Hamilton West
- 2023 winner
- National
- 2023 runner-up
- Labour
- 2023 margin
- 22.6% of the top two candidates’ votes (6,488 votes)
- Voters who’d need to switch to change the 2023 result
- More than 11.3% (at least 3,245 voters)
- 2023 boundaries
- Old
- Assumed for 2026
- NationalAssumed: held
- Assumed winner’s share of runs
- 81%
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Louise Hutt | Green |
| Myra Williamsonrunner-up here 2023 | Labour |
| Tama William PotakaMP for Hamilton West · won the 2022 by-election · won here 2023 | National |
| Nathan Lee Couper | New World Order McCann Party |
| Kevin Stone | NZ First |
| Donna Pokere-Phillips | NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party |
| Blair Smith | Opportunity |
| Steve Phelps | Independent |
| Wiremu Thomson | Independent |
Seat record
- Held since
- National since 2022
- Matched the country’s top party vote
- 3 of 3 elections, 2017–2023
- Party vote vs the country
- 0.9 points per party on average, 2017–2023
- Winning party: candidate vs party vote
- National 0.3 points higher (2023, vs Labour)
By-elections before December 2022 are not shown.
Seat history
| Year | Won by | Majority | Party vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | National | 6,488 | National |
| 2022 by-election | National | 2,433 | — |
| 2020 | Labour | 6,267 | Labour |
| 2017 | National | 7,731 | National |
| 2014 | National | 5,784 | National |
| 2011 | National | 4,418 | National |
| 2008 | National | 1,618 | National |
| 2005 | Labour | 825 | Labour |
| 2002 | Labour | 5,574 | Labour |
| 1999 | Labour | 1,629 | Labour |
| 1996 | National | 597 | National |