List of New Zealand by-elections
MMP era (1996–present)
Key National Labour Māori Independent Mana NZ First Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner

List of New Zealand by-elections

Section Title: MMP era (1996–present)
Table Section Text: Key National Labour Māori Independent Mana NZ First Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner

Electorate and by-election	Date	Incumbent	Cause	Winner

45th Parliament (1997–1999)[edit]

Taranaki-King Country	1998	2 May	Jim Bolger	Resignation; appointed ambassador to Washington	Shane Ardern

46th Parliament (2000–2002)[edit]

There were no by-elections during the term of the 46th Parliament.

47th Parliament (2003–2005)[edit]

Te Tai Hauauru	2004	10 July	Tariana Turia	Resignation	Tariana Turia

48th Parliament (2006–2008)[edit]

There were no by-elections during the term of the 48th Parliament.

49th Parliament (2009–2011)[edit]

Mount Albert	2009	13 June	Helen Clark	Resignation; appointed to the UNDP	David Shearer

Mana	2010	20 November	Winnie Laban	Resignation	Kris Faafoi

Botany	2011	5 March	Pansy Wong	Resignation	Jami-Lee Ross

Te Tai Tokerau	2011	25 June	Hone Harawira	Resignation; established the Mana Movement	Hone Harawira

50th Parliament (2011–2014)[edit]

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti	2013	29 June	Parekura Horomia	Death	Meka Whaitiri

Christchurch East	2013	30 November	Lianne Dalziel	Resignation; elected Mayor of Christchurch	Poto Williams

51st Parliament (2014–2017)[edit]

Northland	2015	28 March	Mike Sabin	Resignation	Winston Peters

Mount Roskill	2016	3 December	Phil Goff	Resignation; elected Mayor of Auckland	Michael Wood

Mount Albert	2017	25 February	David Shearer	Resignation; appointed to head the United Nations Mission in South Sudan	Jacinda Ardern

52nd Parliament (2017–present)[edit]

Northcote	2018	9 June	Jonathan Coleman	Resignation	Dan Bidois

Sentence(s)

A by-election was held in the New Zealand electorate of Botany on 5 March 2011.

final_sentence: A by-election was held in the New Zealand electorate of Botany on 5 March 2011.