Hutt South
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
- 31,172
- Informal candidate votes
- 338
- Candidate vote total
- 31,510
- Majority
- 2,456
| Candidate | Party | Candidate votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Mallard | Labour | 14,023 | Elected |
| Joy McLauchlan | National | 11,567 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Peter Love | Alliance | 2,125 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Deborah Morris | NZ First | 2,042 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Christopher Milne | ACT | 684 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Alistair McGlinchy | McGillicuddy Serious Party | 228 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Frank Owen | United NZ | 222 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Jack Powell | NZ SUPERANNUITANTS AND YOUTH ACTION · Affiliation: secondary source | 163 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Angela Slade | Natural Law Party | 65 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Brian Russell | Independent · Affiliation: secondary source | 53 | 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 | 1,609 |
| Advance New Zealand (1995) | 2 |
| Alliance | 3,314 |
| Animals First | 61 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 382 |
| ASIA PACIFIC UNITED PARTY | 21 |
| CHRISTIAN COALITION | 1,443 |
| ETHNIC MINORITY PARTY | 14 |
| GREEN SOCIETY | 15 |
| Labour | 10,633 |
| Mana Maori Movement | 9 |
| McGillicuddy Serious Party | 102 |
| Natural Law Party | 14 |
| NZ CONSERVATIVE PARTY | 4 |
| NZ First | 2,618 |
| National | 10,562 |
| NZ SUPERANNUITANTS AND YOUTH ACTION | 53 |
| PROGRESSIVE GREENS | 47 |
| TE TAWHARAU | 1 |
| Libertarianz | 10 |
| United NZ | 473 |