# Clutha-Southland

Clutha-Southland was a parliamentary constituency returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The last MP for Clutha Southland was Hamish Walker of the National Party. He held the seat for one term, being elected at the 2017 general election and representing the electorate until the 2020 general election where he retired from Parliament, and the seat was replaced with the Southland electorate.

## Population centres

Clutha-Southland was promulgated as one of the original 65 MMP electorates, centred on Southland district and covering an area stretching from Fiordland across the far south of the South Island to the south Otago coast. Its largest population centres were Gore and Balclutha. In 2008, the seat of Otago was abolished and split between the Waitaki and Clutha-Southland electorates, and parts of Central Otago, primarily around Arrowtown, Queenstown and Roxburgh were also transferred to Clutha-Southland.
Clutha-Southland was the successor to the old Wallace, Clutha and Awarua constituencies. Its boundaries had changed at all three redistributions undertaken since its creation, as dwindling populations in both the old Clutha-Southland electorate and in the neighbouring Invercargill electorate have forced both seats northwards to ensure every electorate population stays within certain limits. This trend stopped in the 2013 redistribution, however, with both the Clutha-Southland and Invercargill electorates remaining unchanged in area, and then reversed in the 2020 redistribution, with the electorate gaining a large area around Alexandra from Waitaki, but losing the Balclutha area to the new Taieri electorate and Tuatapere to Invercargill. It was renamed Southland as it no longer included the Clutha area.

## History

Because of its largely rural nature, Clutha-Southland was one of the National Party's safest seats. Bill English, who is the former Prime Minister, held the seat from 1996 to 2014. English announced in January 2014 that he would retire as the electorate MP at the 2014 general election, becoming a list MP only.
Todd Barclay won the 2014 election by a significant margin over Labour's Liz Craig, obtaining nearly 64% of the candidate votes. Barclay became at that time the youngest MP in the House of Representatives. In 2017, he announced he would not stand for re-election at the 2017 election, after revealing he had secretly recorded staff in his office without their consent. The seat was won at the election by Hamish Walker, retaining it for the National Party. Similarly, in 2020, Walker admitted leaking sensitive private patient details about COVID-19 patients, and subsequently announced that he would not stand for re-election during the 2020 New Zealand general election.
In April 2020, the Electoral Commission announced that Clutha-Southland would have its borders substantially changed and that it would be renamed to the Southland electorate. As part of the changes, the Alexandra and the Clyde area would be transferred from Waitaki to Southland while South Otago was transferred to the newly created Taieri electorate. The Invercargill electorate also expanded into western Southland.

## Members of Parliament for Clutha-Southland

The electorate has been represented by three members of parliament so far.
Key  National  NZ First
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Bill English |
| 1999 election | Bill English |
| 2002 election | Bill English |
| 2005 election | Bill English |
| 2008 election | Bill English |
| 2011 election | Bill English |
| 2014 election | Todd Barclay |
| 2017 election | Hamish Walker |
| (Electorate abolished in 2020; see Southland) |||

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner | Winner |
| 2005 | | Lesley Soper |
| 2017 election | | Mark Patterson |

## Election results
### 2017 election

2017 general election: Clutha-Southland :
| 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 Walker | Hamish Walker | 21,819 | 59.89 | -4.18 | 21,915 | 59.26 | -4.12 |
| | Labour | Cherie Chapman | Cherie Chapman | 7,465 | 20.49 | +0.66 | 8,960 | 24.22 | +9.51 |
| | NZ First | Mark Patterson | Mark Patterson | 3,485 | 9.57 | — | 2,900 | 7.84 | +1.60 |
| | Green | Rachael Goldsmith | Rachael Goldsmith | 2,650 | 7.27 | +0.15 | 1,654 | 4.47 | -3.26 |
| | Ban 1080 | Brian Adams | Brian Adams | 674 | 1.85 | -0.87 | 144 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| | Independent | Joe Stringer | Joe Stringer | 200 | 0.55 | – | | | |
| | Conservative | Lachie Ashton | Lachie Ashton | 141 | 0.39 | -3.78 | 75 | 0.20 | -4.84 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 894 | 2.42 | — |
| | ACT | | | | | | 141 | 0.38 | +0.02 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 118 | 0.32 | -0.22 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 95 | 0.26 | -0.07 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 29 | 0.07 | -0.13 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 26 | 0.07 | — |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | — |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | -0.08 |
| | Internet | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | -0.45 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | -0.45 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | | | 171 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,434 | | | 36,983 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,154 | | | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 14,354 | 39.40 | -4.83 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Clutha-Southland :
| 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 | Todd Barclay | Todd Barclay | 21,561 | 64.06 | -4.76 | 21,694 | 63.37 | +0.48 |
| | Labour | Liz Craig | Liz Craig | 6,675 | 19.83 | +3.06 | 5,036 | 14.71 | -1.50 |
| | Green | Rachael Goldsmith | Rachael Goldsmith | 2,398 | 7.13 | -1.35 | 2,647 | 7.73 | -0.91 |
| | Conservative | Lachie Ashton | Lachie Ashton | 1,403 | 4.17 | +1.63 | 1,726 | 5.04 | +1.93 |
| | Ban 1080 | James Veint | James Veint | 915 | 2.71 | — | 268 | 0.78 | — |
| | ACT | Don Nicolson | Don Nicolson | 447 | 1.33 | -1.23 | 122 | 0.36 | -1.48 |
| | Independent Coalition | Karl Barkley | Karl Barkley | 168 | 0.50 | — | 32 | 0.09 | — |
| | Democrats | Jason Jobsis | Jason Jobsis | 88 | 0.26 | -0.15 | 36 | 0.11 | -0.13 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,135 | 6.23 | +1.35 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 184 | 0.54 | -0.12 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 158 | 0.46 | +0.31 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 113 | 0.33 | -0.10 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 68 | 0.20 | -0.61 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | — |
| | Focus | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 370 | | | 107 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,025 | | | 34,336 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,443 | 78.51 | +4.68 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 14,886 | 44.23 | −7.83 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Clutha-Southland :
| 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 Bill English | Y Bill English | 21,375 | 68.83 | +0.96 | 20,020 | 62.89 | +3.03 |
| | Labour | Tat Loo | Tat Loo | 5,207 | 16.77 | -4.69 | 5,160 | 16.21 | -7.73 |
| | Green | Rachael Goldsmith | Rachael Goldsmith | 2,633 | 8.48 | +1.57 | 2,751 | 8.64 | +3.54 |
| | ACT | Don Nicolson | Don Nicolson | 796 | 2.56 | +0.79 | 583 | 1.83 | -2.06 |
| | Conservative | Ross Calverley | Ross Calverley | 787 | 2.53 | +2.53 | 992 | 3.12 | +3.12 |
| | Sovereignty Party | Tony Corbett | Tony Corbett | 130 | 0.42 | +0.42 | | | |
| | Democrats | Robert Mills | Robert Mills | 128 | 0.41 | +0.41 | 75 | 0.24 | +0.18 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,556 | 4.89 | +2.02 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 259 | 0.81 | +0.06 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 210 | 0.66 | +0.27 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 136 | 0.43 | +0.01 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 48 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 24 | 0.08 | +0.03 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | -0.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 810 | | | 209 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,056 | | | 31,831 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 16,168 | 52.06 | +5.65 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 43,395

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Clutha-Southland :
| 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 Bill English | Y Bill English | 22,631 | 67.87 | +1.39 | 20,235 | 59.87 | +2.73 |
| | Labour | Don Pryde | Don Pryde | 7,156 | 21.46 | -1.74 | 8,091 | 23.94 | -4.76 |
| | Green | Tim Gow | Tim Gow | 2,304 | 6.91 | +4.23 | 1,726 | 5.11 | +2.74 |
| | ACT | Roly Henderson | Roly Henderson | 590 | 1.77 | +0.18 | 1,315 | 3.89 | +1.98 |
| | Family Party | Paul Tankard | Paul Tankard | 515 | 1.54 | +1.54 | 193 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| | Alliance | Marvin Hubbard | Marvin Hubbard | 149 | 0.45 | +0.45 | 63 | 0.19 | +0.11 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 968 | 2.86 | -1.70 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 259 | 0.77 | +0.77 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 254 | 0.75 | -2.64 |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 226 | 0.67 | -0.09 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 141 | 0.42 | -0.21 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 131 | 0.39 | +0.13 |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 131 | 0.39 | +0.39 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | -0.03 |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 16 | 0.05 | -0.02 |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | RAM | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | -0.004 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 354 | | | 142 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,345 | | | 33,799 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 15,475 | 46.41 | +3.14 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Clutha-Southland :
| 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 Bill English | Y Bill English | 20,020 | 66.48 | +10.83 | 17,334 | 57.14 | +16.45 |
| | Labour | David Talbot | David Talbot | 6,988 | 23.20 | | 8,705 | 28.70 | -8.62 |
| | NZ First | Dave Mackie | Dave Mackie | 999 | 3.32 | -0.33 | 1,386 | 4.57 | -2.20 |
| | Green | Robert Guyton | Robert Guyton | 808 | 2.68 | | 719 | 2.37 | -1.08 |
| | United Future | Joy Lietze | Joy Lietze | 701 | 2.33 | -0.23 | 1,028 | 3.39 | -3.21 |
| | ACT | John Fraser | John Fraser | 479 | 1.59 | | 579 | 1.91 | -3.20 |
| | Independent | David Webber | David Webber | 121 | 0.40 | +0.15 | | | |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 230 | 0.76 | -0.26 |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 99 | 0.33 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 79 | 0.26 | -0.24 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 63 | 0.21 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 26 | 0.09 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 24 | 0.08 | -1.07 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 23 | 0.08 | -0.69 |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 211 | | | 150 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,116 | | | 30,335 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 13,032 | 43.28 | +19.84 | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Clutha-Southland :
| 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 Bill English | Y Bill English | 16,159 | 55.65 | +4.43 | 11,881 | 40.69 | -1.36 |
| | Labour | Lesley Soper | Lesley Soper | 9,351 | 32.21 | +1.98 | 9,290 | 31.82 | +1.85 |
| | NZ First | Dave Mackie | Dave Mackie | 1,059 | 3.65 | -0.06 | 1,977 | 6.77 | +3.37 |
| | United Future | Joy Lietze | Joy Lietze | 742 | 2.56 | | 1,928 | 6.60 | |
| | Green | Dayle Belcher | Dayle Belcher | 605 | 2.08 | | 1,006 | 3.45 | +0.40 |
| | ACT | Roly Henderson | Roly Henderson | 396 | 1.36 | | 1,491 | 5.11 | -2.27 |
| | Christian Heritage | Grant Bradfield | Grant Bradfield | 365 | 1.26 | -2.37 | 335 | 1.15 | -2.53 |
| | Progressive | Roger White* | Roger White* | 168 | 0.58 | -2.86 | 299 | 1.02 | |
| | Alliance | Jim Flynn | Jim Flynn | 117 | 0.40 | | 224 | 0.77 | -5.38 |
| | Independent | David Webber | David Webber | 73 | 0.25 | -0.08 | | | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 602 | 2.06 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 147 | 0.50 | -0.46 |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | -0.01 |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| | NMP | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | | | 166 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,035 | | | 29,196 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 6,808 | 23.44 | +2.45 | | | |
*Percentage change calculation based on percent as Alliance candidate in 1999 election.

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Clutha-Southland :
| 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 Bill English | Y Bill English | 15,619 | 51.22 | +4.13 | 12,882 | 42.05 | -0.69 |
| | Labour | Lesley Soper | Lesley Soper | 9,218 | 30.23 | +11.98 | 9,182 | 29.97 | +10.72 |
| | NZ First | Dave Mackie | Dave Mackie | 1,131 | 3.71 | | 1,043 | 3.40 | -11.57 |
| | Christian Heritage | Grant Bradfield | Grant Bradfield | 1,108 | 3.63 | | 1,128 | 3.68 | |
| | Alliance | Roger White | Roger White | 1,049 | 3.44 | | 1,883 | 6.15 | -1.30 |
| | ACT | John Morrison | John Morrison | 945 | 3.10 | | 2,260 | 7.38 | +1.34 |
| | Green | Tim Gow | Tim Gow | 854 | 2.80 | | 935 | 3.05 | |
| | South Island | Pat McCarrigan | Pat McCarrigan | 469 | 1.54 | | 421 | 1.37 | |
| | Independent | David Webber | David Webber | 102 | 0.33 | | | | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 293 | 0.96 | -0.28 |
| | Christian Democrats | | | | | | 243 | 0.79 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 112 | 0.37 | -0.21 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 87 | 0.28 | +0.25 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | | | | | | 65 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 57 | 0.19 | +0.07 |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 15 | 0.05 | |
| | Natural Law | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | -0.05 |
| | Mauri Pacific | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | +0.01 |
| | The People's Choice | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Republican | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 481 | | | 339 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,495 | | | 30,637 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 6,401 | 20.99 | -7.85 | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Clutha-Southland :
| 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 | Bill English | Bill English | 14,764 | 47.09 | | 13,449 | 42.74 | |
| | Labour | Lesley Soper | Lesley Soper | 5,721 | 18.25 | | 6,058 | 19.25 | |
| | NZ First | Alan Wise | Alan Wise | 5,075 | 16.19 | | 4,709 | 14.97 | |
| | Alliance | Tracey Hicks | Tracey Hicks | 2,326 | 7.42 | | 2,345 | 7.45 | |
| | ACT | Peter Snow | Peter Snow | 2,049 | 6.54 | | 1,901 | 6.04 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Russell Zwies | Russell Zwies | 1,060 | 3.38 | | 2,147 | 6.82 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Robyn West | Robyn West | 306 | 0.98 | | 133 | 0.42 | |
| | Natural Law | Gilbert Urquhart | Gilbert Urquhart | 50 | 0.16 | | 24 | 0.08 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 390 | 1.24 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 181 | 0.58 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 37 | 0.12 | |
| | Progressive Green | | | | | | 33 | 0.10 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 15 | 0.05 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 202 | | | 88 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,351 | | | 31,465 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 9,043 | 28.84 | | | | |

## Table footnotes

* ↑ Soper entered Parliament on 4 April 2005 following Jonathan Hunt's resignation.
* ↑ 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.