# Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)

Bay of Plenty is a New Zealand electoral division returning one member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current representative is Tom Rutherford of the National Party, first elected at the 2023 election.

## Population centres

In the 1892 electoral redistribution, population shift to the North Island required the transfer of one seat from the South Island to the north. The resulting ripple effect saw every electorate established in 1890 have its boundaries altered, and eight electorates were established for the first time, including Bay of Plenty.
Bay of Plenty was created for the change to the mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation voting system; it was carved out of parts of the old seats of Kaimai, Tarawera and Eastern Bay of Plenty. Its original incarnation was based mostly around Whakatane and Opotiki districts, with the remaining population coming from Te Puke and parts of greater Tauranga. The current Bay of Plenty electorate is wrapped around Tauranga city, but does not include the city. Up until the 2019–20 review, it included Matakana Island.
Prior to the 2007 boundary review, it did not extend to the western side of Tauranga or to Matakana Island. Instead it comprised a section of the central Bay of Plenty coast, from the eastern periphery of the Tauranga urban area to outside the main populated part of Whakatane. It included the towns of Te Puke, Edgecumbe and Papamoa. Rapid population growth around Tauranga has driven considerable boundary change at each review. For the 2008 election, the eastern boundary moved far westwards to the eastern fringe of Te Puke, in the process abandoning sections of the central coast to the Rotorua and East Coast seats.

## History

Bay of Plenty has been a safe seat for National's Tony Ryall, who has been returned easily at every election since the seat's re-establishment in 1996. The upper central North Island is an area where New Zealand First has done well, frequently getting a higher vote share in seats in both the Bay of Plenty region and in the Waikato than it does nationally.
The earlier Bay of Plenty electorate from 1893 to 1978 was held by William Kelly 1893–1896, William Herries 1896–1908, William MacDonald 1908–1920, Kenneth Williams 1920–1935, Gordon Hultquist 1935–1941, Bill Sullivan 1941–1957, Percy Allen 1957–1975 and Duncan MacIntyre 1975–1978. Williams had the distinction of being returned unopposed in three general elections, 1922, 1925 and 1931; in 1928 he was opposed by Alexander Moncur for Labour.

### Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
| Conservative | Liberal | Reform |
| Labour | National | NZ First |
| Election | Winner |
| 1893 election | William Kelly |
| 1896 election | William Herries |
| 1899 election | William Herries |
| 1902 election | William Herries |
| 1905 election | William Herries |
| 1908 election | William MacDonald$^1$ |
| 1911 election | William MacDonald$^1$ |
| 1914 election | William MacDonald$^1$ |
| 1919 election | William MacDonald$^1$ |
| 1920 by-election | Kenneth Williams$^1$ |
| 1922 election | Kenneth Williams$^1$ |
| 1925 election | Kenneth Williams$^1$ |
| 1928 election | Kenneth Williams$^1$ |
| 1931 election | Kenneth Williams$^1$ |
| 1935 election | Gordon Hultquist$^2$ |
| 1938 election | Gordon Hultquist$^2$ |
| 1941 by-election | Bill Sullivan$^3$ |
| 1943 election | Bill Sullivan$^3$ |
| 1946 election | Bill Sullivan$^3$ |
| 1949 election | Bill Sullivan$^3$ |
| 1951 election | Bill Sullivan$^3$ |
| 1954 election | Bill Sullivan$^3$ |
| 1957 by-election | Percy Allen |
| 1957 election | Percy Allen |
| 1960 election | Percy Allen |
| 1963 election | Percy Allen |
| 1966 election | Percy Allen |
| 1969 election | Percy Allen |
| 1972 election | Percy Allen |
| 1975 election | Duncan MacIntyre |
| Electorate abolished; see East Cape |||
| 1996 election | Tony Ryall |
| 1999 election | Tony Ryall |
| 2002 election | Tony Ryall |
| 2005 election | Tony Ryall |
| 2008 election | Tony Ryall |
| 2011 election | Tony Ryall |
| 2014 election | Todd Muller |
| 2017 election | Todd Muller |
| 2020 election | Todd Muller |
| 2023 election | Tom Rutherford |
$^1$ Died in office
$^2$ Died of illness while on military service
$^3$ Resigned during term

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Bay of Plenty electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Peter Brown |
| 1999 election | Peter Brown |
| 2002 election | Peter Brown |
| 2005 election | Peter Brown |
| 2017 election | Angie Warren-Clark |
| 2020 election | Angie Warren-Clark |
| 2023 election | Cameron Luxton |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 | Tom Rutherford | Tom Rutherford | 23,303 | 51.64 | +6.70 | 21,452 | 46.98 | +14.41 |
| | Labour | Pare Taikato | Pare Taikato | 7,898 | 17.50 | -19.79 | 7,905 | 17.31 | -25.49 |
| | ACT | Cameron Luxton | Cameron Luxton | 4,202 | 9.31 | +4.67 | 5,212 | 11.41 | +1.32 |
| | Green | Matthew MacMillan | Matthew MacMillan | 4,036 | 8.94 | +5.18 | 3,635 | 7.96 | +3.20 |
| | NZ First | Kirsten Murfitt | Kirsten Murfitt | 4,025 | 8.02 | +6.76 | 3,957 | 8.66 | +5.66 |
| | Leighton Baker Party | Wendy Gillespie | Wendy Gillespie | 524 | 1.16 | — | 58 | 0.13 | — |
| | Animal Justice | Caitlin Grattan | Caitlin Grattan | 375 | 0.83 | — | 88 | 0.19 | — |
| | Independent | Taupo Wahed | Taupo Wahed | 204 | 0.45 | — | | | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 894 | 1.96 | +0.30 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 714 | 1.56 | — |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 577 | 1.26 | +0.83 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 444 | 0.97 | +0.79 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 193 | 0.42 | -0.12 |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 140 | 0.31 | — |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 79 | 0.17 | — |
| | New Conservative | | | | | | 56 | 0.12 | -2.02 |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 24 | 0.05 | — |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 24 | 0.05 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 560 | | | 209 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,127 | | | 45,661 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 15,405 | 34.13 | +26.48 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 Todd Muller | Y Todd Muller | 20,046 | 44.94 | −16.11 | 14,758 | 32.57 | −22.05 |
| | Labour | Angie Warren-Clark | Angie Warren-Clark | 16,631 | 37.29 | +9.94 | 19,398 | 42.80 | +17.30 |
| | ACT | Bruce Carley | Bruce Carley | 2,068 | 4.64 | +4.17 | 4,571 | 10.09 | +9.60 |
| | Green | Pete Huggins | Pete Huggins | 1,678 | 3.76 | — | 2,159 | 4.76 | +0.74 |
| | NZ First | Tricia Jane Lawrence | Tricia Jane Lawrence | 963 | 2.16 | −7.62 | 1,114 | 3.01 | −7.76 |
| | Opportunities | Chris Jenkins | Chris Jenkins | 957 | 2.15 | — | 754 | 1.66 | −1.52 |
| | New Conservative | Margaret Colmore | Margaret Colmore | 827 | 1.85 | — | 972 | 2.14 | +1.89 |
| | Advance NZ | Angela Moncur | Angela Moncur | 690 | 1.55 | — | 712 | 1.57 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Christopher Coker | Christopher Coker | 640 | 1.43 | — | 244 | 0.54 | +0.27 |
| | ONE | Sharon Devery | Sharon Devery | 103 | 0.23 | — | 83 | 0.18 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 195 | 0.43 | −0.07 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 42 | 0.09 | ±0.00 |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 31 | 0.07 | — |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 29 | 0.06 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | — |
| | TEA | | | | | | 11 | 0.02 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 10 | 0.02 | −0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 605 | | | 250 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,603 | | | 45,318 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,663 | 86.68 | +3.48 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 3,415 | 7.66 | −26.05 | | | |

### 2017 election

2017 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 Todd Muller | Y Todd Muller | 25,352 | 61.05 | +0.36 | 23,164 | 54.62 | −3.04 |
| | Labour | Angie Warren-Clark | Angie Warren-Clark | 11,356 | 27.34 | +8.80 | 10,817 | 25.51 | +12.44 |
| | NZ First | Lester Gray | Lester Gray | 4,060 | 9.78 | −2.90 | 4,568 | 10.77 | −3.17 |
| | Māori Party | Raewyn Bennett | Raewyn Bennett | 563 | 1.36 | — | 214 | 0.50 | −0.07 |
| | ACT | Bruce Carley | Bruce Carley | 195 | 0.47 | — | 206 | 0.49 | +0.24 |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,708 | 4.03 | −3.20 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 1,349 | 3.18 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 113 | 0.27 | −0.07 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 106 | 0.25 | −5.41 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 40 | 0.09 | — |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 40 | 0.09 | −0.05 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 32 | 0.08 | −0.13 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 31 | 0.07 | — |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | −0.06 |
| | Mana Party | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | −0.19 |
| | Internet | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | −0.20 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 423 | | | 140 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,526 | | | 42,410 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,550 | 83.20 | +2.55 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 13,996 | 34.00 | −8.15 | | | |

### 2014 election

2014 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 | Todd Muller | Todd Muller | 21,735 | 60.69 | −6.79 | 21,096 | 57.66 | −0.14 |
| | Labour | Clare Wilson | Clare Wilson | 6,639 | 18.54 | +1.60 | 4,783 | 13.07 | −0.69 |
| | NZ First | Ray Dolman | Ray Dolman | 4,542 | 12.68 | +2.14 | 5,100 | 13.94 | +1.31 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Cunliffe | Deborah Cunliffe | 1,322 | 3.69 | −0.03 | 2,072 | 5.66 | +1.54 |
| | Independent Coalition | Brendan Horan | Brendan Horan | 1,281 | 3.58 | +3.58 | 104 | 0.28 | +0.28 |
| | Democrats | Tracy Livingston | Tracy Livingston | 160 | 0.45 | +0.45 | 33 | 0.09 | +0.05 |
| | United Future | Ben Rickard | Ben Rickard | 135 | 0.38 | −0.23 | 78 | 0.21 | −0.37 |
| | Green | | | | | | 2,645 | 7.23 | −1.48 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 207 | 0.57 | −0.02 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 187 | 0.51 | +0.51 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 126 | 0.34 | −0.17 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 90 | 0.25 | −0.91 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 50 | 0.14 | +0.14 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 378 | | | 88 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,192 | | | 36,675 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,641 | 80.02 | +2.03 | | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 15,096 | 42.15 | −8.78 | | | |

### 2011 election

2011 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 Tony Ryall | Y Tony Ryall | 23,710 | 67.48 | +2.61 | 20,853 | 57.80 | -0.89 |
| | Labour | Carol Devoy-Heena | Carol Devoy-Heena | 5,950 | 16.94 | +0.86 | 4,965 | 13.76 | -6.43 |
| | NZ First | Ray Dolman | Ray Dolman | 3,704 | 10.54 | -0.79 | 4,469 | 12.39 | +4.13 |
| | Conservative | Peter Redman | Peter Redman | 1,306 | 3.72 | +3.72 | 1,485 | 4.12 | +4.12 |
| | Mana | Sharon Stevens | Sharon Stevens | 251 | 0.71 | +0.71 | 91 | 0.25 | +0.25 |
| | United Future | Brian Carter | Brian Carter | 213 | 0.61 | +0.11 | 207 | 0.57 | -0.13 |
| | Green | | | | | | 3,142 | 8.71 | +3.84 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 418 | 1.16 | -1.75 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 213 | 0.59 | -0.11 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 183 | 0.51 | +0.14 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 29 | 0.08 | +0.01 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | -0.01 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | -0.03 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 879 | | | 226 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,134 | | | 36,077 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 17,760 | 50.55 | +1.75 | | | |
Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,546

### 2008 election

2008 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 Tony Ryall | Y Tony Ryall | 23,402 | 64.88 | +6.65 | 21,526 | 58.70 | +9.57 |
| | Labour | Carol Devoy-Heena | Carol Devoy-Heena | 5,798 | 16.07 | -4.38 | 7,404 | 20.19 | -7.89 |
| | NZ First | Peter Brown | Peter Brown | 4,087 | 11.33 | -2.30 | 3,030 | 8.26 | -3.79 |
| | Kiwi | Tony Christiansen | Tony Christiansen | 2,258 | 6.26 | – | 734 | 2.00 | – |
| | ACT | Francis Denz | Francis Denz | 346 | 0.96 | – | 1,067 | 2.91 | +2.00 |
| | United Future | Brian Carter | Brian Carter | 180 | 0.50 | -1.47 | 258 | 0.70 | -3.19 |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,787 | 4.87 | +1.55 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 258 | 0.70 | +0.08 |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 175 | 0.48 | -0.39 |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 144 | 0.39 | – |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 135 | 0.37 | +0.20 |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 60 | 0.16 | – |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 25 | 0.07 | +0.04 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 21 | 0.06 | +0.05 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 18 | 0.05 | +0.01 |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | – |
| | RAM | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | – |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | -0.00 |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 325 | | | 118 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,071 | | | 36,674 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 17,604 | 48.80 | +11.03 | | | |

### 2005 election

2005 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 Tony Ryall | Y Tony Ryall | 20,941 | 57.82 | | 17,934 | 48.95 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Scott | Pauline Scott | 7,357 | 20.31 | | 10,252 | 27.98 | |
| | NZ First | Peter Brown | Peter Brown | 4,903 | 13.54 | | 4,399 | 12.01 | |
| | Green | Ian Stephens | Ian Stephens | 1,181 | 3.26 | | 1,213 | 3.31 | |
| | United Future | Jeff Leigh | Jeff Leigh | 707 | 1.95 | | 1,421 | 3.88 | |
| | Destiny | Roberta Maxwell | Roberta Maxwell | 317 | 0.88 | | 279 | 0.76 | |
| | Māori Party | Te Orohi Paul | Te Orohi Paul | 314 | 0.87 | | 226 | 0.62 | |
| | Progressive | Ronnie Stewart-Ward | Ronnie Stewart-Ward | 217 | 0.60 | – | 316 | 0.86 | |
| | Direct Democracy | Mike Robertson | Mike Robertson | 27 | 0.07 | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | ACT | | | | | | 332 | 0.91 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 63 | 0.17 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 12 | 0.03 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 4 | 0.0 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 129 | | | 255 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,219 | | | 36,637 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 13,584 | 37.51 | | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 Tony Ryall | Y Tony Ryall | 12,975 | 42.95 | | 7,130 | 23.29 | |
| | NZ First | Peter Brown | Peter Brown | 7,378 | 24.42 | | 6,896 | 22.53 | |
| | Labour | Mei Matere Taare | Mei Matere Taare | 6,494 | 21.49 | | 9,457 | 30.89 | |
| | United Future | John Cassidy | John Cassidy | 1,231 | 4.07 | | 2,506 | 8.19 | |
| | Green | Te Ruruanga Te Keeti | Te Ruruanga Te Keeti | 1,098 | 3.63 | | 1,691 | 5.52 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Richard Holland | Richard Holland | 416 | 1.38 | | 350 | 1.14 | |
| | ACT | Graham Douglas Steenson | Graham Douglas Steenson | 371 | 1.23 | | 1,451 | 4.74 | |
| | Progressive | John Neill | John Neill | 249 | 0.82 | | 239 | 0.78 | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 569 | 1.86 | |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 350 | 1.14 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 162 | 0.53 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 122 | 0.40 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 15 | 0.05 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 214 | | | 86 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,212 | | | 30,611 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 5,597 | 18.53 | | | | |

### 1999 election

1999 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 Tony Ryall | Y Tony Ryall | 15,781 | 46.00 | | 11,350 | 32.91 | |
| | Labour | Terry Hughes | Terry Hughes | 8,679 | 25.30 | | 11,342 | 32.89 | |
| | NZ First | Peter Brown | Peter Brown | 4,185 | 12.20 | | 3,178 | 9.22 | |
| | Green | Margaret Collins | Margaret Collins | 1,815 | 5.29 | | 1,847 | 5.36 | |
| | Alliance | John Neill | John Neill | 1,338 | 3.90 | | 1,769 | 5.13 | |
| | Christian Democrats | Judy Turner | Judy Turner | 1,161 | 3.38 | | 1,210 | 3.51 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Joyce Stevens | Joyce Stevens | 659 | 1.92 | | 795 | 2.31 | |
| | ACT | Lynne Cook | Lynne Cook | 520 | 1.52 | | 2,138 | 6.20 | |
| | Te Tawharau | Willie Coates | Willie Coates | 100 | 0.29 | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Meike van Batenburg | Meike van Batenburg | 70 | 0.20 | | 28 | 0.08 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 255 | 0.74 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 181 | 0.52 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 139 | 0.40 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 72 | 0.21 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 57 | 0.17 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | | | | | | 50 | 0.14 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 41 | 0.12 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | |
| | Freedom Movement | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | People's Choice Party | | | | | | 6 | 0.02 | |
| | Mauri Pacific | | | | | | 5 | 0.01 | |
| | South Island | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Republican | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 448 | | | 272 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,308 | | | 34,484 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 7,102 | | | | | |

### 1996 election

1996 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| 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 | Tony Ryall | Tony Ryall | 13,923 | 42.63 | | 11,387 | 34.73 | |
| | NZ First | Peter Brown | Peter Brown | 8,770 | 26.85 | | 7,237 | 22.07 | |
| | Labour | Julie Tucker | Julie Tucker | 5,354 | 16.39 | | 7,016 | 21.40 | |
| | Alliance | Jim Bennett | Jim Bennett | 2,609 | 7.99 | | 2,732 | 8.33 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Judy Turner | Judy Turner | 1,253 | 3.84 | | 1,884 | 5.75 | |
| | ACT | Reg Turner | Reg Turner | 359 | 1.10 | | 1,513 | 4.61 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Mark Servian | Mark Servian | 225 | 0.69 | | 108 | 0.33 | |
| | Te Tawharau | Rangitukehu David Paul | Rangitukehu David Paul | 78 | 0.24 | | 42 | 0.13 | |
| | Natural Law | Lew Cormack | Lew Cormack | 67 | 0.21 | | 44 | 0.13 | |
| | Progressive Greens | Graeme Leech | Graeme Leech | 24 | 0.07 | | 65 | 0.20 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 446 | 1.36 | |
| | United NZ | | | | | | 169 | 0.52 | |
| | Animals First | | | | | | 51 | 0.16 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | | | | | | 33 | 0.10 | |
| | Mana Māori | | | | | | 19 | 0.06 | |
| | Green Society | | | | | | 17 | 0.05 | |
| | Conservatives | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Advance New Zealand | | | | | | 4 | 0.01 | |
| | Asia Pacific United | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| | Ethnic Minority Party | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 246 | | | 117 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,662 | | | 32,791 | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 5,153 | 15.78 | | | | |

### 1957 by-election

1957 Bay of Plenty by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Percy Allen | 5,290 | 53.99 |
| | Labour | Godfrey Santon | 4,091 | 41.75 |
| | Liberal Federation | Reginald Joseph Pedley | 417 | 4.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,199 | 12.24 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,233 | 72.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,628 | |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | |

### 1941 by-election

1941 Bay of Plenty by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Bill Sullivan | 4,675 | 60.72 | +11.91 |
| | Labour | Charles Mills | 3,024 | 39.27 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 1.76 | +1.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,651 | 21.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,699 | 83.48 | −9.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,222 | | |

### 1938 election

1938 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Hultquist | 4,964 | 50.54 | +7.43 |
| | National | Bill Sullivan | 4,795 | 48.81 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 0.65 | −0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 1.72 | −5.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,821 | 92.51 | −2.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,616 | | |

### 1935 election

1935 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gordon Hultquist | 3,519 | 43.11 |
| | United | John Tom Merry | 2,964 | 36.31 |
| | Democrat | Harry Harker | 1,678 | 20.56 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 0.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 555 | 6.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,161 | 89.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,108 | |

### 1928 election

1928 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Reform | Kenneth Williams | 4,463 | 63.22 |
| | Labour | Alexander Moncur | 2,596 | 36.78 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,867 | 26.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,152 | 79.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,043 | |

### 1920 by-election

1920 Bay of Plenty by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Reform | Kenneth Williams | 2,381 | 57.93 |
| | Liberal | Frederick John Lysnar | 1,729 | 42.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 652 | 15.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,110 | |

### 1919 election

1919 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William MacDonald | 3,546 | 59.85 | +3.06 |
| | Reform | Kenneth Williams | 2,312 | 39.02 | −4.18 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 1.11 | −0.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,234 | 20.83 | +7.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,924 | 70.22 | −10.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,436 | | |

### 1914 election

1914 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William MacDonald | 4,033 | 56.79 | +2.79 |
| | Reform | Kenneth Williams | 3,068 | 43.20 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 1.32 | +0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 13.58 | +4.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,101 | 80.54 | +5.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,816 | | |

### 1911 election

1911 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William MacDonald | 3,177 | 54.00 | −0.59 |
| | Reform | Harry De Lautour | 2,642 | 44.90 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 1.10 | +0.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 9.09 | −0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,884 | 75.22 | +3.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,822 | | |

### 1908 election

1908 general election: Bay of Plenty, first ballot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William MacDonald | 2,413 | 46.65 | |
| | Conservative | James Gow | 1,970 | 37.27 | |
| | Independent | David Lundon | 902 | 17.06 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 1.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 8.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,285 | 77.99 | −4.41 |
| Second ballot result ||||||
| | Liberal | William MacDonald | 2,650 | 54.59 | +7.94 |
| | Conservative | James Gow | 2,204 | 45.40 | +8.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 0.53 | −0.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 9.18 | +0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,854 | 71.63 | −6.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,776 | | |

### 1905 election

1905 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Herries | 3,251 | 51.23 | +2.84 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Foster | 3,040 | 47.91 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 3.32 | −6.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,345 | 82.40 | +6.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,700 | | |

### 1902 election

1902 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Herries | 2,110 | 48.39 | −4.87 |
| | Liberal | David Lundon | 1,434 | 32.88 | −13.68 |
| | Independent | Charles Jordan | 429 | 9.83 | |
| | Independent | John Ede Taylor | 387 | 8.87 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 9.58 | +3.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,360 | 76.11 | −6.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,728 | | |

### 1899 election

1899 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Herries | 2,110 | 53.26 | +1.10 |
| | Liberal | David Lundon | 1,852 | 46.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 6.51 | +2.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,962 | 82.78 | +5.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,786 | | |

### 1896 election

1896 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Herries | 1,600 | 52.15 | |
| | Liberal | William Kelly | 1,468 | 47.85 | +6.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 4.30 | +3.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,068 | 77.69 | +9.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,949 | | |

### 1893 election

1893 general election: Bay of Plenty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Kelly | 1,162 | 40.99 |
| | Conservative | Henry Burton | 953 | 33.62 |
| | Liberal | Charles Jordan | 583 | 20.56 |
| | Independent | George Vesey Stewart | 116 | 4.09 |
| | Independent | Thomas Mace Humphreys | 19 | 0.67 |
| | Liberal | William Fraser | 2 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 7.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | 68.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,166 | |