# Electoral history of Jacinda Ardern

* This article is part of a series aboutJacinda Ardern
MP for Mount Albert
2017 Mount Albert by-election
Electoral history
Leader of the Labour Party
2017 leadership election
2023 leadership election
Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Cabinet
Prime Minister
Sixth Labour Government
First term (2017-2020)
Second term (2020-2023)
International prime ministerial trips
Fees Free
Climate Change Commission
Pike River Recovery Agency
Zero Carbon act
Tax Working Group
TPP11
Christchurch mosque shootings
Christchurch Call
2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption
Three Waters
Abortion Legislation Act 2020
New Zealand Upgrade Programme
COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
NZ government response to COVID-19
COVID-19 managed isolation in New Zealand, impact and issues
Referenda: Euthanasia and Cannabis
Wellington anti-mandate occupation
Te Whatu Ora
Te Aka Whai Ora
Resignation
General elections
2017
2020 :
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This is a summary of the electoral history of Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023), Leader of the Labour Party (2017–2023), a List MP (2008–17) and MP for Mount Albert (2017–2023).

## Parliamentary elections
### 2008 election

2008 general election: Waikato :
| 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 Lindsay Tisch | Y Lindsay Tisch | 20,122 | 63.44 | | 18,532 | 57.45 | |
| | Labour | Jacinda Ardern | Jacinda Ardern | 7,272 | 22.93 | | 7,280 | 22.57 | |
| | Green | Wendy Harper | Wendy Harper | 1,484 | 4.68 | | 1,271 | 3.94 | |
| | NZ First | Barbara Stewart | Barbara Stewart | 1,353 | 4.27 | | 1,708 | 5.29 | |
| | ACT | Mark Davies | Mark Davies | 1,089 | 3.43 | | 2,088 | 6.47 | |
| | Kiwi | James Ross | James Ross | 278 | 0.88 | | 171 | 0.53 | |
| | Democrats | John Pemberton | John Pemberton | 122 | 0.38 | | 40 | 0.12 | |
| | United Future | | | | | | 285 | 0.88 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 235 | 0.73 | |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 195 | 0.60 | |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 188 | 0.58 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 123 | 0.38 | |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 87 | 0.27 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 25 | 0.08 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 15 | 0.05 | |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | RAM | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 1 | 0.003 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 245 | | | 107 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,720 | | | 32,259 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 12,850 | 40.51 | | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Auckland Central :
| 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 Nikki Kaye | Y Nikki Kaye | 15,038 | 45.39 | +2.48 | 14,447 | 42.24 | +2.15 |
| | Labour | Jacinda Ardern | Jacinda Ardern | 14,321 | 43.23 | +4.69 | 8,590 | 25.11 | –9.44 |
| | Green | Denise Roche | Denise Roche | 2,903 | 8.76 | –4.66 | 7,797 | 22.79 | +7.33 |
| | NZ First | Allen Davies | Allen Davies | 412 | 1.24 | +1.24 | 1,403 | 4.10 | +1.81 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Greenfield | Stephen Greenfield | 238 | 0.72 | +0.72 | 280 | 0.82 | +0.82 |
| | ACT | David Seymour | David Seymour | 149 | 0.45 | –1.25 | 404 | 1.18 | –2.95 |
| | Human Rights | Anthony van den Heuval | Anthony van den Heuval | 68 | 0.21 | +0.01 | | | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 562 | 1.64 | +0.71 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 237 | 0.69 | +0.69 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 202 | 0.59 | +0.56 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 146 | 0.43 | +0.14 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 75 | 0.22 | –0.46 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 53 | 0.15 | +0.08 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | –0.002 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 352 | | | 164 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,129 | | | 34,206 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 717 | 2.16 | –2.21 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Auckland Central :
| 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 Nikki Kaye | Y Nikki Kaye | 12,494 | 45.84 | +0.44 | 12,652 | 44.93 | +2.70 |
| | Labour | Jacinda Ardern | Jacinda Ardern | 11,894 | 43.63 | +0.41 | 6,101 | 21.67 | –3.44 |
| | Green | Denise Roche | Denise Roche | 2,080 | 7.63 | –1.13 | 6,242 | 22.17 | –0.63 |
| | Internet | Miriam Pierard | Miriam Pierard | 270 | 0.99 | +0.99 | | | |
| | Conservative | Regan Monahan | Regan Monahan | 258 | 0.95 | +0.23 | 486 | 1.73 | +0.91 |
| | ACT | Dasha Kovalenko | Dasha Kovalenko | 193 | 0.71 | +0.26 | 329 | 1.17 | –0.01 |
| | Climate | Peter Whitmore | Peter Whitmore | 50 | 0.18 | +0.18 | | | |
| | Money Free | Jordan Osmaston | Jordan Osmaston | 19 | 0.07 | +0.07 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,459 | 5.18 | +1.08 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 553 | 1.96 | +1.27 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 158 | 0.56 | –1.08 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 85 | 0.30 | –0.12 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 53 | 0.19 | –0.03 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 17 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 10 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | –0.58 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | | | 99 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,453 | | | 28,256 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,040 | 76.76 | +1.47 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 600 | 2.20 | +0.04 | | | |

### 2017 by-election

The following table shows the final results:
2017 Mount Albert 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 | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacinda Ardern | 10,495 | 76.89 | |
| | Green | Julie Anne Genter | 1,564 | 11.45 | |
| | Opportunities | Geoff Simmons | 623 | 4.56 | |
| | People's Party | Vin Tomar | 218 | 1.59 | |
| | Socialist Aotearoa | Joe Carolan | 189 | 1.38 | |
| | Independent | Penny Bright | 139 | 1.01 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Abe Gray | 97 | 0.71 | |
| | Independent | Adam Amos | 81 | 0.59 | |
| | Independent | Dale Arthur | 54 | 0.39 | |
| | Human Rights Party | Anthony Van den Heuvel | 34 | 0.24 | |
| | Independent | Peter Wakeman | 30 | 0.21 | |
| | Not A Party | Simon Smythe | 19 | 0.13 | |
| | Communist League | Patrick Brown | 16 | 0.11 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 0.65 | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 13,649 | 30.00 | |
| | Labour hold | Majority | 8,931 | 65.43 | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Mount Albert :
| 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 Jacinda Ardern | Y Jacinda Ardern | 24,416 | 63.91 | +5.74 | 16,742 | 43.19 | +13.88 |
| | National | Melissa Lee | Melissa Lee | 9,152 | 23.95 | −4.66 | 13,112 | 33.82 | −5.56 |
| | Green | Julie Anne Genter | Julie Anne Genter | 2,438 | 6.38 | −2.36 | 5,657 | 14.59 | −7.09 |
| | Opportunities | Dan Thurston | Dan Thurston | 924 | 2.41 | - | 1,144 | 2.95 | — |
| | NZ First | Andrew Littlejohn | Andrew Littlejohn | 724 | 1.89 | — | 1,329 | 3.42 | −0.68 |
| | Conservative | Jeff Johnson | Jeff Johnson | 117 | 0.30 | −1.16 | 65 | 0.16 | −1.79 |
| | Independent | Bruce Stockman | Bruce Stockman | 66 | 0.17 | — | | | |
| | Human Rights Party | Anthony Van den Heuvel | Anthony Van den Heuvel | 28 | 0.07 | −0.14 | | | |
| | ACT | | | | | | 229 | 0.59 | −0.47 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 175 | 0.45 | −0.03 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 63 | 0.16 | −0.09 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 31 | 0.07 | — |
| | United Future | | | | | | 22 | 0.05 | −0.10 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 17 | 0.04 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | — |
| | Mana | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | — |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 6 | 0.01 | −0.02 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | −0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 334 | | | 146 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,199 | | | 38,760 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,760 | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 15,264 | 39.96 | +10.40 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Mount Albert :
| 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 Jacinda Ardern | Y Jacinda Ardern | 29,238 | 70.72 | +6.81 | 20,265 | 48.60 | +5.41 |
| | National | Melissa Lee | Melissa Lee | 7,992 | 19.33 | –4.62 | 7,769 | 18.63 | –15.19 |
| | Green | Luke Wijohn | Luke Wijohn | 2,299 | 5.56 | −0.82 | 8,311 | 19.93 | +5.34 |
| | Opportunities | Cameron Lord | Cameron Lord | 903 | 2.18 | −0.23 | 1.048 | 2.51 | –0.44 |
| | New Conservative | Daniel Reurich | Daniel Reurich | 316 | 0.76 | +0.46 | 241 | 0.58 | +0.42 |
| | Human Rights | Anthony Van den Heuvel | Anthony Van den Heuvel | 87 | 0.21 | +0.14 | | | |
| | ACT | | | | | | 2,485 | 5.96 | +5.37 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 760 | 1.82 | –1.60 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 205 | 0.49 | +0.04 |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 141 | 0.34 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 83 | 0.20 | +0.04 |
| | TEA | | | | | | 41 | 0.10 | — |
| | ONE | | | | | | 34 | 0.08 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 22 | 0.05 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 16 | 0.04 | — |
| | Vision New Zealand | | | | | | 11 | 0.02 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 4 | 0.009 | –0.001 |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 3 | 0.007 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 507 | | | 258 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,342 | | | 41,697 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 21,246 | 51.39 | +11.43 | | | |