# Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)

Kaikōura (or Kaikoura before 2008) is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning a single MP to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Kaikōura is Stuart Smith of the National Party, who won the 2014 election.

## Population centres

The Kaikōura electorate covers the north-eastern South Island, from Cook Strait in the north to the Ashley River / Rakahuri in the south. At over 21,000 km$^2$ (8,100 sq mi), it is New Zealand's fourth-largest general electorate by area. Its biggest town is Blenheim; other towns include Amberley, Ashley, Cheviot, Culverden, Hanmer Springs, Havelock, Kaikōura and Picton. The electorate boundaries were not changed in either the 2007 or 2013/14 boundary reviews.

## History

Kaikōura is one of the original 60 electorates drawn ahead of the change to Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting in 1996. It was made up by merging all of the old Marlborough seat with a large portion of Rangiora. Like the two electorates it replaced, Kaikōura is a safe seat for the National Party, returning a National MP at every election since it was created.
The first representative in 1996 was Doug Kidd, who was previously the MP for Marlborough. He retired at the end of the parliamentary term and was succeeded by Lynda Scott in the 1999 election. Scott served for two parliamentary terms before retiring from politics and returning to the medical profession in 2005.
The 2005 election was won by Colin King, who served for three parliamentary terms. In December 2013, King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by Stuart Smith, who won the general election in September 2014 with a preliminary majority of 11,510 votes. Based on preliminary election results, Steffan Browning of the Green Party who became a list MP in 2011, was the highest ranked Green candidate who was not returned to parliament. When final results were released, the Green Party had gained an additional seat, and Browning was confirmed as a list MP.

### Members of Parliament

Key
National Labour Green
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Doug Kidd |
| 1999 election | Lynda Scott |
| 2002 election | Lynda Scott |
| 2005 election | Colin King |
| 2008 election | Colin King |
| 2011 election | Colin King |
| 2014 election | Stuart Smith |
| 2017 election | Stuart Smith |
| 2020 election | Stuart Smith |
| 2023 election | Stuart Smith |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Kaikōura electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Marian Hobbs |
| 1999 election | Ian Ewen-Street |
| 2002 election | Ian Ewen-Street |
| 2011 election | Steffan Browning |
| 2014 election | Steffan Browning |
| 2023 election | Jamie Arbuckle |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Kaikōura :
| 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 Stuart Smith | Y Stuart Smith | 20,741 | 49.47 | +6.79 | 17,281 | 40.92 | +10.22 |
| | Labour | Emma Dewhirst | Emma Dewhirst | 9,329 | 22.25 | -15.01 | 8,714 | 20.63 | -16.63 |
| | NZ First | Jamie Arbuckle | Jamie Arbuckle | 4,347 | 10.37 | +5.22 | 3,819 | 9.04 | +0.09 |
| | ACT | Keith Griffiths | Keith Griffiths | 2,624 | 6.26 | +1.93 | 5,911 | 14.09 | +2.64 |
| | Green | Richard McCubbin | Richard McCubbin | 2,512 | 5.99 | +0.37 | 3,282 | 7.78 | +2.47 |
| | NZ Loyal | Natalie Colello | Natalie Colello | 921 | 2.20 | — | 850 | 2.01 | — |
| | DemocracyNZ | Sandra Campbell | Sandra Campbell | 509 | 1.21 | — | 269 | 0.64 | — |
| | New Conservative | David Greenslade | David Greenslade | 237 | 0.57 | -1.24 | 111 | 0.26 | -1.60 |
| | Independent | John McCaskey | John McCaskey | 139 | 0.33 | — | | | |
| | Independent | Ted Howard | Ted Howard | 109 | 0.26 | +0.04 | | | |
| | Independent | Shuan Brown | Shuan Brown | 43 | 0.10 | — | | | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 703 | 1.67 | +0.52 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 261 | 0.62 | +0.05 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 215 | 0.51 | +0.35 |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 98 | 0.23 | — |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 97 | 0.23 | — |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 73 | 0.17 | — |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 43 | 0.10 | — |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 36 | 0.09 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 418 | | | 282 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,929 | | | 42,221 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 11,412 | 27.22 | +21.80 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Kaikōura :
| 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 Stuart Smith | Y Stuart Smith | 18,069 | 42.68 | -9.50 | 13,007 | 30.28 | -22.32 |
| | Labour | Matt Flight | Matt Flight | 15,774 | 37.26 | +10.91 | 19,159 | 44.60 | +15.47 |
| | Green | Richard McCubbin | Richard McCubbin | 2,377 | 5.62 | -1.64 | 2,282 | 5.31 | +0.38 |
| | NZ First | Jamie Arbuckle | Jamie Arbuckle | 2,180 | 5.15 | -5.49 | 1,247 | 8.95 | −0.87 |
| | ACT | Richard Evans | Richard Evans | 1,833 | 4.33 | +3.80 | 4,917 | 11.45 | +11.07 |
| | New Conservative | David John Greenslade | David John Greenslade | 766 | 1.81 | +1.26 | 798 | 1.86 | +1.52 |
| | Outdoors | Darlene Morgan | Darlene Morgan | 369 | 0.87 | — | 124 | 0.29 | +0.19 |
| | Advance NZ | Lisa Claire Romana | Lisa Claire Romana | 357 | 0.84 | — | 390 | 0.91 | — |
| | ONE | John Donald Moore | John Donald Moore | 327 | 0.77 | — | 246 | 0.57 | — |
| | Social Credit | John McCaskey | John McCaskey | 173 | 0.41 | +0.33 | 35 | 0.08 | +0.04 |
| | Independent | Ted Howard | Ted Howard | 93 | 0.22 | — | | | |
| | Money Free Party | Prince Bhavik | Prince Bhavik | 14 | 0.03 | -0.10 | | | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 493 | 1.15 | -1.02 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 193 | 0.32 | +0.02 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 70 | 0.16 | -0.07 |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 27 | 0.06 | — |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 10 | 0.02 | — |
| | TEA | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 629 | | | 251 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,332 | | | 42,955 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 2,295 | 5.42 | −20.41 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Kaikōura :
| 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 Stuart Smith | Y Stuart Smith | 20,594 | 52.18 | −5.00 | 20,925 | 52.60 | +0.15 |
| | Labour | Janette Walker | Janette Walker | 10,401 | 26.35 | +3.63 | 11,587 | 29.13 | +12.09 |
| | NZ First | Jamie Arbuckle | Jamie Arbuckle | 4,201 | 10.64 | +5.44 | 3,561 | 8.95 | −0.87 |
| | Green | Richard McCubbin | Richard McCubbin | 2,865 | 7.26 | −1.04 | 1,963 | 4.93 | −4.22 |
| | Conservative | David Greensdale | David Greensdale | 218 | 0.55 | −2.44 | 135 | 0.34 | −4.31 |
| | ACT | Richard Evans | Richard Evans | 210 | 0.53 | +0.27 | 151 | 0.38 | −0.01 |
| | Democrats | John McCaskey | John McCaskey | 131 | 0.33 | −0.20 | 14 | 0.04 | −0.06 |
| | Money Free Party | Charlotte Osmaston | Charlotte Osmaston | 53 | 0.13 | −0.07 | | | |
| | United Future | John Truman Foster | John Truman Foster | 51 | 0.13 | — | 23 | 0.06 | −0.20 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 865 | 2.17 | — |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 119 | 0.30 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 117 | 0.30 | −0.11 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 92 | 0.23 | −0.13 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 40 | 0.10 | — |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | — |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 381 | | | 172 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,465 | | | 39,781 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 10,553 | 25.83 | −8.63 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Kaikōura :
| 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 | Stuart Smith | Stuart Smith | 20,857 | 57.18 | −3.07 | 20,770 | 56.45 | +1.04 |
| | Labour | Janette Walker | Janette Walker | 8,287 | 22.72 | −2.98 | 6,269 | 17.04 | −2.81 |
| | Green | Steffan Browning | Steffan Browning | 3,028 | 8.30 | −3.12 | 3,366 | 9.15 | −2.94 |
| | NZ First | Steve Campbell | Steve Campbell | 1,896 | 5.20 | +5.20 | 3,612 | 9.82 | +3.27 |
| | Conservative | Howard Hudson | Howard Hudson | 1,089 | 2.99 | +2.99 | 1,709 | 4.65 | +0.85 |
| | Ban 1080 | Glen Tomlinson | Glen Tomlinson | 566 | 1.55 | +1.55 | 187 | 0.51 | +0.51 |
| | Democrats | John McCaskey | John McCaskey | 194 | 0.53 | −0.32 | 36 | 0.10 | −0.02 |
| | ACT | Richard Evans | Richard Evans | 132 | 0.36 | −1.02 | 144 | 0.39 | −0.72 |
| | Money Free Party | Ted Howard | Ted Howard | 72 | 0.20 | +0.20 | | | |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 169 | 0.46 | +0.33 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 151 | 0.41 | −0.07 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 131 | 0.36 | −0.07 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 96 | 0.26 | −0.64 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 353 | | | 122 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,474 | | | 36,791 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,292 | 79.84 | +5.58 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 12,570 | 34.46 | −0.08 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Kaikōura :
| 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 Colin King | Y Colin King | 19,961 | 60.25 | +2.47 | 18,909 | 55.41 | +3.57 |
| | Labour | Liz Collyns | Liz Collyns | 8,516 | 25.70 | -0.66 | 6,775 | 19.85 | -8.33 |
| | Green | Steffan Browning | Steffan Browning | 3,784 | 11.42 | +3.42 | 3,786 | 11.09 | +4.08 |
| | ACT | Richard Evans | Richard Evans | 457 | 1.38 | +0.12 | 379 | 1.11 | -1.98 |
| | Democrats | John McCaskey | John McCaskey | 283 | 0.85 | +0.54 | 42 | 0.12 | +0.04 |
| | Libertarianz | Ian Hayes | Ian Hayes | 131 | 0.40 | +0.40 | 23 | 0.07 | +0.05 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,236 | 6.55 | +1.98 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 1,296 | 3.80 | +3.80 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 306 | 0.90 | -0.03 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 165 | 0.48 | +0.18 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 147 | 0.43 | -0.13 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 45 | 0.13 | +0.13 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 19 | 0.06 | -0.003 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,045 | | | 284 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,132 | | | 34,128 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 11,445 | 34.54 | +3.13 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 45,958

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Kaikoura :
| 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 Colin King | Y Colin King | 20,374 | 57.77 | +6.65 | 18,479 | 51.83 | +6.81 |
| | Labour | Brian McNamara | Brian McNamara | 9,297 | 26.36 | -11.30 | 10,046 | 28.18 | -7.86 |
| | Green | Steffan Browning | Steffan Browning | 2,823 | 8.00 | +2.46 | 2,499 | 7.01 | +1.24 |
| | Kiwi | Al Belcher | Al Belcher | 1,127 | 3.20 | +3.20 | 618 | 1.73 | +1.73 |
| | NZ First | Linda Waimarie King | Linda Waimarie King | 959 | 2.72 | +2.72 | 1,631 | 4.58 | -1.29 |
| | ACT | Dave Tattersfield | Dave Tattersfield | 443 | 1.26 | +0.46 | 1,101 | 3.09 | +1.63 |
| | United Future | Coralie Christie | Coralie Christie | 131 | 0.37 | -1.01 | 331 | 0.93 | -1.90 |
| | Democrats | John S. J. McCaskey | John S. J. McCaskey | 112 | 0.32 | +0.32 | 31 | 0.09 | +0.02 |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 285 | 0.80 | -0.81 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 223 | 0.63 | +0.63 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 201 | 0.56 | +0.18 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 107 | 0.30 | +0.10 |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 41 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.002 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | -0.01 |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | RAM | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 292 | | | 160 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,266 | | | 35,650 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 11,077 | 31.41 | +17.95 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Kaikoura :
| 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 | Colin King | Colin King | 17,755 | 51.68 | | 15,636 | 45.02 | |
| | Labour | Brendon Burns | Brendon Burns | 13,080 | 38.07 | | 12,515 | 36.04 | |
| | Green | Steffan Browning | Steffan Browning | 1,927 | 5.61 | | 2,005 | 5.07 | |
| | United Future | Robin Westley | Robin Westley | 481 | 1.40 | | 981 | 2.82 | |
| | Progressive | John Maurice | John Maurice | 430 | 1.25 | | 558 | 1.61 | |
| | ACT | Pat O'Sullivan | Pat O'Sullivan | 275 | 0.80 | | 505 | 1.45 | |
| | Māori Party | Brett Cowan | Brett Cowan | 174 | 0.51 | | 133 | 0.38 | |
| | Independent | Ted Howard | Ted Howard | 170 | 0.49 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Greg Kleis | Greg Kleis | 64 | 0.19 | | 40 | 0.12 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,036 | 5.86 | |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 139 | 0.40 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 68 | 0.20 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 43 | 0.12 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 24 | 0.07 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 335 | | | 147 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,356 | | | 34,729 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 4,675 | 30.30 | 13.61 | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Kaikoura :
| 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 Lynda Scott | Y Lynda Scott | 15,165 | 47.63 | +9.56 | 8,536 | 26.51 | -6.51 |
| | Labour | Brendon Burns | Brendon Burns | 12,096 | 37.99 | | 12,636 | 39.25 | +4.16 |
| | Green | Ian Ewen-Street | Ian Ewen-Street | 2,313 | 7.26 | -1.91 | 2,220 | 6.90 | +0.20 |
| | United Future | Julee Smith-Mischeski | Julee Smith-Mischeski | 644 | 2.02 | +1.06 | 1,859 | 5.77 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Don Moore | Don Moore | 639 | 2.01 | -1.02 | 508 | 1.58 | -1.46 |
| | ACT | Ted Howard | Ted Howard | 458 | 1.44 | | 1,873 | 5.82 | -0.77 |
| | Progressive | Philippa Main | Philippa Main | 365 | 1.15 | | 570 | 1.77 | |
| | Independent | Desmond J Bell | Desmond J Bell | 161 | 0.51 | +0.14 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,825 | 8.77 | +5.18 |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 821 | 2.55 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 197 | 0.61 | -7.78 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 125 | 0.39 | -0.33 |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | +0.01 |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| | NMP | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 303 | | | 98 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,841 | | | 32,194 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 3,069 | 9.64 | +5.01 | | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Kaikoura :
| 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 | Lynda Scott | Lynda Scott | 12,214 | 38.07 | | 10,688 | 33.02 | -3.18 |
| | Labour | Brian McNamara | Brian McNamara | 10,728 | 33.44 | | 11,357 | 35.09 | +12.06 |
| | Green | Ian Ewen-Street | Ian Ewen-Street | 2,941 | 9.17 | -6.47 | 2,168 | 6.70 | |
| | Alliance | Lindsay Mehrtens | Lindsay Mehrtens | 2,040 | 6.36 | | 2,717 | 8.39 | -4.94 |
| | NZ First | Chris Rivers | Chris Rivers | 1,300 | 4.05 | | 1,161 | 3.59 | -10.70 |
| | ACT | Graham James Hewett | Graham James Hewett | 1,234 | 3.85 | | 2,134 | 6.59 | +0.78 |
| | Christian Heritage | Don Moore | Don Moore | 971 | 3.03 | | 985 | 3.04 | |
| | Christian Democrats | Julee Smith-Mischeski | Julee Smith-Mischeski | 307 | 0.96 | | 324 | 1.00 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Rodney Hansen | Rodney Hansen | 176 | 0.55 | -0.53 | 81 | 0.25 | -0.12 |
| | Independent | Desmond Joseph Bell | Desmond Joseph Bell | 120 | 0.37 | 0.00 | | | |
| | Natural Law | Anne Brigid | Anne Brigid | 48 | 0.15 | -0.13 | 88 | 0.27 | -0.06 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 234 | 0.72 | -0.39 |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 186 | 0.57 | -0.02 |
| | South Island | | | | | | 103 | 0.32 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 64 | 0.20 | +0.19 |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 48 | 0.15 | +0.02 |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| | The People's Choice | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Mauri Pacific | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| | Republican | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 578 | | | 292 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,079 | | | 32,365 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 1,486 | 4.63 | -12.9 | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Kaikoura :
| 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 | Doug Kidd | Doug Kidd | 13,858 | 41.09 | | 12,280 | 36.20 | |
| | Labour | Marian Hobbs | Marian Hobbs | 7,946 | 23.56 | | 7,813 | 23.03 | |
| | NZ First | Tom Harrison | Tom Harrison | 5,332 | 15.81 | | 4,849 | 14.29 | |
| | Alliance | Ian Ewen-Street | Ian Ewen-Street | 5,275 | 15.64 | | 4,522 | 13.33 | |
| | ACT | Peter King-Talbot | Peter King-Talbot | 731 | 2.17 | | 1,970 | 5.81 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Rodney Hansen | Rodney Hansen | 365 | 1.08 | | 125 | 0.37 | |
| | Independent | Desmond Joseph Bell | Desmond Joseph Bell | 124 | 0.37 | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Anne Brigid | Anne Brigid | 94 | 0.28 | | 112 | 0.33 | |
| | Christian Coalition | | | | | | 1,496 | 4.41 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 378 | 1.11 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 199 | 0.59 | |
| | Progressive Green | | | | | | 80 | 0.24 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 43 | 0.13 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 25 | 0.07 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 291 | | | 95 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,725 | | | 33,921 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 5,912 | 17.53 | | | | |

## Table footnotes

* ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
* ↑ Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Future New Zealand Party in the 1999 election
* ↑ Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Alliance Party in the 1996 election