# Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)

Hamilton West is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It has been held by Tama Potaka MP of the National Party since the 2022 by-election.
Hamilton West is regarded as a bellwether seat. In 17 of the 18 general elections since the electorate's creation, the party that has won the plurality of seats nationally has won Hamilton West. The sole exception was in 1993, when Labour won the electorate but National won the plurality of the seats.

## Population centres

Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, an increase of one since the 1962 electoral redistribution. It was accepted that through the more rapid population growth in the North Island, the number of its electorates would continue to increase, and to keep proportionality, three new electorates were allowed for in the 1967 electoral redistribution for the next election. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (including Hamilton West) and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished (including Hamilton). In the South Island, three electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. The overall effect of the required changes was highly disruptive to existing electorates, with all but three electorates having their boundaries altered. These changes came into effect with the 1969 election.
The former Hamilton electorate had existed since 1922 and had covered the urban area. When it was replaced by Hamilton West for the 1969 election, only part of the urban area was included but also rural land stretching all the way to the west coast. Most of the rural land had previously been part of the Waipa electorate. The town of Raglan was the north-western point of the electorate, and was surprisingly not located in the Raglan electorate. In the south-west, the electorate stretched as far as just north of the Kāwhia Harbour.
The 1972 electoral redistribution significantly reduced the size of the Hamilton West electorate, and all the rural land mostly transferred to the Raglan electorate. The additional electorate of Hamilton East was created at the same time. These changes came into effect with the 1972 election and since then, the electorate has been mainly urban, and has covered the western part of the city of Hamilton. The Waikato River divides the city in half and forms the boundary between the Hamilton East and Hamilton West electorates. Hamilton West also borders the rural electorates of Waikato to the north and west, and Taranaki-King Country to the south.
The 2020 electoral redistribution saw the area north of Borman Road, including Horsham Downs, ceded to Waikato.

## History

The first representative of Hamilton West was Leslie Munro of the National Party, who had since the 1963 election represented the Waipa electorate. When Hamilton West became an urban electorate in 1972, Munro retired and the electorate was won by Dorothy Jelicich of the Labour Party. Jelicich was defeated after one term in the 1975 election by National's Mike Minogue.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and started at general elections.
Key
National Labour NZ First Independent
| Election | Winner |
| 1969 election | Leslie Munro |
| 1972 election | Dorothy Jelicich |
| 1975 election | Mike Minogue |
| 1978 election | Mike Minogue |
| 1981 election | Mike Minogue |
| 1984 election | Trevor Mallard |
| 1987 election | Trevor Mallard |
| 1990 election | Grant Thomas |
| 1993 election | Martin Gallagher |
| 1996 election | Bob Simcock |
| 1999 election | Martin Gallagher |
| 2002 election | Martin Gallagher |
| 2005 election | Martin Gallagher |
| 2008 election | Tim Macindoe |
| 2011 election | Tim Macindoe |
| 2014 election | Tim Macindoe |
| 2017 election | Tim Macindoe |
| 2020 election | Gaurav Sharma |
| 2022 by-election | Tama Potaka |
| 2023 election | Tama Potaka |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Hamilton West electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Neil Kirton |
| 1999 election | Bob Simcock |
| 2002 election | Bill Gudgeon |
| 2011 election | Sue Moroney |
| 2014 election | Sue Moroney |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 Tama Potaka | Y Tama Potaka | 17,595 | 46.04 | -0.25 | 16,026 | 41.18 | +16.06 |
| | Labour | Myra Williamson | Myra Williamson | 11,107 | 29.06 | | 10,242 | 26.32 | -25.94 |
| | Green | Benjamin Doyle | Benjamin Doyle | 3,230 | 8.45 | | 3,863 | 9.92 | +4.29 |
| | ACT | Susan Stevenson | Susan Stevenson | 2,216 | 5.79 | | 3,398 | 8.73 | +1.86 |
| | NZ First | Kevin Stone | Kevin Stone | 1,737 | 4.54 | | 2,410 | 6.19 | +3.65 |
| | Opportunities | Naomi Pocock | Naomi Pocock | 1,048 | 2.74 | -0.37 | 967 | 2.48 | -0.41 |
| | Animal Justice | Melanie Wilson | Melanie Wilson | 326 | 0.85 | | 94 | 0.24 | |
| | Independent | Rudi du Plooy | Rudi du Plooy | 323 | 0.84 | +0.06 | | | |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 711 | 1.82 | +1.30 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 322 | 0.82 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 169 | 0.43 | -0.10 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 163 | 0.41 | |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 141 | 0.36 | |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 97 | 0.24 | -1.80 |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 55 | 0.14 | |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 37 | 0.09 | |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 24 | 0.06 | |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 17 | 0.04 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 634 | | | 176 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,216 | | | 38,912 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 6,488 | 16.97 | +0.82 | | | |

### 2022 by-election

The following table shows the final by-election results:
2022 Hamilton West by-election :
| Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election. Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. ||||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Tama Potaka | 6,974 | 46.29 | |
| | Labour | Georgie Dansey | 4,541 | 30.14 | |
| | ACT | James McDowall | 1,515 | 10.06 | |
| | Momentum | Gaurav Sharma | 1,242 | 8.24 | −43.61 |
| | Opportunities | Naomi Pocock | 357 | 2.37 | |
| | Outdoors | Donna Pokere-Phillips | 130 | 0.86 | |
| | New Conservatives | Rudi du Plooy | 118 | 0.78 | −0.76 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Peter Wakeman | 76 | 0.50 | |
| | Vision NZ | Jade Tait | 61 | 0.40 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Dickson | 26 | 0.17 | |
| | Independent | Frank Fu | 20 | 0.13 | |
| | Money Free Party | Richard Osmaston | 7 | 0.05 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 0.27 | −1.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,433 | 16.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,104 | 31.40 | −49.80 |
| | National gain from Labour | National gain from Labour | Swing | + | |
* ↑ Joint candidate also representing the ONE Party.

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 | Gaurav Sharma | Gaurav Sharma | 20,703 | 51.85 | +21.09 | 21,136 | 52.26 | +15.65 |
| | National | N Tim Macindoe | N Tim Macindoe | 14,436 | 36.16 | −16.00 | 10,161 | 25.12 | −21.17 |
| | ACT | Roger Weldon | Roger Weldon | 1,186 | 2.97 | — | 2,779 | 6.87 | +6.47 |
| | Opportunities | Hayden Cargo | Hayden Cargo | 1,024 | 2.56 | +0.32 | 837 | 2.07 | −0.58 |
| | New Conservative | Rudi Du Plooy | Rudi Du Plooy | 615 | 1.54 | — | 824 | 2.04 | +1.74 |
| | Advance NZ | Cherie Ormsby-Kingi | Cherie Ormsby-Kingi | 490 | 1.23 | — | 390 | 0.96 | — |
| | Outdoors | Chloe Mansfield | Chloe Mansfield | 357 | 0.89 | — | 44 | 0.11 | +0.03 |
| | ONE | Te Rongopai Heta | Te Rongopai Heta | 223 | 0.56 | — | 133 | 0.33 | — |
| | Green | | | | | | 2,279 | 5.63 | +1.34 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,029 | 2.54 | −5.13 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 214 | 0.53 | +0.23 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 212 | 0.52 | −0.12 |
| | Vision New Zealand | | | | | | 60 | 0.15 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 21 | 0.05 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | −0.01 |
| | TEA | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 892 | | | 300 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,926 | | | 40,447 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,584 | 81.20 | +3.18 | | | |
| | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National | Majority | 6,267 | 15.70 | +37.10 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 Tim Macindoe | Y Tim Macindoe | 18,842 | 52.16 | −0.34 | 17,119 | 46.29 | −1.22 |
| | Labour | Gaurav Sharma | Gaurav Sharma | 11,111 | 30.76 | −4.27 | 13,539 | 36.61 | +11.04 |
| | Green | Jo Wrigley | Jo Wrigley | 2,355 | 6.52 | — | 1,588 | 4.29 | −3.88 |
| | NZ First | Shayne Wihongi | Shayne Wihongi | 2,133 | 5.90 | −0.95 | 2,836 | 7.67 | −3.10 |
| | Opportunities | Donna Pokere-Phillips | Donna Pokere-Phillips | 809 | 2.24 | — | 981 | 2.65 | — |
| | Māori Party | Boris Samujh | Boris Samujh | 251 | 0.69 | −0.18 | 232 | 0.64 | +0.08 |
| | Independent | Roger Stratford | Roger Stratford | 82 | 0.23 | — | | | |
| | United Future | Quentin Todd | Quentin Todd | 61 | 0.19 | — | 35 | 0.09 | −0.15 |
| | Independent | Vin Tomar | Vin Tomar | 28 | 0.08 | — | | | |
| | ACT | | | | | | 149 | 0.40 | −0.07 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 111 | 0.30 | −4.34 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 110 | 0.30 | −0.21 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 32 | 0.09 | −0.02 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 28 | 0.08 | — |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 28 | 0.08 | — |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 19 | 0.05 | −0.08 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 452 | | | 162 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,124 | | | 36,984 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 7,731 | 21.40 | +3.93 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 Tim Macindoe | Y Tim Macindoe | 17,382 | 52.50 | −0.76 | 16,072 | 47.51 | −0.23 |
| | Labour | Sue Moroney | Sue Moroney | 11,598 | 35.03 | −4.03 | 8,649 | 25.57 | −3.58 |
| | NZ First | Bill Gudgeon | Bill Gudgeon | 2,269 | 6.85 | +0.87 | 3,644 | 10.77 | +3.05 |
| | Conservative | Tony McKenna | Tony McKenna | 923 | 2.79 | +0.40 | 1,571 | 4.64 | +1.45 |
| | Māori Party | Richard Te Ao | Richard Te Ao | 289 | 0.87 | +0.87 | 190 | 0.56 | −0.03 |
| | Democrats | Mischele Rhodes | Mischele Rhodes | 149 | 0.45 | +0.21 | 43 | 0.13 | +0.01 |
| | ACT | Sara Muti | Sara Muti | 126 | 0.38 | +0.38 | 160 | 0.47 | −0.44 |
| | Green | | | | | | 2,765 | 8.17 | −0.67 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 242 | 0.72 | +0.36 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 171 | 0.51 | −0.04 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 87 | 0.26 | −0.45 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 38 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 373 | | | 159 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,109 | | | 33,829 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,988 | 75.22 | +3.03 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 5,784 | 17.47 | +3.28 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 Tim Macindoe | Y Tim Macindoe | 16,587 | 53.26 | +4.47 | 15,300 | 47.74 | +1.76 |
| | Labour | Sue Moroney | Sue Moroney | 12,169 | 39.07 | -4.83 | 9,342 | 29.15 | -6.50 |
| | NZ First | Bill Gudgeon | Bill Gudgeon | 1,294 | 4.16 | +4.16 | 2,475 | 7.72 | +3.44 |
| | Conservative | Pat Gregory | Pat Gregory | 744 | 2.39 | +2.39 | 1,022 | 3.19 | +3.19 |
| | Independent | Robert Curtis | Robert Curtis | 159 | 0.51 | +0.51 | | | |
| | Independent | Tim Wikiriwhi | Tim Wikiriwhi | 115 | 0.37 | +0.37 | | | |
| | Democrats | Les Port | Les Port | 75 | 0.24 | +0.24 | 38 | 0.12 | +0.04 |
| | Green | | | | | | 2,834 | 8.84 | +3.76 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 292 | 0.91 | -2.83 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 227 | 0.71 | -0.41 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 188 | 0.59 | -0.48 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 175 | 0.55 | +0.10 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 115 | 0.36 | +0.36 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 31 | 0.10 | +0.01 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | -0.004 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 680 | | | 286 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,143 | | | 32,049 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 4,418 | 14.19 | +9.30 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,793

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 | Tim Macindoe | Tim Macindoe | 16,163 | 48.79 | +5.33 | 15,541 | 45.98 | +5.95 |
| | Labour | N Martin Gallagher | N Martin Gallagher | 14,545 | 43.91 | -2.01 | 12,048 | 35.64 | -5.65 |
| | Green | Dale Stevens | Dale Stevens | 1,389 | 4.19 | | 1,719 | 5.09 | +1.24 |
| | ACT | Ian Parker | Ian Parker | 543 | 1.64 | +0.62 | 1,263 | 3.74 | +2.13 |
| | United Future | Ken Smith | Ken Smith | 218 | 0.66 | -0.89 | 378 | 1.12 | -1.73 |
| | Independent | Suresh Vatsyayann | Suresh Vatsyayann | 157 | 0.47 | -0.02 | | | |
| | Libertarianz | Timothy Wikiriwhi | Timothy Wikiriwhi | 112 | 0.34 | +0.19 | 31 | 0.09 | +0.05 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,449 | 4.29 | -3.18 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 360 | 1.07 | -0.40 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 264 | 0.78 | |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 196 | 0.58 | |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 189 | 0.56 | +0.49 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 150 | 0.44 | -0.18 |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 120 | 0.36 | |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 32 | 0.09 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 25 | 0.07 | ±0.00 |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | +0.01 |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | RAM | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 347 | | | 188 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,127 | | | 33,800 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,268 | 78.63 | -1.59 | | | |
| | National gain from Labour | National gain from Labour | Majority | 1,618 | 4.88 | +7.34 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 Martin Gallagher | Y Martin Gallagher | 15,396 | 45.92 | -2.61 | 14,097 | 41.29 | -0.33 |
| | National | Tim Macindoe | Tim Macindoe | 14,571 | 43.46 | +10.01 | 13,664 | 40.03 | +19.03 |
| | NZ First | Bill Gudgeon | Bill Gudgeon | 1,847 | 5.51 | -1.43 | 2,549 | 7.47 | -4.24 |
| | United Future | Robyn Jackson | Robyn Jackson | 521 | 1.55 | -1.54 | 974 | 2.85 | -3.98 |
| | Māori Party | Tureiti Moxon | Tureiti Moxon | 379 | 1.13 | | 229 | 0.67 | |
| | ACT | Stephen Cox | Stephen Cox | 342 | 1.02 | -3.31 | 550 | 1.61 | -6.51 |
| | Progressive | Sukhdev Bains | Sukhdev Bains | 215 | 0.64 | -0.14 | 358 | 1.05 | -0.14 |
| | Independent | Suresh Vatsyayann | Suresh Vatsyayann | 165 | 0.49 | | | | |
| | Libertarianz | Timothy Wikiriwhi | Timothy Wikiriwhi | 50 | 0.15 | -0.11 | 15 | 0.04 | |
| | RONZ | Jack Gielen | Jack Gielen | 43 | 0.13 | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,313 | 3.85 | -1.87 |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 159 | 0.47 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 89 | 0.26 | -0.28 |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 56 | 0.16 | -1.19 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 24 | 0.07 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | -0.77 |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | -0.03 |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | | | 138 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,529 | | | 34,138 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,489 | 80.22 | +5.06 | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 825 | 2.46 | -16.05 | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 Martin Gallagher | Y Martin Gallagher | 14,614 | 48.53 | | 12,715 | 41.62 | |
| | National | Bob Simcock | Bob Simcock | 9,040 | 30.02 | | 6,415 | 21.00 | |
| | NZ First | Bill Gudgeon | Bill Gudgeon | 2,091 | 6.94 | | 3,577 | 11.71 | |
| | ACT | Garry Mallett | Garry Mallett | 1,304 | 4.33 | | 2,481 | 8.12 | |
| | Green | Chris Norton-Brown | Chris Norton-Brown | 1,203 | 3.99 | | 1,748 | 5.72 | |
| | United Future | Martyn Seddon | Martyn Seddon | 932 | 3.09 | | 2,087 | 6.83 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Eleanor Goodall | Eleanor Goodall | 454 | 1.51 | | 412 | 1.35 | |
| | Progressive | Rob Shirley | Rob Shirley | 234 | 0.78 | | 379 | 1.24 | |
| | Alliance | Craig A. Wills | Craig A. Wills | 164 | 0.54 | | 243 | 0.80 | |
| | Libertarianz | Timothy Wikiriwhi | Timothy Wikiriwhi | 79 | 0.26 | | | | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 298 | 0.98 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 164 | 0.54 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 15 | 0.05 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 14 | 0.05 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 265 | | | 142 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,115 | | | 30,552 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,877 | 75.16 | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 5,574 | 18.51 | | | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 | Martin Gallagher | Martin Gallagher | 14,147 | 44.57 | | 11,769 | 36.75 | |
| | National | N Bob Simcock | N Bob Simcock | 12,518 | 39.43 | | 10,491 | 32.76 | |
| | Alliance | Dave MacPherson | Dave MacPherson | 1,667 | 5.25 | | 2,604 | 8.13 | |
| | ACT | Garry Mallett | Garry Mallett | 1,148 | 3.62 | | 2,414 | 7.54 | |
| | NZ First | Athol Gould | Athol Gould | 957 | 3.01 | | 1,376 | 4.30 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Eleanor Goodall | Eleanor Goodall | 888 | 2.80 | | 901 | 2.81 | |
| | Independent | Pita Cammock | Pita Cammock | 248 | 0.78 | | | | |
| | Mauri Pacific | Fa'amatuainu Iakopo | Fa'amatuainu Iakopo | 134 | 0.42 | | 38 | 0.12 | |
| | Mana Wahine | Avon Johnson | Avon Johnson | 37 | 0.12 | | | | |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,366 | 4.27 | |
| | Christian Democrats | | | | | | 329 | 1.03 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 298 | 0.93 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 115 | 0.36 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 103 | 0.32 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | | | | | | 76 | 0.24 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 60 | 0.19 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 41 | 0.13 | |
| | Natural Law | | | | | | 15 | 0.05 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | People's Choice | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Republican | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | South Island | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 571 | | | 322 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,744 | | | 32,026 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,038 | 84.06 | | | | |
| | Labour gain from National | Labour gain from National | Majority | 1,629 | 5.13 | | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Hamilton West :
| 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 | Bob Simcock | Bob Simcock | 12,696 | 38.73 | | 12,584 | 38.23 | |
| | Labour | N Martin Gallagher | N Martin Gallagher | 12,099 | 36.91 | -1.23 | 8,754 | 26.59 | |
| | NZ First | Neil Kirton | Neil Kirton | 3,861 | 11.78 | | 4,459 | 13.55 | |
| | Alliance | John Pemberton | John Pemberton | 1,738 | 5.30 | | 2,651 | 8.05 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Eleanor Goodall | Eleanor Goodall | 1,043 | 3.18 | +1.05 | 1,735 | 5.27 | |
| | ACT | Garry Mallett | Garry Mallett | 725 | 2.21 | | 1,674 | 5.09 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Peter Caldwell | Peter Caldwell | 338 | 1.03 | +0.07 | 84 | 0.26 | |
| | Progressive Green | Robert Henderson | Robert Henderson | 208 | 0.63 | | 95 | 0.29 | |
| | Natural Law | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 69 | 0.21 | | 53 | 0.16 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 457 | 1.39 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 183 | 0.56 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 62 | 0.19 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 37 | 0.11 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 32 | 0.10 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Te Tawharau | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 221 | | | 79 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,777 | | | 32,919 | | |
| | National gain from Labour | National gain from Labour | Majority | 597 | 1.82 | | | | |

### 1993 election

1993 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Gallagher | 7,118 | 38.14 | |
| | National | Grant Thomas | 6,669 | 35.73 | −13.31 |
| | Alliance | Cliff Tait | 2,247 | 12.04 | |
| | NZ First | Doug Woolerton | 2,024 | 10.84 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Eleanor Goodall | 399 | 2.13 | −0.22 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Peter Caldwell | 181 | 0.96 | −0.53 |
| | Independent | Helen Marsh | 23 | 0.12 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 2.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,661 | 82.05 | −1.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,742 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Grant Thomas | 9,048 | 49.04 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Mallard | 7,485 | 40.56 | −10.65 |
| | NewLabour | Les Hart | 776 | 4.20 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Eleanor Goodall | 435 | 2.35 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Peter Caldwell | 275 | 1.49 | +0.74 |
| | Social Credit | Clement Peterson | 268 | 1.45 | |
| | Democrats | Geoffrey David Lawn | 163 | 0.88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,563 | 8.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,450 | 83.76 | −4.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,025 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Mallard | 9,829 | 51.21 | +5.65 |
| | National | Doug Simes | 8,594 | 44.78 | |
| | Democrats | Kathleen Byrne | 475 | 2.47 | |
| | NZ Party | Barry Jones | 149 | 0.77 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Peter Caldwell | 144 | 0.75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,235 | 6.43 | +2.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,191 | 88.14 | −2.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,773 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Mallard | 8,886 | 45.56 | |
| | National | Mike Minogue | 8,083 | 41.44 | −2.84 |
| | NZ Party | Lesley Vorstman | 1,747 | 8.95 | |
| | Social Credit | Trevor Crosbie | 758 | 3.88 | −15.00 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Martin James Fisher | 29 | 0.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | 4.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,503 | 91.31 | +5.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,359 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Mike Minogue | 8,440 | 44.28 | +1.15 |
| | Labour | Paddy McCaffrey | 6,963 | 36.53 | |
| | Social Credit | Trevor Crosbie | 3,599 | 18.88 | |
| | Independent | R T Stone | 56 | 0.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,477 | 7.75 | +2.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,058 | 85.36 | +18.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,326 | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Mike Minogue | 8,101 | 43.13 | −5.39 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Jelicich | 7,095 | 37.77 | −1.16 |
| | Social Credit | Jim Barr | 3,222 | 17.15 | |
| | Values | S A L Zanders | 296 | 1.57 | |
| | Right to Life | S P Bargh | 66 | 0.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,006 | 5.35 | −4.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,780 | 66.79 | −15.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,115 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Mike Minogue | 10,472 | 48.52 | |
| | Labour | Dorothy Jelicich | 8,403 | 38.93 | −7.76 |
| | Social Credit | J C Smith | 2,069 | 9.58 | |
| | Values | Brian Robinson | 637 | 2.95 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,069 | 9.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,581 | 82.75 | −5.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,079 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Jelicich | 7,885 | 46.69 | |
| | National | Derek Heather | 7,341 | 43.47 | |
| | Social Credit | Shirley Margaret Thompson | 1,449 | 8.58 | |
| | New Democratic | David Armitage | 124 | 0.73 | |
| | Independent | Judith Ngaire Wainhouse | 86 | 0.50 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 544 | 3.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,885 | 88.08 | +1.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,170 | | |

### 1969 election

1969 general election: Hamilton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Leslie Munro | 8,406 | 48.81 |
| | Labour | Bob Reese | 6,528 | 37.91 |
| | Social Credit | Don Bethune | 2,048 | 11.89 |
| | Country Party | Laurie Stuart Day | 237 | 1.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,878 | 10.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,219 | 86.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,950 | |

## Table footnotes

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