# Electoral history of David Shearer

This is a summary of the electoral history of David Shearer, Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party (2011–13) and Member of Parliament for Mount Albert (2009–2016).

## Parliamentary elections
### 2002 election

General election, 2002: Whangarei :
| 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 Phil Heatley | Y Phil Heatley | 13,829 | 43.03 | | 7,493 | 23.17 | |
| | Labour | David Shearer | David Shearer | 10,615 | 33.03 | | 11,374 | 35.17 | |
| | NZ First | Brian Donnelly | Brian Donnelly | 3,774 | 11.74 | | 5,008 | 15.48 | |
| | ACT | Muriel Newman | Muriel Newman | 1,297 | 4.03 | | 2,623 | 8.11 | |
| | Green | Calvin Green | Calvin Green | 1,180 | 3.60 | | 2,111 | 6.52 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Harris | Rod Harris | 521 | 1.62 | | 807 | 2.49 | |
| | United Future | Gary Phillips | Gary Phillips | 268 | 0.83 | | 1,483 | 4.58 | |
| | Alliance | Ticia Cutforth | Ticia Cutforth | 239 | 0.74 | | 351 | 1.08 | |
| | Progressive | David Wilson | David Wilson | 156 | 0.48 | | 394 | 1.21 | |
| | Libertarianz | Helen Hughes | Helen Hughes | 97 | 0.30 | | | | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 383 | 1.18 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 143 | 0.44 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 23 | 0.07 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 3 | 0.009 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 159 | | | 125 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,135 | | | 32,332 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 3,214 | 10.00 | | | | |

### 2009 by-election

2009 Mount Albert by-election :
| Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election. Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. ||||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Shearer | 13,260 | 63.49 | +4.20 |
| | National | Melissa Lee$^a$ | 3,542 | 16.96 | -11.88 |
| | Green | Russel Norman$^a$ | 2,567 | 12.29 | +6.35 |
| | ACT | John Boscawen$^a$ | 968 | 4.63 | +0.54 |
| | Bill and Ben | Ben Boyce | 158 | 0.76 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Dakta Green | 92 | 0.44 | |
| | Kiwi | Simonne Dyer | 91 | 0.44 | |
| | United Future | Judy Turner | 89 | 0.43 | |
| | Libertarianz | Julian Pistorius | 39 | 0.19 | |
| | Independent | Jim Bagnell | 24 | 0.11 | |
| | Independent | Ari Baker | 15 | 0.07 | |
| | Human Rights Party | Anthony Van den Heuvel | 13 | 0.06 | |
| | People Before Profit | Malcom France | 13 | 0.06 | |
| | Independent | Jackson James Wood | 9 | 0.04 | |
| | People's Choice | Rusty Kane | 5 | 0.02 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 58 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 20,885 | | |
| | Labour hold | Majority | 9,718 | 46.40 | +4.02 |
$^a$ Three candidates were list MPs elected at the 2008 election.

### 2011 election

General election, 2011: Mount Albert :
| 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 David Shearer | Y David Shearer | 18,716 | 59.19 | -0.10 | 12,238 | 37.09 | -5.51 |
| | National | Melissa Lee | Melissa Lee | 8,695 | 27.50 | -1.35 | 12,102 | 36.67 | +1.01 |
| | Green | David Clendon | David Clendon | 3,000 | 9.49 | +3.55 | 5,660 | 17.15 | +6.15 |
| | Conservative Party of New Zealand | Frank Poching | Frank Poching | 786 | 2.49 | +2.49 | 532 | 1.61 | +1.61 |
| | ACT | Stephen Boyle | Stephen Boyle | 425 | 1.34 | -2.75 | 306 | 0.93 | -2.58 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,494 | 4.53 | +1.85 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 191 | 0.58 | -+0.58 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 172 | 0.52 | -0.26 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 135 | 0.41 | +0.12 |
| | United Future New Zealand | | | | | | 114 | 0.35 | -0.32 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 29 | 0.09 | +0.04 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | +0.01 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | -0.005 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 969 | | | 272 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,622 | | | 32,999 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 10,021 | 31.69 | +1.24 | | | |

### 2014 election

General election, 2014: Mount Albert :
| 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 David Shearer | Y David Shearer | 20,970 | 58.17 | −1.02 | 10,823 | 29.31 | −7.78 |
| | National | Melissa Lee | Melissa Lee | 10,314 | 28.61 | +1.11 | 14,359 | 38.89 | +2.22 |
| | Green | Jeanette Elley | Jeanette Elley | 3,152 | 8.74 | −0.75 | 8,005 | 21.68 | +4.53 |
| | Conservative Party of New Zealand | Jeffrey Johnson | Jeffrey Johnson | 525 | 1.46 | −1.03 | 719 | 1.95 | +0.34 |
| | ACT | Tommy Fergusson | Tommy Fergusson | 321 | 0.89 | −0.45 | 356 | 0.96 | +0.03 |
| | Mana | Joe Carolan | Joe Carolan | 290 | 0.80 | +0.80 | | | |
| | Human Rights | Anthony van den Heuvel | Anthony van den Heuvel | 76 | 0.21 | +0.21 | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Wackrow | Michael Wackrow | 68 | 0.19 | +0.19 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,512 | 4.10 | −0.43 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 603 | 1.63 | +1.05 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 178 | 0.48 | −0.04 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 93 | 0.25 | −0.16 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 57 | 0.15 | −0.20 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | ±0.00 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 336 | | | 176 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,052 | | | 36,922 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,922 | 79.41 | +6.42 | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 10,656 | 29.56 | −2.13 | | | |