# East Coast Bays (New Zealand electorate)

East Coast Bays is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first formed in 1972 and has existed apart from a break lasting two parliamentary terms. The electorate has been held by Erica Stanford of the National Party since the 2017 general election.

## Population centres

Since the 1969 election, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, with continued faster population growth in the North Island leading to an increase in the number of general electorates. There were 84 electorates for the 1969 election, and the 1972 electoral redistribution saw three additional general seats created for the North Island, bringing the total number of electorates to 87. Together with increased urbanisation in Christchurch and Nelson, the changes proved very disruptive to existing electorates. In the South Island, three electorates were abolished, and three electorates were newly created. In the North Island, five electorates were abolished, two electorates were recreated, and six electorates were newly created (including East Coast Bays).
The electorate is based around the north-eastern suburbs of North Shore City in north Auckland, including Torbay, Browns Bay and Mairangi Bay. The electorate crosses State Highway One at its southern end, which includes a section of Glenfield. East Coast Bays is a wealthy electorate, with incomes above the national average and boasting some of the most expensive real estate in the country. The electorate also contains many immigrants from South Africa. Located on the North Shore of the Auckland isthmus, it is one of the safest National seats in the country.

## History

East Coast Bays was an electorate in the New Zealand Parliament between 1972 and 1996, before being abolished to make way for the Albany electorate at the change to Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting. High population growth in North Auckland lead to the electorate's western fringe being removed in 2002, and with it the eponymous suburb of Albany, thus recreating East Coast Bays ahead of the 2002 election.
Although now a safe electorate for National, it was held for seven years by Social Credit MP Gary Knapp, from the 1980 by-election when he defeated future National party leader Don Brash. In the 1981, 1984 and 1987 general elections, Labour came third, with Knapp defeating Brash in 1981 and Murray McCully in 1984.
But in 1987 the declining fortunes of the Democratic Party (as Social Credit renamed itself), led to Knapp being defeated by Murray McCully, who held the electorate for National until 2017.
In December 2016, McCully announced that he would not stand for parliament in the 2017 general election, and the seat of East Coast Bays was won by Erica Stanford, retaining it for the National Party.

### Members of Parliament

Key
National Social Credit Democrats United Future Green
| Election | Winner |
| 1972 election | Frank Gill$^1$ |
| 1975 election | Frank Gill$^1$ |
| 1978 election | Frank Gill$^1$ |
| 1980 by-election | Gary Knapp |
| 1981 election | Gary Knapp |
| 1984 election | Gary Knapp |
| 1987 election | Murray McCully |
| 1990 election | Murray McCully |
| 1993 election | Murray McCully |
| electorate abolished, see Albany |||
| 2002 election | Murray McCully |
| 2005 election | Murray McCully |
| 2008 election | Murray McCully |
| 2011 election | Murray McCully |
| 2014 election | Murray McCully |
| 2017 election | Erica Stanford |
| 2020 election | Erica Stanford |
| 2023 election | Erica Stanford |
$^1$ Resigned when appointed Ambassador to the United States

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the East Coast Bays electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner | Winner |
| 2002 election | | Paul Adams |
| 2008 election | | Sue Bradford$^2$ |
$^2$Bradford resigned from Parliament on 30 October 2009.

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: East Coast Bays :
| 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 Erica Stanford | Y Erica Stanford | 27,687 | 71.52 | +17.81 | 22,508 | 57.59 | +19.40 |
| | Labour | Naisi Chen | Naisi Chen | 7,334 | 18.94 | -11.77 | 5,716 | 14.62 | -25.43 |
| | ACT | Michael McCook | Michael McCook | 1,584 | 4.09 | +0.42 | 3,774 | 9.65 | +0.88 |
| | NewZeal | Paul Adams | Paul Adams | 890 | 2.29 | | 409 | 1.04 | +0.94 |
| | NZ Loyal | Bill Dyet | Bill Dyet | 710 | 1.83 | | 386 | 0.98 | |
| | Green | | | | | | 3,462 | 8.85 | +2.72 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,532 | 3.92 | +2.21 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 646 | 1.65 | +0.51 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 137 | 0.35 | +0.18 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 109 | 0.27 | +0.05 |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 62 | 0.15 | |
| | New Conservative | | | | | | 58 | 0.14 | -1.64 |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 51 | 0.13 | |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 34 | 0.08 | |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 32 | 0.08 | |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 24 | 0.06 | |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 7 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 505 | | | 136 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,710 | | | 39,079 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 20,353 | 52.57 | +29.57 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: East Coast Bays :
| 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 Erica Stanford | Y Erica Stanford | 20,466 | 53.71 | −11.82 | 14,658 | 38.19 | −24.59 |
| | Labour | Monina Hernandez | Monina Hernandez | 11,702 | 30.71 | +12.14 | 15,372 | 40.05 | +16.85 |
| | Green | Dan Jones | Dan Jones | 2,370 | 6.22 | −0.43 | 2,353 | 6.13 | +1.39 |
| | ACT | Michael McCook | Michael McCook | 1,397 | 3.67 | +2.55 | 3,365 | 8.77 | +7.77 |
| | New Conservative | Matthew Webster | Matthew Webster | 927 | 2.43 | — | 683 | 1.78 | +1.51 |
| | TEA | Susanna Kruger | Susanna Kruger | 275 | 0.72 | — | 161 | 0.42 | — |
| | Outdoors | Marius Koekemoer | Marius Koekemoer | 172 | 0.45 | — | 32 | 0.08 | +0.04 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 657 | 1.71 | −3.67 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 436 | 1.14 | −0.78 |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 237 | 0.62 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 83 | 0.22 | +0.05 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 65 | 0.17 | +0.01 |
| | ONE | | | | | | 37 | 0.10 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 29 | 0.08 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 13 | 0.03 | +0.01 |
| | Vision New Zealand | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 793 | | | 188 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,102 | | | 38,383 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,539 | 79.12 | +2.45 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 8,764 | 23.00 | −23.96 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: East Coast Bays :
| 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 | Erica Stanford | Erica Stanford | 22,731 | 65.53 | +3.61 | 22,006 | 62.78 | −0.60 |
| | Labour | Naisi Chen | Naisi Chen | 6,441 | 18.57 | +3.30 | 8,130 | 23.20 | +11.05 |
| | Green | Nicholas Mayne | Nicholas Mayne | 2,306 | 6.65 | −3.30 | 1,660 | 4.74 | −3.49 |
| | Opportunities | Teresa Moore | Teresa Moore | 1,289 | 3.72 | — | 673 | 1.92 | — |
| | NZ First | Ilja Ruppeldt | Ilja Ruppeldt | 1,254 | 3.62 | — | 1,886 | 5.38 | −0.58 |
| | ACT | Stephen Berry | Stephen Berry | 389 | 1.12 | — | 347 | 1.00 | −4.96 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 95 | 0.27 | −6.43 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 58 | 0.17 | −0.12 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 55 | 0.16 | +0.12 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 34 | 0.10 | −0.11 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | — |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | −0.03 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | — |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | −0.13 |
| | Internet | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 277 | | | 154 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,687 | | | 35,050 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 16,290 | 46.96 | +0.30 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: East Coast Bays :
| 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 Murray McCully | Y Murray McCully | 19,951 | 61.92 | -3.06 | 20,895 | 63.38 | +0.52 |
| | Conservative | Colin Craig | Colin Craig | 4,923 | 15.27 | +10.3 | 2,210 | 6.7 | +2.96 |
| | Labour | Greg Milner-White | Greg Milner-White | 3,915 | 12.15 | -7.73 | 4,005 | 12.15 | -5.05 |
| | Green | Teresa Moore | Teresa Moore | 3,206 | 9.95 | +1.23 | 2,712 | 8.23 | +0.17 |
| | Ban 1080 | Tricia Cheel | Tricia Cheel | 229 | 0.71 | +0.71 | 47 | 0.14 | +0.14 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,964 | 5.96 | +1.02 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 580 | 1.76 | +0.18 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 222 | 0.67 | +0.67 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 125 | 0.38 | -0.01 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 95 | 0.29 | -0.18 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 69 | 0.21 | -0.22 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 64 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | +0.02 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 327 | | | 73 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,557 | | | 33,041 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 15,034 | 46.65 | +1.55 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: East Coast Bays :
| 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 Murray McCully | Y Murray McCully | 21,094 | 64.98 | +6.90 | 21,079 | 62.86 | +1.45 |
| | Labour | Viv Goldsmith | Viv Goldsmith | 6,453 | 19.88 | +2.07 | 5,769 | 17.20 | -4.44 |
| | Green | Brett Stansfield | Brett Stansfield | 2,832 | 8.72 | +2.20 | 2,704 | 8.72 | +2.20 |
| | Conservative | Simonne Dyer | Simonne Dyer | 1,614 | 4.97 | +4.97 | 1,254 | 3.74 | +3.74 |
| | ACT | Toby Hutton | Toby Hutton | 467 | 1.44 | -2.15 | 530 | 1.58 | -4.08 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,657 | 4.94 | +2.11 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 156 | 0.47 | +0.19 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 145 | 0.43 | -0.31 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 130 | 0.39 | -0.01 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 64 | 0.19 | +0.19 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 24 | 0.07 | +0.001 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | +0.002 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | -0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 902 | | | 160 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,460 | | | 33,535 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 14,641 | 45.10 | +4.82 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 47,305

### 2008 election

2008 general election: East Coast Bays :
| 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 Murray McCully | Y Murray McCully | 20,151 | 58.09 | +11.06 | 21,681 | 61.40 | +9.13 |
| | Labour | Viv Goldsmith | Viv Goldsmith | 6,177 | 17.81 | -9.31 | 7,642 | 21.64 | -10.13 |
| | Family Party | Paul Adams | Paul Adams | 3,570 | 10.29 | -5.58 | 505 | 1.43 | |
| | Green | Sue Bradford | Sue Bradford | 2,263 | 6.52 | +3.01 | 1,439 | 4.08 | +0.59 |
| | ACT | Tim Kronfeld | Tim Kronfeld | 1,246 | 3.59 | +2.12 | 2,000 | 5.66 | +3.09 |
| | NZ First | Dail Jones | Dail Jones | 730 | 2.10 | -0.47 | 1,001 | 2.83 | -1.94 |
| | No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai | Toby Hutton | Toby Hutton | 283 | 0.82 | | | | |
| | United Future | Ian McInnes | Ian McInnes | 215 | 0.62 | -0.49 | 263 | 0.74 | -1.65 |
| | Libertarianz | Elah Zamora | Elah Zamora | 56 | 0.16 | | 25 | 0.07 | +0.03 |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 214 | 0.61 | -0.30 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 149 | 0.42 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 141 | 0.40 | +0.14 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 98 | 0.28 | +0.08 |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 90 | 0.25 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | -0.00 |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | -0.00 |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | +0.00 |
| | RAM | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 281 | | | 91 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,691 | | | 35,309 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 13,974 | 40.28 | +20.38 | | | |
* ↑ Paul Adams contested the 2005 election as an Independent: the "±% electoral votes" figure here compares Adams' percentage of electoral votes for the Family Party in 2008 with the 2005 percentage as an Independent.

### 2005 election

2005 general election: East Coast Bays :
| 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 Murray McCully | Y Murray McCully | 17,213 | 47.02 | +7.93 | 19,437 | 52.27 | +27.44 |
| | Labour | Hamish McCracken | Hamish McCracken | 9,927 | 27.12 | -7.03 | 11,813 | 31.77 | -2.04 |
| | Independent | Paul Adams | Paul Adams | 5,809 | 15.87 | | | | |
| | Green | Jeanette Elley | Jeanette Elley | 1,287 | 3.52 | -1.92 | 1,297 | 3.49 | -8.48 |
| | NZ First | Anne Martin | Anne Martin | 942 | 2.57 | | 1,775 | 4.77 | -5.20 |
| | ACT | Andrew Stone | Andrew Stone | 537 | 1.47 | -4.95 | 956 | 2.39 | -2.80 |
| | United Future | Steven Dromgool | Steven Dromgool | 405 | 1.11 | -8.14 | 890 | 2.39 | -7.23 |
| | Progressive | Fiona Beazley | Fiona Beazley | 253 | 0.69 | -0.95 | 338 | 0.91 | -0.36 |
| | Māori Party | Rahuia Kapa | Rahuia Kapa | 119 | 0.33 | | 95 | 0.26 | |
| | Democrats | Patrick Fahey | Patrick Fahey | 73 | 0.20 | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | Destiny | John Steemson | John Steemson | 39 | 0.11 | | 370 | 1.00 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 74 | 0.20 | -0.19 |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 44 | 0.12 | -0.93 |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 28 | 0.08 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | -0.86 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | -0.23 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 324 | | | 100 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,604 | | | 37,184 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 7,286 | 19.90 | +14.96 | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: East Coast Bays :
| 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 Murray McCully | Y Murray McCully | 12,134 | 39.09 | | 7,876 | 24.83 | |
| | Labour | Hamish McCracken | Hamish McCracken | 10,600 | 34.15 | | 10,722 | 33.81 | |
| | United Future | Paul Adams | Paul Adams | 2,872 | 9.25 | | 3,052 | 9.62 | |
| | ACT | Julie Pepper | Julie Pepper | 1,993 | 6.42 | | 1,646 | 5.19 | |
| | Green | Jeanette Elley | Jeanette Elley | 1,688 | 5.44 | | 3,796 | 11.97 | |
| | One NZ | Alan McCulloch | Alan McCulloch | 528 | 1.70 | | 75 | 0.24 | |
| | Progressive | Jill Henry | Jill Henry | 508 | 1.64 | | 403 | 1.27 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Ian Cummings | Ian Cummings | 399 | 1.29 | | 334 | 1.05 | |
| | Alliance | Fiona McLaren | Fiona McLaren | 316 | 1.02 | | 287 | 0.90 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 3,163 | 9.97 | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 227 | 0.72 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 123 | 0.39 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 392 | | | 75 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,038 | | | 31,714 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 1,534 | 4.94 | | | | |

### 1993 election

1993 general election: East Coast Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Murray McCully | 10,209 | 46.74 | −0.83 |
| | Alliance | Heather-Ann McConachy | 5,693 | 26.06 | |
| | Labour | Gordon Duncan | 3,253 | 14.89 | |
| | NZ First | Anne Martin | 2,232 | 10.21 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Dennis Knox | 347 | 1.58 | |
| | Natural Law | Miranda Adams | 107 | 0.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,516 | 20.67 | −2.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,841 | 86.74 | −1.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,179 | | |

### 1990 election

1990 general election: East Coast Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Murray McCully | 10,791 | 47.57 | +7.12 |
| | Democrats | Gary Knapp | 5,575 | 24.58 | −14.45 |
| | Labour | Vivienne Halligan | 3,433 | 15.13 | |
| | Green | Dianne Gatward | 2,406 | 10.60 | |
| | NewLabour | John Alfred Watson | 430 | 1.89 | |
| | Social Credit | Sonia Lee Stewart | 45 | 0.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,216 | 22.99 | +21.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,680 | 88.05 | +1.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,758 | | |

### 1987 election

1987 general election: East Coast Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Murray McCully | 8,833 | 40.45 | +4.62 |
| | Democrats | Gary Knapp | 8,522 | 39.03 | −5.71 |
| | Labour | Wayne Sellwood | 4,411 | 20.20 | |
| | Independent | J C Braithwaite | 68 | 0.31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 1.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,834 | 89.94 | −3.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,276 | | |

### 1984 election

1984 general election: East Coast Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Gary Knapp | 10,146 | 44.74 | −0.16 |
| | National | Murray McCully | 8,126 | 35.83 | |
| | Labour | Michael Smythe | 2,081 | 9.17 | |
| | NZ Party | David Phillips | 2,035 | 8.97 | |
| | Independent | Mark Smits | 17 | 0.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,020 | 8.90 | +5.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,675 | 93.40 | +1.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,276 | | |

### 1981 election

1981 general election: East Coast Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Gary Knapp | 11,568 | 44.90 | +1.59 |
| | National | Don Brash | 10,810 | 41.96 | +3.76 |
| | Labour | Neville Creighton | 3,335 | 12.94 | |
| | Independent | Eric Smith | 49 | 0.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 758 | 2.94 | −2.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,762 | 92.14 | +28.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,957 | | |

### 1980 by-election

1980 East Coast Bays by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Gary Knapp | 8,061 | 43.31 | +23.33 |
| | National | Don Brash | 7,110 | 38.20 | |
| | Labour | Wyn Hoadley | 3,296 | 17.71 | |
| | Values | Janet Moore | 144 | 0.77 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 951 | 5.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,611 | 63.64 | −12.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,243 | | |
| | Social Credit gain from National | Social Credit gain from National | Swing | | |

### 1978 election

1978 general election: East Coast Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Frank Gill | 7,675 | 34.48 | −20.96 |
| | Labour | Colleen Hicks | 6,109 | 27.45 | |
| | Social Credit | Gary Knapp | 4,448 | 19.98 | |
| | Independent National | David Phillips | 3,684 | 16.55 | |
| | Values | Eric Smith | 339 | 1.52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,566 | 7.03 | −17.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,255 | 76.59 | −8.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,055 | | |

### 1975 election

1975 general election: East Coast Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Frank Gill | 12,739 | 55.44 | +6.80 |
| | Labour | Rex Stanton | 7,145 | 31.09 | |
| | Values | John Bartram | 1,839 | 8.00 | |
| | Social Credit | Noel Edward Lord | 1,253 | 5.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,594 | 24.34 | +18.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,976 | 84.60 | −2.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,157 | | |

### 1972 election

1972 general election: East Coast Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Frank Gill | 8,460 | 48.64 |
| | Labour | Brian Pauling | 7,481 | 43.01 |
| | Social Credit | Betty Ross | 1,357 | 7.80 |
| | New Democratic | Kay Edgecumbe | 93 | 0.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 979 | 5.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,391 | 87.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,946 | |