# New Lynn (New Zealand electorate)

New Lynn is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Deborah Russell of the Labour Party represented the electorate from the 2017 general election before being defeated by National's Paulo Garcia in the 2023 election.

## Population centres

New Lynn is based in West Auckland, straddling the borders of the former Auckland City and areas of Waitakere City. It contains the areas of New Lynn, Titirangi and Waitākere Ranges to cover all the beach-side towns on the north coast of the Manukau Harbour and then up the West Coast till Bethell's Beach.

## History

New Lynn was first formed for the 1963 election. It has always been held by members of the Labour Party. The electorate's first representative was Rex Mason, who had been an MP since 1926 and who retired at the end of the term. Mason was succeeded by Jonathan Hunt, who held the electorate for the next 30 years until he contested the Tamaki electorate in the 1996 election instead. Phil Goff became the representative in New Lynn in 1996.
The electorate was abolished in 1999 and Goff successfully stood in Mount Roskill. Titirangi replaced New Lynn in 1999 when population changes in Auckland lead to the creation of Mount Roskill, and Titirangi was won by David Cunliffe. Three years later, population growth in north Auckland led to the creation of the Helensville electorate. The flow-on effect of this was to pull Titirangi eastwards, resulting in the reclamation of its former name for the 2002 election. Cunliffe represented the New Lynn electorate until 2017.
In November 2016, Labour leader Andrew Little announced that Cunliffe would not seek re-election at the 2017 general election, and the seat was won in the election by Deborah Russell, retaining it for the Labour Party.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
Labour  National
| Election | Winner |
| 1963 election | Rex Mason |
| 1966 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1969 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1972 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1975 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1978 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1981 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1984 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1987 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1990 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1993 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1996 election | Phil Goff |
| (Electorate abolished 1999–2002; see Titirangi) |||
| 2002 election | David Cunliffe |
| 2005 election | David Cunliffe |
| 2008 election | David Cunliffe |
| 2011 election | David Cunliffe |
| 2014 election | David Cunliffe |
| 2017 election | Deborah Russell |
| 2020 election | Deborah Russell |
| 2023 election | Paulo Garcia |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested New Lynn. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 2008 election | Tim Groser |
| 2011 election | Tim Groser |
| 2014 election | Tim Groser |
| 2019 | Paulo Garcia |
| 2023 election | Steve Abel |
| 2023 election | Deborah Russell |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 | Paulo Garcia | Paulo Garcia | 15,886 | 39.22 | +14.25 | 15,287 | 37.11 | +15.23 |
| | Labour | N Deborah Russell | N Deborah Russell | 14,873 | 36.72 | -20.34 | 11,020 | 26.75 | -26.58 |
| | Green | Steve Abel | Steve Abel | 5,376 | 13.27 | +4.23 | 6,859 | 16.65 | +5.20 |
| | ACT | Juan Alvarez De Lugo | Juan Alvarez De Lugo | 2,301 | 5.68 | +2.14 | 3,183 | 7.73 | +1.42 |
| | NZ Loyal | Steve Oliver | Steve Oliver | 1,148 | 2.83 | — | 454 | 1.10 | — |
| | Independent | Phineas Mann | Phineas Mann | 216 | 0.53 | — | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,020 | 4.90 | +2.57 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 903 | 2.19 | +0.89 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 502 | 1.22 | +0.76 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 221 | 0.54 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 152 | 0.37 | +0.12 |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 104 | 0.25 | — |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 72 | 0.17 | — |
| | Animal Justice Party | | | | | | 69 | 0.17 | — |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 60 | 0.15 | -1.01 |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 40 | 0.10 | — |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | — |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 707 | | | 230 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,507 | | | 41,198 | | |
| | National gain from Labour | National gain from Labour | Majority | 1,013 | 2.50 | | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 | Deborah Russell | Deborah Russell | 23,352 | 57.06 | +10.15 | 22,339 | 53.33 | +10.65 |
| | National | Lisa Whyte | Lisa Whyte | 10,218 | 24.97 | -13.58 | 9,166 | 21.88 | -19.91 |
| | Green | Steve Abel | Steve Abel | 3,701 | 9.04 | +2.49 | 4,794 | 11.45 | +5.26 |
| | ACT | Shawn Michael Blanchfield | Shawn Michael Blanchfield | 1,447 | 3.54 | +2.77 | 2,643 | 6.31 | +5.88 |
| | NZ First | Rob Gore | Rob Gore | 651 | 1.59 | -3.47 | 976 | 2.33 | −3.77 |
| | New Conservative | Victoria O'Brien | Victoria O'Brien | 582 | 1.42 | +0.54 | 487 | 1.16 | +0.85 |
| | TEA | Smitaben Patel | Smitaben Patel | 169 | 0.41 | — | 81 | 0.19 | — |
| | ONE | Khurram Shahid Malik | Khurram Shahid Malik | 121 | 0.30 | — | 82 | 0.20 | — |
| | Social Credit | Lisa Er | Lisa Er | 118 | 0.29 | +0.05 | 27 | 0.06 | -0.01 |
| | Voice of the People | Paul Davie | Paul Davie | 87 | 0.21 | — | | | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 546 | 1.30 | -0.18 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 191 | 0.46 | +0.11 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 103 | 0.25 | +0.06 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 36 | 0.09 | +0.06 |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 30 | 0.07 | — |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 16 | 0.04 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 831 | | | 253 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,927 | | | 41,887 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 13,134 | 32.09 | +23.72 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 | Deborah Russell | Deborah Russell | 15,840 | 46.91 | −3.17 | 14,810 | 42.68 | +6.78 |
| | National | Paulo Garcia | Paulo Garcia | 13,015 | 38.55 | +2.27 | 14,503 | 41.79 | +2.78 |
| | Green | Leilani Tamu | Leilani Tamu | 2,210 | 6.55 | −1.26 | 2,147 | 6.19 | −3.81 |
| | NZ First | Peter Chan | Peter Chan | 1,709 | 5.06 | — | 2,116 | 6.10 | −1.04 |
| | Conservative | Paul Davie | Paul Davie | 297 | 0.88 | −2.96 | 109 | 0.31 | −3.35 |
| | Māori Party | Karen Williams | Karen Williams | 291 | 0.86 | — | 122 | 0.35 | ±0.00 |
| | ACT | Richard Wells | Richard Wells | 259 | 0.77 | — | 149 | 0.43 | −1.18 |
| | Democrats | Scott MacArthur | Scott MacArthur | 82 | 0.24 | −0.15 | 23 | 0.07 | −0.03 |
| | United Future | John Hubscher | John Hubscher | 62 | 0.18 | — | 30 | 0.09 | −0.08 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 514 | 1.48 | — |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 80 | 0.23 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 66 | 0.19 | −0.11 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | −1.06 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | −1.07 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | −0.04 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 478 | | | 142 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,765 | | | 34,702 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,844 | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 2,825 | 8.37 | −5.43 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 Cunliffe | Y David Cunliffe | 16,534 | 50.08 | −2.04 | 12,085 | 35.90 | −1.10 |
| | National | Tim Groser | Tim Groser | 11,977 | 36.28 | +0.06 | 13,136 | 39.02 | −0.20 |
| | Green | Daniel Rogers | Daniel Rogers | 2,579 | 7.81 | +0.56 | 3,365 | 10.00 | −2.15 |
| | Conservative | Steve Taylor | Steve Taylor | 1,269 | 3.84 | +1.32 | 1,233 | 3.66 | +1.07 |
| | Democrats | Andrew Leitch | Andrew Leitch | 128 | 0.39 | +0.39 | 33 | 0.10 | +0.07 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,403 | 7.14 | +0.96 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 542 | 1.61 | +0.62 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 367 | 1.09 | +0.64 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 119 | 0.35 | −0.09 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 101 | 0.30 | −0.14 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 56 | 0.17 | −0.21 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 16 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 530 | | | 177 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,017 | | | 33,661 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,661 | 74.92 | +1.91 | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 4,557 | 13.80 | −2.12 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 Cunliffe | Y David Cunliffe | 16,999 | 52.14 | +1.80 | 12,462 | 37.00 | -3.27 |
| | National | Tim Groser | Tim Groser | 11,809 | 36.22 | -2.43 | 13,211 | 39.22 | -0.88 |
| | Green | Saffron Toms | Saffron Toms | 2,364 | 7.25 | +0.86 | 4,094 | 12.15 | +4.52 |
| | Conservative | Ivan Bailey | Ivan Bailey | 820 | 2.52 | +2.52 | 871 | 2.59 | +2.59 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Sean Davidson | Sean Davidson | 343 | 1.05 | +1.05 | 149 | 0.44 | +0.10 |
| | ACT | Barbara Steinijans | Barbara Steinijans | 265 | 0.81 | -2.12 | 334 | 0.99 | -2.72 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,081 | 6.18 | +2.62 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 151 | 0.45 | +0.45 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 148 | 0.44 | -0.26 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 129 | 0.38 | -0.46 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 29 | 0.09 | +0.05 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 16 | 0.05 | -0.02 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 844 | | | 295 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,600 | | | 33,685 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 5,190 | 15.92 | +4.23 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,139

### 2008 election

2008 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 Cunliffe | Y David Cunliffe | 17,331 | 50.35 | | 14,165 | 40.27 | |
| | National | Tim Groser | Tim Groser | 13,306 | 38.66 | | 14,105 | 40.09 | |
| | Green | Kath Dewar | Kath Dewar | 2,200 | 6.39 | | 2,684 | 7.63 | |
| | ACT | Michael Tasker | Michael Tasker | 1,011 | 2.94 | | 1,306 | 3.71 | |
| | United Future | Kerryanne Dalgleish | Kerryanne Dalgleish | 330 | 0.96 | | 296 | 0.84 | |
| | Progressive | Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi | Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi | 244 | 0.71 | | 318 | 0.90 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,253 | 3.56 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 246 | 0.70 | |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 226 | 0.64 | |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 154 | 0.44 | |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 146 | 0.42 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 121 | 0.34 | |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 91 | 0.26 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 23 | 0.07 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | RAM | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 451 | | | 203 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,422 | | | 35,179 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 4,025 | 11.69 | | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 Cunliffe | Y David Cunliffe | 18,087 | 56.12 | | 16,208 | 49.19 | |
| | National | Mita Harris | Mita Harris | 10,009 | 31.05 | | 10,916 | 33.06 | |
| | Green | Richard Green | Richard Green | 1,644 | 5.10 | | 1,850 | 5.60 | |
| | United Future | Anne Drake | Anne Drake | 943 | 2.93 | | 818 | 2.48 | |
| | ACT | Barbara Steinijans | Barbara Steinijans | 701 | 2.07 | | 747 | 2.26 | |
| | Destiny | Karen Penney | Karen Penney | 468 | 1.45 | | 158 | 0.58 | |
| | Progressive | Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi | Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi | 282 | 0.87 | | 407 | 1.23 | |
| | Direct Democracy | Gary Burch | Gary Burch | 98 | 0.30 | | 98 | 0.12 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,580 | 4.79 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 128 | 0.39 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 56 | 0.17 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 41 | 0.15 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 549 | | | 183 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,232 | | | 33,019 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 8,078 | | | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 | David Cunliffe | David Cunliffe | 16,687 | 57.62 | | 14,128 | 48.29 | |
| | National | Brendan Beach | Brendan Beach | 5,502 | 19.00 | | 4,315 | 14.75 | |
| | Green | Saffron Toms | Saffron Toms | 1,713 | 5.92 | | 2,087 | 7.13 | |
| | ACT | Trevor West | Trevor West | 1,494 | 5.16 | | 1,929 | 2.26 | |
| | United Future | Susanne Fellner | Susanne Fellner | 1,471 | 5.08 | | 2,109 | 7.21 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Betty Jenkins | Betty Jenkins | 635 | 2.19 | | 440 | 1.50 | |
| | Alliance | Gerard Hehir | Gerard Hehir | 470 | 2.19 | | 405 | 1.38 | |
| | Progressive | Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi | Mohammad Kazemi Yazdi | 396 | 1.37 | | 485 | 1.66 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,949 | 10.08 | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 175 | 0.60 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 91 | 0.31 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 11 | 0.04 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 590 | | | 119 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,958 | | | 29,254 | | |
| | Labour win new seat | Labour win new seat | Majority | 11,185 | | | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: New Lynn :
| 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 Phil Goff | Y Phil Goff | 15,392 | 50.29 | | 10,953 | 35.55 | |
| | National | Richard Gardner | Richard Gardner | 8,254 | 26.97 | | 9,266 | 30.07 | |
| | Alliance | Cliff Robinson | Cliff Robinson | 3,554 | 11.61 | | 2,916 | 9.46 | |
| | NZ First | Dawn Mullins | Dawn Mullins | 2,616 | 8.55 | | 3,300 | 10.71 | |
| | Progressive Green | Mark Darin | Mark Darin | 301 | 0.98 | | 101 | 0.33 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Richard Foster | Richard Foster | 203 | 0.66 | | 73 | 0.24 | |
| | United NZ | John Hubscher | John Hubscher | 128 | 0.42 | | 172 | 0.56 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | James Prescott | James Prescott | 91 | 0.30 | | 38 | 0.12 | |
| | Natural Law | Les McGrath | Les McGrath | 68 | 0.12 | | 36 | 0.12 | |
| | Christian Coalition | | | | | | 1,674 | 5.43 | |
| | ACT | | | | | | 1,506 | 4.89 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 423 | 1.37 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 232 | 0.75 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 52 | 0.17 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 26 | 0.08 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 18 | 0.06 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | | | 112 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,607 | | | 30,812 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 7,138 | 23.32 | | | | |

### 1993 election

1993 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 6,974 | 38.85 | −3.09 |
| | Alliance | Cliff Robinson | 5,376 | 29.95 | |
| | National | Roger Seavill | 3,642 | 20.29 | |
| | NZ First | Dawn Mullins | 1,474 | 8.21 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Charles Hinds | 360 | 2.00 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Metiria Turei | 121 | 0.67 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,598 | 8.90 | +2.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,947 | 83.95 | +4.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,378 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 7,551 | 41.94 | −16.79 |
| | National | Martyn Athol Bishop | 6,452 | 35.84 | |
| | NewLabour | Maire Leadbeater | 1,792 | 9.95 | |
| | Green | Wendy Morgan | 1,516 | 8.42 | |
| | Social Credit | Ian Edward Lawson | 220 | 1.22 | |
| | Democrats | Patricia Marie Lawn | 204 | 1.13 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Allan Martin-Buss | 163 | 0.90 | |
| | Independent | Michael John Revell | 102 | 0.56 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,099 | 6.10 | −18.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,000 | 79.54 | −3.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,628 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 10,546 | 58.73 | +0.45 |
| | National | Dick Berry | 6,177 | 34.40 | |
| | Democrats | Wayne Beddow | 1,016 | 5.65 | |
| | NZ Party | Ray Wilson | 215 | 1.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,369 | 24.33 | −8.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,954 | 82.65 | −5.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,721 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 11,334 | 58.28 | +7.44 |
| | National | Ron Hanson | 4,639 | 23.85 | −0.94 |
| | NZ Party | Rod Orr | 2,403 | 12.35 | |
| | Social Credit | Gilbert James | 1,070 | 5.50 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,340 | 32.60 | +6.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,446 | 87.66 | +1.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,182 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 9,513 | 50.84 | −2.39 |
| | National | Ron Hanson | 4,639 | 24.79 | |
| | Social Credit | Les Tasker | 4,386 | 23.44 | |
| | Independent | John Elliott | 94 | 0.50 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Ray Stewart | 79 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,874 | 26.04 | +1.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,711 | 86.44 | +20.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,644 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 9,565 | 53.23 | +8.89 |
| | National | Jacky Bridges | 5,175 | 28.80 | |
| | Social Credit | Bill Owens | 2,949 | 16.41 | |
| | Values | Thomasina Gunn | 278 | 1.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,390 | 24.43 | +19.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,967 | 65.47 | −18.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,442 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 8,033 | 44.34 | −14.46 |
| | National | Barry O'Connor | 7,143 | 39.42 | |
| | Social Credit | Pat Wojcik | 1,524 | 8.41 | −1.17 |
| | Values | Keith Langton | 1,373 | 7.57 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Peter Cross | 28 | 0.15 | −0.48 |
| | Socialist Action | Jean Elizabeth Higdon | 15 | 0.08 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 4.91 | −23.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,116 | 83.52 | −3.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,689 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 8,774 | 58.80 | +3.28 |
| | National | Gordon McDermott | 4,462 | 29.90 | |
| | Social Credit | Pat Wojcik | 1,430 | 9.58 | |
| | New Democratic | O Bree | 159 | 1.06 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Peter Cross | 95 | 0.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,312 | 28.90 | +7.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,920 | 87.14 | −2.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,121 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 9,338 | 55.52 | +1.76 |
| | National | Vic Watson | 5,738 | 34.11 | |
| | Social Credit | Norman Roy Monteith | 1,568 | 9.32 | −5.51 |
| | Independent Labour | Stephen Chan | 175 | 1.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,600 | 21.40 | −1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,819 | 89.63 | +3.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,763 | | |

### 1966 election

1966 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | 8,598 | 53.76 | |
| | National | Kevin Patrick Lynch | 4,871 | 30.45 | |
| | Social Credit | Norman Roy Monteith | 2,372 | 14.83 | +6.19 |
| | Communist | Jock Foulds | 152 | 0.95 | −0.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,727 | 23.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,993 | 86.32 | −3.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,527 | | |

### 1963 election

1963 general election: New Lynn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rex Mason | 8,272 | 55.33 |
| | National | Charles Alexander McLeod | 5,220 | 34.91 |
| | Social Credit | Norman Roy Monteith | 1,292 | 8.64 |
| | Communist | Jock Foulds | 165 | 1.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,052 | 20.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,949 | 89.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,711 | |

## Table footnotes

* ↑ Groser resigned from Parliament on 19 December 2015.
* ↑ Garcia was declared elected as a list MP on 16 May 2019, following the resignation of Nuk Korako.
* ↑ 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.