# Wigram (New Zealand electorate)

Wigram is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Wigram is Megan Woods of the Labour Party. She took over this position from Jim Anderton, who had held this position from 1996 until 2011.

## Population centres

Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, an increase of one since the 1962 electoral redistribution. It was accepted that through the more rapid population growth in the North Island, the number of its electorates would continue to increase, and to keep proportionality, three new electorates were allowed for in the 1967 electoral redistribution for the next election. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. In the South Island, three electorates were newly created (including Wigram) and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. The overall effect of the required changes was highly disruptive to existing electorates, with all but three electorates having their boundaries altered. These changes came into effect with the 1969 election.
Wigram is based around south-western Christchurch. The main suburbs in the seat are Spreydon, Addington, Hillmorton, Riccarton, Hornby and Sockburn. Following the 2013/2014 boundary review, it lost the suburb of Somerfield and parts of Hoon Hay to Port Hills. The electorate's name comes from the suburb of Wigram, and by extension the former Wigram Aerodrome, itself named after colonial businessman Sir Henry Wigram. The electorate shifted southwards at the 2020 redistribution, gaining Aidanfield and parts of Hornby South from Port Hills and Selwyn, but losing Avonhead to Ilam.

## History

The electorate had previously existed from 1969 to 1978, when it was held by Mick Connelly for Labour.
Wigram was one of the original sixty-five Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electorates created ahead of the 1996 election, when the number of South Island seats was reduced to sixteen. The formerly safe Labour seat of Sydenham lies at Wigram's core, and Labour's strong showing in the party vote in both 2002 and 2005, where the party won nearly half of all party votes cast, indicates that Wigram's political inclinations are left-leaning in nature. Its most well-known MP Jim Anderton was himself the Labour MP for Sydenham between 1984 and 1989, before he split from the party over its political directions and formed the NewLabour Party, which later merged into the Alliance; the Alliance disintegrated in 2002, but Anderton, by then the leader of the Progressive Party, held off all challengers to easily hold the seat. In the 2011 election, the seat reverted to Labour candidate Megan Woods after his retirement, but the National Party comfortably won the party vote. The chairman of the Canterbury-Westland branch of the National Party, Roger Bridge, stated in April 2014 that Woods had a low profile and the Wigram electorate was now "winnable". Woods won re-election in the 2014 election with a more than a doubled majority.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and started at general elections.
Key  Labour Alliance Progressive
| Election | Winner |
| 1969 election | Mick Connelly |
| 1972 election | Mick Connelly |
| 1975 election | Mick Connelly |
| (Electorate abolished 1978–1996) |||
| 1996 election | Jim Anderton |
| 1999 election | Jim Anderton |
| 2002 election | Jim Anderton |
| 2005 election | Jim Anderton |
| 2008 election | Jim Anderton |
| 2011 election | Megan Woods |
| 2014 election | Megan Woods |
| 2017 election | Megan Woods |
| 2020 election | Megan Woods |
| 2023 election | Megan Woods |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Wigram :
| 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 Megan Woods | Y Megan Woods | 15,590 | 41.43 | -20.65 | 11,249 | 29.55 | -25.05 |
| | National | Tracy Summerfield | Tracy Summerfield | 14,411 | 38.30 | +14.13 | 13,401 | 35.20 | +13.85 |
| | Green | Richard Wesley | Richard Wesley | 3,780 | 10.05 | +4.86 | 5,634 | 14.80 | +5.79 |
| | ACT | Ankita Lynn | Ankita Lynn | 1,520 | 4.04 | +1.29 | 2,465 | 6.48 | +0.76 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Blair Anderson | Blair Anderson | 696 | 1.85 | | 201 | 0.52 | +0.10 |
| | NZ Loyal | Christine Van Duivenboden | Christine Van Duivenboden | 392 | 1.04 | | 253 | 0.66 | |
| | Leighton Baker Party | Debra Marie Cullimore | Debra Marie Cullimore | 284 | 0.75 | | 66 | 0.17 | |
| | Independent | Wiremu Thomson | Wiremu Thomson | 125 | 0.33 | | | | |
| | Independent | Geoff McTague | Geoff McTague | 110 | 0.29 | +0.08 | | | |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Tubby Hansen | 74 | 0.20 | +0.01 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,922 | 5.05 | +3.04 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 1,783 | 4.68 | +2.24 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 316 | 0.83 | +0.51 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 189 | 0.50 | |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 104 | 0.27 | -0.02 |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 95 | 0.25 | |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 65 | 0.17 | |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 59 | 0.15 | |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 37 | 0.09 | |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 29 | 0.08 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 647 | | | 196 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,629 | | | 38,064 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 1,179 | 3.13 | -32.26 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Wigram :
| 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 Megan Woods | Y Megan Woods | 24,186 | 62.08 | +9.77 | 21,454 | 54.60 | +13.12 |
| | National | Hamish Campbell | Hamish Campbell | 9,416 | 24.17 | –14.00 | 8,388 | 21.35 | −19.86 |
| | Green | Richard Wesley | Richard Wesley | 2,022 | 5.19 | +0.20 | 3,541 | 9.01 | +2.31 |
| | ACT | Miles McConway | Miles McConway | 1072 | 2.75 | +2.37 | 2247 | 5.72 | +5.29 |
| | New Conservative | Averil Nuttall | Averil Nuttall | 638 | 1.64 | — | 639 | 1.63 | +1.34 |
| | Advance NZ | Douglas Allington | Douglas Allington | 308 | 0.75 | — | 282 | 0.72 | — |
| | ONE | Linda McLaughlin | Linda McLaughlin | 244 | 0.63 | — | 162 | 0.41 | — |
| | Independent | Geoff McTague | Geoff McTague | 81 | 0.21 | –0.05 | | | |
| | Social Credit | Deane Landreth | Deane Landreth | 76 | 0.20 | +0.09 | 31 | 0.08 | +0.03 |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Tubby Hansen | 75 | 0.19 | +0.06 | | | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 957 | 2.44 | –0.43 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 791 | 2.01 | −3.94 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 165 | 0.42 | +0.06 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 124 | 0.32 | −0.08 |
| | TEA | | | | | | 37 | 0.09 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 28 | 0.07 | +0.01 |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 24 | 0.06 | — |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 842 | | | 404 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,960 | | | 39,294 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 14,770 | 37.91 | +23.78 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Wigram :
| 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 Megan Woods | Y Megan Woods | 17,001 | 52.31 | +3.36 | 13,827 | 41.39 | +12.72 |
| | National | David Hiatt | David Hiatt | 12,407 | 38.17 | +0.45 | 13,767 | 41.21 | −1.70 |
| | Green | Richard Wesley | Richard Wesley | 1,623 | 4.99 | −2.84 | 2,239 | 6.70 | −6.12 |
| | NZ First | Tane Apanui | Tane Apanui | 1,186 | 3.65 | — | 1,986 | 5.95 | −2.61 |
| | ACT | Ruth Knights | Ruth Knights | 125 | 0.38 | −0.69 | 145 | 0.43 | −0.61 |
| | Independent | Geoff McTague | Geoff McTague | 85 | 0.26 | — | | | |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Tubby Hansen | 41 | 0.13 | −0.04 | | | |
| | Democrats | John Ring | John Ring | 35 | 0.11 | −0.16 | 17 | 0.05 | −0.05 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 960 | 2.87 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 134 | 0.40 | −0.07 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 119 | 0.36 | −0.14 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 98 | 0.29 | −3.32 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 32 | 0.10 | −0.18 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 22 | 0.07 | — |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 23 | 0.07 | −0.06 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | −0.73 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | −0.75 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 403 | | | 146 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,503 | | | 33,404 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,550 | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 4,594 | 14.13 | +2.90 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Wigram :
| 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 Megan Woods | Y Megan Woods | 14,519 | 48.95 | +3.84 | 8,764 | 28.67 | -1.94 |
| | National | Karl Varley | Karl Varley | 11,189 | 37.72 | -2.59 | 13,117 | 42.91 | -1.64 |
| | Green | Richard Wesley | Richard Wesley | 2,324 | 7.83 | +0.07 | 3,919 | 12.82 | -0.34 |
| | Conservative | Mark Peters | Mark Peters | 847 | 2.86 | +0.34 | 1,102 | 3.61 | +1.24 |
| | ACT | Shaun Grieve | Shaun Grieve | 318 | 1.07 | +1.07 | 317 | 1.04 | +0.41 |
| | Internet Mana | Lois McClintoch | Lois McClintoch | 213 | 0.72 | +0.72 | 231 | 0.76 | +0.56 |
| | Māori Party | Te Whe Phillips | Te Whe Phillips | 122 | 0.41 | +0.41 | 145 | 0.47 | +0.03 |
| | Democrats | John Ring | John Ring | 79 | 0.27 | +0.27 | 30 | 0.10 | +0.10 |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Tubby Hansen | 51 | 0.17 | +0.00 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,618 | 8.56 | +2.52 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 154 | 0.50 | -0.08 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 86 | 0.28 | -0.50 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 41 | 0.13 | +0.13 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 31 | 0.10 | +0.10 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 401 | | | 136 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,662 | | | 30,567 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 3,330 | 11.23 | +6.43 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Wigram :
| 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 | Megan Woods | Megan Woods | 14,080 | 45.11 | +29.97 | 9,866 | 30.61 | -9.58 |
| | National | Sam Collins | Sam Collins | 12,580 | 40.31 | +9.65 | 14,357 | 44.55 | +6.63 |
| | Green | Richard Wesley | Richard Wesley | 2,423 | 7.76 | +2.53 | 4,243 | 13.16 | +6.22 |
| | Alliance | Kevin Campbell | Kevin Campbell | 793 | 2.54 | +2.38 | 158 | 0.49 | +0.30 |
| | Conservative | Mark Peters | Mark Peters | 785 | 2.52 | +2.52 | 763 | 2.37 | +2.37 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Geoffrey McTague | Geoffrey McTague | 337 | 1.08 | +1.08 | 186 | 0.58 | +0.15 |
| | United Future | Ian Gaskin | Ian Gaskin | 159 | 0.51 | -1.03 | 251 | 0.78 | -0.23 |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Tubby Hansen | 53 | 0.17 | +0.09 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,948 | 6.04 | +3.05 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 202 | 0.63 | -1.23 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 141 | 0.44 | -0.13 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 66 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 33 | 0.10 | +0.04 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 16 | 0.05 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 775 | | | 305 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,210 | | | 32,230 | | |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | Majority | 1,500 | 4.81 | +34.16 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 45,427

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Wigram :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Y Jim Anderton | Y Jim Anderton | 15,320 | 44.50 | -3.12 | 2,010 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| | National | Marc Alexander | Marc Alexander | 10,553 | 30.66 | +8.54 | 13,308 | 37.91 | +8.75 |
| | Labour | Erin Ebborn-Gillespie | Erin Ebborn-Gillespie | 5,214 | 15.15 | -3.97 | 14,108 | 40.19 | -7.76 |
| | Green | Peter Taylor | Peter Taylor | 1,802 | 5.23 | +2.51 | 2,436 | 6.94 | +2.29 |
| | NZ First | Steve Campbell | Steve Campbell | 471 | 1.37 | -1.58 | 1,050 | 2.99 | -0.88 |
| | ACT | Matthew Gardiner | Matthew Gardiner | 355 | 1.03 | +0.42 | 653 | 1.86 | +1.11 |
| | Kiwi | Lindsay Cameron | Lindsay Cameron | 321 | 0.93 | — | 322 | 0.92 | — |
| | United Future | Vanessa Roberts | Vanessa Roberts | 219 | 0.64 | -2.31 | 355 | 1.01 | -2.86 |
| | Alliance | Tom Dowie | Tom Dowie | 55 | 0.16 | -0.05 | 68 | 0.19 | +0.03 |
| | Libertarianz | Ben Morgan | Ben Morgan | 55 | 0.16 | — | 22 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| | Democrats | John Charles Ring | John Charles Ring | 32 | 0.09 | — | 13 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Tubby Hansen | 28 | 0.08 | -0.01 | | | |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 251 | 0.72 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 198 | 0.56 | +0.29 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 151 | 0.43 | +0.17 |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 83 | 0.24 | — |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 51 | 0.15 | — |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | — |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| | RAM | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 440 | | | 291 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,425 | | | 35,102 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,393 | | | | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Majority | 4,767 | 13.85 | -11.65 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Wigram :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Y Jim Anderton | Y Jim Anderton | 15,961 | 47.62 | +11.94 | 2,191 | 6.46 | |
| | National | Alison Lomax | Alison Lomax | 7,413 | 22.12 | +8.27 | 9,895 | 29.16 | |
| | Labour | Mike Mora | Mike Mora | 6,408 | 19.12 | -6.45 | 16,271 | 47.95 | |
| | Green | Richard Suggate | Richard Suggate | 1,455 | 4.34 | | 1,967 | 5.80 | |
| | United Future | Vanessa Roberts | Vanessa Roberts | 988 | 2.95 | | 1,313 | 3.87 | |
| | NZ First | Brian Roswell | Brian Roswell | 912 | 2.72 | | 1,577 | 4.65 | |
| | ACT | Tetauru Emile | Tetauru Emile | 203 | 0.61 | | 255 | 0.75 | |
| | Anti-Capitalist Alliance | Sam Kingi | Sam Kingi | 69 | 0.21 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Tom Dowie | Tom Dowie | 61 | 0.21 | | 55 | 0.16 | |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Tubby Hansen | 29 | 0.09 | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | Anton Foljambe | Anton Foljambe | 20 | 0.06 | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 112 | 0.33 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 90 | 0.27 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 89 | 0.26 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 52 | 0.15 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 22 | 0.06 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 716 | | | 728 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,519 | | | 33,930 | | |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | Majority | 8,548 | 25.50 | +15.39 | | | |

### 1999 election

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

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Wigram :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Y Jim Anderton | Y Jim Anderton | 17,314 | 50.09 | | 7,492 | 21.67 | |
| | National | Angus McKay | Angus McKay | 7,275 | 21.04 | | 9,527 | 27.56 | |
| | Labour | Mick Ozimek | Mick Ozimek | 6,343 | 18.35 | | 10,843 | 31.37 | |
| | NZ First | Nicci Bergman | Nicci Bergman | 1,827 | 5.28 | | 2,627 | 7.60 | |
| | ACT | Stu Whyte | Stu Whyte | 497 | 1.43 | | 946 | 2.73 | |
| | United NZ | John Austin | John Austin | 340 | 0.98 | | 321 | 0.92 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Nick Harper | Nick Harper | 270 | 0.78 | | 123 | 0.35 | |
| | Progressive Green | Jules Adams | Jules Adams | 182 | 0.52 | | 100 | 0.28 | |
| | Natural Law | Warwick Jones | Warwick Jones | 82 | 0.23 | | 61 | 0.17 | |
| | Independent | Averil Tunridge | Averil Tunridge | 43 | 0.12 | | | | |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Tubby Hansen | 16 | 0.04 | | | | |
| | Dominion Workers | Clifford Mundy | Clifford Mundy | 16 | 0.04 | | | | |
| | Christian Coalition | | | | | | 1,604 | 4.64 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 636 | 1.84 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 77 | 0.22 | |
| | Ethnic Minority | | | | | | 17 | 0.04 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 10 | 0.02 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 10 | 0.02 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Asia Pacific | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 356 | | | 141 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,561 | | | 34,561 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Wigram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Connelly | 9,617 | 49.70 | −13.04 |
| | National | Neil Russell | 7,650 | 39.53 | |
| | Values | Karen Timpson | 1,124 | 5.80 | |
| | Social Credit | Norm Davey | 957 | 4.94 | +0.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,967 | 10.16 | −22.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,348 | 84.54 | −5.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,885 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Wigram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Connelly | 10,040 | 62.74 | +6.54 |
| | National | David Cox | 4,785 | 29.90 | |
| | Social Credit | Norm Davey | 790 | 4.93 | |
| | Values | Bruce Charles Lusher | 318 | 1.98 | |
| | New Democratic | Frederick William Stevens | 69 | 0.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,255 | 32.83 | +13.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,002 | 89.74 | +0.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,830 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Wigram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mick Connelly | 9,258 | 56.20 |
| | National | Dick Dawson | 6,058 | 36.77 |
| | Social Credit | Maurice McConnell | 1,157 | 7.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,200 | 19.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,473 | 89.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,474 | |

## Table footnotes

* ↑ 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election