Electoral_history_of_Helen_Clark
This is a summary of the electoral history of Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008), Leader of the Labour Party (1993–2008) and Member of Parliament for Mount Albert (1981–2008).
1974 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens & Ratepayers | John Allsopp-Smith | 17,644 | 55.78 | +0.12 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Tom Pearce | 17,419 | 55.07 | -5.94 | |
| Independent | Sir Dove-Myer Robinson | 17,258 | 54.56 | -6.53 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Ian McKinnon | 15,290 | 48.34 | -5.91 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Bill Barrett | 14,583 | 46.10 | -7.72 | |
| Labour | Helen Clark | 12,050 | 38.10 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Bob Johnson | 11,963 | 37.82 | ||
| Labour | Alex Dreaver | 11,791 | 37.28 | -11.15 | |
| Labour | Richard Northey | 10,808 | 34.17 | -1.78 | |
| Labour | BJ Kirkwood | 10,063 | 31.81 | ||
| Values | Reg Clough | 7,413 | 23.43 | ||
| Labour | Peter Neilson | 7,392 | 23.37 | ||
| Values | Brian Jessup | 4,458 | 14.09 | ||
| Turnout | 31,627 | 34.44 | +2.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 91,807 | ||||
Close
1977 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Lindo Fergusson | 20,359 | 57.78 | ||
| Independent | Sir Dove-Myer Robinson | 19,719 | 55.96 | +1.40 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Mel Tronson | 19,415 | 55.10 | ||
| Labour | Jim Anderton | 17,846 | 50.64 | -1.41 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Jolyon Firth | 17,466 | 49.57 | ||
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Ian McKinnon | 15,465 | 43.89 | -4.45 | |
| Citizens & Ratepayers | Bill Barrett | 14,655 | 41.59 | -4.51 | |
| Labour | Helen Clark | 13,345 | 37.87 | -0.23 | |
| Labour | Richard Northey | 10,832 | 30.74 | -3.43 | |
| Labour | John Clarke | 9,438 | 26.78 | ||
| Labour | H R Green | 9,212 | 26.14 | ||
| Values | Jeanette Fitzsimons | 6,966 | 19.77 | ||
| Socialist Unity | Les Bravery | 1,452 | 4.12 | ||
| Turnout | 35,234 | 34.10 | -0.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 103,321 | ||||
Close
1975 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Jack Luxton | 10,248 | 59.9 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | Helen Clark | 4,074 | 23.8 | ||
| Social Credit | Alex Mikkelson | 2,322 | 13.6 | -1.8 | |
| Values | Sally Ruth Child | 460 | 2.7 | ||
| Majority | 6,174 | 36.1 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 20,538 | 83.5 | |||
Close
1981 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 10,027 | 51.32 | ||
| National | Warren Moyes | 6,120 | 31.32 | ||
| Social Credit | Harold Dance | 3,391 | 17.35 | +5.84 | |
| Majority | 3,907 | 19.99 | |||
| Turnout | 19,538 | 86.34 | +2.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,627 | ||||
Close
1984 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 12,231 | 56.74 | +5.42 | |
| National | Rod Cavanagh | 6,024 | 27.94 | ||
| NZ Party | Michelle Gonsalves | 2,390 | 11.08 | ||
| Social Credit | Douglas McGee | 908 | 4.21 | ||
| Majority | 6,207 | 28.79 | +8.80 | ||
| Turnout | 21,553 | 89.82 | +3.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,995 | ||||
Close
1987 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 11,326 | 62.25 | +5.51 | |
| National | Rob Wheeler | 5,989 | 32.91 | ||
| Democrats | Gillian Dance | 861 | 4.73 | ||
| Independent | Malcolm Moses | 17 | 0.09 | ||
| Majority | 5,537 | 30.43 | +1.64 | ||
| Turnout | 18,193 | 84.02 | -5.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,653 | ||||
Close
1990 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 7,914 | 43.48 | -18.77 | |
| National | Larry Belshaw | 6,684 | 36.72 | ||
| Green | Harry Parke | 1,774 | 9.74 | ||
| NewLabour | Jennie Walker | 1,418 | 7.79 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | Adrian Holroyd | 151 | 0.82 | ||
| Social Credit | Richard Povall | 133 | 0.73 | ||
| Democrats | Syd Leach | 127 | 0.69 | ||
| Majority | 1,230 | 6.75 | -23.68 | ||
| Turnout | 18,201 | 82.19 | -1.83 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,143 | ||||
Close
1993 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 9,546 | 49.41 | +5.93 | |
| National | Vanessa Brown | 4,890 | 25.31 | ||
| Alliance | Doug McGee | 2,873 | 14.87 | ||
| NZ First | Elizabeth Anderson | 1,370 | 7.09 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Jens Meder | 259 | 1.34 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | KT Julian | 195 | 1.00 | ||
| Workers Rights | Ivan Sowry | 97 | 0.50 | ||
| Natural Law | Stewart Sanson | 62 | 0.32 | ||
| Defence Movement | Anthony Van Den Heuvel | 25 | 0.12 | ||
| Majority | 4,656 | 24.10 | +17.35 | ||
| Turnout | 19,317 | 83.45 | +1.26 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,146 | ||||
Close
1996 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 16,686 | 51.20 | +1.79 | |
| National | Phil Raffills | 10,706 | 32.85 | ||
| NZ First | Jason Keiller | 2,297 | 7.05 | ||
| Alliance | Keith Locke | 1,775 | 5.45 | ||
| ACT | Andrew Couper | 768 | 2.36 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | Julia Johnson | 217 | 0.67 | ||
| Natural Law | Martin Davy | 90 | 0.28 | ||
| Advance New Zealand | Eric Chuah | 50 | 0.15 | ||
| Majority | 5,980 | 18.35 | -5.75 | ||
| Turnout | 32,589 | ||||
Close
1999 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 18,982 | 64.37 | +13.17 | |
| National | Noelene Buckland | 5,874 | 19.92 | ||
| Alliance | Jill Ovens | 1,139 | 3.86 | ||
| ACT | Daniel King | 1,062 | 3.60 | ||
| Green | Mike Johnson | 1,032 | 3.50 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Diane Taylor | 658 | 2.23 | ||
| NZ First | Seini Mafi | 403 | 1.37 | ||
| McGillicuddy Serious | Kerry Hoole | 193 | 0.65 | ||
| United NZ | Hassan Hosseini | 124 | 0.42 | ||
| Republican | Jane Hotere | 23 | 0.08 | ||
| Majority | 13,108 | 44.45 | +26.10 | ||
| Turnout | 29,490 | ||||
Close
2002 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 19,514 | 68.49 | +4.12 | |
| National | Raewyn Bhana | 3,490 | 12.24 | ||
| ACT | Bruce Williams | 1,550 | 5.44 | ||
| Green | Jon Carapiet | 1,537 | 5.39 | ||
| United Future New Zealand | Hassan Hosseini | 726 | 2.54 | +2.1 | |
| Christian Heritage | Pauline Cooper | 426 | 1.49 | ||
| Alliance | Jill Ovens | 334 | 1.17 | -2.7 | |
| Progressive | Gillian Dance | 299 | 1.04 | ||
| Legalise Cannabis | Daphna Whitmore | 116 | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | Rick Stevenson | 52 | 0.18 | ||
| Majority | 16,024 | 56.24 | +11.79 | ||
| Turnout | 28,491 | ||||
Close
2005 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 20,918 | 66.55 | -1.94 | |
| National | Ravi Musuku | 6,169 | 19.63 | ||
| Green | Jon Carapiet | 1,485 | 4.72 | ||
| NZ First | Julian Batchelor | 746 | 2.37 | ||
| ACT | David Seymour | 746 | 2.37 | ||
| United Future New Zealand | Tony Gordon | 529 | 1.68 | ||
| Progressive | Jenny Wilson | 407 | 1.29 | ||
| Destiny | Anne Williamson | 337 | 1.07 | ||
| Independent | Jim Bagnall | 83 | 0.26 | ||
| Anti-Capitalist Alliance | Daphna Whitmore | 79 | 0.25 | -0.15 | |
| Independent | Anthony Ravlich | 47 | 0.15 | ||
| Direct Democracy | Howard Ponga | 30 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | Erik Taylor | 29 | 0.09 | ||
| Majority | 14,749 | 46.40 | -9.84 | ||
| Turnout | 31,747 | ||||
Close
2008 election
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Clark | 20,157 | 59.29 | -7.26 | |
| National | Ravi Musuku | 9,806 | 28.84 | +9.21 | |
| Green | Jon Carapiet | 2,019 | 5.94 | +1.22 | |
| ACT | Kathleen McCabe | 1,392 | 4.09 | ||
| Kiwi | Christian Dawson | 249 | 0.73 | ||
| Pacific | Milo Siilata | 234 | 0.69 | ||
| Independent | Anthony van den Heuvel | 87 | 0.26 | ||
| RONZ | Dave Llewell | 53 | 0.16 | ||
| Majority | 10,351 | 29.30 | -17.10 | ||
| Turnout | 33,997 | ||||
Close
1989 deputy-leadership election
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Clark | 29 | 53.71 | |
| Roger Douglas | 25 | 46.29 | |
| Majority | 4 | 7.40 | |
| Turnout | 54 | — | |
Close
1993 leadership election
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Clark | 26 | 57.77 | |
| Mike Moore | 19 | 42.23 | |
| Majority | 7 | 15.55 | |
| Turnout | 45 | — | |
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United Nations Secretary-General selection, 2016
More information Candidate, 21 July ...
| Candidate | 21 July[13][14] | 5 August[15][16] | 29 August[17][18] | 9 September[19][20] | 26 September[20][21] | 5 October[22][23] | Final Vote[24] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | D | N | E | D | N | E | D | N | E | D | N | E | D | N | E | D | N | ||
 Irina Bokova |
9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 (3P) | 7 (2P) | 1 | Withdrawn |
 Helen Clark |
8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 (1P) | 8 (3P) | 1 (1P) | Withdrawn |
 Christiana Figueres |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | Withdrawn[25] | ||||||
| Kristalina Georgieva |
Not yet nominated | 5 (2P) | 8 (2P) | 2 (1P) | Withdrawn | ||||||||||||||
 Natalia Gherman |
4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 (1P) | 11 (3P) | 1 (1P) | Withdrawn |
 António Guterres |
12 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 13 (4P) | 0 | 2 (1P) | Acclaimed |
 Vuk Jeremić |
9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 (2P) | 6 (3P) | 2 | Withdrawn |
 Srgjan Kerim |
9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 (2P) | 9 (3P) | 1 | Withdrawn |
 Miroslav Lajčák |
7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 (2P) | 6 (2P) | 2 (1P) | Withdrawn |
 Igor Lukšić |
3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | Withdrawn[26] | ||||||||||||
 Susana Malcorra |
7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 (2P) | 7 (1P) | 3 (2P) | Withdrawn |
 Vesna Pusić |
2 | 11 | 2 | Withdrawn[27] | |||||||||||||||
 Danilo Türk |
11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 (1P) | 8 (4P) | 2 | Withdrawn |
Close
| Candidate received at least one "encouraged" from a veto-wielding P5 member | |
| Candidate received at least one "discouraged" from a veto-wielding P5 member | |
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