Owairaka
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
- 32,589
- Informal candidate votes
- 429
- Candidate vote total
- 33,018
- Majority
- 5,980
| Candidate | Party | Candidate votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Clark | Labour | 16,686 | Elected |
| Phil Raffills | National | 10,706 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Jason Keiller | NZ First | 2,297 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Keith Locke | Alliance | 1,775 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Andrew Couper | ACT | 768 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Julia Johnson | McGillicuddy Serious Party | 217 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Martin Horatio Davy | Natural Law Party · Affiliation: secondary source | 90 | Not elected in this electorate |
| Eric Chuah | Advance New Zealand (1995) · Affiliation: secondary source | 50 | 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 | 2,218 |
| Advance New Zealand (1995) | 48 |
| Alliance | 2,576 |
| Animals First | 41 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 462 |
| ASIA PACIFIC UNITED PARTY | 7 |
| CHRISTIAN COALITION | 1,664 |
| ETHNIC MINORITY PARTY | 274 |
| GREEN SOCIETY | 42 |
| Labour | 11,524 |
| Mana Maori Movement | 22 |
| McGillicuddy Serious Party | 67 |
| Natural Law Party | 64 |
| NZ CONSERVATIVE PARTY | 10 |
| NZ First | 2,710 |
| National | 10,657 |
| NZ SUPERANNUITANTS AND YOUTH ACTION | 24 |
| PROGRESSIVE GREENS | 90 |
| TE TAWHARAU | 0 |
| Libertarianz | 16 |
| United NZ | 268 |