# Epsom (New Zealand electorate)

Epsom is a New Zealand electorate in Auckland, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Since the 2014 general election, Epsom has been represented by David Seymour, the leader of the ACT Party.
Epsom has been an important electorate in New Zealand politics as, since 2005, it has allowed the ACT Party to gain seats in parliament without meeting the five percent party vote threshold as the party leaders David Seymour, John Banks and Rodney Hide have each won the electorate.

## Population centres

Epsom is based around central and eastern Auckland isthmus. It contains the suburbs of Parnell, Remuera, Mount Eden, Newmarket, half of Greenlane and the eponymous suburb of Epsom. Under boundary changes resulting from the 2006 census, Epsom was enlarged to include the central city suburb of Grafton, but most of the area was lost again following the 2013 census. It is New Zealand's smallest electorate, covering just 20 km$^2$ (8 sq mi).
Epsom was created ahead of the first Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) election in 1996, carved out of the Remuera and Eden seats. Remuera was a safe seat for the National Party, having never elected a member of parliament from the Labour Party, while Eden was a bellwether seat, changing hands with the change of government. Both of these seats were held by National MPs – Christine Fletcher in Eden and Doug (later Sir Douglas) Graham in Remuera.
The electorate's population is predominantly European New Zealanders with a significant Asian population. The median household income is $118,300 – the highest of all New Zealand electorates.

## History

The Epsom seat was first contested in New Zealand's first MMP election in 1996. The National party candidate was Christine Fletcher; she came out of the election with the nation's biggest personal majority: a 19,000 vote margin over the second placed Labour candidate, Helen Duncan.
With Fletcher standing down at the 1999 election to focus on her role as the newly elected Mayor of Auckland, the electorate battle was a contest between new National candidate Richard Worth and ACT List MP Rodney Hide. Worth won the seat by approximately 1,900 votes. In 2002, he easily retained Epsom, with other parties contesting only the party vote.
The 2005 race for Epsom was won by Rodney Hide after a tough contest for the personal vote. As the leader of ACT, Hide was determined to contest Epsom in order to guarantee his party's representation in the next parliament, should ACT not break the five percent threshold – under New Zealand electoral law, a party can gain representation by either getting five percent of the vote or by winning one or more electoral seats.
As it became more likely ACT would not break five percent, the campaign in Epsom became more intense, with Hide lobbying voters to vote strategically to keep ACT in Parliament, a message that ultimately prevailed, with National MP Richard Worth, defeated by 3,102 votes on election night and returned to Parliament via the National Party list. Hide's win in Epsom also allowed ACT member Heather Roy to enter parliament.
Hide increased his majority in 2008, and winning Epsom allowed four other ACT MPs to enter parliament. But Hide stepped down as ACT leader in April 2011 after succumbing to a leadership challenge from Don Brash. The ACT party selected former Auckland Mayor John Banks as their candidate for the 2011 election, who won the contest.
In 2013, John Banks announced that he would leave Parliament at the 2014 election, and so would not contest the Epsom electorate. After being found guilty at trial for electoral fraud, he announced his resignation effective 13 June 2014, leaving the Epsom seat vacant. Due to the proximity of the next general election, Parliament voted by supermajority to avoid a by-election.

### Members of Parliament

Key
National ACT Labour Green
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Christine Fletcher |
| 1999 election | Richard Worth |
| 2002 election | Richard Worth |
| 2005 election | Rodney Hide |
| 2008 election | Rodney Hide |
| 2011 election | John Banks |
| 2014 election | David Seymour |
| 2017 election | David Seymour |
| 2020 election | David Seymour |
| 2023 election | David Seymour |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Epsom electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Representatives |
| 1998 | Helen Duncan |
| 1999 election | Rodney Hide |
| 2002 election | Rodney Hide |
| 2002 election | Keith Locke |
| 2005 election | Keith Locke |
| 2005 election | Richard Worth |
| 2008 election | Keith Locke |
| 2008 election | Richard Worth |
| 2011 election | Paul Goldsmith |
| 2011 election | David Parker |
| 2014 election | Julie Anne Genter |
| 2014 election | Paul Goldsmith |
| 2017 election | Paul Goldsmith |
| 2017 election | David Parker |
| 2020 election | Paul Goldsmith |
| 2020 election | Camilla Belich |
| 2023 election | Paul Goldsmith |
| 2023 election | Camilla Belich |
| 2023 election | Tanya Unkovich |
| 2024 | Lawrence Xu-Nan |
* ↑ Replaced Jill White as list MP
* ↑ Resigned June 2009, list place taken by Cam Calder
* ↑ Replaced Andrew Little as list MP, who resigned on 5 December 2023
* ↑ Replaced Efeso Collins as list MP, who died on 21 February 2024

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | ACT | Y David Seymour | Y David Seymour | 17,826 | 44.43 | -2.54 | 5,041 | 12.40 | +2.04 |
| | National | Paul Goldsmith | Paul Goldsmith | 9,684 | 24.14 | +8.73 | 20,948 | 51.54 | +14.27 |
| | Labour | Camilla Belich | Camilla Belich | 6,189 | 15.42 | -9.33 | 5,945 | 14.62 | -21.25 |
| | Green | Lawrence Xu-Nan | Lawrence Xu-Nan | 3,537 | 8.81 | +1.34 | 5,507 | 13.55 | +2.62 |
| | Opportunities | Nina Su | Nina Su | 1,803 | 4.49 | +2.35 | 1,307 | 3.21 | +1.26 |
| | NZ First | Tanya Unkovich | Tanya Unkovich | 573 | 1.42 | — | 1,059 | 2.60 | +1.16 |
| | NZ Loyal | Anna Rotheray | Anna Rotheray | 164 | 0.40 | — | 123 | 0.30 | — |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 299 | 0.73 | +0.48 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 76 | 0.18 | −+0.12 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 66 | 0.16 | — |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 34 | 0.08 | — |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 28 | 0.06 | -0.44 |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 26 | 0.06 | — |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 16 | 0.03 | — |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | — |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 339 | | | 109 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,115 | | | 40,637 | | |
| | ACT hold | ACT hold | Majority | 8,142 | 20.29 | -1.93 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | ACT | Y David Seymour | Y David Seymour | 19,500 | 46.97 | +3.80 | 4,355 | 10.36 | +8.58 |
| | Labour | Camilla Belich | Camilla Belich | 10,276 | 24.75 | +6.26 | 15,078 | 35.87 | +11.32 |
| | National | Paul Goldsmith | Paul Goldsmith | 6,397 | 15.41 | −13.32 | 15,668 | 37.27 | −21.37 |
| | Green | Kyle MacDonald | Kyle MacDonald | 3,101 | 7.47 | +0.19 | 4,596 | 10.93 | +2.56 |
| | Opportunities | Adriana Christie | Adriana Christie | 889 | 2.14 | — | 822 | 1.95 | +1.75 |
| | TEA | Noel Jiang | Noel Jiang | 337 | 0.81 | — | 112 | 0.26 | — |
| | New Conservative | Norman Sutton | Norman Sutton | 231 | 0.79 | +0.19 | 211 | 0.50 | +0.30 |
| | Advance NZ | Faith-Joy Aaron | Faith-Joy Aaron | 166 | 0.39 | — | 147 | 0.34 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | Shannon Withers | Shannon Withers | 72 | 0.17 | — | 30 | 0.07 | — |
| | Outdoors | Maia Prochazka | Maia Prochazka | 31 | 0.07 | — | 7 | 0.01 | −0.19 |
| | Not A Party | Finn Harris | Finn Harris | 24 | 0.05 | — | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 609 | 1.44 | −1.71 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 108 | 0.25 | −0.07 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 38 | 0.08 | −0.02 |
| | ONE | | | | | | 27 | 0.06 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 8 | 0.01 | — |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 8 | 0.01 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 484 | | | 203 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,508 | | | 42,031 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,311 | 82.84 | +3.17 | | | |
| | ACT hold | ACT hold | Majority | 9,224 | 22.22 | +7.78 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | ACT | Y David Seymour | Y David Seymour | 16,505 | 43.17 | +0.09 | 696 | 1.78 | −0.94 |
| | National | Paul Goldsmith | Paul Goldsmith | 10,986 | 28.73 | −2.87 | 22,875 | 58.64 | −4.41 |
| | Labour | David Parker | David Parker | 7,067 | 18.49 | +9.13 | 9,575 | 24.55 | +11.16 |
| | Green | Barry Coates | Barry Coates | 2,785 | 7.28 | −0.87 | 3,263 | 8.37 | −4.13 |
| | NZ First | Julian Paul | Julian Paul | 657 | 1.72 | +0.22 | 1,229 | 3.15 | −0.32 |
| | Conservative | Leighton Baker | Leighton Baker | 230 | 0.60 | −4.05 | 80 | 0.20 | −2.27 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 1,043 | 2.67 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 124 | 0.32 | −0.14 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 38 | 0.10 | −0.10 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 34 | 0.09 | — |
| | United Future | | | | | | 24 | 0.06 | −0.10 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | −0.01 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | −0.81 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | −0.81 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | | | 76 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,230 | | | 39,008 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,422 | 79.67 | +1.58 | | | |
| | ACT hold | ACT hold | Majority | 5,519 | 14.44 | +3.16 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | ACT | David Seymour | David Seymour | 15,966 | 43.08 | −1.02 | 1,023 | 2.72 | +0.17 |
| | National | Paul Goldsmith | Paul Goldsmith | 11,716 | 31.61 | −6.19 | 23,904 | 63.45 | −1.07 |
| | Labour | Michael Wood | Michael Wood | 3,470 | 9.36 | −1.09 | 5,045 | 13.39 | −2.16 |
| | Green | Julie Anne Genter | Julie Anne Genter | 3,021 | 8.15 | +2.14 | 4,706 | 12.49 | +0.46 |
| | Conservative | Christine Rankin | Christine Rankin | 1,725 | 4.65 | +3.70 | 932 | 2.47 | +1.35 |
| | NZ First | Cliff Lyon | Cliff Lyon | 621 | 1.68 | +1.68 | 1,308 | 3.47 | +0.86 |
| | Mana | Patrick O'Dea | Patrick O'Dea | 106 | 0.29 | +0.11 | | | |
| | Independent | Grace Haden | Grace Haden | 59 | 0.16 | +0.16 | | | |
| | Independent | Matthew Goode | Matthew Goode | 37 | 0.10 | −0.06 | | | |
| | Independent | Susanna Kruger | Susanna Kruger | 31 | 0.08 | +0.08 | | | |
| | Independent | Adam Holland | Adam Holland | 21 | 0.06 | +0.06 | | | |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 312 | 0.83 | +0.67 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 174 | 0.46 | −0.13 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 76 | 0.20 | −0.12 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 61 | 0.16 | −0.16 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | +0.01 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | | | 93 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,059 | | | 37,675 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,768 | 78.09 | +2.36 | | | |
| | ACT hold | ACT hold | Majority | 4,250 | 11.28 | +4.98 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | ACT | John Banks | John Banks | 15,835 | 44.10 | -11.96 | 939 | 2.55 | -3.67 |
| | National | Paul Goldsmith | Paul Goldsmith | 13,574 | 37.80 | +15.96 | 23,725 | 64.52 | +1.93 |
| | Labour | David Parker | David Parker | 3,751 | 10.45 | -3.13 | 5,716 | 15.55 | -4.54 |
| | Green | David Hay | David Hay | 2,160 | 6.01 | -1.39 | 4,424 | 12.03 | +5.10 |
| | Conservative | Simon Kan | Simon Kan | 342 | 0.95 | +0.95 | 412 | 1.12 | +1.12 |
| | Independent | Penny Bright | Penny Bright | 124 | 0.35 | +0.35 | | | |
| | Mana | Patrick O'Dea | Patrick O'Dea | 66 | 0.18 | +0.18 | 91 | 0.16 | +0.16 |
| | Independent | Matthew Goode | Matthew Goode | 59 | 0.16 | +0.16 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 959 | 2.61 | +1.16 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 217 | 0.59 | +0.01 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 118 | 0.32 | +0.14 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 116 | 0.32 | -0.35 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 31 | 0.08 | +0.03 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | -0.001 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 443 | | | 160 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,911 | | | 36,769 | | |
| | ACT hold | ACT hold | Majority | 2,261 | 6.30 | -27.92 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 48,761

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | ACT | Y Rodney Hide | Y Rodney Hide | 21,102 | 56.06 | +13.44 | 2,389 | 6.22 | +2.83 |
| | National | Richard Worth | Richard Worth | 8,220 | 21.84 | -12.11 | 24,030 | 62.60 | +4.09 |
| | Labour | Kate Sutton | Kate Sutton | 5,112 | 13.58 | -3.57 | 7,711 | 20.09 | -7.14 |
| | Green | Keith Locke | Keith Locke | 2,787 | 7.40 | +3.18 | 2,662 | 6.93 | +1.60 |
| | United Future | Janet Tuck | Janet Tuck | 163 | 0.43 | -0.52 | 258 | 0.67 | -1.07 |
| | Kiwi | Grace Haden | Grace Haden | 114 | 0.30 | – | 80 | 0.21 | – |
| | RAM | Rafe Copeland | Rafe Copeland | 79 | 0.21 | – | 27 | 0.07 | – |
| | Human Rights | Andrena Bishop | Andrena Bishop | 68 | 0.18 | +0.09 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 557 | 1.45 | -0.98 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 222 | 0.58 | +0.28 |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 133 | 0.35 | -0.22 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 120 | 0.31 | – |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 70 | 0.18 | -0.11 |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 67 | 0.17 | – |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | -0.01 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 13 | 0.03 | +0.00 |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 13 | 0.03 | – |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | – |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | -0.00 |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | +0.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 259 | | | 96 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,645 | | | 38,389 | | |
| | ACT hold | ACT hold | Majority | 12,882 | 34.22 | +25.55 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | ACT | Rodney Hide | Rodney Hide | 15,251 | 42.62 | | 1,237 | 3.40 | |
| | National | N Richard Worth | N Richard Worth | 12,149 | 33.95 | | 21,310 | 58.51 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Nash | Stuart Nash | 6,138 | 17.15 | | 9,915 | 27.22 | |
| | Green | Keith Locke | Keith Locke | 1,513 | 4.23 | | 1,941 | 5.33 | |
| | United Future | Janet Tuck | Janet Tuck | 340 | 0.95 | | 636 | 1.75 | |
| | Progressive | Fatima Ashrafi | Fatima Ashrafi | 149 | 0.42 | | 205 | 0.56 | |
| | Destiny | Rod Gabb | Rod Gabb | 114 | 0.32 | | 66 | 0.18 | |
| | Direct Democracy | Tin Yau Chan | Tin Yau Chan | 97 | 0.27 | | 9 | 0.02 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Van Den Heuvel | Anthony Van Den Heuvel | 34 | 0.10 | | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 887 | 2.44 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 107 | 0.29 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 33 | 0.09 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 25 | 0.07 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 1 | 0.003 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 245 | | | 94 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,785 | | | 36,421 | | |
| | ACT gain from National | ACT gain from National | Majority | 3,102 | 8.67 | | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Epsom :
| 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 Richard Worth | Y Richard Worth | 13,563 | 42.69 | +5.86 | 9,499 | 29.24 | -13.96 |
| | Labour | Di Nash | Di Nash | 7,944 | 25.00 | | 9,328 | 28.72 | +3.37 |
| | ACT | Rodney Hide | Rodney Hide | 7,059 | 22.22 | -8.93 | 6,652 | 20.48 | +4.08 |
| | Green | Keith Locke | Keith Locke | 1,831 | 5.76 | | 2,161 | 6.65 | +0.90 |
| | United Future | Cindy Ruakere | Cindy Ruakere | 731 | 2.30 | | 1,857 | 5.72 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Tony Molloy | Tony Molloy | 329 | 1.04 | | 209 | 0.64 | -0.49 |
| | Alliance | Julie Fairey | Julie Fairey | 317 | 1.00 | | 332 | 1.02 | -2.33 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,994 | 6.14 | +3.83 |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 254 | 0.78 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 90 | 0.28 | -0.23 |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 83 | 0.26 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| | NMP | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 409 | | | 72 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,774 | | | 32,481 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 5,619 | 17.69 | +12.01 | | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | Richard Worth | Richard Worth | 12,362 | 36.83 | | 14,626 | 43.20 | +2.11 |
| | ACT | Rodney Hide | Rodney Hide | 10,453 | 31.15 | | 5,551 | 16.40 | -5.64 |
| | Labour | David Jacobs | David Jacobs | 6,815 | 20.31 | | 8,583 | 25.35 | +6.19 |
| | Green | Janet McVeagh | Janet McVeagh | 1,601 | 4.77 | | 1,946 | 5.75 | |
| | Alliance | Mark O'Brien | Mark O'Brien | 895 | 2.67 | | 1,133 | 3.35 | -1.10 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ewen McQueen | Ewen McQueen | 455 | 1.36 | -0.24 | 381 | 1.13 | |
| | NZ First | Brent Catchpole | Brent Catchpole | 384 | 1.14 | | 783 | 2.31 | -3.40 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Caleb Armstrong | Caleb Armstrong | 287 | 0.86 | | 171 | 0.51 | -0.67 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Worik Turei Stanton | Worik Turei Stanton | 135 | 0.40 | | 54 | 0.16 | -0.09 |
| | Independent | Michael MacDonald | Michael MacDonald | 119 | 0.35 | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Ray Cain | Ray Cain | 56 | 0.17 | | 37 | 0.11 | -0.04 |
| | Christian Democrats | | | | | | 229 | 0.68 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 191 | 0.56 | -0.69 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 80 | 0.24 | +0.08 |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 43 | 0.13 | -0.02 |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | |
| | Mauri Pacific | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | -0.01 |
| | NMP | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Republican | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | South Island | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | The People's Choice | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 470 | | | 177 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,561 | | | 33,854 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 1,908 | 5.68 | | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Epsom :
| 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 | Christine Fletcher | Christine Fletcher | 25,217 | 69.95 | | 14,870 | 41.09 | |
| | Labour | Helen Duncan | Helen Duncan | 4,575 | 12.69 | | 6,935 | 19.16 | |
| | Alliance | Mary Tierney | Mary Tierney | 1,787 | 4.96 | | 1,611 | 4.45 | |
| | NZ First | Gavin Logan | Gavin Logan | 1,342 | 3.72 | | 2,067 | 5.71 | |
| | ACT | John Boscawen | John Boscawen | 1,134 | 3.15 | | 7,976 | 22.04 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Ewen McQueen | Ewen McQueen | 577 | 1.60 | | 1,116 | 3.08 | |
| | Libertarianz | Lindsay Perigo | Lindsay Perigo | 534 | 1.48 | | 58 | 0.16 | |
| | Progressive Green | Rob Fenwick | Rob Fenwick | 360 | 1.00 | | 149 | 0.41 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Kerry Hoole | Kerry Hoole | 247 | 0.69 | | 91 | 0.25 | |
| | Green Society | Sam Cunningham | Sam Cunningham | 112 | 0.31 | | 54 | 0.15 | |
| | Natural Law | Bryan Lee | Bryan Lee | 89 | 0.25 | | 53 | 0.15 | |
| | United NZ | Bryan Mockridge | Bryan Mockridge | 78 | 0.22 | | 451 | 1.25 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 427 | 1.18 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 219 | 0.61 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 53 | 0.15 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 232 | | | 92 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,052 | | | 36,192 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 20,642 | 57.26 | | | | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ 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
* ↑ 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
* ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
* ↑ Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Christian Coalition Party in the 1996 election