Hamilton East
Uncertain
In our runs, ordinary polling error often hands this seat to another party.
- 2023 winner
- National
- 2023 runner-up
- Labour
- 2023 margin
- 16.4% of the top two candidates’ votes (5,060 votes)
- Voters who’d need to switch to change the 2023 result
- More than 8.2% (at least 2,531 voters)
- 2023 boundaries
- Old
- Assumed for 2026
- NationalAssumed: held
- Assumed winner’s share of runs
- 67%
- Roll
- General
Poll sampling error plus a typical election-day polling miss: this share of runs is not a forecast of the election.
Winning majority by election
Candidates
| Candidate | Party |
|---|---|
| Georgie DanseyList MP · runner-up here 2023 | Labour |
| Ryan HamiltonMP for Hamilton East · won here 2023 | National |
| Nicola Laboyrie | NZ First |
| Naomi Pocock | Opportunity |
| Jacobus Gielen | Independent |
Seat record
- Held since
- National since 2023
- Matched the country’s top party vote
- 3 of 3 elections, 2017–2023
- Party vote vs the country
- 1.2 points per party on average, 2017–2023
- Winning party: candidate vs party vote
- National 5.1 points lower (2023, vs Labour)
By-elections before December 2022 are not shown.
Seat history
| Year | Won by | Majority | Party vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | National | 5,060 | National |
| 2020 | Labour | 2,973 | Labour |
| 2017 | National | 5,810 | National |
| 2014 | National | 10,199 | National |
| 2011 | National | 8,275 | National |
| 2008 | National | 8,820 | National |
| 2005 | National | 5,298 | National |
| 2002 | Labour | 614 | Labour |
| 1999 | National | 692 | National |
| 1996 | National | 2,347 | National |