# Remutaka (New Zealand electorate)

Remutaka (spelled Rimutaka until 2020) is an electorate returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Since the 2008 general election, the seat has been represented by Chris Hipkins, who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand and is currently the Leader of the Opposition.

## Profile

Centred on Upper Hutt City, and bisected by State Highway 2 and the Hutt River, the Remutaka electorate stretches from the Lower Hutt suburbs of Avalon and Naenae in the south, via Taitā, Stokes Valley, and Manor Park, through Silverstream, Trentham, and Upper Hutt Central, to Akatarawa, Te Mārua, and Kaitoke in the north.
Of those employed at the 2018 census, 13.7% were clerical and administrative workers (the highest proportion of any general electorate), 11.3% were community and personal service workers (the sixth-highest), and 11.3% worked in the public administration and safety sector (the third-highest share). The main means of travel to work for 12.5% of the employed population of Remutaka was by train, the third-highest share among general electorates and over six times the New Zealand average (2.0%).

## History

Rimutaka was created in 1996 ahead of the change to Mixed Member Proportional voting. It was created by merging the old Upper Hutt-based seat of Heretaunga with Stokes Valley, Taitā and a large section of Naenae from the defunct Eastern Hutt seat. Eastern Hutt had been held by Labour's Paul Swain since 1990, while Heretaunga had been won by National's Peter McCardle in 1990. Peter McCardle (who had been re-elected in 1993) defected to New Zealand First in 1996. Swain was the clear winner in every election from 1996 to 2005; the inclusion of the working-class areas of Hutt City helped make Rimutaka safer for the Labour Party, though on the campaign trail in 2008, Labour's chances for winning both party vote and the electorate were summarised as: "Labour support is 'rock solid' in the south of the electorate but things are volatile in Upper Hutt, where there is 'still work to do'".
Following the 2014 boundary review, Rimutaka gained Naenae and a small part of Epuni from the Hutt South electorate and lost Kelson and Belmont to Hutt South.
Following the 2016 Treaty of Waitangi settlement between the Crown and Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-ā-Rua, the electorate's namesake Rimutaka Range was renamed to the Remutaka Range. In the 2019/2020 boundary review, the Representation Commission renamed the electorate Remutaka in line with this name change.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
Labour  NZ First
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Paul Swain |
| 1999 election | Paul Swain |
| 2002 election | Paul Swain |
| 2005 election | Paul Swain |
| 2008 election | Chris Hipkins |
| 2011 election | Chris Hipkins |
| 2014 election | Chris Hipkins |
| 2017 election | Chris Hipkins |
| 2020 election | Chris Hipkins |
| 2023 election | Chris Hipkins |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Rimutaka electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner | Winner |
| 1996 election | | Peter McCardle$^1$ |
$^1$ McCardle was the National MP for Heretaunga from 1990 to 1996

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Remutaka :
| 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 Chris Hipkins | Y Chris Hipkins | 22,344 | 53.58 | -14.99 | 16,000 | 36.84 | -21.53 |
| | National | Emma Chatterton | Emma Chatterton | 13,485 | 32.34 | +11.88 | 12,726 | 29.30 | +10.25 |
| | Green | Chris Norton | Chris Norton | 2,794 | 6.70 | +2.92 | 5,068 | 11.66 | +4.51 |
| | ACT | Michael Hurle | Michael Hurle | 1,261 | 3.02 | +0.79 | 2,476 | 5.70 | +0.30 |
| | NewZeal | Tony Pitiroi | Tony Pitiroi | 899 | 2.15 | +0.74 | 500 | 1.15 | +0.09 |
| | Vision New Zealand | Heker Robertson | Heker Robertson | 409 | 0.98 | — | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,441 | 5.62 | +2.64 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 1,147 | 2.64 | +0.75 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 511 | 1.17 | +0.78 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 261 | 0.60 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 177 | 0.40 | +.010 |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 147 | 0.33 | — |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 96 | 0.22 | — |
| | New Conservative | | | | | | 71 | 0.16 | -1.73 |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 55 | 0.12 | — |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 35 | 0.08 | — |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 13 | 0.02 | — |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 12 | 0.02 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 504 | | | 410 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,696 | | | 42,146 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 8,859 | 21.24 | | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Remutaka :
| 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 Chris Hipkins | Y Chris Hipkins | 29,217 | 68.57 | +13.08 | 25,347 | 58.37 | +15.07 |
| | National | Mark Crofskey | Mark Crofskey | 8,720 | 20.46 | −13.04 | 8,274 | 19.05 | −19.84 |
| | Green | Chris Norton | Chris Norton | 1,610 | 3.78 | −0.86 | 3,105 | 7.15 | +1.72 |
| | ACT | Grae O'Sullivan | Grae O'Sullivan | 952 | 2.23 | +1.75 | 2,607 | 6.00 | +5.63 |
| | NZ First | Talani Meikle | Talani Meikle | 635 | 1.49 | −2.61 | 1,296 | 2.98 | −4.42 |
| | New Conservative | Hank Optland | Hank Optland | 618 | 1.45 | +0.54 | 822 | 1.89 | +1.47 |
| | ONE | Frank Eijgenraam | Frank Eijgenraam | 602 | 1.41 | — | 462 | 1.06 | — |
| | Advance NZ | Michael Alexander Stace | Michael Alexander Stace | 257 | 0.60 | — | 245 | 0.56 | — |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 822 | 1.89 | −0.87 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 171 | 0.39 | −0.06 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 132 | 0.30 | +0.06 |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 70 | 0.16 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 27 | 0.06 | +0.02 |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 24 | 0.06 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 16 | 0.04 | −0.00 |
| | TEA | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 726 | | | 283 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,611 | | | 43,428 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 20,497 | 48.10 | +26.11 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Rimutaka :
| 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 Chris Hipkins | Y Chris Hipkins | 21,725 | 55.48 | +2.97 | 17,180 | 43.3 | +10.57 |
| | National | Carolyn O'Fallon | Carolyn O'Fallon | 13,116 | 33.49 | -0.87 | 15,433 | 38.9 | -2.38 |
| | Green | Stefan Grand-Meyer | Stefan Grand-Meyer | 1,815 | 4.63 | -0.07 | 2,156 | 5.43 | -4.47 |
| | NZ First | Talani Meikle | Talani Meikle | 1,604 | 4.09 | -0.77 | 2,938 | 7.40 | -2.83 |
| | Conservative | Philip Lynch | Philip Lynch | 356 | 0.91 | -1.74 | 169 | 0.43 | -3.58 |
| | ACT | Grae O'Sullivan | Grae O'Sullivan | 190 | 0.49 | — | 147 | 0.37 | +0.03 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 1,095 | 2.76 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 181 | 0.46 | +0.6 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 96 | 0.24 | -0.28 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 33 | 0.08 | -0.15 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 32 | 0.08 | -0.25 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 22 | 0.06 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 16 | 0.04 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | -0.84 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | -0.01 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | -0.84 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 347 | | | 148 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,153 | | | 39,678 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 8,609 | 21.99 | +3.85 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Rimutaka :
| 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 Chris Hipkins | Y Chris Hipkins | 19,286 | 52.51 | +2.25 | 12,176 | 32.73 | −0.16 |
| | National | Lewis Holden | Lewis Holden | 12,622 | 34.36 | −6.27 | 15,352 | 41.28 | −3.16 |
| | NZ First | Aaron Hunt | Aaron Hunt | 1,785 | 4.86 | +4.86 | 3,806 | 10.23 | +6.21 |
| | Green | Susanne Ruthven | Susanne Ruthven | 1,727 | 4.70 | −1.12 | 3,422 | 9.90 | −1.41 |
| | Conservative | Philip Michael Lynch | Philip Michael Lynch | 973 | 2.65 | +2.65 | 955 | 4.01 | +1.25 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 324 | 0.87 | +0.64 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 194 | 0.52 | +0.05 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 149 | 0.40 | −0.15 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 126 | 0.34 | −0.34 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 122 | 0.33 | −0.66 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 84 | 0.23 | +0.23 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | +0.00 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 241 | | | 159 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,393 | | | 37,194 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 6,664 | 18.14 | +8.52 | | | |
Electorate (as at 20 September 2014): 46,526

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Rimutaka :
| 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 Chris Hipkins | Y Chris Hipkins | 17,171 | 51.58 | 12.31 | 11,375 | 33.13 | -8.18 |
| | National | Jonathan Fletcher | Jonathan Fletcher | 13,885 | 41.71 | +4.60 | 15,364 | 44.75 | +4.10 |
| | Green | Tane Woodley | Tane Woodley | 1,990 | 5.98 | +0.96 | 3,422 | 9.97 | +4.04 |
| | ACT | Alwyn Courtenay | Alwyn Courtenay | 241 | 0.72 | -0.57 | 235 | 0.68 | -1.87 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,148 | 6.26 | +2.17 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 955 | 2.78 | +2.78 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 340 | 0.99 | -0.41 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 190 | 0.55 | -0.18 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 164 | 0.48 | +0.13 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 80 | 0.23 | +0.23 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 28 | 0.08 | +0.04 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 20 | 0.06 | -0.02 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 879 | | | 240 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,287 | | | 34,333 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 3,286 | 9.87 | +7.72 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,403

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Rimutaka :
| 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 | Chris Hipkins | Chris Hipkins | 13,735 | 39.27 | -15.47 | 14,685 | 41.31 | -6.49 |
| | National | Richard Whiteside | Richard Whiteside | 12,982 | 37.12 | +6.63 | 14,452 | 40.65 | +6.61 |
| | NZ First | Ron Mark | Ron Mark | 5,257 | 15.03 | +11.82 | 1,453 | 4.09 | -0.52 |
| | Green | Lynette Vigrass | Lynette Vigrass | 1,755 | 5.02 | +1.38 | 2,107 | 5.93 | +1.76 |
| | United Future | Jenni Hurn | Jenni Hurn | 522 | 1.49 | -3.72 | 499 | 1.40 | -3.26 |
| | ACT | Nigel Kearney | Nigel Kearney | 453 | 1.30 | +0.19 | 909 | 2.56 | +1.36 |
| | Progressive | John Maurice | John Maurice | 272 | 0.78 | +0.78 | 345 | 0.97 | -0.33 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 260 | 0.73 | +0.21 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 255 | 0.72 | +0.72 |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 242 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 122 | 0.34 | -1.65 |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 85 | 0.24 | +0.24 |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 57 | 0.16 | +0.16 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 28 | 0.08 | - |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | -0.01 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.01 |
| | RAM | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | | | 126 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,976 | | | 35,549 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 753 | 2.15 | | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Rimutaka :
| 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 Paul Swain | Y Paul Swain | 18,681 | 54.74 | -4.67 | 16,558 | 47.80 | |
| | National | Mike Leddy | Mike Leddy | 10,404 | 30.49 | +11.18 | 11,791 | 34.04 | |
| | United Future | Bernard McLelland | Bernard McLelland | 1,777 | 5.21 | | 1,615 | 4.66 | |
| | Green | Michael Morris | Michael Morris | 1,243 | 3.64 | | 1,446 | 4.17 | |
| | NZ First | David Fowler | David Fowler | 1,094 | 3.21 | | 1,736 | 5.01 | |
| | Independent | Dave Reynolds | Dave Reynolds | 549 | 1.61 | | | | |
| | ACT | John Waugh | John Waugh | 380 | 1.11 | | 414 | 1.20 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 691 | 1.99 | |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 451 | 1.30 | |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 197 | 0.57 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 181 | 0.52 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 54 | 0.16 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 28 | 0.08 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 353 | | | 145 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,128 | | | 34,640 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 8,277 | 24.25 | -16.10 | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Rimutaka :
| 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 Paul Swain | Y Paul Swain | 18,688 | 58.65 | | 14,856 | 46.31 | |
| | National | Mike Leddy | Mike Leddy | 6,073 | 19.06 | | 5,387 | 16.79 | |
| | United Future | Wayne Chapman | Wayne Chapman | 1,957 | 6.14 | | 2,933 | 9.14 | |
| | Green | Russel Norman | Russel Norman | 1,267 | 3.97 | | 1,683 | 5.24 | |
| | ACT | Nick Kearney | Nick Kearney | 1,168 | 3.66 | | 2,004 | 6.24 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Ken Munn | Ken Munn | 1,014 | 3.18 | | 526 | 1.63 | |
| | Progressive | Robert Bryan | Robert Bryan | 412 | 1.29 | | 669 | 2.08 | |
| | Independent | Nick Kelly | Nick Kelly | 376 | 1.18 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Moira Lawler | Moira Lawler | 310 | 0.97 | | 394 | 1.22 | |
| | One NZ | Peter Grove | Peter Grove | 192 | 0.60 | | 82 | 0.25 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,641 | 8.23 | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 562 | 1.75 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 179 | 0.55 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | | | 146 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,861 | | | 32,079 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 12,615 | 39.59 | | | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Rimutaka :
| 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 Paul Swain | Y Paul Swain | 16,806 | 52.92 | | 13,675 | 43.47 | |
| | National | Stuart Blair Roddick | Stuart Blair Roddick | 8,432 | 26.55 | | 8,993 | 28.59 | |
| | Alliance | Brendan Tracey | Brendan Tracey | 1,733 | 5.45 | | 2,732 | 8.68 | |
| | Christian Democrats | Geoff Hounsell | Geoff Hounsell | 947 | 2.98 | | 641 | 2.03 | |
| | Green | Don Murray | Don Murray | 858 | 2.70 | | 1,259 | 4.00 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Brian Jensen | Brian Jensen | 687 | 2.16 | | 449 | 1.42 | |
| | ACT | Owen Dance | Owen Dance | 663 | 2.08 | | 1,679 | 5.33 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Helma Vermeulen | Helma Vermeulen | 536 | 1.68 | | 678 | 2.15 | |
| | NZ First | John Hoani Cribb | John Hoani Cribb | 535 | 1.68 | | 911 | 2.89 | |
| | Asia Pacific | Naransamy Manoharan | Naransamy Manoharan | 34 | 0.10 | | | | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 191 | 0.60 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 77 | 0.24 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 67 | 0.21 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | | | | | | 50 | 0.15 | |
| | Mauri Pacific | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | The People's Choice | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Natural Law | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 6 | | |
| | South Island | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Republican | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 525 | | | 303 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,756 | | | 31,453 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 8,374 | 26.36 | | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Rimutaka :
| 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 Paul Swain | Y Paul Swain | 11,665 | 36.98 | | 10,560 | 33.47 | |
| | National | Karyn Bisdee | Karyn Bisdee | 8,787 | 27.85 | | 10,270 | 32.55 | |
| | NZ First | N Peter McCardle | N Peter McCardle | 6,776 | 21.48 | | 3,131 | 9.92 | |
| | Alliance | Brendan Tracey | Brendan Tracey | 2,379 | 7.54 | | 3,678 | 11.66 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Geoff Hounsell | Geoff Hounsell | 1,043 | 3.30 | | 1,693 | 5.36 | |
| | ACT | Owen Dance | Owen Dance | 367 | 1.16 | | 1,697 | 5.37 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Dan Hegarty | Dan Hegarty | 251 | 0.79 | | 115 | 0.36 | |
| | Natural Law | Neil West | Neil West | 52 | 0.16 | | 22 | 0.06 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 447 | 1.41 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 229 | 0.72 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 65 | 0.20 | |
| | Progressive Green | | | | | | 56 | 0.17 | |
| | Asia Pacific | | | | | | 19 | 0.06 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | |
| | Ethnic Minority | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 223 | | | 93 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,543 | | | 31,543 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 2,878 | 9.12 | | | | |

## Table footnotes

* ↑ 2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
* ↑ 2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.