# Electoral history of Helen Clark

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008), Leader of the Labour Party (1993–2008) and Member of Parliament for Mount Albert (1981–2008).

## Local-body elections
### 1974 election

1974 election: Auckland Regional Authority, Auckland city ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | John Allsopp-Smith | 17,644 | 55.78 | +0.12 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Tom Pearce | 17,419 | 55.07 | −5.94 |
| | Independent | Sir Dove-Myer Robinson | 17,258 | 54.56 | −6.53 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Ian McKinnon | 15,290 | 48.34 | −5.91 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Bill Barrett | 14,583 | 46.10 | −7.72 |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 12,050 | 38.10 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Bob Johnson | 11,963 | 37.82 | |
| | Labour | Alex Dreaver | 11,791 | 37.28 | −11.15 |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | 10,808 | 34.17 | −1.78 |
| | Labour | BJ Kirkwood | 10,063 | 31.81 | |
| | Values | Reg Clough | 7,413 | 23.43 | |
| | Labour | Peter Neilson | 7,392 | 23.37 | |
| | Values | Brian Jessup | 4,458 | 14.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,627 | 34.44 | +2.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,807 | | |

### 1977 election

1977 election: Auckland Regional Authority, Auckland city and Waiheke Island ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Lindo Ferguson | 20,359 | 57.78 | |
| | Independent | Sir Dove-Myer Robinson | 19,719 | 55.96 | +1.40 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Mel Tronson | 19,415 | 55.10 | |
| | Labour | Jim Anderton | 17,846 | 50.64 | −1.41 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Jolyon Firth | 17,466 | 49.57 | |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Ian McKinnon | 15,465 | 43.89 | −4.45 |
| | Citizens & Ratepayers | Bill Barrett | 14,655 | 41.59 | −4.51 |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 13,345 | 37.87 | −0.23 |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | 10,832 | 30.74 | −3.43 |
| | Labour | John Clarke | 9,438 | 26.78 | |
| | Labour | H R Green | 9,212 | 26.14 | |
| | Values | Jeanette Fitzsimons | 6,966 | 19.77 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Les Bravery | 1,452 | 4.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,234 | 34.10 | −0.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 103,321 | | |

## Parliamentary elections
### 1975 election

1975 general election: Piako :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jack Luxton | 10,248 | 59.9 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 4,074 | 23.8 | |
| | Social Credit | Alex Mikkelson | 2,322 | 13.6 | −1.8 |
| | Values | Sally Ruth Child | 460 | 2.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,174 | 36.1 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,538 | 83.5 | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 10,027 | 51.32 | |
| | National | Warren Moyes | 6,120 | 31.32 | |
| | Social Credit | Harold Dance | 3,391 | 17.35 | +5.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,907 | 19.99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,538 | 86.34 | +2.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,627 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 12,231 | 56.74 | +5.42 |
| | National | Rod Cavanagh | 6,024 | 27.94 | |
| | NZ Party | Michelle Gonsalves | 2,390 | 11.08 | |
| | Social Credit | Douglas McGee | 908 | 4.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,207 | 28.79 | +8.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,553 | 89.82 | +3.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,995 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 11,326 | 62.25 | +5.51 |
| | National | Rob Wheeler | 5,989 | 32.91 | |
| | Democrats | Gillian Dance | 861 | 4.73 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Moses | 17 | 0.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,537 | 30.43 | +1.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,193 | 84.02 | −5.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,653 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 7,914 | 43.48 | −18.77 |
| | National | Larry Belshaw | 6,684 | 36.72 | |
| | Green | Harry Parke | 1,774 | 9.74 | |
| | NewLabour | Jennie Walker | 1,418 | 7.79 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Adrian Holroyd | 151 | 0.82 | |
| | Social Credit | Richard Povall | 133 | 0.73 | |
| | Democrats | Syd Leach | 127 | 0.69 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,230 | 6.75 | −23.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,201 | 82.19 | −1.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,143 | | |

### 1993 election

1993 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 9,546 | 49.41 | +5.93 |
| | National | Vanessa Brown | 4,890 | 25.31 | |
| | Alliance | Doug McGee | 2,873 | 14.87 | |
| | NZ First | Elizabeth Anderson | 1,370 | 7.09 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Jens Meder | 259 | 1.34 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | KT Julian | 195 | 1.00 | |
| | Workers Rights | Ivan Sowry | 97 | 0.50 | |
| | Natural Law | Stewart Sanson | 62 | 0.32 | |
| | Defence Movement | Anthony Van Den Heuvel | 25 | 0.12 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,656 | 24.10 | +17.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,317 | 83.45 | +1.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,146 | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Owairaka :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 16,686 | 51.20 | +1.79 |
| | National | Phil Raffills | 10,706 | 32.85 | |
| | NZ First | Jason Keiller | 2,297 | 7.05 | |
| | Alliance | Keith Locke | 1,775 | 5.45 | |
| | ACT | Andrew Couper | 768 | 2.36 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Julia Johnson | 217 | 0.67 | |
| | Natural Law | Martin Davy | 90 | 0.28 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | Eric Chuah | 50 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,980 | 18.35 | −5.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,589 | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 18,982 | 64.37 | +13.17 |
| | National | Noelene Buckland | 5,874 | 19.92 | |
| | Alliance | Jill Ovens | 1,139 | 3.86 | |
| | ACT | Daniel King | 1,062 | 3.60 | |
| | Green | Mike Johnson | 1,032 | 3.50 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Diane Taylor | 658 | 2.23 | |
| | NZ First | Seini Mafi | 403 | 1.37 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Kerry Hoole | 193 | 0.65 | |
| | United NZ | Hassan Hosseini | 124 | 0.42 | |
| | Republican | Jane Hotere | 23 | 0.08 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,108 | 44.45 | +26.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,490 | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 19,514 | 68.49 | +4.12 |
| | National | Raewyn Bhana | 3,490 | 12.24 | |
| | ACT | Bruce Williams | 1,550 | 5.44 | |
| | Green | Jon Carapiet | 1,537 | 5.39 | |
| | United Future New Zealand | Hassan Hosseini | 726 | 2.54 | +2.1 |
| | Christian Heritage | Pauline Cooper | 426 | 1.49 | |
| | Alliance | Jill Ovens | 334 | 1.17 | −2.7 |
| | Progressive | Gillian Dance | 299 | 1.04 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Daphna Whitmore | 116 | 0.40 | |
| | Independent | Rick Stevenson | 52 | 0.18 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,024 | 56.24 | +11.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,491 | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 20,918 | 66.55 | −1.94 |
| | National | Ravi Musuku | 6,169 | 19.63 | |
| | Green | Jon Carapiet | 1,485 | 4.72 | |
| | NZ First | Julian Batchelor | 746 | 2.37 | |
| | ACT | David Seymour | 746 | 2.37 | |
| | United Future New Zealand | Tony Gordon | 529 | 1.68 | |
| | Progressive | Jenny Wilson | 407 | 1.29 | |
| | Destiny | Anne Williamson | 337 | 1.07 | |
| | Independent | Jim Bagnall | 83 | 0.26 | |
| | Anti-Capitalist Alliance | Daphna Whitmore | 79 | 0.25 | −0.15 |
| | Independent | Anthony Ravlich | 47 | 0.15 | |
| | Direct Democracy | Howard Ponga | 30 | 0.10 | |
| | Independent | Erik Taylor | 29 | 0.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,749 | 46.40 | −9.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,747 | | |

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Mount Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | 20,157 | 59.29 | −7.26 |
| | National | Ravi Musuku | 9,806 | 28.84 | +9.21 |
| | Green | Jon Carapiet | 2,019 | 5.94 | +1.22 |
| | ACT | Kathleen McCabe | 1,392 | 4.09 | |
| | Kiwi | Christian Dawson | 249 | 0.73 | |
| | Pacific | Milo Siilata | 234 | 0.69 | |
| | Independent | Anthony van den Heuvel | 87 | 0.26 | |
| | RONZ | Dave Llewell | 53 | 0.16 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,351 | 29.30 | −17.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,997 | | |

## Leadership elections
### 1989 deputy-leadership election

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Helen Clark | 29 | 53.71 |
| | Roger Douglas | 25 | 46.29 |
| Majority | Majority | 4 | 7.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 54 | — |

### 1993 leadership election

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Helen Clark | 26 | 57.77 |
| | Mike Moore | 19 | 42.23 |
| Majority | Majority | 7 | 15.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 45 | — |

## United Nations elections
### United Nations Secretary-General selection, 2016

United Nations Secretary-General selection straw poll results :
| Candidate | 21 July | 21 July | 21 July | 5 August | 5 August | 5 August | 29 August | 29 August | 29 August | 9 September | 9 September | 9 September | 26 September | 26 September | 26 September | 5 October | 5 October | 5 October | Final Vote |
| Candidate | E | D | N | E | D | N | E | D | N | E | D | N | E | D | N | E | D | N | Final Vote |
| Irina Bokova | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 (3P) | 7 (2P) | 1 | Withdrawn |
| Helen Clark | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 (1P) | 8 (3P) | 1 (1P) | Withdrawn |
| Christiana Figueres | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |
| Kristalina Georgieva | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | Not yet nominated | 5 (2P) | 8 (2P) | 2 (1P) | Withdrawn |
| Natalia Gherman | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 (1P) | 11 (3P) | 1 (1P) | Withdrawn |
| António Guterres | 12 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 13 (4P) | 0 | 2 (1P) | Acclaimed |
| Vuk Jeremić | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 (2P) | 6 (3P) | 2 | Withdrawn |
| Srgjan Kerim | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 (2P) | 9 (3P) | 1 | Withdrawn |
| Miroslav Lajčák | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 (2P) | 6 (2P) | 2 (1P) | Withdrawn |
| Igor Lukšić | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |
| Susana Malcorra | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 (2P) | 7 (1P) | 3 (2P) | Withdrawn |
| Vesna Pusić | 2 | 11 | 2 | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |
| Danilo Türk | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 (1P) | 8 (4P) | 2 | Withdrawn |
* Candidate received at least one "encouraged" from a veto-wielding P5 member
* Candidate received at least one "discouraged" from a veto-wielding P5 member