# Rongotai (New Zealand electorate)

Rongotai is a New Zealand electorate, returning a single member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Rongotai is Julie Anne Genter of the Green Party. She has held this position since the 2023 general election.

## Population centres

The Rongotai electorate is centred on the southern and eastern suburbs of Wellington City. It stretches from Miramar in the east to take in the suburbs of Rongotai, Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay and Hataitai and runs from the south coast at Island Bay up through the southern section of the Brooklyn Hill to an east–west border next to Wellington Hospital in Newtown. Because Wellington Airport is within Rongotai's boundaries, the constituency also contains the Chatham Islands. It is named after the suburb of Rongotai which is roughly in its centre. Other suburbs include Berhampore, Ōwhiro Bay, Seatoun, and Roseneath.
A revision after 1996 pulled the boundary southwards, moving the suburbs around the Basin Reserve and the Massey University campus into the Wellington Central electorate. In the 2002 redistribution, the area covered by the Rongotai electorate did not change. Changes to boundaries were done in the 2007 redistribution, but no further changes were done in the 2013/14 or 2019/20 redistributions.

## History

Rongotai was one of the original 65 mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation electorates drawn in 1994 ahead of the 1996 election. It is the successor to the old Island Bay and Miramar electorates, though the areas in these seats in the orbit of the central city were incorporated into a redrawn Wellington Central electorate.
Labour's Annette King was elected and re-elected as the member of parliament for Rongotai at all seven elections from 1996 to 2014. In five out of the seven elections, Labour also won the party vote; the exception being in 1996 when National out-polled Labour by just 68 votes, and in 2014, when National's majority was 852 votes. Chris Finlayson of the National Party opposed King, his distant cousin, since the 2008 election. After the 2014 election, he told his supporters that on current trends, he should be able to win the electorate by 2038.
King announced in March 2017 that she was stepping down from her role as Labour's deputy leader and would retire from politics at the 2017 general election. The electorate of Rongotai was won in the election by Paul Eagle, retaining it for Labour.
During the 2020 general election, Eagle retained Rongotai for Labour based on preliminary results. Eagle announced in June 2022 that he would contest the 2022 Wellington City mayoral election and should he be successful, he would resign from Parliament and trigger a by-election.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
| Labour | ACT | United Future |
| Green | National | |
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Annette King |
| 1999 election | Annette King |
| 2002 election | Annette King |
| 2005 election | Annette King |
| 2008 election | Annette King |
| 2011 election | Annette King |
| 2014 election | Annette King |
| 2017 election | Paul Eagle |
| 2020 election | Paul Eagle |
| 2023 election | Julie Anne Genter |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Rongotai electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 1999 election | Stephen Franks |
| 2002 election | Gordon Copeland |
| 2005 election | Gordon Copeland |
| 2008 election | Chris Finlayson |
| 2008 election | Russel Norman |
| 2011 election | Chris Finlayson |
| 2011 election | Russel Norman |
| 2014 election | Chris Finlayson |
| 2014 election | Russel Norman |
| 2017 election | Chris Finlayson |
| 2020 election | Nicole McKee |
| 2023 election | Nicole McKee |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election results: Rongotai :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Julie Anne Genter | Julie Anne Genter | 16,586 | 39.03 | +24.23 | 13,664 | 32.06 | +8.48 |
| | Labour | Fleur Fitzsimons | Fleur Fitzsimons | 13,869 | 32.64 | –24.65 | 13,361 | 31.35 | –20.96 |
| | National | Kāruna Muthu | Kāruna Muthu | 8,794 | 20.70 | +6.5 | 9,088 | 21.33 | +8.16 |
| | ACT | Nicole McKee | Nicole McKee | 1,179 | 2.77 | +0.64 | 1,680 | 4.55 | +0.62 |
| | NZ First | Geoff Mills | Geoff Mills | 860 | 2.02 | +0.98 | 1,411 | 2.21 | +0.28 |
| | New Conservative | Bruce Welsh | Bruce Welsh | 275 | 0.64 | –0.31 | 35 | 0.08 | –0.43 |
| | Animal Justice | Atom Emet | Atom Emet | 216 | 0.5 | | 85 | 0.20 | |
| | Independent | Don Newt McDonald | Don Newt McDonald | 130 | 0.31 | +0.07 | | | |
| | Vision New Zealand | Merania Roa | Merania Roa | 96 | 0.23 | | | | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 1,792 | 5.32 | +2.53 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 1,006 | 2.27 | +1.83 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 153 | 0.36 | +0.21 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 126 | 0.15 | |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 67 | 0.02 | |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 61 | 0.01 | +0.06 |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 46 | 0.01 | |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 21 | 0.01 | |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 13 | 0.003 | |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 6 | 0.001 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 488 | | | 206 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,493 | | | 42,821 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | | | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Majority | 2,717 | 6.39 | +17.84 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Rongotai :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Paul Eagle | Y Paul Eagle | 25,926 | 57.11 | +5.39 | 23,878 | 52.31 | +8.05 |
| | Green | Teall Crossen | Teall Crossen | 6,719 | 14.80 | -0.15 | 10,765 | 23.58 | +5.82 |
| | National | David Patterson | David Patterson | 6,447 | 14.20 | −10.86 | 6,013 | 13.17 | −14.84 |
| | Opportunities | Geoff Simmons | Geoff Simmons | 3,387 | 7.46 | +3.37 | 1,272 | 2.79 | -1.83 |
| | ACT | Nicole McKee | Nicole McKee | 965 | 2.13 | +1.86 | 1,795 | 3.93 | +3.59 |
| | NZ First | Taylor Arneil | Taylor Arneil | 472 | 1.04 | -1.04 | 883 | 1.93 | -1.71 |
| | New Conservative | Bruce Welsh | Bruce Welsh | 431 | 0.95 | +0.40 | 232 | 0.51 | -0.37 |
| | Integrity | Troy Mihaka | Troy Mihaka | 162 | 0.36 | — | | | |
| | Independent | Don Newt McDonald | Don Newt McDonald | 110 | 0.24 | — | | | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 201 | 0.44 | -0.06 |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 184 | 0.40 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 70 | 0.15 | -0.01 |
| | ONE | | | | | | 45 | 0.1 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 27 | 0.06 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 21 | 0.04 | +0.01 |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 21 | 0.04 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 10 | 0.02 | +0.01 |
| | TEA | | | | | | 7 | 0.015 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 7 | 0.015 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 779 | | | 259 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,398 | | | 45,649 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,649 | ? | ? | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 19,207 | 42.31 | +15.65 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Rongotai :
| 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 | Paul Eagle | Paul Eagle | 21,146 | 51.72 | +2.29 | 18,323 | 44.26 | +12.39 |
| | National | Chris Finlayson | Chris Finlayson | 10,246 | 25.06 | +0.86 | 11,598 | 28.01 | −6.17 |
| | Green | Teall Crossen | Teall Crossen | 6,115 | 14.95 | −5.66 | 7,353 | 17.76 | −9.83 |
| | Opportunities | Paddy Plunket | Paddy Plunket | 1,676 | 4.09 | — | 1,915 | 4.62 | — |
| | NZ First | Geoffrey John Mills | Geoffrey John Mills | 851 | 2.08 | ±0.00 | 1,509 | 3.64 | −2.07 |
| | Conservative | Bruce Welsh | Bruce Welsh | 225 | 0.55 | −0.96 | 58 | 0.14 | −1.56 |
| | ACT | Chris Sole | Chris Sole | 114 | 0.27 | — | 142 | 0.34 | +0.01 |
| | Not A Party | Simon Smythe | Simon Smythe | 31 | 0.07 | — | | | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 208 | 0.50 | −0.14 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 70 | 0.16 | −0.20 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 23 | 0.05 | −0.33 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 14 | 0.03 | −0.02 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 14 | 0.03 | — |
| | Mana | | | | | | 12 | 0.02 | −1.52 |
| | Internet | | | | | | 8 | 0.01 | −1.53 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 8 | 0.01 | — |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | −0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 480 | | | 140 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,884 | | | 41,400 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,746 | 85.41 | +2.66 | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 10,900 | 26.66 | +1.43 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Rongotai :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Annette King | Y Annette King | 18,840 | 49.43 | −1.09 | 11,754 | 31.87 | −2.31 |
| | National | Chris Finlayson | Chris Finlayson | 9,223 | 24.20 | −1.18 | 12,606 | 34.18 | +1.19 |
| | Green | Russel Norman | Russel Norman | 7,856 | 20.61 | +0.43 | 10,176 | 27.59 | +3.40 |
| | NZ First | Brent Pierson | Brent Pierson | 793 | 2.08 | +0.72 | 2,097 | 5.71 | +1.26 |
| | Conservative | Bruce Welsh | Bruce Welsh | 576 | 1.51 | +0.30 | 623 | 1.70 | +0.59 |
| | Mana | Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati | Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati | 225 | 0.59 | +0.59 | | | |
| | United Future | Sultan Eusoff | Sultan Eusoff | 95 | 0.24 | +0.24 | 143 | 0.38 | −0.21 |
| | Independent | Don Richards | Don Richards | 89 | 0.23 | −0.19 | | | |
| | Climate | Aaron Carter | Aaron Carter | 66 | 0.17 | +0.17 | | | |
| | Patriotic Revolutionary Front | Johnny Overton | Johnny Overton | 48 | 0.12 | +0.12 | | | |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 568 | 1.54 | +1.00 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 237 | 0.64 | −0.04 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 131 | 0.36 | −0.09 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 120 | 0.33 | −0.32 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | −0.01 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 304 | | | 217 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,115 | | | 38,731 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,731 | 82.75 | +2.84 | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 9,617 | 25.23 | +0.09 | | | |
Electorate (as at 30 April 2016): 48,525

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Rongotai :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Annette King | Y Annette King | 18,179 | 50.52 | -1.93 | 12,606 | 34.18 | -8.51 |
| | National | Chris Finlayson | Chris Finlayson | 9,132 | 25.38 | -2.95 | 12,168 | 32.99 | +1.63 |
| | Green | Russel Norman | Russel Norman | 7,262 | 20.18 | +4.34 | 8,920 | 24.19 | +7.22 |
| | NZ First | Brent Pierson | Brent Pierson | 488 | 1.36 | +1.36 | 1,640 | 4.45 | +1.93 |
| | Conservative | Bruce Welsh | Bruce Welsh | 435 | 1.21 | +1.21 | 409 | 1.11 | +1.11 |
| | ACT | Joel Latimer | Joel Latimer | 168 | 0.47 | -0.67 | 238 | 0.65 | -1.34 |
| | Māori Party | Aroha Rickus | Aroha Rickus | 168 | 0.47 | +0.47 | 251 | 0.68 | -0.24 |
| | Independent | Don Richards | Don Richards | 152 | 0.42 | +0.42 | | | |
| | United Future | | | | | | 217 | 0.59 | -0.27 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 198 | 0.54 | +0.54 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 167 | 0.45 | +0.04 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 31 | 0.08 | -0.01 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 23 | 0.06 | -0.03 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 617 | | | 302 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,984 | | | 36,879 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 9,047 | 25.14 | +1.02 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,153

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Rongotai :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Annette King | Y Annette King | 19,614 | 52.45 | | 16,263 | 42.69 | |
| | National | Chris Finlayson | Chris Finlayson | 10,594 | 28.33 | | 11,950 | 31.37 | |
| | Green | Russel Norman | Russel Norman | 5,925 | 15.84 | | 6,464 | 16.97 | |
| | Kiwi | Gordon Copeland | Gordon Copeland | 515 | 1.38 | | 169 | 0.44 | |
| | ACT | Michael Bridge | Michael Bridge | 425 | 1.14 | | 758 | 1.99 | |
| | United Future | Karuna Muthu | Karuna Muthu | 223 | 0.60 | | 326 | 0.86 | |
| | Libertarianz | Mitch Lees | Mitch Lees | 100 | 0.27 | | 34 | 0.09 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 960 | 2.52 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 351 | 0.92 | |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 291 | 0.76 | |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 188 | 0.49 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 158 | 0.41 | |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 53 | 0.14 | |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 48 | 0.13 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 37 | 0.10 | |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 33 | 0.09 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | RAM | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 356 | | | 167 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,396 | | | 38,097 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 9,020 | 21.12 | | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Rongotai :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Annette King | Y Annette King | 21,376 | 59.38 | +3.23 | 18,327 | 49.96 | |
| | National | Nicola Young | Nicola Young | 8,738 | 24.27 | +3.78 | 10,210 | 27.84 | |
| | Green | Luci Highfield | Luci Highfield | 2,921 | 8.11 | | 4,630 | 12.71 | |
| | United Future | Gordon Copeland | Gordon Copeland | 1,581 | 2.68 | | 1,069 | 2.91 | |
| | Māori Party | Morris Te Whiti Love | Morris Te Whiti Love | 499 | 1.39 | | 232 | 0.63 | |
| | ACT | Gavin Middleton | Gavin Middleton | 425 | 1.18 | | 379 | 1.03 | |
| | Progressive | Vladimir Bell | Vladimir Bell | 333 | 0.93 | | 394 | 1.07 | |
| | Alliance | Jocelyn Brooks | Jocelyn Brooks | 127 | 0.35 | | 31 | 0.08 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,109 | 3.02 | |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 107 | 0.29 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 83 | 0.23 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 39 | 0.11 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 431 | | | 164 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,000 | | | 36,680 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 12,638 | 35.11 | -0.55 | | | |

### 1999 election

Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Rongotai for a list of candidates.

## Table footnotes

* ↑ Norman resigned as a list MP effective 30 October 2015.
* ↑ Finlayson resigned as a list MP effective 30 January 2019.
* ↑ 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.