# Tāmaki (New Zealand electorate)

Tāmaki is a parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate is named after the Tāmaki River that runs immediately east of the seat. The electorate is represented by Brooke van Velden, the deputy leader of the ACT New Zealand party.

## Population centres

The 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. The abolition of the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act, 1945 reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Tamaki.
Tāmaki is based around the Auckland isthmus north-eastern beach suburbs, Mission Bay, Meadowbank, Saint Heliers, Kohimarama and Glendowie; it also contains the working-class suburb of Glen Innes on its southern fringe. Tāmaki is the home of a selection of New Zealand's emblematic historical moments: Ngāti Whatua activism at Bastion Point (sparking a chain of events leading to the modern Treaty of Waitangi grievance settlement process) occurred inside the seat's boundaries, a seat at the time represented by the contentious Robert Muldoon, the Prime Minister responsible for the Crown's response to the occupation of Bastion Point. Among other Ngāti Whatua land taken through governmental application of public works legislation is Paratai Drive, once New Zealand's most expensive street. The area around Mission Bay is also home to the Savage Memorial, a huge site dedicated to the memory of former Labour Michael Joseph Savage, architect of the welfare state in New Zealand.

## History

The National Party held Tāmaki in all its various incarnations from 1960 until 2023, their domination beginning when future Prime Minister Robert Muldoon (later Sir Robert) began his parliamentary career by ousting the Labour Party's Bob Tizard. Muldoon remained firmly in place until his self-selected departure from parliament at the end of 1991. In four elections (1972, 1975, 1978 and 1981) Bill Andersen of the Socialist Unity Party ran against him, receiving between 39 and 188 votes.
Muldoon's departure caused a by-election in 1992, where candidate Clem Simich won despite fierce competition in an environment where both major parties were out of favour with the electorate. Simich gave up his seat ahead of the 2005 election to high school principal Allan Peachey. Simich was returned to parliament from his party's list, having chosen to move from standing for one of his party's safest seats to instead contest Māngere, easily Labour's safest seat. From 2005, Tāmaki was represented by Allan Peachey, who announced his retirement at the end of the parliamentary term in 2011 for health reasons, and subsequently died shortly before the election. Simon O'Connor was chosen by the National Party to contest the electorate in the 2011 general election.
O'Connor won the seat comfortably in the general elections held in 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2020 but later stirred controversy with his conservative views. O'Connor was one of only eight members of parliament to vote against the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022, published a Facebook post welcoming the United States Supreme Court's overtuning of Roe v. Wade and made comments in Parliament that linked a mass shooting in the US to remarks that Marama Davidson, co-leader of the Greens, had made about white cisgender men. In response to O'Connor's controversial views several Tāmaki residents called for O'Connor to resign as their Member of Parliament, and he faced ultimately unsuccessful challenges to his candidacy for the National Party in the lead up to the 2023 general election.
Brook van Velden of the ACT New Zealand party subsequently won the seat in the 2023 general election, ending the six-decade reign of the National Party.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
Labour National ACT NZ First
| Election | Winner |
| 1946 election | Tom Skinner |
| 1949 election | Eric Halstead |
| 1951 election | Eric Halstead |
| 1954 election | Eric Halstead |
| 1957 election | Bob Tizard |
| 1960 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1963 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1966 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1969 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1972 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1975 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1978 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1981 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1984 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1987 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1990 election | Robert Muldoon$^1$ |
| 1992 by-election | Clem Simich |
| 1993 election | Clem Simich |
| 1996 election | Clem Simich |
| 1999 election | Clem Simich |
| 2002 election | Clem Simich |
| 2005 election | Allan Peachey$^2$ |
| 2008 election | Allan Peachey$^2$ |
| 2011 election | Simon O'Connor |
| 2014 election | Simon O'Connor |
| 2017 election | Simon O'Connor |
| 2020 election | Simon O'Connor |
| 2023 election | Brooke van Velden |
$^1$Robert Muldoon resigned effective December 1991 $^2$Allan Peachey announced that, due to his ill-health he would retire at the 2011 election, but he died twenty days before election day

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Tāmaki electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Jonathan Hunt |
| 1996 election | Patricia Schnauer |
| 2002 election | Ken Shirley |
| 2017 election | Jenny Marcroft |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Tāmaki :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | ACT | Brooke van Velden | Brooke van Velden | 17,858 | 43.19 | +38.01 | 5,172 | 12.36 | +0.68 |
| | National | N Simon O'Connor | N Simon O'Connor | 13,700 | 33.13 | -18.60 | 21,916 | 52.41 | +15.54 |
| | Labour | Fesaitu Solomone | Fesaitu Solomone | 8,968 | 21.69 | -10.60 | 7,009 | 16.76 | -21.66 |
| | NZ Loyal | Anne Perratt | Anne Perratt | 389 | 0.94 | – | 167 | 0.39 | – |
| | Green | | | | | | 4,582 | 10.95 | +3.00 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,198 | 2.86 | +1.25 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 980 | 2.34 | +1.01 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 288 | 0.68 | +0.38 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 88 | 0.21 | +0.07 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 32 | 0.19 | +0.12 |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 51 | 0.12 | – |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 47 | 0.11 | – |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 34 | 0.08 | – |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 29 | 0.06 | -0.62 |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 28 | 0.06 | – |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | – |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 430 | | | 128 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,345 | | | 41,811 | | |
| | ACT gain from National | ACT gain from National | Majority | 4,158 | 10.05 | -9.39 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Tāmaki :
| 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 Simon O'Connor | Y Simon O'Connor | 21,471 | 51.73 | -11.77 | 15,435 | 36.87 | -24.66 |
| | Labour | Shirin Brown | Shirin Brown | 13,403 | 32.29 | +9.50 | 16,082 | 38.42 | +14.01 |
| | Green | Sylvia Boys | Sylvia Boys | 3,260 | 7.85 | +1.07 | 2,166 | 7.65 | +2.01 |
| | ACT | Carmel Claridge | Carmel Claridge | 2,151 | 5.18 | +3.79 | 4,887 | 11.68 | +10.52 |
| | New Conservative | Paul Sommer | Paul Sommer | 246 | 0.59 | – | 286 | 0.68 | +0.57 |
| | Advance NZ | Sarai Tepou | Sarai Tepou | 180 | 0.43 | – | 178 | 0.43 | – |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 673 | 1.61 | -2.28 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 558 | 1.33 | -0.72 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 127 | 0.30 | -0.15 |
| | TEA | | | | | | 62 | 0.15 | – |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 60 | 0.14 | +0.01 |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 32 | 0.08 | – |
| | ONE | | | | | | 31 | 0.07 | – |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 16 | 0.04 | +0.03 |
| | Vision New Zealand | | | | | | 16 | 0.04 | +0.02 |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | +0.00 |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 794 | | | 202 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,505 | | | 41,855 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 8,068 | 19.44 | -21.27 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Tāmaki :
| 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 Simon O'Connor | Y Simon O'Connor | 24,026 | 63.50 | -6.94 | 23,628 | 61.53 | -4.03 |
| | Labour | Sam McDonald | Sam McDonald | 8,624 | 22.79 | +8.52 | 9,374 | 24.41 | +9.63 |
| | Green | Richard Leckinger | Richard Leckinger | 2,567 | 6.78 | -3.42 | 2,166 | 5.64 | -3.16 |
| | NZ First | Jenny Marcroft | Jenny Marcroft | 1,080 | 2.85 | – | 1,497 | 3.89 | -0.52 |
| | ACT | Mike Milne | Mike Milne | 529 | 1.39 | +0.08 | 524 | 1.36 | -0.01 |
| | Māori Party | Mele Pepa | Mele Pepa | 392 | 1.03 | – | 174 | 0.45 | -0.03 |
| | Independent | Penny Bright | Penny Bright | 244 | 0.64 | – | | | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 789 | 2.05 | – |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 53 | 0.13 | -0.16 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 45 | 0.11 | -2.94 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 29 | 0.07 | -0.12 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 11 | 0.02 | – |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.00 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 7 | 0.01 | -0.71 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | -0.02 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | – |
| | Internet | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | -0.71 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 373 | | | 81 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,835 | | | 38,400 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 15,402 | 40.71 | -15.71 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Tāmaki :
| 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 Simon O'Connor | Y Simon O'Connor | 25,539 | 69.50 | +1.83 | 24,091 | 65.56 | +1.14 |
| | Labour | Chao-Fu Wu | Chao-Fu Wu | 5,118 | 13.93 | −4.28 | 5,431 | 14.78 | −2.80 |
| | Green | Dorthe Siggaard | Dorthe Siggaard | 3,711 | 10.10 | +2.30 | 3,232 | 8.80 | +0.03 |
| | Conservative | Danny Mountain | Danny Mountain | 610 | 1.66 | +0.12 | 1,122 | 3.05 | +1.53 |
| | ACT | Mike Milne | Mike Milne | 474 | 1.29 | −1.10 | 504 | 1.37 | −0.99 |
| | Mana | Lisa Gibson | Lisa Gibson | 302 | 0.82 | +0.82 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,619 | 4.41 | +0.65 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 263 | 0.72 | +0.45 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 175 | 0.48 | −0.03 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 106 | 0.29 | +0.01 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 69 | 0.19 | −0.22 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 438 | | | 78 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,192 | | | 36,748 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 20,421 | 56.42 | +7.96 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Tāmaki :
| 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 | Simon O'Connor | Simon O'Connor | 24,837 | 67.67 | +1.93 | 24,338 | 64.42 | +4.19 |
| | Labour | Nick Iusitini Bakulich | Nick Iusitini Bakulich | 7,051 | 19.21 | -1.53 | 6,642 | 17.58 | -3.58 |
| | Green | Richard Leckinger | Richard Leckinger | 2,861 | 7.80 | +1.94 | 3,314 | 8.77 | +3.48 |
| | ACT | John Boscawen | John Boscawen | 887 | 2.39 | -2.06 | 893 | 2.36 | -5.56 |
| | Conservative | Litia Simpson | Litia Simpson | 567 | 1.54 | +1.54 | 575 | 1.52 | +1.52 |
| | Independent | Wayne Young | Wayne Young | 358 | 0.98 | +0.98 | | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Berry | Stephen Berry | 152 | 0.41 | +0.41 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,421 | 3.76 | +1.29 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 193 | 0.51 | -0.01 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 156 | 0.41 | -0.35 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 107 | 0.28 | +0.11 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 102 | 0.27 | +0.27 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 30 | 0.08 | +0.03 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | -0.002 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 755 | | | 255 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,703 | | | 37,782 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,037 | 77.50 | | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 17,786 | 48.46 | +3.45 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 49,080

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Tāmaki :
| 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 Allan Peachey | Y Allan Peachey | 24,863 | 65.74 | | 23,205 | 60.22 | |
| | Labour | Josephine Bartley | Josephine Bartley | 7,843 | 20.74 | | 8,152 | 21.16 | |
| | Green | Richard Leckinger | Richard Leckinger | 2,216 | 5.86 | | 2,040 | 5.29 | |
| | ACT | Chris Simmons | Chris Simmons | 1,683 | 4.45 | | 3,053 | 7.92 | |
| | NZ First | Doug Nabbs | Doug Nabbs | 639 | 1.69 | | 954 | 2.48 | |
| | Progressive | Ralph Taylor | Ralph Taylor | 292 | 0.77 | | 188 | 0.49 | |
| | United Future | Gregory Graydon | Gregory Graydon | 282 | 0.75 | | 294 | 0.76 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 201 | 0.52 | |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 104 | 0.27 | |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 98 | 0.25 | |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 79 | 0.21 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 65 | 0.17 | |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 46 | 0.12 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | |
| | RAM | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | | | 152 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,818 | | | 38,532 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 17,020 | | | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Tāmaki :
| 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 | Allan Peachey | Allan Peachey | 20,956 | 58.00 | +22.69 | 19,829 | 53.87 | |
| | Labour | Leila Boyle | Leila Boyle | 11,446 | 31.68 | +0.09 | 11,890 | 32.30 | |
| | ACT | Ken Shirley | Ken Shirley | 1,258 | 3.48 | | 1,009 | 2.74 | |
| | NZ First | Brett Webster | Brett Webster | 973 | 2.69 | | 1,393 | 3.78 | |
| | Progressive | Matt Robson | Matt Robson | 950 | 2.63 | | 265 | 0.72 | |
| | United Future | Greg Graydon | Greg Graydon | 504 | 1.39 | | 615 | 1.67 | |
| | Direct Democracy | Grant Burch | Grant Burch | 45 | 0.12 | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,423 | 3.87 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 149 | 0.40 | – |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 98 | 0.27 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 54 | 0.15 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 22 | 0.06 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 411 | | | 139 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,132 | | | 36,807 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 9,510 | 26.32 | +22.61 | | | |

### 1999 election

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

### 1993 election

1993 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Clem Simich | 11,563 | 55.39 | +9.94 |
| | Alliance | Richard Green | 3,612 | 17.30 | |
| | Labour | Lorraine Wilson | 3,300 | 15.80 | |
| | NZ First | Gordon Preston | 1,739 | 8.33 | |
| | Christian Heritage | David Lindsay | 279 | 1.33 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Marc de Boer | 185 | 0.88 | |
| | Natural Law | Warren Stott | 75 | 0.35 | |
| | New Zealand Defence Movement | Bevan Skelton | 51 | 0.24 | −0.09 |
| | Independent | Bertus Post | 37 | 0.17 | |
| | Workers Rights | Carl Adams | 32 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,951 | 38.09 | +30.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,873 | 86.61 | +14.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,099 | | |

### 1992 by-election

1992 Tamaki by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Clem Simich | 7,901 | 45.45 | −13.47 |
| | Alliance | Chris Leitch | 6,649 | 38.25 | +21.06$^1$ |
| | Labour | Verna Smith | 2,121 | 12.20 | −10.03 |
| | Christian Heritage | Clive Thomson | 199 | 1.14 | |
| | United New Zealand | Tania Harris | 118 | 0.67 | |
| | Independent | Dean Lonergan | 105 | 0.60 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Adrian Holroyd | 73 | 0.42 | |
| | Defence Movement | Bevan Skelton | 57 | 0.33 | |
| | Independent | Cliff Emeny | 47 | 0.27 | |
| | Blokes Liberation Front | Frank Barker | 46 | 0.26 | |
| | Social Credit | Colin Maloney | 34 | 0.20 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Aitkenhead | 19 | 0.11 | |
| | Independent | Victor Bryers | 7 | 0.04 | −0.17 |
| | Communist League | James Robb | 7 | 0.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,252 | 7.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,383 | 71.97$^2$ | −13.68$^2$ |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -29.49 | |
$^1$ Alliance vote increase over 3,556 combined vote for Green Party, New Labour and Democrats in 1990 election. $^2$ Based on 1990 election figures.

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 12,191 | 58.93 | +6.90 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Johnston | 4,599 | 22.23 | |
| | Green | Richard Green | 2,633 | 12.73 | |
| | NewLabour | Bill Logue | 789 | 3.81 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Craig Thomas Young | 183 | 0.88 | |
| | Democrats | Craig Douglas Thomas | 134 | 0.65 | |
| | Social Credit | Charles Thomas Willoughby | 67 | 0.32 | |
| | Independent | Matthew Ford Elliot | 49 | 0.23 | |
| | Independent | Victor Bryers | 44 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,592 | 36.70 | +27.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,689 | 85.65 | −0.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,154 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 10,466 | 52.03 | +5.68 |
| | Labour | Carl Harding | 8,519 | 42.35 | |
| | Democrats | Richard John Pittams | 668 | 3.32 | |
| | NZ Party | D T Roberts | 343 | 1.70 | |
| | Values | Bruce Symondson | 119 | 0.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,947 | 9.67 | −7.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,115 | 84.79 | −6.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,721 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 10,414 | 46.35 | −7.16 |
| | Labour | Robin Tulloch | 6,656 | 29.62 | |
| | NZ Party | John Hodgson | 4,545 | 20.23 | |
| | Social Credit | Eddie Hagen | 616 | 2.74 | |
| | Values | Brett Cunningham | 93 | 0.41 | |
| | Women's | Sandi Hall | 89 | 0.39 | |
| | Independent | D B Butler | 51 | 0.22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,758 | 16.72 | −7.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,464 | 91.29 | +2.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,607 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 11,543 | 53.51 | −3.18 |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | 6,390 | 29.62 | |
| | Social Credit | John Stevens | 3,449 | 15.98 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 188 | 0.87 | +0.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,153 | 23.88 | −6.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,570 | 88.56 | +20.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,356 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 11,814 | 56.69 | −5.69 |
| | Labour | Audie Cooke-Pennefather | 5,504 | 26.41 | |
| | Social Credit | Les Tasker | 2,360 | 11.32 | |
| | Values | J Woolnough | 791 | 3.79 | |
| | Progressive National | D Harden | 276 | 1.32 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 62 | 0.29 | +0.09 |
| | Independent | P T P Grace | 22 | 0.10 | |
| | United | A H Greig | 8 | 0.03 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,310 | 30.28 | −5.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,837 | 68.33 | −15.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,491 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 11,836 | 62.38 | +4.61 |
| | Labour | Tim Kaye | 5,101 | 26.88 | |
| | Values | Brent Impey | 1,258 | 6.63 | |
| | Social Credit | David Stevens | 725 | 3.82 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 39 | 0.20 | −0.41 |
| | Socialist Party | Ernie Higdon | 12 | 0.06 | −0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,735 | 35.50 | +9.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,971 | 84.30 | −6.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,502 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 10,146 | 57.77 | −7.37 |
| | Labour | Alan Hedger | 5,556 | 31.63 | |
| | Values | Brian Jessup | 876 | 4.98 | |
| | Social Credit | James Robinson | 714 | 4.06 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Bill Andersen | 108 | 0.61 | |
| | Socialist Party | Ernie Higdon | 83 | 0.47 | |
| | Independent National | George Mullenger | 48 | 0.27 | |
| | New Democratic | Ian Upton | 31 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,590 | 26.13 | −8.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,562 | 90.99 | −0.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,301 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 11,513 | 65.14 | +9.77 |
| | Labour | Alfred David Bolton | 5,425 | 30.69 | |
| | Social Credit | Keith Harold Arthur Branch | 496 | 2.80 | −3.37 |
| | Independent | Gladys May Thorpy | 239 | 1.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,088 | 34.44 | +17.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,673 | 90.70 | +5.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,485 | | |

### 1966 election

1966 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 9,248 | 55.37 | −3.73 |
| | Labour | Kevin Ryan | 6,421 | 38.44 | |
| | Social Credit | Keith Harold Arthur Branch | 1,032 | 6.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,827 | 16.92 | −6.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,701 | 85.64 | −7.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,501 | | |

### 1963 election

1963 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 9,645 | 59.10 | +5.52 |
| | Labour | Norman Finch | 5,891 | 36.09 | |
| | Social Credit | Joseph F. Richards | 382 | 2.34 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Arthur Allen | 307 | 1.88 | |
| | Communist | Donald McEwan | 94 | 0.57 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,754 | 23.00 | +15.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,319 | 92.97 | +3.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,552 | | |

### 1960 election

1960 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Robert Muldoon | 8,728 | 53.58 | |
| | Labour | Bob Tizard | 7,580 | 46.54 | −4.07 |
| | Social Credit | Eric Ernest McGowan | 352 | 2.16 | |
| | Communist | Rita Smith | 77 | 0.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,148 | 7.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,287 | 89.85 | −6.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,125 | | |

### 1957 election

1957 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Tizard | 7,749 | 50.61 | |
| | National | Eric Halstead | 7,160 | 46.76 | −6.54 |
| | Social Credit | James Norris | 400 | 2.61 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 3.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,309 | 96.07 | +3.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,934 | | |

### 1954 election

1954 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Eric Halstead | 8,665 | 53.30 | −0.61 |
| | Labour | Pat Curran | 6,679 | 41.09 | |
| | Social Credit | Keith Edward Donald Robertson | 910 | 5.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,986 | 12.21 | +3.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,254 | 92.97 | +0.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,482 | | |

### 1951 election

1951 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Eric Halstead | 9,504 | 53.91 | +0.83 |
| | Labour | Tom Skinner | 8,043 | 45.62 | −0.52 |
| | Independent | Ethel Maude Wood | 84 | 0.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,461 | 8.28 | +1.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,631 | 92.24 | −3.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,113 | | |

### 1949 election

1949 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Eric Halstead | 8,364 | 53.08 | |
| | Labour | Tom Skinner | 7,269 | 46.14 | −4.73 |
| | Ind. Social Credit | Frederick Coles Jordan | 123 | 0.78 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,095 | 6.94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,756 | 95.72 | +1.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,460 | | |

### 1946 election

1946 general election: Tamaki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Skinner | 6,781 | 50.87 |
| | National | John George Concanon Wales | 6,550 | 49.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 1.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,331 | 94.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,095 | |