# Ilam (New Zealand electorate)

Ilam is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. Formed for the 1996 election, it was held by Gerry Brownlee of the National Party until the 2020 election, when Sarah Pallett of the Labour Party unseated Brownlee in an upset victory. The seat reverted to National when it was won by Hamish Campbell in the 2023 election.

## Population centres

Encompassing many of Christchurch's most affluent suburbs, Ilam was considered a safe National seat until the 2020 election. The electorate includes the suburbs of Riccarton (north of Riccarton Road), Upper Riccarton, Fendalton, Burnside, Avonhead, Merivale, Bishopdale, Ilam, Russley and Bryndwr. In 2008, the boundaries were Deans Avenue, the Avon River, Bealey Avenue, Papanui Road, Harewood Road, Russley Road, Ansonby Street, Cutts Road, Yaldhurst Road and Riccarton Road. The 2013/14 redistribution did not alter the boundaries of the Ilam electorate. The 2020 redistribution, however, added Avonhead from Wigram and a large section of Selwyn around McLeans Island and Christchurch Airport.

## History

The Ilam electorate was formed for the 1996 election, mostly evolving from the Fendalton electorate. Gerry Brownlee from the National Party was the first elected representative and held the electorate until 2020, when he lost the electorate to Labour's Sarah Pallett in an upset.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.
Key
National Labour United Future Green
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Gerry Brownlee |
| 1999 election | Gerry Brownlee |
| 2002 election | Gerry Brownlee |
| 2005 election | Gerry Brownlee |
| 2008 election | Gerry Brownlee |
| 2011 election | Gerry Brownlee |
| 2014 election | Gerry Brownlee |
| 2017 election | Gerry Brownlee |
| 2020 election | Sarah Pallett |
| 2023 election | Hamish Campbell |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Ilam electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 2002 election | Marc Alexander |
| 2008 election | Kennedy Graham |
| 2011 election | Kennedy Graham |
| 2020 election | Gerry Brownlee |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Ilam :
| 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 | Hamish Campbell | Hamish Campbell | 18,693 | 44.01 | +6.32 | 18,452 | 43.01 | +13.55 |
| | Opportunities | Raf Manji | Raf Manji | 10,863 | 25.57 | — | 2,138 | 4.98 | +3.02 |
| | Labour | N Sarah Pallett | N Sarah Pallett | 9,010 | 21.21 | -24.46 | 9,395 | 21.90 | -22.77 |
| | Green | Mike Davidson | Mike Davidson | 2,391 | 5.63 | -1.88 | 6,401 | 14.92 | +4.64 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Irinka Britnell | Irinka Britnell | 488 | 1.15 | — | 179 | 0.42 | +0.25 |
| | DemocracyNZ | Juanita O'Connell | Juanita O'Connell | 329 | 0.77 | — | 101 | 0.23 | — |
| | New Conservatives | Chris O'Brien | Chris O'Brien | 300 | 0.71 | -0.81 | 96 | 0.22 | -1.00 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 3,557 | 8.29 | -0.43 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,729 | 4.03 | +2.27 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 265 | 0.62 | +0.38 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 150 | 0.35 | — |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 85 | 0.20 | — |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 55 | 0.13 | — |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 50 | 0.12 | — |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 47 | 0.11 | — |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 44 | 0.10 | — |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 23 | 0.05 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | | | 136 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,476 | | | 42,903 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,903 | | | | | |
| | National gain from Labour | National gain from Labour | Majority | 7,830 | 18.43 | +26.40 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Ilam :
| 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 | Sarah Pallett | Sarah Pallett | 19,825 | 45.67 | +24.13 | 19,497 | 44.67 | +13.47 |
| | National | N Gerry Brownlee | N Gerry Brownlee | 16,362 | 37.69 | -8.91 | 12,861 | 29.46 | -23.17 |
| | Green | David Bennett | David Bennett | 3,260 | 7.51 | +0.88 | 4,489 | 10.28 | +3.14 |
| | ACT | Paul Gilbert | Paul Gilbert | 1,956 | 4.50 | +3.84 | 3,807 | 8.72 | +8.10 |
| | New Conservative | Simon Walmisley | Simon Walmisley | 661 | 1.52 | +0.89 | 533 | 1.22 | +0.88 |
| | Outdoors | Heidi Jensen-Warren | Heidi Jensen-Warren | 286 | 0.65 | – | 45 | 0.10 | +0.07 |
| | Advance NZ | Toni Pengelley | Toni Pengelley | 247 | 0.56 | – | 210 | 0.48 | – |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 856 | 1.96 | -1.54 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 769 | 1.76 | -1.99 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 108 | 0.24 | -0.13 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 77 | 0.17 | -0.03 |
| | ONE | | | | | | 54 | 0.12 | – |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 41 | 0.09 | – |
| | TEA | | | | | | 21 | 0.04 | – |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 20 | 0.04 | +0.03 |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | – |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 835 | | | 248 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,402 | | | 43,645 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,645 | | | | | |
| | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National | Majority | 3,463 | 7.97 | +31.12 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Ilam :
| 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 Gerry Brownlee | Y Gerry Brownlee | 16,577 | 46.60 | −11.48 | 19,134 | 52.63 | −5.09 |
| | Independent | Raf Manji | Raf Manji | 8,321 | 23.39 | — | | | |
| | Labour | Anthony Rimell | Anthony Rimell | 7,662 | 21.54 | −1.96 | 11,341 | 31.20 | +13.59 |
| | Green | David Lee | David Lee | 2,359 | 6.63 | −5.58 | 2,602 | 7.14 | −5.80 |
| | ACT | Paul Gilbert | Paul Gilbert | 235 | 0.66 | −0.51 | 224 | 0.62 | −0.37 |
| | Conservative | Martin Frauenstein | Martin Frauenstein | 225 | 0.63 | −2.78 | 124 | 0.34 | −3.34 |
| | Independent | Martin Thomas Francis | Martin Thomas Francis | 195 | 0.55 | — | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,364 | 3.75 | −1.36 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 1,273 | 3.50 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 134 | 0.37 | −0.11 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 74 | 0.20 | −0.77 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 28 | 0.08 | −0.18 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | — |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | −0.02 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | −0.65 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | −0.03 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | −0.66 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 389 | | | 91 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,574 | | | 36,364 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,448 | | | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 8,236 | 23.15 | −11.43 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Ilam :
| 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 Gerry Brownlee | Y Gerry Brownlee | 19,981 | 58.08 | -2.42 | 20,377 | 57.72 | -0.62 |
| | Labour | James Macbeth Dann | James Macbeth Dann | 8,083 | 23.50 | +3.16 | 6,238 | 17.67 | -1.51 |
| | Green | John Kelcher | John Kelcher | 4,201 | 12.21 | -3.14 | 4,574 | 12.96 | -0.46 |
| | Conservative | John Stringer | John Stringer | 1,172 | 3.41 | +1.10 | 1,300 | 3.68 | +1.59 |
| | ACT | Gareth Veale | Gareth Veale | 402 | 1.17 | +0.41 | 349 | 0.99 | -0.16 |
| | Internet | Beverley Ballantine | Beverley Ballantine | 321 | 0.93 | +0.93 | | | |
| | Māori Party | Benita Wakefield | Benita Wakefield | 243 | 0.71 | +0.71 | 171 | 0.48 | -0.02 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,806 | 5.11 | +1.16 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 233 | 0.67 | +0.51 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 96 | 0.27 | -0.04 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 92 | 0.26 | -0.46 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 23 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | -0.01 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 448 | | | 73 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,851 | | | 35,377 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 11,898 | 34.58 | -5.49 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Ilam :
| 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 Gerry Brownlee | Y Gerry Brownlee | 20,070 | 60.50 | +3.51 | 19,934 | 58.34 | +5.52 |
| | Labour | John Parsons | John Parsons | 6,758 | 20.34 | -3.78 | 6,552 | 19.18 | -8.31 |
| | Green | Kennedy Graham | Kennedy Graham | 5,099 | 15.35 | +3.10 | 4,586 | 13.42 | +5.22 |
| | Conservative | Roger Larkins | Roger Larkins | 767 | 2.31 | +2.31 | 714 | 2.09 | +2.09 |
| | United Future | Vanessa Roberts | Vanessa Roberts | 280 | 0.84 | -0.39 | 247 | 0.72 | -0.67 |
| | ACT | Gareth Veale | Gareth Veale | 252 | 0.76 | -1.38 | 394 | 1.15 | -2.69 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,350 | 3.95 | +1.54 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 171 | 0.50 | -0.67 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 106 | 0.31 | -0.01 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 53 | 0.16 | +0.16 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 29 | 0.08 | +0.03 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | -0.04 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 16 | 0.05 | +0.03 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 667 | | | 196 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,226 | | | 34,169 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,551 | 76.34 | -5.75 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 13,312 | 40.07 | 7.29 | | | |

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Ilam :
| 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 Gerry Brownlee | Y Gerry Brownlee | 20,648 | 56.89 | +3.76 | 19,541 | 52.82 | +3.58 |
| | Labour | Sam Yau | Sam Yau | 8,755 | 24.12 | -7.15 | 10,168 | 27.48 | -7.05 |
| | Green | Kennedy Graham | Kennedy Graham | 4,444 | 12.25 | +6.56 | 3,034 | 8.20 | +2.85 |
| | Progressive | Craig Hutchinson | Craig Hutchinson | 828 | 2.28 | +0.36 | 550 | 1.49 | +0.24 |
| | ACT | Brian Davidson | Brian Davidson | 775 | 2.14 | -0.37 | 1,422 | 3.84 | +1.95 |
| | United Future | John Pickering | John Pickering | 449 | 1.24 | -3.56 | 516 | 1.39 | -2.18 |
| | Kiwi | David Weusten | David Weusten | 393 | 1.08 | – | 199 | 0.54 | – |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 893 | 2.41 | -1.00 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 199 | 0.54 | – |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 195 | 0.53 | +0.36 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 118 | 0.32 | +0.21 |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 61 | 0.16 | – |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 35 | 0.09 | +0.02 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | +0.02 |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | – |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | – |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | -0.01 |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| | RAM | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 427 | | | 136 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,292 | | | 36,995 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,283 | 82.09 | | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 11,893 | 32.77 | +10.91 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Ilam :
| 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 Gerry Brownlee | Y Gerry Brownlee | 19,010 | 53.13 | | 17,949 | 49.24 | |
| | Labour | Julian Blanchard | Julian Blanchard | 11,189 | 31.27 | | 12,589 | 34.54 | |
| | Green | Lois Griffiths | Lois Griffiths | 2,034 | 5.68 | | 1,952 | 5.36 | |
| | United Future | Marc Alexander | Marc Alexander | 1,716 | 4.80 | | 1,304 | 3.58 | |
| | ACT | Jo Giles | Jo Giles | 895 | 2.50 | | 689 | 1.89 | |
| | Progressive | Zemin Zhang | Zemin Zhang | 686 | 1.92 | | 454 | 1.25 | +0.24 |
| | Independent | Blair Anderson | Blair Anderson | 165 | 0.46 | | | | |
| | NZ First | Quentin Finlay | Quentin Finlay | 85 | 0.24 | | 1,245 | 3.42 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 62 | 0.17 | +0.17 |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 57 | 0.16 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 38 | 0.10 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 33 | 0.09 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 29 | 0.08 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 4 | 0.02 | |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 468 | | | 100 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,780 | | | 36,451 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,671 | 82.82 | -3.30 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 7,821 | 21.86 | | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Ilam :
| 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 Gerry Brownlee | Y Gerry Brownlee | 15,773 | 46.91 | -1.08 | 10,255 | 29.87 | -12.26 |
| | Labour | Richard Pole | Richard Pole | 11,901 | 35.39 | +7.76 | 11,413 | 33.24 | +4.54 |
| | United Future | Marc Alexander | Marc Alexander | 1,760 | 5.23 | +3.75 | 2,842 | 8.28 | +6.25 |
| | Green | Lois Griffiths | Lois Griffiths | 1,418 | 4.22 | -0.11 | 2,018 | 5.88 | +1.51 |
| | ACT | Nigel Mattison | Nigel Mattison | 1,327 | 3.95 | +0.46 | 3,482 | 10.14 | +0.09 |
| | Christian Heritage | Gideon Pieters | Gideon Pieters | 569 | 1.69 | +1.69 | 459 | 1.34 | +1.27 |
| | Alliance | Lynda Boyd | Lynda Boyd | 439 | 1.31 | -4.29 | 507 | 1.48 | -4.93 |
| | Progressive | Robert Logan Peck | Robert Logan Peck | 437 | 1.30 | +1.30 | 540 | 1.57 | +1.57 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,400 | 6.99 | +4.59 |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 270 | 0.79 | +0.79 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 125 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | +0.00 |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.00 |
| | NMP | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | -0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 515 | | | 81 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,624 | | | 34,330 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,511 | 79.52 | | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 3,872 | 11.52 | -8.84 | | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Ilam :
| 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 Gerry Brownlee | Y Gerry Brownlee | 16,012 | 47.99 | +3.73 | 14,168 | 42.05 | -2.62 |
| | Labour | Alison Wilkie | Alison Wilkie | 9,220 | 27.63 | +10.33 | 9,669 | 28.70 | +5.72 |
| | Alliance | Lois Griffiths | Lois Griffiths | 1,870 | 5.60 | -8.38 | 2,159 | 6.41 | -1.87 |
| | Green | Evan Thomas Alty | Evan Thomas Alty | 1,444 | 4.33 | +4.33 | 1,474 | 4.37 | +4.37 |
| | NZ First | Andrew Gin | Andrew Gin | 1,443 | 4.33 | -2.91 | 810 | 2.40 | -5.26 |
| | ACT | Nigel Mattison | Nigel Mattison | 1,166 | 3.49 | +1.11 | 3,385 | 10.05 | +1.55 |
| | Independent | Denis O'Rourke | Denis O'Rourke | 809 | 2.42 | | | | |
| | Christian Heritage | Geoff Francis | Geoff Francis | 700 | 2.10 | +2.10 | 28 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Christian Democrats | Kevin Harper | Kevin Harper | 494 | 1.48 | +1.48 | 433 | 1.29 | +1.29 |
| | Independent | Janet MiddleMiss | Janet MiddleMiss | 150 | 0.45 | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Brendan Rhodes | Brendan Rhodes | 56 | 0.17 | -0.12 | 34 | 0.10 | +0.03 |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 248 | 0.74 | -1.26 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 241 | 0.72 | -0.27 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 105 | 0.31 | +0.30 |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 52 | 0.15 | +0.04 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | | | | | | 52 | 0.15 | -0.06 |
| | South Island | | | | | | 56 | 0.17 | +0.17 |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | NMP | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Republican | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | ±0.00 |
| | Mauri Pacific | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | The People's Choice | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | +0.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | | 306 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,364 | | | 33,693 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 6,792 | 20.36 | | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Ilam :
| 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 | Gerry Brownlee | Gerry Brownlee | 16,561 | 44.26 | | 16,835 | 44.67 | |
| | Labour | Eamon Daly | Eamon Daly | 6,471 | 17.30 | | 8,663 | 22.98 | |
| | United NZ | N Margaret Austin | N Margaret Austin | 5,447 | 14.56 | | 752 | 2.00 | |
| | Alliance | Jan Davey | Jan Davey | 5,229 | 13.98 | | 3,119 | 8.28 | |
| | NZ First | Helen Broughton | Helen Broughton | 2,707 | 7.24 | | 2,887 | 7.66 | |
| | ACT | Nigel Mattison | Nigel Mattison | 892 | 2.38 | | 3,203 | 8.50 | |
| | Natural Law | Andrew Sanderson | Andrew Sanderson | 108 | 0.29 | | 28 | 0.07 | |
| | Christian Coalition | | | | | | 1,582 | 4.20 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 375 | 0.99 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | | | | | | 79 | 0.21 | |
| | Progressive Green | | | | | | 53 | 0.14 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 42 | 0.11 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 27 | 0.07 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 355 | | | 80 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,415 | | | 37,690 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 10,090 | 26.97 | | | | |