# Tainui (New Zealand electorate)

Tainui was a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that existed between 2002 and 2008. It replaced the Hauraki electorate and absorbed a significant part of northern Te Tai Hauāuru. From the 2008 election it was replaced by the Hauraki-Waikato electorate.
The seat was held by Nanaia Mahuta of the Labour Party for the entirety of its existence from 2002 to 2008.

## History

The Tainui electorate was replaced by the Hauraki-Waikato electorate in 2008.

### Members of Parliament

Key
Labour
| Election | Winner | Winner |
| 2002 election | | Nanaia Mahuta |
| 2005 election | | Nanaia Mahuta |
No candidates that contested the Tainui electorate were returned as list MPs.

## Election results
### 2005 election

2005 general election: Tainui :
| 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 Nanaia Mahuta | Y Nanaia Mahuta | 9,469 | 50.88 | +3.35 | 10,421 | 54.68 | +1.92 |
| | Māori Party | Angeline Greensill | Angeline Greensill | 7,609 | 40.88 | | 5,184 | 27.20 | |
| | Destiny | Hayden Solomon | Hayden Solomon | 589 | 3.16 | | 294 | 1.54 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Pope | Andrew Pope | 308 | 1.65 | | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 1,161 | 6.09 | -8.33 |
| | National | | | | | | 774 | 4.06 | +0.23 |
| | Green | | | | | | 518 | 2.72 | -7.20 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 144 | 0.76 | -2.16 |
| | United Future | | | | | | 73 | 0.38 | -1.92 |
| | Progressive | | | | | | 53 | 0.28 | -0.82 |
| | ACT | | | | | | 49 | 0.26 | -0.81 |
| | Christian Heritage | | | | | | 11 | 0.06 | -0.94 |
| | Family Rights | | | | | | 9 | 0.05 | |
| | Alliance | | | | | | 6 | 0.03 | -3.34 |
| | 99 MP | | | | | | 5 | 0.03 | |
| | Democrats | | | | | | 5 | 0.03 | |
| | RONZ | | | | | | 4 | 0.02 | |
| | Direct Democracy | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 2 | 0.01 | |
| | Libertarianz | | | | | | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 637 | | | 343 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,612 | | | 19,059 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Majority | 1,860 | 9.99 | -12.97 | | | |

### 2002 election

2002 general election: Tainui :
| 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 | Nanaia Mahuta | Nanaia Mahuta | 7,098 | 47.52 | | 8,007 | 52.75 | |
| | Alliance | Willie Jackson | Willie Jackson | 3,668 | 24.56 | | 511 | 3.37 | |
| | Mana Māori | Angeline Greensill | Angeline Greensill | 1,839 | 12.31 | | 811 | 5.34 | |
| | National | Kevin Davis | Kevin Davis | 639 | 4.28 | | 582 | 3.83 | |
| | United Future | Lee Edmonds | Lee Edmonds | 460 | 3.08 | | 350 | 2.31 | |
| | Progressive | Te Pare Joseph | Te Pare Joseph | 396 | 2.65 | | 167 | 1.10 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Albert Vahaakolo | Albert Vahaakolo | 289 | 1.93 | | 151 | 0.99 | |
| | MAI | Mikaire Tuheke Sutton | Mikaire Tuheke Sutton | 115 | 0.77 | | | | |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,189 | 14.42 | |
| | Green | | | | | | 1,506 | 9.92 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 442 | 2.91 | |
| | ACT | | | | | | 162 | 1.07 | |
| | ORNZ | | | | | | 104 | 0.69 | |
| | One NZ | | | | | | 10 | 0.07 | |
| | NMP | | | | | | 4 | 0.03 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 432 | | | 182 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,936 | | | 15,178 | | |
| | Labour win new seat | Labour win new seat | Majority | 3,430 | 22.96 | | | | |