Christchurch Central
Official candidate votes in the 1996 general election. Electorate boundaries are versioned by election; the name alone does not imply identical boundaries across years.
- Valid candidate votes
- 30,015
- Informal candidate votes
- 476
- Candidate vote total
- 30,491
- Majority
- 653
| Candidate | Party | Candidate votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Barnett | Labour | 9,689 | Elected |
| Kerry Sullivan | National | 9,036 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Liz Gordon | Alliance | 6,377 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Ron Mark | NZ First | 3,067 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Matt Ball | ACT | 953 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Gillian Baillie | PROGRESSIVE GREENS · Affiliation: secondary source | 386 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Jacinta Grice | United NZ | 224 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Raymond Cain | Natural Law Party | 112 | Not elected in this electorate |
| David Christopher Ball | Independent · Affiliation: secondary source | 102 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Patrick Brown | Communist League · Affiliation: secondary source | 69 | Not elected in this electorate |
Majority is the difference between the two highest candidate vote totals. Candidate votes and party votes are separate ballots. Results are displayed in vote order without any evaluative rating.
| Party | Votes |
|---|---|
| ACT | 1,517 |
| Advance New Zealand (1995) | 3 |
| Alliance | 4,372 |
| Animals First | 85 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 931 |
| ASIA PACIFIC UNITED PARTY | 1 |
| CHRISTIAN COALITION | 1,162 |
| ETHNIC MINORITY PARTY | 10 |
| GREEN SOCIETY | 19 |
| Labour | 9,967 |
| Mana Maori Movement | 11 |
| McGillicuddy Serious Party | 102 |
| Natural Law Party | 66 |
| NZ CONSERVATIVE PARTY | 8 |
| NZ First | 2,434 |
| National | 9,355 |
| NZ SUPERANNUITANTS AND YOUTH ACTION | 16 |
| PROGRESSIVE GREENS | 106 |
| TE TAWHARAU | 1 |
| Libertarianz | 7 |
| United NZ | 226 |