Northland
Official candidate votes in the 1996 general election. Electorate boundaries are versioned by election; the name alone does not imply identical boundaries across years.
Official Part VI prints a majority of 5,961. The complete electorate table and Part VII both record 13,033 votes for John Carter and 7,117 for Ron Peters, giving a calculated majority of 5,916. Both values are preserved.
- Valid candidate votes
- 29,105
- Informal candidate votes
- 190
- Candidate vote total
- 29,295
- Majority
- 5,916
| Candidate | Party | Candidate votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Carter | National | 13,033 | Elected |
| Ron Peters | NZ First | 7,117 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Frank Grover | Alliance | 3,515 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Peter Pangari | Labour | 2,825 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Ned Jack | CHRISTIAN COALITION | 738 | Not elected in this electorate |
| John Latimer | ACT | 589 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Cherry Daly | Independent · Affiliation: secondary source | 551 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Kevin Prime | PROGRESSIVE GREENS | 449 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Dale Magnus Taylor | McGillicuddy Serious Party | 212 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Leigh Aroha Bush | Natural Law Party · Affiliation: secondary source | 76 | 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 | 1,924 |
| Advance New Zealand (1995) | 2 |
| Alliance | 3,207 |
| Animals First | 33 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 432 |
| ASIA PACIFIC UNITED PARTY | 2 |
| CHRISTIAN COALITION | 1,321 |
| ETHNIC MINORITY PARTY | 0 |
| GREEN SOCIETY | 19 |
| Labour | 5,741 |
| Mana Maori Movement | 17 |
| McGillicuddy Serious Party | 101 |
| Natural Law Party | 81 |
| NZ CONSERVATIVE PARTY | 5 |
| NZ First | 6,348 |
| National | 9,665 |
| NZ SUPERANNUITANTS AND YOUTH ACTION | 17 |
| PROGRESSIVE GREENS | 116 |
| TE TAWHARAU | 1 |
| Libertarianz | 9 |
| United NZ | 153 |