# Taranaki-King Country

Taranaki-King Country is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Taranaki-King Country is Barbara Kuriger of the National Party. She has held this position since the 2014 general election.

## Population centres

Taranaki-King Country stretches down the western coast of the North Island, starting at the outskirts of Hamilton, through to the King Country towns of Te Awamutu, Ōtorohanga and Te Kūiti, and ending in the northern Taranaki region, to take in the northern section of the New Plymouth urban area and all of Stratford District. From 2008, it has included the town of Raglan.
The boundaries have gradually been expanded as the population has fallen, relative to the overall population of the country. At the 2013 revision the proposed boundaries received the third highest number (25) of objections in the country. After the 2013 revision the constituency covered parts of 3 regional councils and 7 district councils (Waikato District, Waipa District, Ōtorohanga District, Waitomo District, New Plymouth District, Stratford District, Ruapehu District), including Hamilton Airport.

## History

The seat was created ahead of the introduction of mixed-member proportional voting in 1996 from most of the old King Country seat with parts of Taranaki, Waitotara in the south and Waipa in the area around Hamilton. All these seats were safe National seats covering rural areas traditionally loyal to the National Party, the new seat remained faithful to old allegiances in the face of a large swing to New Zealand First in the central North Island at the 1996 election. The first MP for Taranaki-King Country was the then Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jim Bolger.
Having been ousted from the leadership of his party, Bolger accepted the role of Ambassador to the United States in the middle of 1998, and triggered the 1998 by-election. Despite a large swing to ACT Party candidate Owen Jennings, Bolger's chosen successor Shane Ardern won a narrow victory on a heavily reduced turnout. Since the 1998 by-election, Taranaki-King Country has reverted to form, giving Ardern two out of every three votes cast in 2005, 2008 and 2011.

## Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
Key
National Alliance Labour
| Election | Winner |
| 1996 election | Jim Bolger |
| 1998 by-election | Shane Ardern |
| 1999 election | Shane Ardern |
| 2002 election | Shane Ardern |
| 2005 election | Shane Ardern |
| 2008 election | Shane Ardern |
| 2011 election | Shane Ardern |
| 2014 election | Barbara Kuriger |
| 2017 election | Barbara Kuriger |
| 2020 election | Barbara Kuriger |
| 2023 election | Barbara Kuriger |

## List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Taranaki-King Country electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.
| Election | Winner |
| 1999 election | Kevin Campbell |
| 1999 election | Owen Jennings |
| 2005 election | Maryan Street |
| 2020 election | Angela Roberts |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 general election: Taranaki-King Country :
| 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 Barbara Kuriger | Y Barbara Kuriger | 24,760 | 67.75 | +21.69 | 19,281 | 46.97 | +10.70 |
| | Labour | Angela Roberts | Angela Roberts | 10,405 | 25.67 | –12.67 | 7,022 | 17.10 | –20.37 |
| | Independent | William Bruce Burr | William Bruce Burr | 3,388 | 8.35 | – | | | |
| | Vision NZ | Daryl Raison | Daryl Raison | 948 | 2.33 | – | | | |
| | ACT | | | | | | 5,484 | 13.36 | +2.01 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 3,398 | 8.27 | +5.53 |
| | Green | | | | | | 2,828 | 6.88 | +2.09 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 800 | 1.94 | – |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 645 | 1.45 | +0.22 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 494 | 1.20 | +0.74 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 229 | 0.55 | +0.39 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 165 | 0.40 | +0.02 |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 137 | 0.33 | – |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 104 | 0.25 | –2.47 |
| | DemocracyNZ | | | | | | 77 | 0.18 | – |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 66 | 0.16 | – |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 43 | 0.10 | – |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 32 | 0.07 | – |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 31 | 0.07 | – |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,029 | | | 209 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,530 | | | 41,045 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 14,355 | 35.41 | +27.70 | | | |

### 2020

2020 general election: Taranaki-King Country :
| 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 Barbara Kuriger | Y Barbara Kuriger | 18,702 | 46.06 | -19.25 | 14,851 | 36.27 | -21.63 |
| | Labour | Angela Roberts | Angela Roberts | 15,568 | 38.34 | +14.81 | 15,341 | 37.47 | +13.67 |
| | ACT | Brent Miles | Brent Miles | 2,376 | 5.85 | — | 4,648 | 11.35 | +10.73 |
| | New Conservative | Lee Anne Smith | Lee Anne Smith | 2,151 | 5.30 | +3.75 | 1,115 | 2.72 | +2.40 |
| | Outdoors | Christopher Grey | Christopher Grey | 870 | 2.14 | — | 121 | 0.30 | +0.20 |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,962 | 4.79 | +0.36 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,123 | 2.74 | -6.24 |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 513 | 1.25 | — |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 502 | 1.23 | -0.97 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 187 | 0.46 | -0.06 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 154 | 0.38 | +0.06 |
| | ONE | | | | | | 66 | 0.16 | — |
| | Vision NZ | | | | | | 30 | 0.07 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 26 | 0.06 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 21 | 0.05 | +0.01 |
| | TEA | | | | | | 18 | 0.04 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 938 | | | 260 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,605 | | | 40,946 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 3,134 | 7.71 | -34.07 | | | |

### 2017

2017 general election: Taranaki-King Country :
| 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 Barbara Kuriger | Y Barbara Kuriger | 23,854 | 65.31 | -2.86 | 21,466 | 57.9 | -3.56 |
| | Labour | Hilary Humphrey | Hilary Humphrey | 8,595 | 23.53 | +6.57 | 8,823 | 23.8 | 10.45 |
| | Green | Robert Moore | Robert Moore | 2,900 | 7.94 | -1.5 | 1,643 | 4.43 | -2.78 |
| | Conservative | Allan Thomson | Allan Thomson | 568 | 1.55 | -2.79 | 118 | 0.32 | -5.36 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 3,330 | 8.98 | -0.5 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 815 | 2.2 | — |
| | ACT | | | | | | 231 | 0.62 | +0.26 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 194 | 0.52 | -0.03 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 120 | 0.32 | -0.17 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 97 | 0.26 | -0.2 |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 37 | 0.10 | — |
| | United Future | | | | | | 37 | 0.10 | -0.15 |
| | People's Party | | | | | | 31 | 0.09 | — |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | -0.02 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 9 | 0.02 | -0.55 |
| | Internet | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | -0.55 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 606 | | | 124 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,523 | | | 37,095 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 15,259 | 41.78 | -9.43 | | | |

### 2014

2014 general election: Taranaki-King Country :
| 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 | Barbara Kuriger | Barbara Kuriger | 22,328 | 68.17 | -1.48 | 20,637 | 61.46 | +1.02 |
| | Labour | Penny Gaylor | Penny Gaylor | 5,555 | 16.96 | +2.26 | 4,483 | 13.35 | -2.60 |
| | Green | Robert Moore | Robert Moore | 3,091 | 9.44 | +0.02 | 2,422 | 7.21 | -1.02 |
| | Conservative | Edward Aish | Edward Aish | 1,420 | 4.34 | +4.34 | 1,907 | 5.68 | +1.88 |
| | Internet | Grant Keinzley | Grant Keinzley | 209 | 0.64 | +0.64 | | | |
| | Democrats | David Espin | David Espin | 152 | 0.46 | +0.46 | 20 | 0.06 | -0.02 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 3,182 | 9.48 | +2.22 |
| | Internet Mana | | | | | | 191 | 0.57 | +0.30 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 185 | 0.55 | -0.12 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 163 | 0.49 | -0.08 |
| | Ban 1080 | | | | | | 156 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 120 | 0.36 | -1.13 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 85 | 0.25 | -0.85 |
| | Civilian | | | | | | 11 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Independent Coalition | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Focus | | | | | | 8 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 463 | | | 99 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,218 | | | 33,678 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 16,773 | 51.21 | +0.78 | | | |

### 2011

2011 general election: Taranaki-King Country :
| 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 Shane Ardern | Y Shane Ardern | 20,842 | 69.65 | +0.97 | 18,759 | 60.44 | +0.90 |
| | Labour | Rick Barker | Rick Barker | 5,753 | 19.22 | -0.33 | 4,950 | 15.95 | -5.24 |
| | Green | Robert Moore | Robert Moore | 2,819 | 9.42 | +1.01 | 2,554 | 8.23 | +3.25 |
| | United Future | Victoria Rogers | Victoria Rogers | 511 | 1.71 | +1.71 | 340 | 1.10 | +0.30 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,252 | 7.26 | +2.76 |
| | Conservative | | | | | | 1,180 | 3.80 | +3.80 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 461 | 1.49 | -3.57 |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 209 | 0.67 | -0.34 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 181 | 0.58 | +0.23 |
| | Mana | | | | | | 83 | 0.27 | +0.27 |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 25 | 0.08 | -0.17 |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 24 | 0.08 | -0.01 |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 20 | 0.06 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,046 | | | 251 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,925 | | | 31,038 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 15,089 | 50.42 | +1.30 | | | |
Electorate (as at 11 November 2011): 41,152

### 2008

2008 general election: Taranaki-King Country :
| 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 Shane Ardern | Y Shane Ardern | 21,834 | 68.67 | | 19,232 | 59.54 | |
| | Labour | Renée van de Weert | Renée van de Weert | 6,216 | 19.55 | | 6,844 | 21.19 | |
| | Green | Rob Hamill | Rob Hamill | 2,675 | 8.41 | | 1,607 | 4.97 | |
| | ACT | William Izard | William Izard | 767 | 2.41 | | 1,634 | 5.06 | |
| | Democrats | Iain Parker | Iain Parker | 302 | 0.95 | | 82 | 0.25 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,451 | 4.49 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 327 | 1.01 | |
| | United Future | | | | | | 258 | 0.80 | |
| | Bill and Ben | | | | | | 244 | 0.76 | |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 192 | 0.59 | |
| | Kiwi | | | | | | 151 | 0.47 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 114 | 0.35 | |
| | Family Party | | | | | | 96 | 0.30 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 28 | 0.09 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 16 | 0.05 | |
| | Workers Party | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | Pacific | | | | | | 9 | 0.03 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 3 | 0.01 | |
| | RAM | | | | | | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 391 | | | 153 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,794 | | | 32,302 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 15,618 | 49.12 | | | | |

### 2005

2005 general election: Taranaki-King Country :
| 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 Shane Ardern | Y Shane Ardern | 20,867 | 67.62 | +16.43 | 17,760 | 56.42 | |
| | Labour | Maryan Street | Maryan Street | 7,749 | 25.11 | +0.16 | 7,886 | 25.05 | |
| | United Future | Anne Copeland | Anne Copeland | 568 | 1.84 | | 638 | 2.03 | |
| | ACT | Richard Steele | Richard Steele | 547 | 1.77 | | 659 | 2.09 | |
| | Progressive | William Smith | William Smith | 510 | 1.65 | | 256 | 0.81 | |
| | Destiny | Tony Harrison | Tony Harrison | 425 | 1.38 | | 279 | 0.89 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Mark Jones | Mark Jones | 195 | 0.63 | | 70 | 0.22 | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,538 | 8.06 | |
| | Green | | | | | | 990 | 3.15 | |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 191 | 0.61 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 89 | 0.28 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 35 | 0.11 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 20 | 0.06 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 15 | 0.05 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 13 | 0.04 | |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 12 | 0.04 | |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 10 | 0.03 | |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 8 | 0.03 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 411 | | | 139 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,861 | | | 31,477 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 13,118 | 42.51 | +16.27 | | | |

### 1999

Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Taranaki-King Country for a list of candidates.

### 1998 by-election

1998 Taranaki-King Country by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National | Shane Ardern | 5,953 | 29.43 |
| | ACT | Owen Jennings | 4,965 | 24.55 |
| | Labour | Max Purnell | 3,546 | 17.53 |
| | Alliance | Kevin Campbell | 3,208 | 15.46 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ewen McQueen | 561 | 2.77 |
| | NZ First | Robin Ord | 560 | 2.77 |
| | Green | Cindy McDonald | 503 | 2.49 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | 393 | 1.94 |
| | United NZ | Pauline Gardiner | 127 | 0.63 |
| | Independent | Doug Wilson | 127 | 0.63 |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Paul Cooke | 76 | 0.38 |
| | Independent | Brett Power | 56 | 0.28 |
| | Animals First | Alistair McKellow | 49 | 0.24 |
| | Independent | Greg Walker | 32 | 0.16 |
| | Social Credit | Avon James Harris | 17 | 0.08 |
| | Natural Law | Tony Martin | 17 | 0.08 |
| | Independent | Victor Bryers | 15 | 0.07 |
| | Youth Independence | Robert Terry | 10 | 0.05 |
| | Mana Wahine | Mary Gilmore | 7 | 0.03 |
| | Progressive Party | Ralph Dell | 3 | 0.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 984 | 4.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,225 | |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -32.51 |