% 5.04 pp Jim Anderton, 2010.jpg 190 120 160 0 10 Jim Anderton 27 July 2002 New Zealand Progressive Party Wigram Not yet founded 2 2 34,542 1.70% new Laila Harré 1999 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Laila Harré 20 April 2002 Alliance (New Zealand political party) List(lost seat) 10 seats, 7.74% 0 10 25,888 1.27% 6.47 pp 2002 New Zealand general election - Results.svg 450px Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin Prime Minister and coalition Subsequent Prime Minister and coalition Helen Clark (Labour) Helen Clark (Labour) Labour—Alliance (C&S: Green) Labour—Progressive (C&S: United Future) thumb|Parliamentary makeup prior to the 2002 election. Government: New Zealand Labour Party Labour (49) Alliance (New Zealand political party) Alliance (10) Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Green (7) Opposition: New Zealand National Party National (39) ACT New Zealand ACT (8) New Zealand First NZ First (5) United New Zealand United NZ (1) A general election was held in New Zealand on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party (the 2020 election would see it suffer a greater defeat in terms of net loss of seats). A controversial issue in the election campaign was the end of a moratorium on genetic engineering, strongly opposed by the Green Party. Some commentators have claimed that the tension between Labour and the Greens on this issue was a more notable part of the campaign than any tension between Labour and its traditional right-wing opponents. The release of Nicky Hager's book Seeds of Distrust prior to the election also sparked much debate. The book examined how the government handled the contamination of a shipment of imported corn with genetically modified seeds. Helen Clark called the Greens "goths and anarcho-feminists" during the campaign. Background On 12 June the government announced that the country would have a general election on 27 July. This was several months earlier than was required, a fact which caused considerable comment. The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, claimed that an early poll was necessary due to the collapse of her junior coalition partner, the Alliance. Critics, however, claimed that Clark could have continued to govern, and that the early election was called to take advantage of Labour's strong position in the polls.James Colin John Key, modest constitutional innovator http://www.colinjames.co.nz/ODT/ODT_2011/ODT_11Jun14.htm 6 December 2011 Otago Daily Times 14 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110929223147/http://www.colinjames.co.nz/ODT/ODT_2011/ODT_11Jun14.htm 29 September 2011 Some commentators believe that a mixture of these factors was responsible. Before the election, the Labour Party held 49 seats in parliament. It governed in coalition with the smaller (and more left-wing) Alliance, which had 10 seats. It also relied on support from the Greens, but this was a largely informal arrangement, and the Greens were not a part of the administration itself. Opposing Labour were the National Party (centre-right), United Future (centrist), New Zealand First (populist), ACT New Zealand (free-market). Many opinion polls for the election indicated that Labour was popular enough to conceivably win an absolute majority, leaving it able to govern without the support of smaller parties. Labour's dominance over National was such that for many people, the question was not whether Labour would win, but whether Labour would receive the absolute majority it sought. MPs retiring in 2002 Eleven MPs, including two Alliance MPs, six National MPs, and two Labour MPs intended to retire at the end of the 46th Parliament. Party Name Electorate Alliance Phillida Bunkle (List)Kevin Campbell (List) Sandra Lee-Vercoe (List) National Warren Kyd Hunua Max Bradford (List) Jenny Shipley Rakaia Doug Kidd (List) Wyatt Creech (List) John Luxton (List) Labour Geoff Braybrooke Napier Joe Hawke (List) Judy Keall Otaki Outgoing parliament AffiliationIdeology Members At 1999 election At dissolution New Zealand Labour PartySocial democracy 49 49 Alliance (New Zealand political party)Democratic socialism 10 4 Jim Anderton's Progressive PartySocial democracy did not exist6 Green Party of Aotearoa New ZealandGreen politics 7 7New Zealand National PartyConservatism 39 39 ACT New ZealandClassical liberalism 9 9 New Zealand FirstPopulism 5 5 United New ZealandChristian democracy 1 1 Total 120120 The election There were 2,670,030 registered voters, the highest number for any election in New Zealand. However, only 77% of these registered voters chose to cast a vote, a considerable drop from previous elections. Many commentators cited Labour's dominance in the polls as a reason for this low turnout. Many people saw the outcome as inevitable, and so did not bother to vote at all. In the election 683 candidates stood, and there were 14 registered parties with party lists. Of the candidates, 433 were electorate and list, 160 were electorate only, and 90 were list only. 71% of candidates (487) were male and 29% (196) female.The Baubles of Office: The New Zealand General Election of 2005 p87, edited by Stephen Levine & Nigel S Roberts (2007, Victoria University Press, Wellington) 978-0-86473-539-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=N-ql-Xs9hhkC New Zealand Votes: The General Election of 2002 22 Jonathan Boston 2003 Victoria University Press Wellington 0-86473-468-9 9 October 2014 Results As most people expected, Labour was victorious. It did not, however, receive an absolute majority, gaining only 52 seats (eight seats short of the half-way mark). Labour's former coalition partner, the Alliance (which had splintered shortly before the election), was not returned to parliament. However, the new Progressive Coalition (now the Progressive Party) started by former Alliance leader Jim Anderton won two seats, and remained allied with Labour. The Greens, who were now distanced from Labour over the genetic engineering controversy, gained nine seats (an increase of two). In general, it was a bad election for the parties of the right. The National Party, once referred to as "the natural party of government", suffered its worst-ever electoral defeat, gaining only 21% of the vote. ACT New Zealand, National's more right-wing neighbour, failed to capitalise on the exodus of National supporters, retaining the same number of seats as before. Instead, the most notable gains among opposition parties were made by two centrist parties. One of these was Winston Peters's New Zealand First, a populist and nationalist party opposed to immigration. Strong campaigning by Peters allowed the party to recover from its serious losses in the 1999 election. The other was United Future New Zealand party, a centrist party based on a merger of the United Party and the Future New Zealand party – primarily due to the performance of leader Peter Dunne, the party shot from having one seat to having eight seats. Once the final distribution of seats was determined, it was clear that Labour would be at the centre of the government, and that it would be allied with the Progressives. However, this still left Labour needing support in matters of confidence and supply, as the two parties together fell short of an absolute majority. Labour expressed a preference for an "agreement" rather than a full coalition, hoping to establish an arrangement similar to the one that existed with the Greens prior to the election. Three realistic choices existed for a partner – the Greens, United Future, and New Zealand First. Labour had repeatedly ruled out deals with New Zealand First during the election campaign, and reaffirmed this soon after the election, leaving just the Greens and United Future as candidates. After a period of negotiation, Labour opted to ally with United Future, being unwilling to change their genetic engineering policies to secure the Green Party's support. Labour and the Progressives remained in power, with support in confidence and supply votes from United Future. United Future surge Dunne was asked to appear on the TVNZ Leaders' Debate on 15 July 2002,17 October 2002 The Christian Heritage Party and Television New Zealand Ltd – 2002-173 https://www.bsa.govt.nz/decisions/all-decisions/the-christian-heritage-party-chp-and-television-new-zealand-ltd-2002-173/ 20 June 2026 Broadcasting Standards Authority en-NZ less than two weeks out from the election at a time when United Future were barely scratching 1% in the polls. In post-debate interviews, Dunne remarked that the debate had given United Future "a huge boost",Leaders' debate, 2002 Media and politics Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/35758/leaders-debate-2002 20 June 2026 teara.govt.nz en giving him a national platform that he had not previously enjoyed. This debate was regarded as the tipping point that rejuvenated his United Future Party, delivering seven extra MPs on election night for a total of eight in the house, a record-breaking result for the party. Detailed results Parliamentary parties Summary of the 27 July 2002 election for the House of Representatives https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/statistics.html 2002 GENERAL ELECTION – OFFICIAL RESULTS AND STATISTICS ElectionResults.govt.nz Electoral Commission 20 October 2020 15 September 2021 17 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200117212111/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/statistics.html live | colspan=12 align=center| 300px |- style="text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 style="width:213px;" | Party ! Colspan=3 | Party vote ! Colspan=3 | Electorate vote ! Colspan=4 | Seats |- style="text-align:center;" ! Votes ! % ! Change(pp) ! Votes ! % ! Change(pp) ! List ! Electorate ! Total ! +/- |- | New Zealand Labour Party | 838,219 | 41.26 | 2.52 | 891,866 | 44.69 | 2.94 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 3 |- | New Zealand National Party | 425,310 | 20.93 | 9.57 | 609,458 | 30.54 | 1.38 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 12 |- | New Zealand First | 210,912 | 10.38 | 6.12 | 79,380 | 3.98 | 0.21 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 8 |- | ACT New Zealand | 145,078 | 7.14 | 0.10 | 70,888 | 3.55 | 0.97 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |- | Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 142,250 | 7.00 | 1.84 | 106,717 | 5.35 | 1.14 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 |- | United Future | 135,918 | 6.69 | 5.04a | 92,484 | 4.63 | 2.59a | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 |- | Jim Anderton's Progressive Party | 34,542 | 1.70 | new | 36,647 | 1.84 | new | 1 | 1 | 2 | new |- | Christian Heritage New Zealand | 27,492 | 1.35 | 1.03 | 40,810 | 2.05 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Outdoor Recreation New Zealand | 25,985 | 1.28 | new | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | new |- | Alliance (New Zealand political party) | 25,888 | 1.27 | 6.47 | 33,655 | 1.69 | 5.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |- | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 12,987 | 0.64 | 0.46 | 3,397 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- |Mana Māori Movement | 4,980 | 0.25 | | 8,130 | 0.41 | 0.22 | | 0 | 0 | |- |One New Zealand Party | 1,782 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 2,617 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- |NMP (political party) | 274 | 0.01 | 0.04 | — | — | 0.03 | | 0 | 0 | |- |Libertarianz | — | — | 0.29 | 672 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | style="background-color:#ffffff" | | style="text-align:left;" |Unregistered parties | — | — | — | 3,821 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- | Independent (politician) | — | — | — | 14,927 | 0.75 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" |Valid votes ! 2,031,617 ! 98.84 ! 1.74 ! 1,995,586 ! 97.09 ! 0.84 ! Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Informal vote | 8,631 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 26,529 | 1.29 | 0.49 | Colspan=4 | |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Disallowed votes | 15,156 | 0.74 | 1.23 | 33,289 | 1.62 | 0.35 | Colspan=5 | |- ! colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total ! 2,055,404 ! 100 ! ! 2,055,404 ! 100 ! ! 51 ! 69 ! 120 ! |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Eligible voters and Turnout | 2,670,030 | 76.98 | 7.79 | 2,670,030 | 76.98 | 7.79 | Colspan=4 | |} Party vote by electorate List of electorates in the 2002 New Zealand general election by party vote Votes summary Constituency Vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour New Zealand Labour Party 44.69 National New Zealand National Party 30.54 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 5.35 United Future United Future 4.63 NZ First New Zealand First 3.98 ACT ACT New Zealand 3.55 Christian Heritage Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand 2.05 Progressive Jim Anderton's Progressive Party 1.84 Alliance Alliance (New Zealand political party) 1.69 Others #777777 1.68 Party Vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour New Zealand Labour Party 41.26 National New Zealand National Party 20.93 NZ First New Zealand First 10.38 ACT ACT New Zealand 7.14 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 7.00 United Future United Future New Zealand 6.69 Progressive Jim Anderton's Progressive Party 1.70 Christian Heritage Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand 1.35 ORNZ Outdoor Recreation New Zealand 1.28 Alliance Alliance (New Zealand political party) 1.27 Others #777777 1.00 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour New Zealand Labour Party 43.33 National New Zealand National Party 22.50 NZ First New Zealand First 10.83 ACT ACT New Zealand 7.50 Green Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 7.50 United Future United Future New Zealand 6.67 Progressive New Zealand Progressive Party 1.67 Electorate results thumb|left|596px|Party affiliation of winning electorate candidates. Of the 69 electorates in the 2002 election, a majority (45) were won by the Labour Party. The opposition National Party won 21 electorate seats. Labour dominated the urban areas, where it has traditionally been strongest, while National performed best in rural areas. However, Labour's strong position in this election led to National losing ground in a number of its traditional strongholds. The loss of Otago electorate, a rural area, was one notable example. Labour also dominated in the seven Maori seats. National gained second place in only one Maori electorate, with Labour's main rivals being the Mana Maori Movement, the Greens, and the Alliance. Of the minor parties, only three managed to win electorates, mostly due to the strong personal following of the incumbents. United Future leader Peter Dunne retained his strong support in the Wellington electorate of Ohariu-Belmont, while New Zealand First leader Winston Peters retained Tauranga. Progressive leader Jim Anderton retained the Christchurch seat of Wigram, which he had formerly held as leader of the Alliance. The table below shows the results of the 2002 general election: Key: New Zealand Labour PartyNew Zealand National PartyNew Zealand FirstGreen Party of Aotearoa New ZealandUnited FutureAlliance (New Zealand political party)Jim Anderton's Progressive PartyMana Māori MovementIndependent politician Electorate results for the 2002 New Zealand general electionOfficial Count Results – Electorate Status http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/electoratestatus.html 26 June 2017 Electoral Commission 7 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170407145404/http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/electoratestatus.html live Aoraki Jim Sutton New Zealand Labour Party 6,453 Wayne Marriott New Zealand National Party Auckland Central Judith Tizard New Zealand Labour Party 5,205 Pansy Wong New Zealand National Party Banks Peninsula Ruth Dyson New Zealand Labour Party 4,057 David Carter New Zealand National Party Bay of Plenty Tony Ryall New Zealand National Party 5,597 Peter Brown New Zealand First Christchurch Central Tim Barnett New Zealand Labour Party 10,353 Nicky Wagner New Zealand National Party Christchurch East Lianne Dalziel New Zealand Labour Party 14,864 Stephen Johnston New Zealand National Party Clevedon Judith Collins New Zealand National Party 3,127 Dave Hereora New Zealand Labour Party Clutha-Southland Bill English New Zealand National Party 6,808 Lesley Soper New Zealand Labour Party Coromandel Jeanette Fitzsimons Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 5,958 Sandra Goudie New Zealand National Party Max Purnell New Zealand Labour Party Dunedin North Pete Hodgson New Zealand Labour Party 10,637 Katherine Rich New Zealand National Party Dunedin South David Benson-Pope New Zealand Labour Party 14,724 Paul Foster-Bell New Zealand National Party East Coast Janet Mackey New Zealand Labour Party 5,343 Leanne Jensen-Daines New Zealand National Party East Coast Bays Murray McCully New Zealand National Party 1,534 Hamish McCracken New Zealand Labour Party Epsom Richard Worth New Zealand National Party 5,619 Di Nash New Zealand Labour Party Hamilton East Tony Steel New Zealand National Party Dianne Yates New Zealand Labour Party 614 Tony Steel New Zealand National Party Hamilton West Martin Gallagher New Zealand Labour Party 5,574 Bob Simcock New Zealand National Party Helensville John Key New Zealand National Party 1,705 Gary Russell New Zealand Labour Party Hutt South Trevor Mallard New Zealand Labour Party 7,771 Richard Townley New Zealand National Party Ilam Gerry Brownlee New Zealand National Party 3,872 Richard Pole New Zealand Labour Party Invercargill Mark Peck New Zealand Labour Party 2,792 Eric Roy New Zealand National Party Kaikoura Lynda Scott New Zealand National Party 3,069 Brendon Burns New Zealand Labour Party Mana Graham Kelly New Zealand Labour Party Winnie Laban New Zealand Labour Party 6,376 Sue Wood New Zealand National Party Mangere Taito Phillip Field New Zealand Labour Party 15,375 Sylvia Taylor New Zealand National Party Manukau East Ross Robertson New Zealand Labour Party 10,657 Arthur Anae New Zealand National Party Manurewa George Hawkins New Zealand Labour Party 12,548 Enosa Auva'a New Zealand National Party Maungakiekie Mark Gosche New Zealand Labour Party 6,603 Belinda Vernon New Zealand National Party Mount Albert Helen Clark New Zealand Labour Party 16,024 Raewyn Bhana New Zealand National Party Mount Roskill Phil Goff New Zealand Labour Party 13,715 Brent Trewheela New Zealand National Party Napier Geoff Braybrooke New Zealand Labour Party Russell Fairbrother New Zealand Labour Party 4,157 Anne Tolley New Zealand National Party Nelson Nick Smith New Zealand National Party 4,232 John Kennedy New Zealand Labour Party New Lynn David Cunliffe New Zealand Labour Party 11,185 Brendan Beach New Zealand National Party New Plymouth Harry Duynhoven New Zealand Labour Party 14,930 Geoff Horton New Zealand National Party North Shore Wayne Mapp New Zealand National Party 5,098 Helen Duncan New Zealand Labour Party Northcote Ann Hartley New Zealand Labour Party 2,624 Jeremy Sole New Zealand National Party Northland John Carter New Zealand National Party 7,558 Rachel Rose New Zealand Labour Party Ohariu-Belmont Peter Dunne United Future 12,534 Gil Boddy-Greer New Zealand Labour Party Otago Gavan Herlihy New Zealand National Party David Parker New Zealand Labour Party 684 Gavan Herlihy New Zealand National Party Otaki Judy Keall New Zealand Labour Party 7,736 Darren Hughes New Zealand Labour Party Roger Sowry New Zealand National Party Pakuranga Maurice Williamson New Zealand National Party 4,556 Michael Wood New Zealand Labour Party Palmerston North Steve Maharey New Zealand Labour Party 7,627 Dave Scott New Zealand National Party Piako Lindsay Tisch New Zealand National Party 1,621 Sue Moroney New Zealand Labour Party Port Waikato Paul Hutchison New Zealand National Party 5,972 Lesley Harry New Zealand Labour Party Rakaia Jenny Shipley New Zealand National Party 6,076 Brian Connell New Zealand National Party Tony Milne New Zealand Labour Party Rangitikei Simon Power New Zealand National Party 5,315 Margaret Hayward New Zealand Labour Party Rimutaka Paul Swain New Zealand Labour Party 12,615 Mike Leddy New Zealand National Party Rodney Lockwood Smith New Zealand National Party 4,566 Grant Duffy New Zealand Labour Party Rongotai Annette King New Zealand Labour Party 11,493 Glenda Hughes New Zealand National Party Rotorua Steve Chadwick New Zealand Labour Party 7,744 Malcolm Short New Zealand National Party Tamaki Clem Simich New Zealand National Party 1,207 Leila Boyle New Zealand Labour Party Taranaki-King Country Shane Ardern New Zealand National Party 7,175 Judy Hawkins New Zealand Labour Party Taupo Mark Burton New Zealand Labour Party 7,128 Weston Kirton New Zealand National Party Tauranga Winston Peters New Zealand First 10,362 Margaret Wilson New Zealand Labour Party Te Atatu Chris Carter New Zealand Labour Party 12,932 Tau Henare New Zealand National Party Tukituki Rick Barker New Zealand Labour Party 6,419 Craig Foss New Zealand National Party Waimakariri Clayton Cosgrove New Zealand Labour Party 10,536 Dan GordonDangerfield Emma Strong family support network promises to keep new Waimakariri mayor in check https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/north-canterbury/116982429/strong-family-support-network-promises-to-keep-new-waimakariri-mayor-in-check 5 November 2019 The Press 5 November 2019 5 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191105005206/https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/north-canterbury/116982429/strong-family-support-network-promises-to-keep-new-waimakariri-mayor-in-check live New Zealand National Party Wairarapa Georgina Beyer New Zealand Labour Party 6,372 Ian Buchanan New Zealand National Party Waitakere Brian Neeson New Zealand National Party 2,333 Lynne Pillay New Zealand Labour Party Laila Harré Alliance (New Zealand political party) Wellington Central Marian Hobbs New Zealand Labour Party 4,181 Hekia Parata New Zealand National Party West Coast-Tasman Damien O'Connor New Zealand Labour Party 7,722 Barry Nicolle New Zealand National Party Whanganui Jill Pettis New Zealand Labour Party 2,070 Chester Borrows New Zealand National Party Whangarei Phil Heatley New Zealand National Party 3,214 David Shearer New Zealand Labour Party Wigram Jim Anderton Alliance (New Zealand political party) Jim Anderton New Zealand Progressive Party 3,176 Mike Mora New Zealand Labour Party |- | colspan="8" style="background:#eee; text-align:center;"| Māori electorates |- ! Electorate !! colspan=2 | Incumbent !! colspan=2 | Winner !! Majority !! colspan=2 | Runner-up |- Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Parekura Horomia New Zealand Labour Party 10,359 Glenis Philip-Barbara Mana Māori Movement Tainui Nanaia Mahuta New Zealand Labour Party 3,430 Willie Jackson Alliance (New Zealand political party) Tāmaki Makaurau John Tamihere New Zealand Labour Party 9,444 Metiria Turei Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Te Tai Hauāuru Nanaia Mahuta New Zealand Labour Party 8,657 Tariana Turia New Zealand Labour Party Ken Mair Mana Māori Movement Te Tai Tokerau Dover Samuels New Zealand Labour Party 5,336 Mere Mangu Independent politician Te Tai Tonga Mahara Okeroa New Zealand Labour Party 8,052 Bill Karaitiana New Zealand National Party Waiariki Mita Ririnui New Zealand Labour Party 6,717 Rihi Vercoe Mana Māori Movement |} List results Party lists in the 2002 New Zealand general election thumb|left|596px|Highest polling party in each electorate. MPs returned via party lists, and unsuccessful candidates, were as follows:Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/e9_part3.html Electoral Commission 26 August 2013 21 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150121044320/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/e9_part3.html live Party Lists of Unsuccessful Registered Parties http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/e9_part3_2.html Electoral Commission 26 August 2013 21 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150121044335/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/e9_part3_2.html live LabourMichael CullenJonathan Hunt1Margaret WilsonGraham Kelly1Helen DuncanDave HereoraAshraf ChoudharyUnsuccessful: Moana Mackey2, Lesley Soper2, Carol Beaumont, Max Purnell, David Shearer, Gill Boddy-Greer, Brendon Burns, Louisa Wall, David Maka, Hamish McCracken, Eamon Daly, Lesley Harry, Brenda Lowe-Johnson, Steven Ching, Leila Boyle, John Cheesman, Richard Pole, Paul Gibson, Margaret Hayward, Di Nash, Denise Mackenzie, Judy Hawkins, Dinesh Tailor, Kath Peebles, Mike Mora, Yani Johanson, Nathan Saminathan, Ola Kamel, Jan Noonan, Maureen Waaka, Lyndsay Rackley, Wayne HawkerNationalRoger SowryDavid CarterDon BrashGeorgina te HeuheuPansy WongKatherine RichUnsuccessful: Hekia Parata, Gavan Herlihy, Bob Simcock, Allan Peachey, Sue Wood, Guy Salmon, Alec Neill, Belinda Vernon, Anne Tolley, Eric Roy, Arthur Anae, Ian Buchanan, Greg White, Marie Hasler, Annabel Young, Eric Liu, Tau Henare, Chester Borrows, Nicky Wagner, Leanne Jensen-Daines, Tim Macindoe, Wayne Marriott, Dan Gordon, Jeremy Sole, George Ngatai, Dale Stephens, Craig Foss, Glenda Hughes, Dave Scott, Weston Kirton, Hamuera Mitchell, Enosa Auva'a, Sylvia Taylor, Barry Nicolle, Paul Foster, Mita Harris, Brent Trewheela, Raewyn Bhana, Bill Karaitiana, Geoff Horton, Rodney Williams, Alan Delamere, Peter O'Brien, Rod O'BeirneNew Zealand FirstPeter BrownBrian DonnellyRon MarkDoug WoolertonBarbara StewartPita ParaoneCraig McNairJim PetersDail JonesEdwin PerryBill GudgeonBrent CatchpoleUnsuccessful: Rob Harris, Dawn Mullins, Brett Webster, Gordon Stewart, Fletcher Tabuteau, Bob Daw, Dave Mackie, John Riley, John Bryce GearyACTRichard PrebbleRodney HideMuriel NewmanStephen FranksDonna Awatere Huata2Deborah CoddingtonKen ShirleyGerry EckhoffHeather RoyUnsuccessful: Kenneth Wang1, Paul King, Owen Jennings, Penny Webster, Andrew Davies, Dick Quax, Nigel Mattison, David Edward Olsen, Willie James Martin, Mary Hackshaw, John Thompson, Lech Beltowski, Joanne Reeder, Nicholas Cairney, Bruce Williams, Gerald Trass, Andrew Jollands, Bryce Bevin, Ron Scott, Dianne Mulcock, Shirley Marshall, Juanita Angell, John Peters, Glen Snelgar, Matt Ball, Ray Bassett, Carl Beentjes, Michael Coote, Brian George Dawson, Dianne Dawson, Ted Erskine-Legget, Simon Anthony Ewing-Jarvie, Ted Howard, Elizabeth Hurley, Dorothy King, Chris Newman, Chris O'Brien, Julie Pepper, Peter Phiskie, John Riddell, Robin Roodt, Ian Sage, Greg Sneddon, Graham Douglas Steenson, Ian Swan, Peter Talbot-King, Anthony Watson, John Waugh, Roland Weber, Trevor West, Smilie WoodGreensJeanette FitzsimonsRod DonaldSue BradfordNándor TánczosSue KedgleyIan Ewen-StreetKeith LockeMetiria TureiMike WardUnsuccessful: Catherine Delahunty, Roland Sapsford, Meriel Anne Watts, Jon Carapiet, Richard Davies, Celia Wade-Brown, Cathy Olsen, Russel Norman, Janine McVeagh, Steffan Browning, Dayle Belcher, Kei Clendon, Craig Potton, David Musgrave, Deborah Martin, Te Ruruanga Te Keeti, Steve Abel, Sarah Millington, Calvin Green, Caro Henckels, Fliss Butcher, Peter Berger, Hana Blackmore, Gareth Bodle, Paul Bruce, Craig Carson, Terry Creighton, Jan Davey, Paul de Spa, Pip Direen, Ian Douglas, Gaye Dyson, Jeanette Elley, Don Fairley, Nick Fisher, Jo Francis, Richard Green, Caroline Greig, Lois Griffiths, Perce Harpham, David Hill, Laurie Hoverd, Stephen Lee, Kate Lowe, Paul Lowe, Rachel Mackintosh, Mary McCammon, Margaret McKenzie, Olivia Mitchell, Matt Morris, Chris Norton-Brown, Fraser Palmer-Hesketh, Di Pennell, David Rose, Christiaan Briggs, Jane WilliamsUnited FutureGordon CopelandBernie OgilvyMarc AlexanderMurray SmithLarry BaldockJudy TurnerPaul AdamsUnsuccessful: Kelly Chal*, Wayne Chapman, Andrew Kubala, Gray Eatwell, Bruce McGrail, Hassan Hosseini, Craig Hunt, Kevin Harper, Russell Judd, Anne Drake, Ian McInnes, Graham Butterworth, Andrea Deeth, Cindy Ruakere, Chris Bretton, Susanne Fellner, Jim Howard, Martyn Seddon, Tom Smithers, Ross Tizard, Grant Bowater, Steve Taylor, Graham Turner, Dave Fitness, Paul Duxbury, Richard Carter, Lee Edmonds, Stephen Russell, Sharee Adams, Lee Robertson, Rachel Smithers, Rob Moodie, Witana Murray, Frank Owen, Graeme Torckler, Denis Gilmore, Andrew Smith, Tony Bunting, Graeme Barr, James Te Kahupuku Hippolite, Mike Mitcalfe, Stephanie McEwin, Bruce Settle, Peter Collins, Todd Whitcombe, Joy Lietze, Gray Phillips, Chris Collier, Allan Smellie, Jesse O'Brien, Julee Smith-Mischeski, Vince Smith, Dennis WellsProgressiveMatt RobsonUnsuccessful: Grant Gillon, John Wright, Stephnie de Ruyter, Peter Campbell, Rosie Brown, Meng Ly, Susi Pa'o Williams, Jill Henry, Phil Clearwater, David Angus Wilson, Sue Elizabeth Wharewaka-Topia Watts, Pasene Tauialo-o-Lilimaiava, Nong Li, John Pemberton, Bruce Parr, Vivienne Shepherd, Trevor Lance Barnard, Russell Franklin, Annette Anderson, Adrian James Bayly, Victor Bradley, Lyndsay Brock, Robert Bryan, Christine Cheesman, Fleur Churton, David Culverhouse, Jamie Daly, Clare Dickson, Bob Fox, Russell Edwards, David Espin, Bill Henderson, Steven Charles Ihaia, Frede Jorgensen, Te Pare Joseph, Doreen Henderson, Toni Jowsey, Peter David Kane, C Kerr, John Kilbride, Martin Lawrence, Doug McCallum, Philippa Main, John Neill, Garry Oster, Ram Parkash, Dawn Patchett, Bob Peck, Jim Medland, Rob Shirley, Lynley Simmons, Heather Marion Smith, Arthur Toms, Gillian Dance, Hessel Van Wieren, Ross Weddell, Roger White, Barry PulfordChristian HeritageUnsuccessful: Graham Capill, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, Vic Pollard, Dick Holland, Vic Jarvis, Gerald Barker, Ken Munn, Roger Payne, Ruth Jarvis, Nick Barber, Gavin Denby, Chris Salt, Ian Cummings, Grant Bradfield, McGregor Simpson, Rod Harris, Margaret Burgess, Mike Ferguson, Matthew Flannagan, Madeline Jane FlannaganOutdoor RecreationUnsuccessful: Lester Phelps, David O'Neill, Paul Check, Warren Sinclair, Henry Willems, Peter Ellery, Edwin Sylva, James Cook, Peter Gibbons, Michael Holmes, James Rudd, Harry BimlerAllianceUnsuccessful: Laila Harré, Willie Jackson, Matt McCarten, Liz Gordon, Tricia Cutforth, Gerard Hehir, Vern Winitana, Rebecca Matthews, Mike Treen, Naida Glavish, Robert Reid, Jill Ovens, Sam Huggard, Janice Panoho-Smith, Vernon Iosefa Tile, Julie Fairey, Gavin MacLean, Carolyn Payne-Harker, Kamaka Manuel, Mary-Ellen O'Connor, Maxine Boag, Moira Lawler, Len Richards, Ravaani Ghaemmaghamy, John Tuwhakairiora Tibble, Anna McMartin, Anna Sutherland, Hayley Rawhiti, Joseph Randall, Sean Gourley, Peter Wheeler, Val McClimont, Margaret Jeune, Dion Martin, Paula Henderson, Brendon Lane, Peter Jamieson, Fiona McLaren, Solly Southwood, Michael Gilchrist, Paul Protheroe, Justin Wilson, Karl Bartleet, Richard Wallis, Simon Shields, Craig Willis, Helen Mackinlay, Robert Van RuysseveltLegalise CannabisUnsuccessful: Michael Appleby, Michael Britnell, Irinka Britnell, Dave Moore, Christine Mitchell, Jeanette Saxby, Paul John Michael McMullan, Judy Daniels, Judy Matangi, Paula Lambert, Sugra Morley, Peter GreenMana MaoriUnsuccessful: Angeline Greensill, Ken Mair, Glenis Philip-Barbara, Tame Iti, Jacqui Amohanga, Rihi Vercoe, Mere Takoko, Tanima Bernard, Colleen Skerrett-White, Piripi Haami, Ngahape Lomax, Sharon Pehi-BarlowOne New ZealandUnsuccessful: John Porter, Jim White, Alan McCulloch, Janet White, Richard Fisher, David Moat, Walter Christie, Gill Edwards, Peter Grove, John BullNMPUnsuccessful: Mark Atkin, Brett Kenneth Gifkins *Chal was ranked fifth on the United Future list and was declared elected, serving as an MP for 17 days. However, it emerged that Chal was not actually eligible to stand for election, as she was not a New Zealand citizen. As a result, she was removed from the party list. Notes These party list members later entered parliament in the term as other list MPs elected resigned from parliament. These party list members later resigned during the parliamentary term. Summary of seat changes Electoral redistributions: A minor reconfiguration of electorates and their boundaries occurred between the 1999 and 2002 elections. Five seats were abolished and seven were created, giving a net increase of two electorates. The seats of Albany, Hunua, Karapiro, Titirangi and Hauraki (Maori) ceased to exist. The seats of Clevedon, East Coast Bays, Helensville, New Lynn, Piako, Tainui (Maori) and Tamaki Makaurau (Maori) came into being. Seats captured: By Labour: Hamilton East, Otago and Waitakere were captured from National. By National: Coromandel was captured from the Greens. The seat of Wigram transferred from the Alliance to the Progressives due to a change of its MP's party affiliation. Seats transferred from departing MPs to new MPs: The seat of Rakaia, held by a departing National MP, was won by a new National candidate. The seats of Mana, Napier, Otaki, and Te Tai Hauauru, all held by departing Labour MPs, were won by new Labour candidates (although the departing Mana MP became a list MP and the departing Te Tai Hauauru MP returned to Parliament in another electorate). Labour list seats: Lost 1 (was 8, fell to 7) Retired: 1 Became electorate MPs: 3 Re-elected: 4 Newly elected: 3 (including a former electorate MP) National list seats: Lost 11 (was 17, fell to 6) Retired: 4 Re-elected: 5 Not re-elected: 8 Newly elected: 1 New Zealand First list seats: Gained 8 (was 4, rose to 12) Re-elected: 4 Newly elected: 8 ACT list seats: No change (was 9, remained 9) Re-elected: 7 Not re-elected: 2 Newly elected: 2 Green list seats: Gained 3 (was 6, rose to 9) Re-elected: 6 Newly elected: 3 (including a former electorate MP) Alliance list seats: Lost 9 (was 9, fell to 0) Retired: 1 Not re-elected: 3 (Transferred to Progressives: 5) United Future list seats: Gained 7 (was 0, rose to 7) Newly elected: 7 Progressive list seats: Gained 1 (was 0, rose to 1) (Transferred from Alliance: 5) Retired: 2 Re-elected: 1 Not re-elected: 2 References Further reading Vowles Jack Vowles Peter Aimer Susan Banducci Jeffrey Karp Raymond Miller Voters' Veto: the 2002 Election in New Zealand and the Consolidation of Minority Government 2004 Auckland University Press Auckland, New Zealand etal Victoria University Press 0864734689 Boston Jonathan New Zealand votes: the general election of 2002 Wellington [N.Z.] 2003 External links Official election results https://web.archive.org/web/20140922060406/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002 22 September 2014 Category:July 2002 in New Zealand