# East Coast (New Zealand electorate)

East Coast is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate first existed from 1871 to 1893, and was recreated in 1999. The current MP for East Coast is Dana Kirkpatrick of the National Party, who has held office since 2023.

## Population centres

The electorate's main centres are Gisborne (32,529) and Tolaga Bay in the Gisborne Region; and Ōpōtiki and Whakatane (18,800) in the eastern part of the Bay of Plenty Region. Wairoa, the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, was excluded by the 2007 boundary changes.

## History

The East Coast electorate was first established for the 5th Parliament in 1871. William Kelly was the first elected representative; he held the seat until the end of the term in 1875.
The "most sensational electoral contest ever held in the East Coast" electorate was held in January 1876, when mysterious pieces of cardboard were distributed by supporters of George Read in Gisborne, which hotel bars accepted as legal tender. Read, George Morris and Kelly received 215, 206 and 185 votes, with another candidate coming a distant fourth. Morris petitioned against Read's election. A parliamentary committee of enquiry determined that Read had not broken any laws by approving the initiative, but the House of Representatives resolved that Read was to be unseated in favour of Morris, which happened later in 1876. This was the last election enquiry held by a parliamentary committee. Subsequently, these enquiries were held by the courts.
At the next election in 1879, Morris was defeated by Allan McDonald, who held the electorate until he resigned in 1884.
Samuel Locke won the resulting by-election and was confirmed a few months later at the 1884 general election. He served until the end of the term of the 9th Parliament in 1887.
William Lee Rees stood unsuccessfully in this and subsequent by-elections and elections.
Andrew Graham won the 1887 general election. He resigned in 1889 before the end of the term. Alexander Creighton Arthur won the resulting 1889 by-election. Arthur and Kelly (the electorate's first representative in 1871) contested the 1890 general election, and Kelly was successful by a small margin, with 1022 to 1008 votes in his favour. He served until the end of the term in 1893, after which the electorate was abolished, and was replaced by the Bay of Plenty and Waiapu electorates.

### Members of Parliament

From 1871 to 1893, the electorate was represented by seven Members of Parliament. When the electorate was abolished the then current MP, William Kelly contested and won the new seat of Bay of Plenty. In 1999, the electorate was recreated from most of the Mahia, and part of the Bay of Plenty electorates. Since 1999 it has been represented by two MPs.
Key
Independent Liberal Labour National United Future Green
| Election | Winner |
| 1871 election | William Kelly |
| 1876 election | George Read |
| 1876 election | George Morris$^1$ |
| 1879 election | Allan McDonald |
| 1881 election | Allan McDonald |
| 1884 by-election | Samuel Locke |
| 1884 election | Samuel Locke |
| 1887 election | Andrew Graham |
| 1889 by-election | Alexander Creighton Arthur |
| 1890 election | William Kelly |
| electorate abolished, 1893–1999 |||
| 1999 election | Janet Mackey |
| 2002 election | Janet Mackey |
| 2005 election | Anne Tolley |
| 2008 election | Anne Tolley |
| 2011 election | Anne Tolley |
| 2014 election | Anne Tolley |
| 2017 election | Anne Tolley |
| 2020 election | Kiri Allan |
| 2023 election | Dana Kirkpatrick |
$^1$ See History section above.

### List MPs

The following table lists Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the East Coast electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | List Member |
| 2002 election | Judy Turner |
| 2005 election | Moana Mackey |
| 2005 election | Judy Turner |
| 2008 election | Catherine Delahunty |
| 2008 election | Moana Mackey |
| 2011 election | Moana Mackey |
| 2017 election | Kiri Allan |
| 2017 election | Gareth Hughes |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: East Coast :
| 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 | Dana Kirkpatrick | Dana Kirkpatrick | 17,007 | 42.57 | +6.15 | 14,908 | 36.70 | +9.74 |
| | Labour | Tāmati Coffey | Tāmati Coffey | 13,808 | 34.56 | −17.14 | 12,054 | 29.68 | −20.72 |
| | NZ First | Craig Sinclair | Craig Sinclair | 2,571 | 6.44 | – | 3,896 | 9.59 | +6.15 |
| | ACT | Michael Howe | Michael Howe | 1,923 | 4.81 | +1.56 | 3,599 | 8.86 | +1.08 |
| | Green | Jordan Walker | Jordan Walker | 1,765 | 4.42 | -0.63 | 3,015 | 7.42 | +1.89 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | Fallyn Flavell | Fallyn Flavell | 1,235 | 3.09 | – | 915 | 2.25 | +1.50 |
| | DemocracyNZ | Chris Robinson | Chris Robinson | 625 | 1.56 | – | 199 | 0.49 | – |
| | Vision New Zealand | Leighton Packer | Leighton Packer | 323 | 0.81 | — | | | |
| | Independent | Don Richards | Don Richards | 104 | 0.26 | — | | | |
| | Independent | Monaco Caracas | Monaco Caracas | 68 | 0.17 | — | | | |
| | Independent | Gordon Dickson | Gordon Dickson | 66 | 0.17 | — | | | |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 546 | 1.34 | — |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 460 | 1.13 | +0.22 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 247 | 0.61 | +0.10 |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 178 | 0.44 | — |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 109 | 0.26 | ±0.00 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 164 | 0.40 | -0.03 |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 56 | 0.14 | -0.95 |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 43 | 0.11 | – |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 29 | 0.07 | – |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 25 | 0.06 | – |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 509 | | | 264 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,950 | | | 40,618 | | |
| | National gain from Labour | National gain from Labour | Majority | 3,199 | 8.01 | -7.27 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: East Coast :
| 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 | Kiri Allan | Kiri Allan | 21,420 | 51.70 | +18.19 | 21,412 | 50.40 | +13.78 |
| | National | Tania Tapsell | Tania Tapsell | 15,089 | 36.42 | −9.76 | 11,452 | 26.96 | −17.07 |
| | Green | Meredith Akuhata-Brown | Meredith Akuhata-Brown | 2,091 | 5.05 | −2.08 | 2,351 | 5.53 | +0.95 |
| | ACT | Blake Webb | Blake Webb | 1,345 | 3.25 | – | 3,305 | 7.78 | +7.51 |
| | Advance NZ | Jennie Brown | Jennie Brown | 832 | 2.01 | – | 734 | 1.73 | – |
| | New Conservative | Helena Nickerson | Helena Nickerson | 380 | 0.92 | – | 463 | 1.09 | +0.92 |
| | ONE | Veronica King | Veronica King | 274 | 0.66 | – | 217 | 0.51 | – |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,462 | 3.44 | −6.45 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 387 | 0.91 | −1.43 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 320 | 0.75 | ±0.00 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 183 | 0.43 | +0.11 |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 109 | 0.26 | – |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 55 | 0.13 | +0.03 |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 13 | 0.03 | +0.02 |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | – |
| | TEA | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | – |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 838 | | | 288 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,431 | | | 42,483 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,771 | 81.53 | +2.11 | | | |
| | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National | Majority | 6,331 | 15.28 | +2.61 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: East Coast :
| 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 Anne Tolley | Y Anne Tolley | 17,517 | 46.18 | −5.74 | 17,011 | 44.03 | -4.39 |
| | Labour | Kiri Allan | Kiri Allan | 12,710 | 33.51 | +4.38 | 14,150 | 36.62 | +13.98 |
| | NZ First | Julian Tilley | Julian Tilley | 2,916 | 7.69 | +0.55 | 3,820 | 9.89 | −1.90 |
| | Green | Gareth Hughes | Gareth Hughes | 2,705 | 7.13 | −0.57 | 1,770 | 4.58 | −4.59 |
| | Opportunities | Lesley Immink | Lesley Immink | 1,142 | 3.01 | — | 905 | 2.34 | — |
| | Māori Party | Rihi Vercoe | Rihi Vercoe | 468 | 1.23 | — | 290 | 0.75 | −0.19 |
| | Independent | Tekawe Terence Ratu | Tekawe Terence Ratu | 52 | 0.14 | — | | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 124 | 0.32 | −0.10 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 106 | 0.27 | +0.04 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 89 | 0.23 | −0.11 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 67 | 0.17 | −3.89 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 37 | 0.10 | — |
| | United Future | | | | | | 32 | 0.08 | −0.14 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | — |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | — |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | −0.07 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 422 | | | 188 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,932 | | | 38,636 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 4,807 | 12.67 | −10.12 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: East Coast :
| 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 Anne Tolley | Y Anne Tolley | 18,074 | 51.92 | +3.65 | 17,152 | 48.42 | −1.35 |
| | Labour | Moana Mackey | Moana Mackey | 10,140 | 29.13 | −2.69 | 8,022 | 22.64 | −1.23 |
| | Green | Gavin Maclean | Gavin Maclean | 2,679 | 7.70 | −0.75 | 3,248 | 9.17 | −1.43 |
| | NZ First | Mere Takoko | Mere Takoko | 2,485 | 7.14 | +3.06 | 4,176 | 11.79 | +3.26 |
| | Conservative | Rick Drayson | Rick Drayson | 784 | 2.25 | −2.41 | 1,438 | 4.06 | +1.04 |
| | Internet | Patrick Salmon | Patrick Salmon | 259 | 0.74 | +0.74 | | | |
| | Democrats | Harry Alchin Smith | Harry Alchin Smith | 86 | 0.25 | +0.25 | 30 | 0.08 | +0.05 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 413 | 1.17 | +0.42 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 334 | 0.94 | −0.11 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 150 | 0.42 | −0.03 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 122 | 0.34 | +0.34 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 82 | 0.23 | −0.71 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 78 | 0.22 | −0.69 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 305 | | | 148 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,812 | | | 35,427 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,575 | 76.69 | +2.16 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 7,934 | 22.79 | +6.33 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: East Coast :
| 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 Anne Tolley | Y Anne Tolley | 14,003 | 48.27 | -4.18 | 14,804 | 49.77 | +2.15 |
| | Labour | Moana Mackey | Moana Mackey | 9,229 | 31.82 | -0.21 | 7,101 | 23.87 | -7.78 |
| | Green | Darryl Monteith | Darryl Monteith | 2,452 | 8.45 | +3.09 | 3,154 | 10.60 | +4.24 |
| | Conservative | Kathy Sheldrake | Kathy Sheldrake | 1,352 | 4.66 | +4.66 | 898 | 3.02 | +3.02 |
| | NZ First | Tamati Reid | Tamati Reid | 1,184 | 4.08 | -2.76 | 2,538 | 8.53 | +2.68 |
| | United Future | Martin Gibson | Martin Gibson | 392 | 1.35 | -1.96 | 271 | 0.91 | -1.28 |
| | Mana | Val Irwin | Val Irwin | 256 | 0.88 | +0.88 | 224 | 0.75 | +0.75 |
| | ACT | John Norvill | John Norvill | 140 | 0.48 | +0.48 | 280 | 0.94 | -1.62 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 133 | 0.45 | +0.14 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 313 | 1.05 | -0.38 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | -0.004 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | -0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 616 | | | 233 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,008 | | | 29,976 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 4,774 | 16.46 | -3.98 | | | |
Electorate (as at 21 October 2011): 40,533

### 2008 election

2008 general election: East Coast :
| 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 Anne Tolley | Y Anne Tolley | 16,463 | 52.46 | +7.65 | 15,160 | 47.63 | +5.43 |
| | Labour | Moana Mackey | Moana Mackey | 10,050 | 32.02 | -8.78 | 10,075 | 31.65 | -7.34 |
| | NZ First | Brendan Horan | Brendan Horan | 2,147 | 6.84 | +3.35 | 1,862 | 5.85 | -0.92 |
| | Green | Catherine Delahunty | Catherine Delahunty | 1,684 | 5.37 | +1.75 | 2,025 | 6.36 | +2.11 |
| | United Future | Judy Turner | Judy Turner | 1,040 | 3.31 | -0.57 | 698 | 2.19 | -0.76 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 816 | 2.56 | +1.87 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 457 | 1.44 | -0.16 |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 199 | 0.63 | -0.37 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 175 | 0.55 | – |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 115 | 0.36 | – |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 99 | 0.31 | +0.12 |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 83 | 0.26 | – |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 19 | 0.06 | +0.00 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | +0.02 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | -0.03 |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | – |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | – |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | +0.01 |
| | RAM | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 246 | | | 130 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,384 | | | 31,832 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 6,413 | 20.43 | +16.44 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: East Coast :
| 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 | Anne Tolley | Anne Tolley | 13,666 | 44.80 | +12.17 | 13,070 | 42.20 | +20.43 |
| | Labour | Moana Mackey | Moana Mackey | 12,447 | 40.81 | -10.83 | 12,076 | 38.99 | -1.68 |
| | United Future | Judy Turner | Judy Turner | 1,186 | 3.89 | -1.70 | 916 | 2.96 | -3.51 |
| | Green | Catherine Delahunty | Catherine Delahunty | 1,104 | 3.62 | -1.35 | 1,316 | 4.25 | -1.45 |
| | NZ First | Joe Glen | Joe Glen | 1,064 | 3.49 | — | 2,098 | 6.77 | -7.11 |
| | Māori Party | John Harré | John Harré | 589 | 1.93 | — | 494 | 1.59 | — |
| | ACT | Bill Sadler | Bill Sadler | 446 | 1.46 | -0.57 | 214 | 0.69 | -4.17 |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 336 | 1.08 | — |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 309 | 1.00 | -0.68 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 60 | 0.19 | -0.32 |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 20 | 0.06 | -1.01 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 20 | 0.06 | — |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | -1.12 |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | — |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | — |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | — |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | — |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | — |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 266 | | | 125 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,502 | | | 30,972 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,097 | | | | | |
| | National gain from Labour | National gain from Labour | Majority | 1,219 | 3.99 | -15.02 | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: East Coast :
| 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 Janet Mackey | Y Janet Mackey | 14,519 | 51.64 | +1.91 | 11,687 | 40.67 | +2.79 |
| | National | Leanne Jensen-Daines | Leanne Jensen-Daines | 9,176 | 32.63 | | 6,255 | 21.77 | -9.77 |
| | United Future | Judy Turner | Judy Turner | 1,573 | 5.59 | | 1,859 | 6.47 | |
| | Green | Catherine Delahunty | Catherine Delahunty | 1,398 | 4.97 | | 1,638 | 5.70 | +1.44 |
| | ACT | Ian Swan | Ian Swan | 571 | 2.03 | -0.21 | 1,396 | 4.86 | -1.68 |
| | Alliance | Gavin MacLean | Gavin MacLean | 388 | 1.38 | -5.21 | 336 | 1.17 | -7.92 |
| | Christian Heritage | Tania Maria Maukau-Teare-Shelford | Tania Maria Maukau-Teare-Shelford | 269 | 0.96 | | 308 | 1.07 | -1.40 |
| | One NZ | David Moat | David Moat | 224 | 0.80 | | 83 | 0.29 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 3,989 | 13.88 | +8.88 |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 521 | 1.81 | |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 484 | 1.68 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 147 | 0.51 | -0.42 |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 29 | 0.10 | -0.07 |
| | NMP | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 541 | | | 122 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,118 | | | 28,735 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 5,343 | 19.01 | +4.73 | | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: East Coast :
| 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 | Janet Mackey | Janet Mackey | 13,391 | 49.73 | | 10,348 | 37.91 | |
| | National | Matthew Parkinson | Matthew Parkinson | 9,546 | 35.45 | | 8,608 | 31.54 | |
| | Alliance | Gavin MacLean | Gavin MacLean | 1,775 | 6.59 | | 2,481 | 9.09 | |
| | NZ First | Gray Eatwell | Gray Eatwell | 844 | 3.13 | | 1,366 | 5.00 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Richard Rangihuna | Richard Rangihuna | 645 | 2.40 | | 675 | 2.47 | |
| | ACT | Ian Swan | Ian Swan | 604 | 2.24 | | 1,784 | 6.54 | |
| | Mana Wahine | Harangi Manaena-Biddle | Harangi Manaena-Biddle | 76 | 0.28 | | | | |
| | Te Tawharau | Anton Kerekere | Anton Kerekere | 46 | 0.17 | | | | |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,164 | 4.26 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 253 | 0.93 | |
| | Christian Democrats | | | | | | 225 | 0.82 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 98 | 0.36 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 74 | 0.27 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 50 | 0.18 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 47 | 0.17 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | | | | | | 33 | 0.12 | |
| | Mauri Pacific | | | | | | 24 | 0.09 | |
| | Natural Law | | | | | | 23 | 0.08 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 23 | 0.08 | |
| | Republican | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 7 | 0.03 | |
| | The People's Choice | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| | South Island | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 642 | | | 273 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,927 | | | 27,296 | | |
| | Labour win new seat | Labour win new seat | Majority | 3845 | 14.28 | | | | |

### 1890 election

1890 general election: East Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Kelly | 1,022 | 50.34 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Creighton Arthur | 1,008 | 49.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,030 | 68.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,957 | |

### 1889 by-election

1889 East Coast by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alexander Creighton Arthur | 676 | 52.00 |
| | Independent | William Lee Rees | 624 | 48.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 4.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1300 | |

### 1887 election

1887 general election: East Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Andrew Graham | 744 | 45.17 |
| | Independent | Allan McDonald | 583 | 35.40 |
| | Independent | Michael Gannon | 320 | 19.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 9.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1647 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,271 | |

### 1884 by-election

1884 East Coast by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Samuel Locke | 509 | 45.49 |
| | Independent | Michael Gannon | 315 | 28.15 |
| | Independent | William Lee Rees | 295 | 26.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1119 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 17.34 |

### 1881 election

1881 general election: East Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Allan McDonald | 441 | 37.25 |
| | Independent | Samuel Locke | 422 | 35.64 |
| | Independent | Captain Thomas William Porter | 180 | 15.20 |
| | Independent | Michael Gannon | 141 | 11.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1184 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,524 | |

## Table footnotes

* ↑ Compared to ONE Party
* ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.