# Auckland Central (New Zealand electorate)

Auckland Central is a New Zealand electoral division returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate is currently represented by Chlöe Swarbrick, a member of the Green Party; she has represented the seat since 2020.

## Population centres

In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created, including Auckland Central, and one former electorate was recreated.
Auckland Central contains Auckland city centre, the suburbs of Ponsonby, Westmere, Arch Hill, Herne Bay, Freemans Bay, St Mary's Bay, Newton and Eden Terrace at the west side of the city. Because of the location of the main Auckland ferry terminal, Auckland Central also contains the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. At the 2008 election, Grafton became part of Epsom, and Point Chevalier moved into Mount Albert. To offset these changes, the suburb of Newton was drafted in from Mount Albert. Further population growth ahead of the 2014 election resulted in Westmere and Grey Lynn transferring to Mount Albert.

## History

Auckland Central was created ahead of the 1887 election; it was carved from parts of the electorates of Auckland North and the Auckland West and focused around upper Queen Street, Grafton, and Newton. It lasted only until the 1890 elections, when a reduction in the number of electorates meant Auckland Central was re-incorporated into a larger City of Auckland electorate. At the 1905 elections, the Auckland seat was split into three seats, including a recreated Auckland Central.
The seat has been held by the Labour Party for most of its existence: between 1919 and 2008, the seat had spent only three years in the hands of another party (the left-wing Alliance, from 1993 to 1996). However, the 2008 election saw Nikki Kaye win the seat for the National Party for the first time. Kaye retained the seat in 2011, 2014 and 2017, although with a reduced majority making Auckland Central one of the most marginal electorates in the country. She retired at the 2020 election, which saw Green Party candidate Chlöe Swarbrick win the seat in a tight three-way contest and become only the second Green electorate MP.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
Independent Liberal Labour Alliance National Green
| Election | Winner |
| 1887 election | George Grey |
| (Electorate abolished 1890–1905, see Auckland) |||
| 1905 election | Alfred Kidd |
| 1908 election | Albert Glover |
| 1911 election | Albert Glover |
| 1914 election | Albert Glover |
| 1919 election | Bill Parry |
| 1922 election | Bill Parry |
| 1925 election | Bill Parry |
| 1928 election | Bill Parry |
| 1931 election | Bill Parry |
| 1935 election | Bill Parry |
| 1938 election | Bill Parry |
| 1943 election | Bill Parry |
| 1946 election | Bill Anderton |
| 1949 election | Bill Anderton |
| 1951 election | Bill Anderton |
| 1954 election | Bill Anderton |
| 1957 election | Bill Anderton |
| 1960 election | Norman Douglas |
| 1963 election | Norman Douglas |
| 1966 election | Norman Douglas |
| 1969 election | Norman Douglas |
| 1972 election | Norman Douglas |
| 1975 election | Richard Prebble |
| 1978 election | Richard Prebble |
| 1981 election | Richard Prebble |
| 1984 election | Richard Prebble |
| 1987 election | Richard Prebble |
| 1990 election | Richard Prebble |
| 1993 election | Sandra Lee |
| 1996 election | Judith Tizard |
| 1999 election | Judith Tizard |
| 2002 election | Judith Tizard |
| 2005 election | Judith Tizard |
| 2008 election | Nikki Kaye |
| 2011 election | Nikki Kaye |
| 2014 election | Nikki Kaye |
| 2017 election | Nikki Kaye |
| 2020 election | Chlöe Swarbrick |
| 2023 election | Chlöe Swarbrick |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Auckland Central electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
ACT Alliance Green National Labour
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Rodney Hide |
| 1996 election | Sandra Lee |
| 1999 election | Donna Awatere Huata |
| 1999 election | Sandra Lee |
| 1999 election | Nándor Tánczos |
| 2002 election | Nándor Tánczos |
| 2002 election | Pansy Wong |
| 2005 election | Pansy Wong |
| 2005 | Nándor Tánczos |
| 2011 election | Jacinda Ardern |
| 2011 election | Denise Roche |
| 2014 election | Jacinda Ardern |
| 2014 election | Denise Roche |
| 2020 election | Helen White |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Y Chlöe Swarbrick | Y Chlöe Swarbrick | 16,624 | 47.84 | +12.74 | 8,503 | 23.97 | +4.91 |
| | National | Mahesh Muralidhar | Mahesh Muralidhar | 12,728 | 36.63 | +9.47 | 11,751 | 33.13 | +12.03 |
| | Labour | Oscar Sims | Oscar Sims | 2,608 | 7.50 | –24.63 | 8,028 | 22.63 | –23.39 |
| | ACT | Felix Poole | Felix Poole | 1,235 | 3.55 | +1.92 | 3,301 | 9.30 | +1.82 |
| | Opportunities | Damian Sycamore | Damian Sycamore | 462 | 1.33 | +0.44 | 1,250 | 3.52 | +1.39 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Christopher Coker | Christopher Coker | 365 | 1.05 | — | 142 | 0.40 | +0.13 |
| | Animal Justice | Madeleine Kane | Madeleine Kane | 135 | 0.38 | — | 50 | 0.14 | — |
| | Independent | Andi Shen Liu | Andi Shen Liu | 110 | 0.31 | — | | | |
| | Rock The Vote NZ | Paul Davie | Paul Davie | 91 | 0.26 | — | | | |
| | New Nation | Guy Dennis Slocum | Guy Dennis Slocum | 89 | 0.25 | — | 26 | 0.07 | — |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,351 | 3.80 | +2.09 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 563 | 1.58 | +1.28 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 217 | 0.61 | — |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 48 | 0.13 | — |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 45 | 0.12 | — |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 38 | 0.10 | +0.05 |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 32 | 0.09 | — |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 30 | 0.08 | –0.46 |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 3 | 0.00 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 299 | | | 85 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,746 | | | 35,463 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Majority | 3,896 | 11.21 | +8.24 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Chlöe Swarbrick | Chlöe Swarbrick | 12,631 | 35.10 | +25.38 | 6,937 | 19.06 | +5.19 |
| | Labour | Helen White | Helen White | 11,563 | 32.13 | −7.68 | 16,751 | 46.02 | +8.31 |
| | National | Emma Mellow | Emma Mellow | 9,775 | 27.16 | −18.08 | 7,680 | 21.10 | −18.05 |
| | ACT | Felix Poole | Felix Poole | 588 | 1.63 | +1.11 | 2,724 | 7.48 | +6.43 |
| | Opportunities | Tuariki Delamere | Tuariki Delamere | 320 | 0.89 | −1.44 | 776 | 2.13 | −1.01 |
| | NZ First | Jenny Marcroft | Jenny Marcroft | 274 | 0.76 | -1.22 | 622 | 1.71 | −2.16 |
| | New Conservative | Kevin Stitt | Kevin Stitt | 186 | 0.51 | +0.33 | 197 | 0.54 | +0.44 |
| | Sustainable NZ | Vernon Tava | Vernon Tava | 120 | 0.33 | — | 59 | 0.16 | — |
| | Independent | Joshua Love | Joshua Love | 73 | 0.20 | — | | | |
| | TEA | Dominic Hoffman Dervan | Dominic Hoffman Dervan | 50 | 0.14 | — | 35 | 0.10 | — |
| | Independent | Chris Sadler | Chris Sadler | 23 | 0.06 | — | | | |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 198 | 0.53 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 111 | 0.30 | −0.11 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 99 | 0.27 | +0.03 |
| | ONE | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | +0.01 |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.01 |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 382 | | | 160 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,985 | | | 36,403 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,625 | 83.95 | +4.01 | | | |
| | Green gain from National | Green gain from National | Majority | 1,068 | 2.97 | –2.24 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Y Nikki Kaye | Y Nikki Kaye | 13,198 | 45.24 | −0.59 | 11,773 | 39.15 | −5.78 |
| | Labour | Helen White | Helen White | 11,617 | 39.82 | −3.80 | 11,340 | 37.71 | +16.04 |
| | Green | Denise Roche | Denise Roche | 2,838 | 9.72 | +2.10 | 4,170 | 13.87 | −8.30 |
| | Opportunities | Mika Haka | Mika Haka | 681 | 2.33 | — | 944 | 3.14 | — |
| | NZ First | Frank Edwards | Frank Edwards | 578 | 1.98 | — | 1,165 | 3.87 | −1.31 |
| | ACT | Brooke van Velden | Brooke van Velden | 151 | 0.52 | −0.19 | 317 | 1.05 | −0.12 |
| | Climate First | Leslie Jones | Leslie Jones | 55 | 0.19 | — | | | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Greenfield | Stephen Greenfield | 52 | 0.18 | −0.77 | 29 | 0.10 | −0.81 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 123 | 0.41 | −0.15 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 71 | 0.24 | −0.06 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 19 | 0.06 | −0.13 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | −1.92 |
| | Internet | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | −1.93 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | — |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 206 | | | 63 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,170 | | | 30,007 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,070 | 79.94 | +1.39 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 1,519 | 5.21 | +3.01 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Y Nikki Kaye | Y Nikki Kaye | 12,494 | 45.84 | +0.44 | 12,652 | 44.93 | +2.70 |
| | Labour | Jacinda Ardern | Jacinda Ardern | 11,894 | 43.63 | +0.41 | 6,101 | 21.67 | –3.44 |
| | Green | Denise Roche | Denise Roche | 2,080 | 7.63 | –1.13 | 6,242 | 22.17 | –0.63 |
| | Internet | Miriam Pierard | Miriam Pierard | 270 | 0.99 | +0.99 | | | |
| | Conservative | Regan Monahan | Regan Monahan | 258 | 0.95 | +0.23 | 486 | 1.73 | +0.91 |
| | ACT | Dasha Kovalenko | Dasha Kovalenko | 193 | 0.71 | +0.26 | 329 | 1.17 | –0.01 |
| | Climate | Peter Whitmore | Peter Whitmore | 50 | 0.18 | +0.18 | | | |
| | Money Free | Jordan Osmaston | Jordan Osmaston | 19 | 0.07 | +0.07 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,459 | 5.18 | +1.08 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 553 | 1.96 | +1.27 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 158 | 0.56 | –1.08 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 85 | 0.30 | –0.12 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 53 | 0.19 | –0.03 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 17 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 10 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | –0.58 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | | | 99 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,453 | | | 28,256 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,040 | 76.76 | +1.47 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 600 | 2.20 | +0.04 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Y Nikki Kaye | Y Nikki Kaye | 15,038 | 45.39 | +2.48 | 14,447 | 42.24 | +2.15 |
| | Labour | Jacinda Ardern | Jacinda Ardern | 14,321 | 43.23 | +4.69 | 8,590 | 25.11 | –9.44 |
| | Green | Denise Roche | Denise Roche | 2,903 | 8.76 | –4.66 | 7,797 | 22.79 | +7.33 |
| | NZ First | Allen Davies | Allen Davies | 412 | 1.24 | +1.24 | 1,403 | 4.10 | +1.81 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Greenfield | Stephen Greenfield | 238 | 0.72 | +0.72 | 280 | 0.82 | +0.82 |
| | ACT | David Seymour | David Seymour | 149 | 0.45 | –1.25 | 404 | 1.18 | –2.95 |
| | Human Rights | Anthony van den Heuval | Anthony van den Heuval | 68 | 0.21 | +0.01 | | | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 562 | 1.64 | +0.71 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 237 | 0.69 | +0.69 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 202 | 0.59 | +0.56 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 146 | 0.43 | +0.14 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 75 | 0.22 | –0.46 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 53 | 0.15 | +0.08 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | –0.002 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 352 | | | 164 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,129 | | | 34,206 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 717 | 2.16 | –2.21 | | | |

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Nikki Kaye | Nikki Kaye | 14,677 | 42.91 | +9.81 | 14,112 | 40.08 | +6.36 |
| | Labour | N Judith Tizard | N Judith Tizard | 13,180 | 38.53 | –5.36 | 12,166 | 34.55 | –10.68 |
| | Green | Denise Roche | Denise Roche | 4,592 | 13.43 | –1.38 | 5,446 | 15.47 | +2.49 |
| | ACT | Scott Uren | Scott Uren | 581 | 1.70 | +0.15 | 1,456 | 4.14 | +2.35 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Kevin O'Connell | Kevin O'Connell | 349 | 1.02 | – | 101 | 0.29 | +0.12 |
| | Progressive | Justin Robson | Justin Robson | 274 | 0.80 | +0.06 | 226 | 0.64 | –0.17 |
| | RAM | Oliver Woods | Oliver Woods | 132 | 0.39 | – | 16 | 0.05 | – |
| | United Future | Aaron Galey-Young | Aaron Galey-Young | 128 | 0.37 | –0.91 | 168 | 0.48 | –0.82 |
| | Independent | Thomas Forde | Thomas Forde | 84 | 0.25 | –0.01 | | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Greenfield | Stephen Greenfield | 68 | 0.20 | – | | | |
| | Human Rights | Anthony Ravlich | Anthony Ravlich | 67 | 0.20 | – | | | |
| | Alliance | Sarita Divis | Sarita Divis | 39 | 0.11 | – | 11 | 0.03 | –0.02 |
| | RONZ | Kerry Bevin | Kerry Bevin | 32 | 0.09 | +0.00 | 10 | 0.03 | +0.02 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 806 | 2.29 | –0.55 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 328 | 0.93 | +0.33 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 132 | 0.37 | – |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 73 | 0.21 | – |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 70 | 0.20 | – |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 38 | 0.11 | – |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 27 | 0.08 | +0.01 |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | – |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | +0.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 290 | | | 101 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,203 | | | 35,208 | | |
| | National gain from Labour | National gain from Labour | Majority | 1,497 | 4.38 | –6.42 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Judith Tizard | Y Judith Tizard | 15,794 | 43.89 | +0.56 | 16,639 | 45.24 | |
| | National | Pansy Wong | Pansy Wong | 11,910 | 33.10 | +6.73 | 12,403 | 33.72 | |
| | Green | Nándor Tánczos | Nándor Tánczos | 5,327 | 14.80 | | 4,775 | 12.98 | |
| | NZ First | Susan Baragwanath | Susan Baragwanath | 996 | 2.77 | | 1,044 | 2.84 | |
| | ACT | Helen Simpson | Helen Simpson | 559 | 1.55 | | 658 | 1.79 | |
| | United Future | Steve Taylor | Steve Taylor | 461 | 1.28 | | 477 | 1.30 | |
| | Māori Party | Bronwyn Yates | Bronwyn Yates | 330 | 0.92 | | 223 | 0.61 | |
| | Progressive | Petronella Townsend | Petronella Townsend | 266 | 0.74 | | 297 | 0.81 | |
| | Destiny | Maureen Vincent | Maureen Vincent | 150 | 0.42 | | 80 | 0.22 | |
| | Independent | Thomas Forde | Thomas Forde | 91 | 0.25 | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | Dilip Rupa | Dilip Rupa | 69 | 0.19 | | 15 | 0.04 | |
| | RONZ | Alan Candy | Alan Candy | 32 | 0.09 | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 61 | 0.17 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 29 | 0.08 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 25 | 0.07 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 292 | | | 115 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,985 | | | 36,781 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 3,884 | 10.79 | –6.17 | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Judith Tizard | Y Judith Tizard | 13,298 | 43.33 | | 13,929 | 44.10 | |
| | National | Pansy Wong | Pansy Wong | 8,093 | 26.37 | | 4,748 | 15.03 | |
| | Green | Nándor Tánczos | Nándor Tánczos | 6,212 | 20.24 | | 4,990 | 15.80 | |
| | ACT | Lech Beltowski | Lech Beltowski | 1,223 | 3.98 | | 3,358 | 10.63 | |
| | United Future | Steve Taylor | Steve Taylor | 770 | 2.51 | | 1,266 | 4.01 | |
| | Alliance | Mike Treen | Mike Treen | 365 | 1.19 | | 513 | 1.62 | |
| | Progressive | Vivienne Shepherd | Vivienne Shepherd | 333 | 1.08 | | 468 | 1.48 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Sean Michael Reynolds | Sean Michael Reynolds | 235 | 0.77 | | 163 | 0.52 | |
| | Independent | Neil Head | Neil Head | 97 | 0.32 | | | | |
| | Independent | Anthony Van Den Heuvel | Anthony Van Den Heuvel | 66 | 0.22 | | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,809 | 5.73 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 164 | 0.52 | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 137 | 0.43 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 20 | 0.06 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 15 | 0.05 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 357 | | | 89 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,692 | | | 31,583 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 5,205 | 16.96 | | | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Judith Tizard | Y Judith Tizard | 12,645 | 38.74 | | 13,647 | 41.50 | |
| | National | Martin Poulsen | Martin Poulsen | 7,360 | 22.55 | | 7,747 | 23.56 | |
| | Alliance | Sandra Lee | Sandra Lee | 6,129 | 18.78 | | 2,321 | 7.06 | |
| | Green | Nándor Tánczos | Nándor Tánczos | 3,057 | 9.37 | | 4,235 | 12.88 | |
| | ACT | Donna Awatere Huata | Donna Awatere Huata | 2,301 | 7.05 | | 2,929 | 8.91 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Dick Holland | Dick Holland | 435 | 1.33 | | 332 | 1.01 | |
| | NZ First | Dilip Rupa | Dilip Rupa | 380 | 1.16 | | 671 | 2.04 | |
| | Blokes Liberation Front | Pieter de Jonge | Pieter de Jonge | 169 | 0.52 | | | | |
| | Mana Māori | Tame Iti | Tame Iti | 83 | 0.25 | | 19 | 0.06 | |
| | South Island | Gerry Campbell | Gerry Campbell | 43 | 0.13 | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Communist League | Terence Coggan | Terence Coggan | 38 | 0.12 | | | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 296 | 0.90 | |
| | Christian Democrats | | | | | | 150 | 0.46 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 130 | 0.40 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 124 | 0.38 | |
| | Mauri Pacific | | | | | | 108 | 0.33 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 58 | 0.18 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | | | | | | 52 | 0.16 | |
| | Natural Law | | | | | | 27 | 0.08 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | |
| | People's Choice Party | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| | Republican | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | | | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,640 | | | 32,885 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 5,285 | 16.19 | | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Auckland Central :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Judith Tizard | Y Judith Tizard | 12,219 | 36.57 | | 12,465 | 37.14 | |
| | Alliance | N Sandra Lee | N Sandra Lee | 8,866 | 26.53 | | 3,855 | 11.49 | |
| | National | Shane Frith | Shane Frith | 7,462 | 22.33 | | 8,945 | 26.65 | |
| | ACT | Rodney Hide | Rodney Hide | 1,848 | 5.53 | | 3,393 | 10.11 | |
| | NZ First | Richard Whittaker | Richard Whittaker | 1,565 | 4.68 | | 2,307 | 6.87 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Barrie Patterson | Barrie Patterson | 398 | 1.19 | | 598 | 1.78 | |
| | Progressive Green | Laurence Boomert | Laurence Boomert | 326 | 0.98 | | 229 | 0.68 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Alistair Ramsden | Alistair Ramsden | 226 | 0.68 | | 129 | 0.38 | |
| | Green Society | Simon Reeves | Simon Reeves | 175 | 0.52 | | 110 | 0.33 | |
| | Blokes Liberation Front | Chris Brady | Chris Brady | 139 | 0.42 | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Mark Watts | Mark Watts | 108 | 0.32 | | 70 | 0.21 | |
| | Independent | Peter de Jonge | Peter de Jonge | 27 | 0.08 | | | | |
| | Citizens Party | Wayne Young | Wayne Young | 18 | 0.05 | | | | |
| | Independent | Lynne Robertson | Lynne Robertson | 13 | 0.04 | | | | |
| | Independent | Adam Le Lievre | Adam Le Lievre | 10 | 0.03 | | | | |
| | Independent | Victor Bryers | Victor Bryers | 7 | 0.02 | | | | |
| | Republican | Duane Sutton | Duane Sutton | 7 | 0.02 | | | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 1,003 | 2.99 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 199 | 0.59 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 90 | 0.27 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 41 | 0.12 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 40 | 0.12 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 32 | 0.10 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | | | 137 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,414 | | | 33,563 | | |
| | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Majority | 3,353 | 9.99 | | | | |

### 1993 election

1993 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Sandra Lee | 8,106 | 33.20 | |
| | Labour | Richard Prebble | 6,815 | 27.91 | –16.14 |
| | National | Arthur Anae | 4,242 | 17.37 | |
| | NZ First | Honoria Gray | 967 | 3.96 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Arnold Kennedy | 210 | 0.86 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Graeme Minchin | 206 | 0.84 | |
| | Natural Law | Gillian Sanson | 74 | 0.30 | |
| | Blokes Liberation Front | Pete Millett | 57 | 0.23 | |
| | Communist League | James Robb | 32 | 0.13 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,291 | 5.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,709 | 84.82 | +3.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,414 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Prebble | 7,876 | 44.05 | –21.20 |
| | National | Kathryn Hill | 4,599 | 25.72 | |
| | Green | Mike Johnson | 3,089 | 17.27 | |
| | NewLabour | Cliff Robinson | 1,550 | 8.66 | |
| | Legalise Marijuana | Mike Finlayson | 292 | 1.63 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Vince Terreni | 189 | 1.05 | +0.06 |
| | Democrats | Byrt Jordan | 181 | 1.01 | –1.65 |
| | Blokes Liberation Front | Chris Brady | 74 | 0.41 | |
| | Communist League | Russell Johnson | 28 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,277 | 18.32 | –24.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,878 | 81.30 | –3.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,990 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Prebble | 11,259 | 65.25 | +2.79 |
| | National | Stephen Mayer | 3,904 | 22.62 | |
| | Left Alternative | Joce Jesson | 1,090 | 6.31 | |
| | Democrats | Byrt Jordan | 459 | 2.66 | |
| | Independent | Herb Bickley | 262 | 1.51 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Vince Terreni | 172 | 0.99 | |
| | NZ Party | A C Dunn | 109 | 0.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,355 | 42.62 | –1.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,255 | 85.09 | –3.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,278 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Prebble | 12,522 | 62.46 | +1.28 |
| | National | Maureen Eardley-Wilmot | 3,646 | 18.18 | |
| | NZ Party | Mark Sapsford | 2,571 | 12.82 | |
| | Social Credit | Ian Andrews | 751 | 3.74 | |
| | Women's | Lyn Cotman | 253 | 1.26 | |
| | Values | Carlton D. Cowan | 208 | 1.03 | |
| | Cheer Up | Vince Terreni | 95 | 0.47 | –0.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,876 | 44.27 | +7.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,046 | 88.35 | +3.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,689 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Prebble | 10,952 | 61.18 | +2.76 |
| | National | Dorice Reid | 4,338 | 24.23 | |
| | Social Credit | Bruce Sheppard | 2,401 | 13.41 | |
| | Cheer Up | Vince Terreni | 208 | 1.16 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,614 | 36.95 | + |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,899 | 85.31 | +36.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,980 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Prebble | 9,603 | 58.42 | +16.07 |
| | National | Maire Cole | 4,319 | 26.27 | |
| | Social Credit | Martin Hine | 1,683 | 10.23 | |
| | Values | Keith Charles Langton | 704 | 4.28 | |
| | Independent Labour | Barry Shaw | 65 | 0.39 | +0.17 |
| | Socialist Action | Brigid Mulrennan | 62 | 0.37 | +0.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,284 | 32.14 | +30.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,436 | 48.69 | –18.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,755 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Prebble | 6,506 | 42.35 | |
| | National | Murray McCully | 6,217 | 40.46 | |
| | Values | Reg Clough | 1,939 | 12.62 | |
| | Social Credit | Allan Donovan | 410 | 2.66 | –2.81 |
| | Christian Democratic | Tom Weal | 172 | 1.11 | |
| | Socialist Action | Brigid Mulrennan | 46 | 0.29 | |
| | Liberal | Peter Blakeborough | 37 | 0.24 | |
| | Independent Labour | Barry Shaw | 35 | 0.22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 1.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,362 | 66.77 | –14.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,005 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Douglas | 7,105 | 50.75 | –0.26 |
| | National | Clive Edwards | 5,096 | 36.40 | –9.24 |
| | Values | Dave Hopkinson | 878 | 6.27 | |
| | Social Credit | Allan Donovan | 767 | 5.47 | |
| | Independent Labour | Gordon Ingham | 101 | 0.72 | |
| | New Democratic | Michael Pinkey | 53 | 0.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,009 | 14.35 | +5.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,000 | 81.24 | –3.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,232 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Douglas | 6,851 | 51.01 | –6.09 |
| | National | Clive Edwards | 5,727 | 42.64 | |
| | Social Credit | Donald Bernard Guilford | 507 | 3.77 | |
| | Independent Labour | Owen Gager | 164 | 1.22 | |
| | Independent | Esther James | 130 | 0.96 | |
| | Communist | Ralph Hegman | 50 | 0.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,124 | 8.36 | –15.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,429 | 84.67 | +8.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,860 | | |

### 1966 election

1966 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Douglas | 6,103 | 57.10 | –1.35 |
| | National | Marie Quinn | 3,541 | 33.13 | |
| | Social Credit | John Reginald Burke | 1,043 | 9.75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,562 | 23.97 | –0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,687 | 76.21 | –6.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,022 | | |

### 1963 election

1963 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Douglas | 7,727 | 58.45 | +4.15 |
| | National | John Strevens | 4,500 | 34.04 | |
| | Social Credit | Maxwell Rickard | 563 | 4.25 | |
| | Liberal | David Anthony Hannay | 273 | 2.06 | |
| | Communist | Dick Wolf | 155 | 1.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,227 | 24.41 | +9.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,218 | 83.09 | +2.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,907 | | |

### 1960 election

1960 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Douglas | 6,915 | 54.30 | |
| | National | Ray Presland | 5,069 | 39.80 | |
| | Social Credit | Lloyd Bishop Liddle | 586 | 4.60 | –0.45 |
| | Communist | Peter McAra | 164 | 1.28 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,846 | 14.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,734 | 81.09 | –8.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,702 | | |

### 1957 election

1957 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 9,144 | 60.15 | –3.63 |
| | National | Aileen Joyce | 5,288 | 34.78 | |
| | Social Credit | Lloyd Bishop Liddle | 768 | 5.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,856 | 25.36 | –9.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,200 | 89.97 | +7.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,894 | | |

### 1954 election

1954 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 7,493 | 63.78 | +1.33 |
| | National | John Weir Stewart | 3,400 | 28.94 | |
| | Social Credit | Alfred Humphries Gilbert | 681 | 5.79 | |
| | Communist | Vic Wilcox | 173 | 1.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,093 | 34.84 | +8.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,747 | 82.77 | +3.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,192 | | |

### 1951 election

1951 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 5,097 | 62.45 | –1.02 |
| | National | Peter Hillyer | 2,929 | 35.89 | |
| | Communist | Johnny Mitchell | 135 | 1.65 | –0.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,168 | 26.56 | –3.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,161 | 79.63 | –13.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,248 | | |

### 1949 election

1949 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 5,863 | 63.47 | –3.49 |
| | National | Leonard Bradley | 3,064 | 33.17 | |
| | Communist | Johnny Mitchell | 237 | 2.56 | |
| | Independent | Henry Jones | 73 | 0.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,799 | 30.30 | –3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,237 | 93.41 | +2.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,888 | | |

### 1946 election

1946 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Anderton | 6,865 | 66.96 | |
| | National | Leon Götz | 3,387 | 33.03 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,478 | 33.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,252 | 90.61 | +3.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,314 | | |

### 1943 election

1943 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Parry | 8,022 | 63.03 | –8.08 |
| | National | William George Stanley Swabey | 3,253 | 25.55 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Lawrence Allen Wheatley | 892 | 7.00 | |
| | Independent | Donald Wallace MacClure | 389 | 3.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,769 | 37.47 | –5.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,727 | 87.39 | –0.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,562 | | |

### 1938 election

1938 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Parry | 10,151 | 71.11 | –3.81 |
| | National | Clifford Reid Dodd | 3,970 | 27.81 | +10.66 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 1.07 | –0.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,181 | 43.30 | –14.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,274 | 87.46 | +1.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,320 | | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Parry | 6,871 | 74.92 | +2.45 |
| | Democrat | Clifford Reid Dodd | 1,573 | 17.15 | |
| | Liberal–Labour | John Lundon | 284 | 3.09 | |
| | Independent | George Mullenger | 264 | 2.87 | |
| | Communist | Tom Stanley | 179 | 1.95 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 177 | 1.92 | +0.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,298 | 57.76 | +6.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,171 | 85.97 | +15.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,667 | | |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ Mullenger ran as an Independent, but was aligned to the Reform Party.

### 1931 election

1931 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Parry | 5,382 | 72.47 | +12.47 |
| | United | Harold Penfound Congdon | 1,589 | 21.39 | |
| | Communist | Jim Edwards | 456 | 6.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,793 | 51.07 | +19.60 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.04 | –0.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,505 | 70.11 | –9.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,705 | | |

### 1928 election

1928 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Parry | 5,765 | 60.00 | –4.20 |
| | United | William Hewitt | 2,741 | 28.53 | |
| | Reform | Frederick John Lysnar | 822 | 8.55 | |
| | Independent | James Joiner | 281 | 2.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,024 | 31.47 | –8.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 187 | 1.91 | 0.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,796 | 79.92 | –6.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,257 | | |

### 1925 election

1925 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Parry | 5,672 | 64.20 | +9.23 |
| | Reform | Charles Augustus Wilson | 2,172 | 24.58 | |
| | Liberal | Frederick Stanley Morton | 991 | 11.22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,500 | 39.62 | +28.10 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 1.02 | –0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,926 | 86.84 | +2.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,279 | | |

### 1922 election

1922 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Parry | 4,786 | 54.97 | +7.03 |
| | Liberal | Albert Glover | 3,783 | 43.45 | +4.91 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 1.56 | +0.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,003 | 11.52 | +2.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,705 | 84.16 | –1.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,343 | | |

### 1919 election

1919 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Parry | 4,007 | 47.94 | |
| | Liberal | Albert Glover | 3,221 | 38.54 | –18.39 |
| | Reform | John Jolley Thomas | 1,023 | 12.24 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 1.26 | –0.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 9.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,357 | 85.47 | +7.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,777 | | |

### 1914 election

1914 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Glover | 4,053 | 56.93 | +3.73 |
| | Social Democrat | Michael Joseph Savage | 1,751 | 24.59 | +1.01 |
| | Reform | William Richardson | 1,315 | 18.47 | +10.60 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 1.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,302 | 32.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,119 | 78.11 | +6.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,114 | | |

### 1911 election

1911 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Glover | 4,061 | 53.20 | –10.87 |
| | Socialist | Michael Joseph Savage | 1,800 | 23.58 | |
| | Independent | James Gleeson | 1,171 | 15.34 | |
| | Reform | William Richardson | 601 | 7.87 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 1.29 | –0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,261 | 29.62 | –10.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,633 | 71.25 | –0.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,712 | | |

### 1908 election

1908 general election: Auckland Central, First ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Glover | 4,050 | 64.07 | |
| | Liberal | Alfred Kidd | 1,510 | 23.88 | –29.46 |
| | Ind. Labour League | Arthur Rosser | 621 | 9.82 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 2.21 | –0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,540 | 40.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,321 | 71.78 | –6.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,806 | | |

### 1905 election

1905 general election: Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alfred Kidd | 2,701 | 53.34 |
| | Conservative | Lemuel Bagnall | 1,762 | 34.80 |
| | Ind. Labour League | James Aggers | 360 | 7.11 |
| | Independent | Samuel Alexander Tilly | 51 | 1.00 |
| | Conservative | Albert Penn Bradly | 37 | 0.73 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 3.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | 18.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,063 | 77.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,492 | |

### 1887 election

1887 general election, Auckland Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sir George Grey | Unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,782 | | |

## Table footnotes

* ↑ Abolished between 1890 and 1905
* ↑ Tanczos was not elected at the 2005 election but as he was next on the party list when Green MP Rod Donald died Tánczos regained his seat in Parliament, on 6 November 2005. He resigned from Parliament on 26 June 2008.
* ↑ Compared to ONE Party
* ↑ 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.