# Te Atatū (New Zealand electorate)

Te Atatū (before 2008 spelled Te Atatu, without a macron) is a parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Te Atatū is Phil Twyford of the Labour Party.

## Population centres

The 1977 electoral redistribution was the most overtly political since the Representation Commission had been established through an amendment to the Representation Act in 1886, initiated by Muldoon's National Government. As part of the 1976 census, a large number of people failed to fill in an electoral re-registration card, and census staff had not been given the authority to insist on the card being completed. This had little practical effect for people on the general roll, but it transferred Māori to the general roll if the card was not handed in. Together with a northward shift of New Zealand's population, this resulted in five new electorates having to be created in the upper part of the North Island. The electoral redistribution was very disruptive, and 22 electorates were abolished, while 27 electorates were newly created (including Te Atatu) or re-established. These changes came into effect for the 1978 election.
Te Atatū comprises the suburbs of West Auckland on the western side of the Whau River in Auckland. The main parts of the seat are the suburbs of Glendene, Te Atatū Peninsula, Te Atatū South, Lincoln and Massey. Boundary changes in the leadup to the 2008 election have seen the northern boundary edge northwards to include Massey East, with a small southern block transferred to the neighbouring Waitakere seat.
The makeup of Te Atatū shows that while its population is composed roughly inline with the national average: It is roughly the same ages as the nation (with slightly more residents over fifty), and its average income ($22627) is only slightly lower than the rest of New Zealand. Its main point of demographic difference with its country is ethnic – it has more Asian New Zealanders and more Pacific Islanders than the rest of the country.

## History

The Te Atatu electorate was created ahead of the 1978 election by pulling apart the seat of Waitemata; its first MP was future cabinet minister Michael Bassett, who had been the MP for Waitemata from 1972 until 1975 before an anti-labour landslide cost him his job. Bassett held the seat until his retirement in 1990, when a toxic battle to succeed Bassett in an already lean year for Labour passed one of their safe seats into the hands of Brian Neeson. Neeson opted not to recontest Te Atatu in 1993; instead shifting to Waitakere. His departure, coupled with a reversal of electoral fortune for the National Party (down from 47.8 to 35.1 percent) led to a victory for incoming Labour MP Chris Carter. In his first three years in Parliament, Carter made news for being the first openly gay member of Parliament.
With the introduction of MMP voting in 1996, Te Atatū was briefly abolished in favour of a new seat called Waipareira, which covered the same area as Te Atatū but also included the wealthy harbourside suburbs to the north of the seat. Te Atatu was re-established for the 1999 election, with the new seat focused more on the working class suburbs at the southern end of Waitakere City. Carter, who had lost Waipareira to Neeson and spent three years out of Parliament, returned as Te Atatu MP and held the position in the 2002, 2005 and 2008 elections. Since 2008 the electorate has been spelled Te Atatū, with a macron.
Carter resigned from the Labour Party in 2010 and from Parliament in 2011. He was succeeded by Labour's Phil Twyford.

### Members of Parliament

Key
Labour National Independent Alliance Green ACT
| Election | Winner |
| 1978 election | Michael Bassett |
| 1981 election | Michael Bassett |
| 1984 election | Michael Bassett |
| 1987 election | Michael Bassett |
| 1990 election | Brian Neeson |
| 1993 election | Chris Carter |
| (Electorate abolished 1996–1999, see Waipareira) |||
| 1999 election | Chris Carter |
| 2002 election | Chris Carter |
| 2005 election | Chris Carter |
| 2008 election | Chris Carter |
| 2011 election | Phil Twyford |
| 2014 election | Phil Twyford |
| 2017 election | Phil Twyford |
| 2020 election | Phil Twyford |
| 2023 election | Phil Twyford |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections since 1999 where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Te Atatū electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 1999 election | Laila Harré |
| 2005 election | Tau Henare |
| 2008 election | Tau Henare |
| 2011 election | Tau Henare |
| 2014 election | Alfred Ngaro |
| 2017 election | Alfred Ngaro |
| 2017 election | Golriz Ghahraman |
| 2020 election | Simon Court |
| 2023 election | Simon Court |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 general election: Te Atatū :
| 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 Phil Twyford | Y Phil Twyford | 14,202 | 38.55 | –19.02 | 12,460 | 33.32 | –24.73 |
| | National | Angee Nicholas | Angee Nicholas | 14,071 | 38.20 | +9.09 | 14,045 | 37.56 | +14.84 |
| | Green | Zooey Neumann | Zooey Neumann | 3,516 | 9.54 | +3.88 | 4,199 | 11.23 | +4.72 |
| | ACT | Simon Court | Simon Court | 2,506 | 6.80 | +2.44 | 2,412 | 6.45 | +1.32 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | John Tamihere | John Tamihere | 1,261 | 3.42 | – | 588 | 1.57 | +0.90 |
| | Independent | Melanie Philips | Melanie Philips | 482 | 1.30 | – | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,681 | 4.49 | +1.95 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 681 | 1.61 | +0.55 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 354 | 0.94 | +0.65 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 282 | 0.75 | – |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 151 | 0.40 | +0.06 |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 106 | 0.28 | – |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 67 | 0.17 | – |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 67 | 0.17 | –1.24 |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 40 | 0.10 | – |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 37 | 0.09 | – |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 25 | 0.06 | – |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 16 | 0.04 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 794 | | | 255 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,832 | | | 37,388 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 131 | 0.35 | –28.11 | | | |

### 2020

2020 general election: Te Atatū :
| 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 Phil Twyford | Y Phil Twyford | 21,253 | 57.57 | +8.67 | 22,106 | 58.05 | +14.28 |
| | National | Alfred Ngaro | Alfred Ngaro | 10,745 | 29.11 | −10.51 | 8,653 | 22.72 | −18.51 |
| | Green | Scott Hindman | Scott Hindman | 2,088 | 5.66 | +1.54 | 2,480 | 6.51 | +1.64 |
| | ACT | Simon Court | Simon Court | 1,610 | 4.36 | +3.66 | 1,954 | 5.13 | +4.65 |
| | Opportunities | Brendon Monk | Brendon Monk | 538 | 1.46 | — | 403 | 1.06 | −0.22 |
| | New Conservative | Okusitino Paseka | Okusitino Paseka | 449 | 1.22 | +0.74 | 537 | 1.41 | +1.07 |
| | TEA | Frank Amoah | Frank Amoah | 233 | 0.63 | — | 114 | 0.30 | — |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 966 | 2.54 | −3.87 |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 289 | 0.67 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 256 | 0.67 | +0.21 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 128 | 0.34 | +0.04 |
| | ONE | | | | | | 110 | 0.29 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 31 | 0.08 | — |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 22 | 0.06 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | +0.01 |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | +0.01 |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,115 | | | 319 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,916 | | | 38,083 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 10,508 | 28.46 | +19.18 | | | |

### 2017

2017 general election: Te Atatū :
| 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 Phil Twyford | Y Phil Twyford | 16,774 | 48.90 | +0.79 | 15,406 | 43.77 | +8.99 |
| | National | Alfred Ngaro | Alfred Ngaro | 13,590 | 39.62 | +0.14 | 14,514 | 41.23 | +1.72 |
| | NZ First | David Wilson | David Wilson | 1,609 | 4.69 | — | 2,256 | 6.41 | -1.94 |
| | Green | Golriz Ghahraman | Golriz Ghahraman | 1,413 | 4.12 | -0.85 | 1,715 | 4.87 | -3.18 |
| | ACT | Stephen Fletcher | Stephen Fletcher | 240 | 0.70 | -0.58 | 170 | 0.48 | -0.87 |
| | New Conservative | Marilyn Johnson | Marilyn Johnson | 164 | 0.48 | -2.48 | 120 | 0.34 | -3.39 |
| | Independent | Tua Schuster | Tua Schuster | 133 | 0.39 | — | | | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 451 | 1.28 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 161 | 0.46 | +0.03 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 104 | 0.30 | -0.07 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 42 | 0.12 | — |
| | United Future | | | | | | 25 | 0.07 | -0.09 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | -1.1 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 15 | 0.04 | — |
| | Internet | | | | | | 14 | 0.04 | -1.1 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | ±0 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | -0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 381 | | | 170 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,304 | | | 35,199 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 3,184 | 9.28 | +0.65 | | | |

### 2014

2014 general election: Te Atatū :
| 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 Phil Twyford | Y Phil Twyford | 15,676 | 48.11 | −5.72 | 11,603 | 34.81 | −4.10 |
| | National | Alfred Ngaro | Alfred Ngaro | 12,863 | 39.48 | +4.03 | 13,614 | 40.84 | −0.35 |
| | Green | Gary Stewart | Gary Stewart | 1,618 | 4.97 | −0.95 | 2,684 | 8.05 | +0.81 |
| | Conservative | Paddy O'Rourke | Paddy O'Rourke | 965 | 2.96 | −0.79 | 1,243 | 3.73 | +0.97 |
| | ACT | Stephen Fletcher | Stephen Fletcher | 416 | 1.28 | +0.23 | 450 | 1.35 | +0.47 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Adrian McDermott | Adrian McDermott | 328 | 1.01 | +1.01 | 122 | 0.37 | −0.18 |
| | Internet | Chris Yong | Chris Yong | 300 | 0.92 | +0.92 | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,784 | 8.35 | +1.60 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 380 | 1.14 | +1.14 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 142 | 0.43 | −0.20 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 52 | 0.16 | −0.23 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | −0.04 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 416 | | | 223 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,582 | | | 33,335 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 2,813 | 8.63 | −9.75 | | | |

### 2011

2011 general election: Te Atatū :
| 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 | Phil Twyford | Phil Twyford | 15,860 | 53.83 | +0.39 | 11,999 | 38.91 | -2.59 |
| | National | Tau Henare | Tau Henare | 10,444 | 35.45 | -0.79 | 12,701 | 41.19 | -0.35 |
| | Green | Gary Stewart | Gary Stewart | 1,744 | 5.92 | +2.66 | 2,231 | 7.24 | +3.23 |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Liu | Cynthia Liu | 1,106 | 3.75 | +3.75 | 851 | 2.76 | +2.76 |
| | ACT | Dominic Costello | Dominic Costello | 308 | 1.05 | -1.85 | 271 | 0.88 | -2.28 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,081 | 6.75 | +2.56 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 193 | 0.63 | -0.21 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 169 | 0.55 | +0.20 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 159 | 0.52 | +0.52 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 121 | 0.39 | -0.48 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 24 | 0.08 | -0.01 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 21 | 0.07 | +0.04 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 14 | 0.05 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,067 | | | 356 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,462 | | | 30,835 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 5,416 | 18.38 | +1.18 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 43,746

### 2008

2008 general election: Te Atatū :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Chris Carter | Y Chris Carter | 16,459 | 53.44 | | 13,171 | 41.50 | |
| | National | Tau Henare | Tau Henare | 11,161 | 36.24 | | 13,183 | 41.54 | |
| | Green | Xavier Goldie | Xavier Goldie | 1,003 | 3.26 | | 1,270 | 4.00 | |
| | ACT | Lech Beltowski | Lech Beltowski | 891 | 2.89 | | 1,002 | 3.16 | |
| | Pacific | Fiasili Jackueline Ah Tong | Fiasili Jackueline Ah Tong | 435 | 1.41 | | 362 | 1.14 | |
| | Kiwi | Jo van Kempen | Jo van Kempen | 260 | 0.84 | | 123 | 0.39 | |
| | United Future | Talei Solomon-Mua | Talei Solomon-Mua | 250 | 0.81 | | 278 | 0.88 | |
| | Progressive | Pavitra Roy | Pavitra Roy | 244 | 0.79 | | 267 | 0.84 | |
| | Alliance | Bob van Ruyssevelt | Bob van Ruyssevelt | 94 | 0.31 | | 27 | 0.09 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,328 | 4.18 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 264 | 0.83 | |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 180 | 0.57 | |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 134 | 0.42 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 111 | 0.35 | |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | |
| | RAM | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 480 | | | 174 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,797 | | | 31,738 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 5,298 | 17.20 | | | | |

### 2005

2005 general election: Te Atatu :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Chris Carter | Y Chris Carter | 18,087 | 59.37 | -3.12 | 16,209 | 52.03 | |
| | National | Tau Henare | Tau Henare | 7,640 | 25.08 | +10.63 | 9,466 | 30.38 | |
| | NZ First | Moetu Davis | Moetu Davis | 1,016 | 11.14 | | 1,830 | 5.87 | |
| | United Future | Jo van Kemp | Jo van Kemp | 897 | 2.94 | | 956 | 3.07 | |
| | Green | Kath Dewar | Kath Dewar | 849 | 2.79 | | 1,064 | 3.42 | |
| | Māori Party | Kelvin Martin | Kelvin Martin | 250 | 0.82 | | 219 | 0.70 | |
| | Progressive | Patriva Roy | Patriva Roy | 226 | 0.74 | | 347 | 1.11 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Betty Jenkins | Betty Jenkins | 205 | 0.67 | | 97 | 0.31 | |
| | Alliance | Bob van Ruyssevelt | Bob van Ruyssevelt | 104 | 0.34 | | 24 | 0.08 | |
| | Independent | Adele Hughes | Adele Hughes | 86 | 0.28 | | | | |
| | Family Rights | Stella Te Paeru Brown-Knowles | Stella Te Paeru Brown-Knowles | 77 | 0.25 | | 101 | 0.32 | |
| | Direct Democracy | Gregory Trichon | Gregory Trichon | 56 | 0.18 | | 23 | 0.07 | |
| | ACT | | | | | | 379 | 1.03 | |
| | Destiny | | | | | | 107 | 0.29 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 52 | 0.17 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 5 | 0.02 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 370 | | | 176 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,463 | | | 31,154 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 10,447 | 34.29 | -13.75 | | | |

### 2002

2002 general election: Te Atatu :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Y Chris Carter | Y Chris Carter | 16,821 | 62.03 | | 14,128 | 51.39 | |
| | National | Tau Henare | Tau Henare | 3,889 | 14.34 | | 3,595 | 13.07 | |
| | NZ First | Christine Ritchie | Christine Ritchie | 1,811 | 6.67 | | 2,953 | 10.74 | |
| | United Future | Anne Drake | Anne Drake | 1,540 | 5.67 | | 2,100 | 7.63 | |
| | ACT | Ted Erskine-Legget | Ted Erskine-Legget | 875 | 3.22 | | 1,381 | 5.02 | |
| | Alliance | Bob van Ruyssevelt | Bob van Ruyssevelt | 654 | 2.41 | | 618 | 2.24 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Matthew Flannagan | Matthew Flannagan | 584 | 2.15 | | 473 | 1.72 | |
| | Progressive | Pasene Taulialo-O-Lilomaiava | Pasene Taulialo-O-Lilomaiava | 365 | 1.34 | | 490 | 1.78 | |
| | Independent | Helen Wiseman-Dare | Helen Wiseman-Dare | 197 | 0.72 | | | | |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,248 | 4.54 | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 174 | 0.63 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 132 | 0.48 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 16 | 0.05 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 378 | | | 169 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,114 | | | 27,488 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 12,932 | 47.69 | | | | |

### 1999

Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Te Atatu for a list of candidates.

### 1993

1993 general election: Te Atatu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Carter | 6,889 | 36.78 | |
| | Alliance | Laila Harré | 5,501 | 29.37 | |
| | National | Tracey Adams | 4,724 | 25.22 | |
| | NZ First | Peter Brown | 1,121 | 5.98 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Alan Broadbent | 342 | 1.82 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Aaron Lloyd Franklin | 89 | 0.47 | |
| | Workers Rights | Bill Bradford | 36 | 0.19 | |
| | Natural Law | Judith Ann Boock | 27 | 0.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,388 | 7.41 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,729 | 96.90 | +20.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,588 | | |

### 1990

1990 general election: Te Atatu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Brian Neeson | 8,662 | 44.75 | +3.48 |
| | Labour | Dan McCaffrey | 7,292 | 37.67 | |
| | Green | Warwick Pudney | 1,627 | 8.40 | |
| | NewLabour | Sue Pockett | 1,277 | 6.59 | |
| | Democrats | Marilyn Jackson | 323 | 1.66 | −3.13 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Kit Boyes | 129 | 0.66 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,370 | 7.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,355 | 76.57 | −7.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,277 | | |

### 1987

1987 general election: Te Atatu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Bassett | 10,044 | 53.18 | −1.38 |
| | National | Brian Neeson | 7,795 | 41.27 | |
| | Democrats | Marilyn Jackson | 906 | 4.79 | −0.72 |
| | NZ Party | G M Oxton | 140 | 0.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,249 | 11.90 | −13.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,885 | 83.87 | −6.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,516 | | |

### 1984

1984 general election: Te Atatu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Bassett | 10,786 | 54.56 | +6.17 |
| | National | Frank Diment | 5,795 | 29.31 | |
| | NZ Party | Gray Phillips | 1,972 | 9.97 | |
| | Social Credit | Marilyn Jackson | 1,090 | 5.51 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Raymond Prout | 126 | 0.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,991 | 25.24 | +6.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,769 | 90.04 | +3.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,954 | | |

### 1981

1981 general election: Te Atatu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Bassett | 8,577 | 48.09 | −0.90 |
| | National | Stella Noble | 5,247 | 29.42 | |
| | Social Credit | Rodney Wilson | 4,009 | 22.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,330 | 18.67 | +2.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,833 | 86.19 | +16.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,688 | | |

### 1978

1978 general election: Te Atatu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Bassett | 8,640 | 48.99 |
| | National | W R Cross | 5,821 | 33.01 |
| | Social Credit | John Geoffrey Rawson | 2,923 | 16.57 |
| | Values | D C Bartle | 250 | 1.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,819 | 15.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,634 | 70.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,186 | |