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{{Infobox constituency
|name        = Wairarapa
|parl_name   = New Zealand House of Representatives
|map2        = Wairarapa electorate, 2014
|map_entity  = Wairarapa
|map_year    = 2014
|year        = 1859
|abolished   = 
|type        = Single-member
|population  = 
|blank1_name = Current MP
|blank1_info = Mike Butterick
|blank2_name = Party
|blank2_info = National
|region      = Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington
|towns       = Masterton
|area        = {{convert|11860.10|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
'''Wairarapa''' is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first created in 1858 (with the first election in 1859) and existed until 1881. It was recreated in 1887 and has since existed continuously. The current Wairarapa electorate MP is Mike Butterick.

==Population centres==
The initial 24 New Zealand electorates were defined by Governor George Grey in March 1853, based on the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 that had been passed by the British government. The Constitution Act also allowed the House of Representatives to establish new electorates, and this was first done in 1858, when four new electorates were formed by splitting existing electorates.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|p=29}} Wairarapa was one of those four electorates, and it was established by splitting the {{NZ electorate link|Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay}} electorate, and incorporating areas that previously did not belong to any electorate.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=28f}} Settlements in the initial area were Featherston, [[Place:Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]], Eketāhuna, and Pahiatua.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|p=32}} For the 1860 election, there were 266 voters registered.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|p=33}}In the early years, the electorate was for a time represented by two members. 

In the 1887 electoral redistribution, although the Representation Commission was required through the Representation Act 1887 to maintain existing electorates "as far as possible", rapid population growth in the North Island required the transfer of three seats from the South Island to the north. Ten new electorates were created, and one former electorate, Wairarapa, was recreated.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=50–53}}

The electorate boundaries were last adjusted in the 2007 redistribution.<ref>{{cite book| title=Report of the Representation Commission 2007 |url= http://www.elections.org.nz/sites/default/files/2007%20Representation%20Commission%20Report.pdf |isbn=978-0-477-10414-2 |publisher=Representation Commission |access-date=4 October 2014 |page=9|date=14 September 2007}}</ref> No boundary adjustments were undertaken in the subsequent 2013/14 or 2019/20 redistributions.<ref>{{cite book| title=Report of the Representation Commission 2014 |url= http://www.elections.org.nz/sites/default/files/bulk-upload/documents/report_of_the_representation_commission_2014.pdf |isbn=978-0-477-10414-2 |publisher=Representation Commission |access-date=4 October 2014 |page=9|date=4 April 2014}}</ref>

The current electorate includes the following population centres (approximate population in brackets) from the [[Earth:Wairarapa|Wairarapa]] area of the Wellington region, the Tararua District (part of the Manawatū-Whanganui region) and the Central Hawke's Bay District (part of the Hawke's Bay region):
*[[Place:Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]] ({{NZ population data 2018|Carterton|y}})
*Featherston ({{NZ population data 2018|Featherston|y}})
* Greytown ({{NZ population data 2018|Greytown|y}})
* Martinborough ({{NZ population data 2018|Martinborough|y}})
*Woodville ({{NZ population data 2018|Woodville|y}})

During the 2019/20 boundary review done by the Electoral Commission, Kieran McAnulty, a List MP based in the electorate, and Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker, proposed that the electorate be renamed to Wairarapa and Central Hawke's Bay in order to acknowledge the communities included in the electorate.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://elections.nz/assets/objection-form-uploads/09-01-20-Representation-Commission-signed-joint-letter-with-Alex-Walker-Change-name-of-electorate.pdf | access-date=2023-11-20 | title=Submission to the electorate boundary review - change of name of Wairarapa electorate}}</ref> Ultimately the commission decided against changing the name.

==History==
The first election was held on 7 November 1859, and Charles Carter was the first representative until 1865, when he resigned.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=188}}{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=188}} He was succeeded by Henry Bunny from 1865 to 1881.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=187}} Since 1871, the electorate had two representatives,{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=274}} and the second one was John Chapman Andrew until he resigned in 1877, succeeded by George Beetham from 1877 to 1881.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=180, 183}}

From 1881 to 1887 Wairarapa was replaced by two electorates; [[Earth:Wairarapa North|Wairarapa North]] and [[Earth:Wairarapa South|Wairarapa South]]. From 1887, they were replaced by the [[Earth:Masterton (New Zealand electorate)|Masterton]] and Wairarapa electorates.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=266–267, 274}}

Between 1899 and 1919 the Wairarapa electorate swung between Walter Clarke Buchanan the Conservative then Reform candidate and J. T. Marryat Hornsby the Liberal candidate, changing hands in 1902, 1905, 1908 and 1914.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=186, 206}}  Buchanan's support was in the rural areas, and Hornsby's was in the small towns.

From 1919 to 1928 the electorate was represented by Alex McLeod for Reform.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=217}} In 1928 he was defeated by Thomas William McDonald the United (Liberal) candidate, but in 1931 McLeod won the seat back.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=214, 217}}

Ben Roberts represented the electorate for the Labour Party from the {{NZ election link|1935}} until 1946, when he retired.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=201}} In the {{NZ election link|1943}}, Roberts was unsuccessfully challenged by National's Jimmy Maher.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|p=332}}

In the {{NZ election link|1987}}, Reg Boorman won the initial count by one vote, but Wyatt Creech later challenged that result on the grounds that Boorman had violated new laws about election spending. Creech also challenged more than 200 votes (on various grounds). The Electoral Court upheld Creech's petition, and Creech won the seat in 1988 with a majority of 34 votes (9994 to 9960).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tunnah |first1=Helen |title=Winston Peters threatens court bid |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10345792 |access-date=10 October 2014 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=16 September 2005}}</ref>

Creech held the Wairarapa electorate for four parliamentary terms. In December 1997, he became Deputy Leader of the National Party. That gave him number two on the National party list, and he did not contest an electorate in the {{NZ election link|1999}}. The National Party stood Paul Henry in the election, but to the general surprise of political commentators, the typically right-leaning electorate was won by Labour's Georgina Beyer with a 3,033 vote majority to become the world's first transsexual member of parliament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trevett |first1=Claire |title=Georgina Beyer joins Mana Party |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11299918 |access-date=10 October 2014 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=27 July 2014}}</ref> At the {{NZ election link|2002}}, Beyer was easily re-elected with an increased majority of 6,372 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/electorate-56.html |title= Official Count Results – Wairarapa |publisher=Electoral Commission |date= 10 August 2002 |access-date= 27 December 2011}}</ref> Beyer stood in the {{NZ election link|2005}} as a list-only candidate, and the Wairarapa electorate was won by John Hayes of the National Party.<ref name="Hayes parliamentary profile">{{cite web| title=John Hayes |url= http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/mpp/mps/former/50PlibMpsFormerJohnHayes1/hayes-john |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |access-date=10 October 2014 |date=22 September 2014}}</ref> 

Hayes held the electorate for three parliamentary terms and retired at the {{NZ election link|2014}},<ref name="Hayes parliamentary profile" /><ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wairarapa/9623424/Wairarapa-MP-Hayes-calls-time |title=Wairarapa MP Hayes calls time |first=Vernon |last=Small |date=18 January 2014 |access-date=20 September 2014 |publisher=The Dominion Post}}</ref> when he was succeeded by National's Alastair Scott.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Count Results – Wairarapa |url= http://electionresults.org.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-58.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=10 October 2014 |date=10 October 2014}}</ref> Scott retired at the 2020 election. The seat was won by Kieran McAnulty in a surprise Labour Party swing, with new National candidate Mike Butterick taking second place. Mike Butterick won the seat at the 2023 election and is the current Wairarapa MP. McAnulty returned to Parliament via the Labour Party list.{{cn|date=November 2023}}

===Members of Parliament===
'''Key'''


====Single-member electorate====
{| class=wikitable
|-
! width=100 | Election
! width=175 colspan=2 | Winner
|-
| 1859 election
| rowspan=2 | Charles Carter
|-
| 1860 election<!-- election held on 12 December 1860 -->
|-
| rowspan=2 | Henry Bunny
|-
|}

====Multi-member electorate====
{| class=wikitable
|-
| width=100 | '''Election'''
| colspan=4 width=175 | '''Winner'''
|-
| rowspan=4 | Henry Bunny
| rowspan=2 | John Chapman Andrew
|-
| 1876 election<!-- election held on 4 January 1876 -->
|-
| rowspan=2 | George Beetham
|-
|}

====Single-member electorate====

{| class=wikitable
|-
| width=100 | '''Election'''
! width=175 colspan=2 | Winner
|-
| rowspan=4 | Walter Clarke Buchanan
|-
|-
|-
|-
| J. T. Marryat Hornsby
|-
| Walter Clarke Buchanan
|-
| J. T. Marryat Hornsby
|-
| rowspan=2 | Walter Clarke Buchanan
|-
|-
| J. T. Marryat Hornsby
|-
| rowspan=3 | Alex McLeod
|-
|-
|-
|Thomas McDonald
|-
| Alex McLeod
|-
| rowspan=3 | Ben Roberts
|-
|-
|-
|Garnet Mackley
|-
| rowspan=5 | Bert Cooksley
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | Haddon Donald
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | Jack Williams
|-
|-
|rowspan=3 | Ben Couch
|-
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | Reg Boorman
|-
|-
| ''1988''<ref group="note">The election of Reg Boorman was overturned by the Electoral Court on 12 July 1988</ref>
| rowspan=4 | Wyatt Creech
|-
|-
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | Georgina Beyer
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | John Hayes
|-
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | Alastair Scott
|-
|-
|Kieran McAnulty
|-
| rowspan=2 | Mike Butterick
|}

===List MPs===
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Wairarapa electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

{| class=wikitable
|-
| width=100 | Election
! width=175 colspan=2 | Winner
|-
| Edwin Perry
|-
| height=15 style="border-bottom:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand First}}"|
| rowspan=2 | Ron Mark
|-
| height=15 style="border-top:solid 0 grey; background:{{party color|New Zealand First}}"|
|-
| Kieran McAnulty
|-
| Kieran McAnulty
|-
| 2024 <ref group="note">Entered Parliament following the resignation of Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman on 16 January 2024</ref>
| Celia Wade-Brown
|}

<references group="note"/>

==Election results==

===2023 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=2023 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="2020election">{{cite web |title=Wairarapa - Official Result |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-58.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |date=3 November 2023 |access-date=19 November 2023 }}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
 |party = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate = Mike Butterick
 |votes = 20,313
 |percentage = 46.11
 |change = +11.69
 |party votes = 17,397
 |party percent = 38.94
 |party change = +9.86
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent list|
 |party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate = Kieran McAnulty
 |votes = 17,497
 |percentage = 39.72
 |change = -9.23
 |party votes = 12,223
 |party percent = 27.36
 |party change = -20.52
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate = Simon Casey
 |votes = 1,907
 |percentage = 4.32
 |change = +1.94
 |party votes = 4,752
 |party percent = 10.63
 |party change = +1.50
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate = Celia Wade-Brown
 |votes = 1,832
 |percentage = 4.15
 |change = +1.14
 |party votes = 3,676
 |party percent = 8.22
 |party change = +3.08
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Loyal
 |candidate = Pete Arnott
 |votes = 1,737
 |percentage = 3.94
 |change = +3.94
 |party votes = 1,027
 |party percent = 2.29
 |party change = +2.29
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Te Pāti Māori
 |candidate = Te Whakapono Waikare
 |votes = 517
 |percentage = 1.17
 |change = +1.17
 |party votes = 455
 |party percent = 1.01
 |party change = +0.74
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate = Jared Gardner
 |votes = 247
 |percentage = 0.56
 |change = +0.56
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes = 3,655
 |party percent = 8.18
 |party change = +4.77
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Opportunities Party
 |party votes = 708
 |party percent = 1.58
 |party change = +0.50
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 207
 |party percent = 0.46
 |party change = +0.10
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NewZeal
 |party votes = 156
 |party percent = 0.30
 |party change = +0.30
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Freedoms New Zealand
 |party votes = 93
 |party percent = 0.21
 |party change = +0.21
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand
 |party votes = 81
 |party percent = 0.18
 |party change = +0.18
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = DemocracyNZ
 |party votes = 72
 |party percent = 0.16
 |party change = +0.16
}}
{{MMP election box party only
 |party = New Conservatives Party
 |party votes = 58
 |party percent = 0.13
 |party change = -1.35
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Women's Rights Party
 |party votes = 47
 |party percent = 0.11
 |party change = +0.11
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Leighton Baker Party
 |party votes = 35
 |party percent = 0.08
 |party change = +0.08
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 457
 |party votes = 199
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 44,507
 |party votes = 44,873
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
 |winner = New Zealand National Party
 |loser = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 2,816
 |percent = 6.39
 |change = 
}}

===2020 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=2020 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="2020election"/>
}}
{{MMP election box list win|
 |party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate = Kieran McAnulty
 |votes = 22,042
 |percentage = 48.95
 |change = +14.75
 |party votes = 21,673
 |party percent = 47.88
 |party change = +15.80
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate = Mike Butterick
 |votes = 15,497
 |percentage = 34.42
 |change = -6.69
 |party votes = 13,165
 |party percent = 29.08
 |party change = -19.72
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |candidate = Ron Mark
 |votes = 3,278
 |percentage = 7.28
 |change = -12.16
 |party votes = 1,545
 |party percent = 3.41
 |party change = -6.92
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate = Celia Wade-Brown
 |votes = 1,359
 |percentage = 3.01
 |change = -1.21
 |party votes = 2,329
 |party percent = 5.14
 |party change = +0.32
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate = Roger Greenslade
 |votes = 1,076
 |percentage = 2.38
 |change = +2.05
 |party votes = 4,136
 |party percent = 9.13
 |party change = +8.73
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate = Warren Butterworth
 |votes = 587
 |percentage = 1.30
 |change = –
 |party votes = 670
 |party percent = 1.48
 |party change = +1.27
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Advance New Zealand
 |candidate = Nigel Anthony Gray
 |votes = 443
 |percentage = 0.98
 |change = –
 |party votes = 464
 |party percent = 1.02
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate = Aileen Haeata
 |votes = 109
 |percentage = 0.24
 |change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Opportunities Party
 |party votes = 490
 |party percent = 1.08
 |party change = -0.95
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 167
 |party percent = 0.36
 |party change = -0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = ONE Party
 |party votes = 137
 |party percent = 0.30
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 125
 |party percent = 0.27
 |party change = -0.25
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Outdoors Party
 |party votes = 50
 |party percent = 0.11
 |party change = +0.04
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Vision NZ
 |party votes = 12
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only
 |party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes = 9
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Sustainable New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 9
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Tea Party New Zealand
 |party votes = 5
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Heartland New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 5
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 636
 |party votes = 279
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 45,027
 |party votes = 45,264
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 45,264
|percentage = 
|change = 
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |loser = New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 6,545
 |percent = 14.53
 |change = +7.15
}}

===2017 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=2017 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="2017election">{{cite web |title=Official Count Results -- Wairarapa (2017) |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/electorate-details-58.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |date=7 October 2017 |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate = Alastair Scott
 |votes         = 16,514
 |percentage    = 41.40
 |change        = -2.20
 |party votes   = 19,750
 |party percent = 48.80
 |party change  = -3.51
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate = Kieran McAnulty
 |votes         = 13,642
 |percentage    = 34.20
 |change        = 8.79
 |party votes   = 12,984
 |party percent = 32.08
 |party change  = 11.52
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |candidate= Ron Mark
 |votes = 7,753
 |percentage = 19.44
 |change = -3.76
 |party votes   = 4,180
 |party percent = 10.33
 |party change  = -0.84
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate = John Hart
 |votes         = 1,683
 |percentage    = 4.22
 |change        = 0.01
 |party votes   = 1,950
 |party percent = 4.82
 |party change  = -3.53
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate = James Harold
 |votes         = 164
 |percentage    = 0.41
 |change        = —
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate = Roger Greenslade
 |votes         = 130
 |percentage    = 0.33
 |change        = 0.09
 |party votes   = 162
 |party percent = 0.40
 |party change  = 0.07
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Opportunities Party
 |party votes   = 821
 |party percent = 2.03
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes   = 209
 |party percent = 0.52
 |party change  = -0.05
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 150
 |party percent = 0.37
 |party change  = -0.10
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes   = 86
 |party percent = 0.21
 |party change  = -4.11
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ban 1080 Party
 |party votes   = 81
 |party percent = 0.20
 |party change  = -0.18
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Outdoors Party
 |party votes   = 29
 |party percent = 0.07
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes   = 20
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change  = -0.11
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand People's Party
 |party votes   = 24
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
 |party votes   = 8
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = 0.00
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Party
 |party votes   = 8
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = -0.42{{efn|name=Mana Party|2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election}}
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Internet Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes   = 6
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = -0.43{{efn|name=Internet Party|2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election}}
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes       = 346
 |party votes = 134
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes       = 39,886
 |party votes = 40,468
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 40,602
|percentage = 
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand National Party
 |votes   = 2,872
 |percent = 7.20
 |change  = -11.00
}}

===2014 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=2014 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="2014election">{{cite web |title=Official Count Results -- Wairarapa (2014) |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-58.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
 |party = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate = Alastair Scott
 |votes         = 16,223
 |percentage    = 43.61
 |change        = -9.05
 |party votes   = 19,634
 |party percent = 52.32
 |party change  = +0.79
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate = Kieran McAnulty
 |votes         = 9,452
 |percentage    = 25.41
 |change        = -6.23
 |party votes   = 7,712
 |party percent = 20.55
 |party change  = -2.74
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |candidate = Ron Mark
 |votes         = 8,630
 |percentage    = 23.20
 |change        = +23.20
 |party votes   = 4,393
 |party percent = 11.17
 |party change  = +3.35
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate = John Hart
 |votes         = 1,566
 |percentage    = 4.21
 |change        = -4.20
 |party votes   = 3,134
 |party percent = 8.35
 |party change  = -1.48
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate = Brent Reid
 |votes         = 816
 |percentage    = 2.19
 |change        = -2.16
 |party votes   = 1,622
 |party percent = 4.32
 |party change  = +0.57
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Māori Party
 |candidate = Ra Smith
 |votes         = 181
 |percentage    = 0.49
 |change        = +0.49
 |party votes   = 209
 |party percent = 0.57
 |party change  = -0.05
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate = Shane Atkinson
 |votes         = 90
 |percentage    = 0.24
 |change        = -0.80
 |party votes   = 124
 |party percent = 0.33
 |party change  = -1.00
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 175
 |party percent = 0.47
 |party change  = -0.10
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Internet Party and Mana Movement
 |party votes   = 164
 |party percent = 0.44
 |party change  = +0.23
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ban 1080
 |party votes   = 142
 |party percent = 0.38
 |party change  = +0.38
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes   = 59
 |party percent = 0.16
 |party change  = -0.52
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Civilian Party
 |party votes   = 22
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change  = +0.06
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NZ Independent Coalition
 |party votes   = 8
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
 |party votes   = 7
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = -0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Focus New Zealand
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 246
 |party votes = 116
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 37,204
 |party votes = 37,525
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
| winner = New Zealand National Party
| votes= 6,771
| percent = 18.20
| change = -3.19
}}

===2011 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=2011 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="2011election">{{cite web |title=Official Count Results -- Wairarapa (2011) |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-56.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate = John Hayes
 |votes         = 17,881
 |percentage    = 52.65
 |change        = +1.63
 |party votes   = 18,046
 |party percent = 51.53
 |party change  = +2.87
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate = Michael Bott
 |votes         = 10,746
 |percentage    = 31.64
 |change        = -0.77
 |party votes   = 8,161
 |party percent = 23.30
 |party change  = -7.93
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate = Sea Rotmann
 |votes         = 2,856
 |percentage    = 8.41
 |change        = +3.24
 |party votes   = 3,442
 |party percent = 9.83
 |party change  = +4.08
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate = Brent Reid
 |votes         = 1,476
 |percentage    = 4.35
 |change        = +4.35
 |party votes   = 1,314
 |party percent = 3.75
 |party change  = +3.75
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |candidate = Richard McGrath
 |votes         = 652
 |percentage    = 1.92
 |change        = +0.67
 |party votes   = 94
 |party percent = 0.27
 |party change  = +0.10
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate = Shane Atkinson
 |votes         = 352
 |percentage    = 1.04
 |change        = -0.95
 |party votes   = 467
 |party percent = 1.33
 |party change  = -3.19
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes   = 2,738
 |party percent = 7.82
 |party change  = +2.26
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes   = 238
 |party percent = 0.68
 |party change  =+0.004
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes   = 218
 |party percent = 0.62
 |party change  = -0.10
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 200
 |party percent = 0.57
 |party change  = +0.24
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes   = 75
 |party percent = 0.21
 |party change  = +0.21
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         =Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |party votes   = 14
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change  = -0.09
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
 |party votes   =    14
 |party percent =  0.04
 |party change  = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 1,116
 |party votes = 294
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 33,963
 |party votes = 35,021
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
| winner = New Zealand National Party
| votes= 7,135
| percent = 21.01
| change = +2.40
}}
'''Electorate''' (as at 26 November 2011): 46,425<ref name="enrolment">{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.org.nz/ages/ |title= Enrolment statistics |publisher=Electoral Commission |date= 26 November 2011 |access-date= 16 December 2011}}</ref>

===2008 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=2008 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="2008election">{{cite web |title=Official Count Results -- Wairarapa (2008) |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2008/electorate-56.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = John Hayes
 |votes         = 18,524
 |percentage    = 51.02
 |change        = +8.31
 |party votes   = 17,860
 |party percent = 48.66
 |party change  = +3.54
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = Denise MacKenzie
 |votes         = 11,766
 |percentage    = 32.41
 |change        = -1.71
 |party votes   = 11,464
 |party percent = 31.23
 |party change  = -4.83
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = Edwin Perry
 |votes         = 2,646
 |percentage    = 7.29
 |change        = -9.28
 |party votes   = 2,040
 |party percent = 5.56
 |party change  = -3.37
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Michael Woodcock
 |votes         = 1,878
 |percentage    = 5.17
 |change        = +1.61
 |party votes   = 2,109
 |party percent = 5.75
 |party change  = +1.18
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Shane Atkinson
 |votes         = 721
 |percentage    = 1.99
 |change        = +1.01
 |party votes   = 1,660
 |party percent = 4.52
 |party change  = +3.38
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Libertarianz
 |candidate     = Richard McGrath
 |votes         = 453
 |percentage    = 1.25
 |change        = +1.25
 |party votes   = 61
 |party percent = 0.17
 |party change  = +0.13
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = United Future
 |candidate     = Graeme Reeves
 |votes         = 219
 |percentage    = 0.60
 |change        = -0.54
 |party votes   = 248
 |party percent = 0.68
 |party change  = -1.33
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate     = Amy Tubman
 |votes         = 101
 |percentage    = 0.28
 |change        = +0.28
 |party votes   = 47
 |party percent = 0.13
 |party change  = +0.04
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Bill and Ben Party
 |party votes = 281
 |party percent = 0.77
 |party change = +0.77
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 266
 |party percent = 0.72
 |party change = +0.21
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Jim Anderton's Progressive Party
 |party votes = 251
 |party percent = 0.68
 |party change = -0.13
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Kiwi Party
 |party votes = 173
 |party percent = 0.47
 |party change = +0.47
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 122
 |party percent = 0.33
 |party change = +0.10
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Family Party
 |party votes = 80
 |party percent = 0.22
 |party change = +0.22
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Workers Party of New Zealand
 |party votes = 14
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change = +0.04
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Pacific Party
 |party votes = 12
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
 |party votes = 9
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = 0.00
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Residents Action Movement
 |party votes = 5
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 2
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = -0.01
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 298
 |party votes = 131
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 36,308
 |party votes = 36,704
}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 6,758
 |percent = 18.61
 |change = +10.02
}}

=== 2005 election ===
{{MMP election box begin |title=2005 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="2005election">{{cite web |title=Official Count Results -- Wairarapa (2005) |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-56.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = New Zealand National Party
|candidate = John Hayes
|votes = 13,681
|percentage = 42.71
|change = +19.43
|party votes = 14,599
|party percent = 45.12
|party change = +20.39
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = Denise MacKenzie
|votes = 10,929
|percentage = 34.12
|change = -9.77
|party votes = 11,669
|party percent = 36.06
|party change = -2.16
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand First
|candidate = Edwin Perry
|votes = 5,308
|percentage = 16.57
|change = +11.55
|party votes = 2,889
|party percent = 8.93
|party change = -2.68
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
|candidate = Claire Bleakley
|votes = 1,141
|percentage = 3.56
|change = -0.78
|party votes = 1,478
|party percent = 4.57
|party change = -1.31
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = United Future
|candidate = Graeme Reeves
|votes = 364
|percentage = 1.14
|change = -0.86
|party votes = 651
|party percent = 2.01
|party change = -3.58
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = ACT New Zealand
|candidate = Graeme Tulloch
|votes = 314
|percentage = 0.98
|change = -1.04
|party votes = 370
|party percent = 1.14
|party change = -4.56
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Māori Party
|candidate = Cissie Walker
|votes = 293
|percentage = 0.91
|change = +0.91
|party votes = 165
|party percent = 0.51
|party change = +0.51
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Jim Anderton's Progressive Party
|party votes = 261
|party percent = 0.81
|party change = -0.79
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Destiny New Zealand
|party votes = 82
|party percent = 0.25
|party change = +0.25
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
|party votes = 76
|party percent = 0.23
|party change = -0.34
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
|party votes = 40
|party percent = 0.12
|party change = -2.75
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|party votes = 29
|party percent = 0.09
|party change = -0.91
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Libertarianz
|party votes = 13
|party percent = 0.04
|party change = +0.04
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
|party votes = 8
|party percent = 0.02
|party change = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party
|party votes = 6
|party percent = 0.02
|party change = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = One New Zealand Party
|party votes = 6
|party percent = 0.02
|party change = -0.08
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
|party votes = 6
|party percent = 0.02
|party change = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = 99 MP Party
|party votes = 5
|party percent = 0.02
|party change = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand
|party votes = 4
|party percent = 0.01
|party change = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 243
|party votes = 124
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 32,030
|party votes = 32,357
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
|winner = New Zealand National Party
|loser = New Zealand Labour Party
|votes = 2,752
|percent = 8.59
|change = -12.01
}}

===2002 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=2002 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="2002election">{{cite web |title=Official Count Results -- Wairarapa (2002) |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/electorate-details-56.html |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =Georgina Beyer
 |votes         =13,572
 |percentage    = 43.89
 |change        = -2.32
 |party votes   = 11,867
 |party percent = 38.22
 |party change  = +1.91
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = Ian Buchanan
 |votes         = 7,200
 |percentage    = 23.28
 |change        = -13.61
 |party votes   = 7,678
 |party percent = 24.73
 |party change  = -6.53
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     = Merepeka Raukawa-Tait
 |votes         = 5,852
 |percentage    = 18.92
 |change        = +17.07
 |party votes   = 891
 |party percent = 2.87
 |party change  = +0.13
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = Edwin Perry
 |votes         = 1,552
 |percentage    = 5.02
 |change        = +2.52
 |party votes   = 3,605
 |party percent = 11.61
 |party change  = +7.30
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Sarah Millington
 |votes         = 861
 |percentage    = 2.78
 |change        = +0.55
 |party votes   = 1,827
 |party percent = 5.88
 |party change  = +1.28
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Ian MacFarlane
 |votes         = 625
 |percentage    = 2.02
 |change        = -0.02
 |party votes   = 1,770
 |party percent = 5.70
 |party change  = -1.48
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = United Future
 |candidate     = Frank Owen
 |votes         = 617
 |percentage    = 2.00
 |change        = +1.39
 |party votes   = 1,735
 |party percent = 5.59
 |party change  = +4.30
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Jim Anderton's Progressive Party
 |candidate     = Bill Henderson
 |votes         = 223
 |percentage    = 0.72
 |change        = –
 |party votes   = 498
 |party percent = 1.60
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate     = Gerald Tait
 |votes         = 159
 |percentage    = 0.51
 |change        = -7.02
 |party votes   = 311
 |party percent = 1.00
 |party change  = -9.05
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Outdoor Recreation New Zealand
 |party votes   = 525
 |party percent = 1.69
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 178
 |party percent = 0.57
 |party change  = -0.58
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = One New Zealand Party
 |party votes   = 32
 |party percent = 0.10
 |party change  = -0.06
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Mana Māori Movement
 |party votes   = 5
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = NMP (political party)
 |party votes   = 3
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = Steady
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 264
 |party votes = 121
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 30,925
 |party votes = 31,046
}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 6,372
 |percent = 20.60
 |change = +11.28
}}

===1999 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=1999 general election: Wairarapa<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1999/e9/html/e9_partIV.html |title=Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate |work=NZ Electoral Commission |access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1999/e9/html/e9_partVIII.html |title=Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details |work=NZ Electoral Commission |access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =Georgina Beyer
 |votes         = 15,040
 |percentage    = 46.21
 |change        = +32.12
 |party votes   = 11,897
 |party percent = 36.31
 |party change  = +12.38
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = Paul Henry
 |votes         = 12,006
 |percentage    = 36.89
 |change        = -8.27
 |party votes   = 10,242
 |party percent = 31.26
 |party change  = -1.55
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate     = Cathy Casey
 |votes         = 2,451
 |percentage    = 7.53
 |change        = -13.14
 |party votes   = 3,294
 |party percent = 10.05
 |party change  = -3.64
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = Rob Harris
 |votes         = 813
 |percentage    = 2.50
 |change        = -11.57
 |party votes   = 1,413
 |party percent = 4.31
 |party change  = -11.45
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Laurence Boomert
 |votes         = 725
 |percentage    = 2.23
 |change        = –
 |party votes   = 1,506
 |party percent = 4.60
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Paul Booth
 |votes         = 663
 |percentage    = 2.04
 |change        = -0.27
 |party votes   = 2,352
 |party percent = 7.18
 |party change  = +0.74
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     = Mike Lloyd
 |votes         = 602
 |percentage    = 1.85
 |change        = -0.38
 |party votes   = 898
 |party percent = 2.74
 |party change  = -1.26
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Future New Zealand
 |candidate     = John Allen
 |votes         = 197
 |percentage    = 0.61
 |change        = –
 |party votes   = 273
 |party percent = 0.83
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Natural Law Party
 |candidate     = Ian Douglas
 |votes         = 47
 |percentage    = 0.14
 |change        = -0.02
 |party votes   = 29
 |party percent = 0.09
 |party change  = -0.19
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 378
 |party percent = 1.15
 |party change  = -0.36
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Libertarianz
 |party votes   = 185
 |party percent = 0.56
 |party change  = +0.54
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = United New Zealand
 |party votes   = 152
 |party percent = 0.46
 |party change  = -0.15
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = McGillicuddy Serious Party
 |party votes   = 59
 |party percent = 0.18
 |party change  = -0.11
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Animals First
 |party votes   = 43
 |party percent = 0.13
 |party change  = Steady
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = One New Zealand Party
 |party votes   = 15
 |party percent = 0.16
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Republican Party (1995)
 |party votes   = 9
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change  = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Mauri Pacific
 |party votes   = 6
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Māori Movement
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = -0.02
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
 |color=#639
 |party = People's Choice Party
 |party votes   = 3
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = –
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NMP (political party)
 |party votes   = 2
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NZ South Island Party
 |party votes   = 2
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 557
 |party votes = 337
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 32,545
 |party votes = 32,765
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |loser = New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 3,033
 |percent = 9.32
 |change = -15.17
}}

===1996 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=1996 general election: Wairarapa<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/6.1%20Wairarapa%2054.pdf |title=Official Count Results (1996) – Electorate Candidate and Party votes recorded at each polling place |work=NZ Electoral Commission |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         =New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     =Wyatt Creech
 |votes         = 14,505
 |percentage    = 45.16
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 10,562
 |party percent = 32.81
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate     = Dave MacPherson
 |votes         = 6,638
 |percentage    = 20.67
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 4,409
 |party percent = 13.69
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = Lynette Stutz
 |votes         = 4,525
 |percentage    = 14.09
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 7,704
 |party percent = 23.93
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = George Groombridge
 |votes         = 4,519
 |percentage    = 14.07
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 5,074
 |party percent = 15.76
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Derek Daniell
 |votes         = 742
 |percentage    = 2.31
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 2,072
 |party percent = 6.44
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Christian Coalition (New Zealand)
 |candidate     = Mike Lloyd
 |votes         = 717
 |percentage    = 2.23
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 1,287
 |party percent = 4.00
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = McGillicuddy Serious Party
 |candidate     = Vince Terreni
 |votes         = 236
 |percentage    = 0.74
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 95
 |party percent = 0.29
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     = Mathew Horrocks
 |votes         = 160
 |percentage    = 0.50
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 105
 |party percent = 0.33
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Natural Law Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     = Bruce Brown
 |votes         = 53
 |percentage    = 0.16
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 90
 |party percent = 0.28
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate only|
 |party         = World Socialist Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     = Christopher Fackney
 |votes         = 27
 |percentage    = 0.08
 |change        = 
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 486
 |party percent = 1.51
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United New Zealand
 |party votes   = 198
 |party percent = 0.61
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Animals First
 |party votes   = 43
 |party percent = 0.13
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Superannuitants and Youth Action
 |party votes   = 18
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Conservative Party
 |party votes   = 14
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Māori Movement
 |party votes   = 10
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Green Society
 |party votes   = 8
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |party votes   = 7
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Asia Pacific United Party
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ethnic Minority Party of New Zealand
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Advance New Zealand (1995)
 |party votes   = 3
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  =
}}
 {{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Te Tawharau
 |party votes   = 2
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 185
 |party votes = 112
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 32,122
 |party votes = 32,195
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 7,867
 |percent = 24.49
 |change =
}}

===1993 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1993 general election: Wairarapa<ref>{{cite tech report |ref={{sfnref|Election results|1993}} |title=Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place |publisher=New Zealand Chief Electoral Office |year=1993 |pages=125 }}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Wyatt Creech
   |votes      = 9,004
   |percentage = 41.60
   |change     = -11.53
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Peter Teahan
   |votes      = 6,775
   |percentage = 31.30
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
   |candidate  = Dave MacPherson
   |votes      = 4,162
   |percentage = 19.23
   |change     = +10.97
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand First
   |candidate  = Jayne Routhan
   |votes      = 1,051
   |percentage = 4.85
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
   |candidate  = Mike Lloyd
   |votes      = 597
   |percentage = 2.75
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Natural Law Party of New Zealand
   |candidate  = Ken Reinsfield
   |votes      = 51
   |percentage = 0.23
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 2,229
   |percentage = 10.30
   |change     = -10.12
 }}
{{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 21,640
   |percentage = 86.68
   |change     = +0.57
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 24,963
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1990 election===
{{election box begin |title=1990 general election: Wairarapa<ref>{{cite tech report |ref={{sfnref|Election results|1990}} |title=Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place |publisher=New Zealand Chief Electoral Office |year=1990 |pages=131 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Wyatt Creech
   |votes      = 10,767
   |percentage = 53.13
   |change     = -4.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Pauline Moran
   |votes      = 6,626
   |percentage = 32.69
   |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = NewLabour Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Dave MacPherson
   |votes      = 1,674
   |percentage = 8.26
   |change     = 
}}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
   |candidate  = G Hounsell
   |votes      = 651
   |percentage = 3.21
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = R Muir
   |votes      = 236
   |percentage = 1.16
   |change     = 
 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = McGillicuddy Serious Party
   |candidate  = S Neilsen
   |votes      = 199
   |percentage = 0.98
   |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Democrats for Social Credit
   |candidate  = G J Shakes
   |votes      = 112
   |percentage = 0.55
   |change     = -2.19
}}
 {{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 4,141
   |percentage = 20.43
   |change     = +20.27
 }}
 {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 20,265
   |percentage = 86.11
   |change     = -6.08
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 23,532
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1987 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1987 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=374}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Wyatt Creech
   |votes      = 9,994
   |percentage = 48.70
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Reg Boorman
   |votes      = 9,960
   |percentage = 48.54
   |change     = +6.35
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Democrats for Social Credit
   |candidate  = G J Shakes
   |votes      = 564
   |percentage = 2.74
   |change     = 
 }}
{{Election box majority
   |votes      = 34
   |percentage = 0.16
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 20,518
   |percentage = 92.19
   |change     = -2.32
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 22,256
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1984 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1984 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=374}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Reg Boorman
   |votes      = 9,009
   |percentage = 42.19
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Ben Couch
   |votes      = 8,615
   |percentage = 40.34
   |change     = -3.54
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Party
   |candidate  = Simon Bliss
   |votes      = 2,908
   |percentage = 13.61
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = M C Jury
   |votes      = 819
   |percentage = 3.83
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 394
   |percentage = 1.84
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 21,351
   |percentage = 94.51
   |change     = +2.98
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 22,589
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1981 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1981 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=374}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Ben Couch
   |votes      = 8,569
   |percentage = 43.88
   |change     = -1.45
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Tom Gemmell
   |votes      = 7,023
   |percentage = 35.96
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Wally Cowl
   |votes      = 3,936
   |percentage = 20.15
   |change     = +7.89
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 1,546
   |percentage = 7.91
   |change     = +3.68
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 19,528
   |percentage = 91.53
   |change     = +13.07
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 21,333
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1978 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1978 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=374}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Ben Couch
   |votes      = 8,968
   |percentage = 45.33
   |change     = -4.10
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Allan Levett
   |votes      = 8,131
   |percentage = 41.10
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Wally Cowl
   |votes      = 2,426
   |percentage = 12.26
   |change     = +6.03
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Values Party
   |candidate  = Chris Hackney
   |votes      = 258
   |percentage = 1.30
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 837
   |percentage = 4.23
   |change     = -3.61
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 19,783
   |percentage = 78.46
   |change     = -10.24
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 25,213
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1975 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1975 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=374}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Ben Couch
   |votes      = 9,245
   |percentage = 49.43
   |change     = +5.17
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Jack Williams
   |votes      = 7,777
   |percentage = 41.58
   |change     = -9.20
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Wally Cowl
   |votes      = 1,167
   |percentage = 6.23
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Values Party
   |candidate  = Bill Ashdown
   |votes      = 514
   |percentage = 2.74
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 1,468
   |percentage = 7.84
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 18,703
   |percentage = 88.70
   |change     = -3.53
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 21,085
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1972 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1972 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=374}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Jack Williams
   |votes      = 8,459
   |percentage = 50.78
   |change     = +2.75
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Ben Couch
   |votes      = 7,373
   |percentage = 44.26
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Jack Morrow
   |votes      = 698
   |percentage = 4.19
   |change     = 
 }}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
   |color      = #FDBB30
   |party      = Liberal Reform
   |candidate  = Timothy Carlton Bunny
   |votes      = 94
   |percentage = 0.56
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Democratic Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Harold Knox
   |votes      = 32
   |percentage = 0.19
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 1,086
   |percentage = 6.52
   |change     = +3.71
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 16,656
   |percentage = 92.23
   |change     = +0.28
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 18,058
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1969 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1969 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=373}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Jack Williams
   |votes      = 7,981
   |percentage = 48.03
   |change     = +5.44
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Haddon Donald
   |votes      = 7,514
   |percentage = 45.22
   |change     = -0.83
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Jack Morrow
   |votes      = 1,121
   |percentage = 6.74
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 467
   |percentage = 2.81
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 16,616
   |percentage = 92.51
   |change     = +1.77
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 17,961
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1966 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1966 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=373}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Haddon Donald
   |votes      = 7,080
   |percentage = 46.05
   |change     = -1.75
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Jack Williams
   |votes      = 6,547
   |percentage = 42.59
   |change     = -1.83
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Roly Marks
   |votes      = 1,745
   |percentage = 11.35
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 533
   |percentage = 3.46
   |change     = +0.09
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 15,372
   |percentage = 90.74
   |change     = -1.53
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 16,940
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1963 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1963 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=373}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Haddon Donald
   |votes      = 7,100
   |percentage = 47.80
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Jack Williams
   |votes      = 6,599
   |percentage = 44.42
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Robert Crawford
   |votes      = 1,154
   |percentage = 7.76
   |change     = -1.81
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 501
   |percentage = 3.37
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,853
   |percentage = 92.27
   |change     = -0.90
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 16,097
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1960 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1960 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=373}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Bert Cooksley
   |votes      = 7,887
   |percentage = 52.10
   |change     = +3.90
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Allan George Goldsmith
   |votes      = 5,799
   |percentage = 38.31
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Robert Crawford
   |votes      = 1,450
   |percentage = 9.57
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 3,241
   |percentage = 21.41
   |change     = +14.25
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 15,136
   |percentage = 93.17
   |change     = -1.43
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 16,244
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1957 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1957 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=373}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Bert Cooksley
   |votes      = 7,121
   |percentage = 48.20
   |change     = -1.11
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Bob Wilkie
   |votes      = 6,063
   |percentage = 41.04
   |change     = +3.38
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = John Eric Feast
   |votes      = 1,588
   |percentage = 10.75
   |change     = -2.26
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 1,058
   |percentage = 7.16
   |change     = -4.48
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,772
   |percentage = 94.60
   |change     = +1.40
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 15,615
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1954 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1954 general election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=373}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Bert Cooksley
   |votes      = 7,160
   |percentage = 49.31
   |change     = -7.80
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Bob Wilkie
   |votes      = 5,469
   |percentage = 37.66
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = John Eric Feast
   |votes      = 1,890
   |percentage = 13.01
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 1,691
   |percentage = 11.64
   |change     = -2.59
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,519
   |percentage = 93.20
   |change     = +0.98
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 15,578
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1951 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1951 General election: Wairarapa{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=373}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Bert Cooksley
   |votes      = 8,155
   |percentage = 57.11
   |change     = +3.73
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = George Anders Hansen
   |votes      = 6,123
   |percentage = 42.88
   |change     = -3.73
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 2,032
   |percentage = 14.23
   |change     = +7.47
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,278
   |percentage = 92.22
   |change     = -3.45
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 15,482
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1949 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1949 general election: Wairarapa<ref>{{cite web |title=The General Election, 1949 |url= http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1950-I.2.3.2.43 |publisher=National Library |access-date=3 January 2014 |pages=1–5, 8 |year=1950}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Bert Cooksley
   |votes      = 7,596
   |percentage = 53.38
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = George Anders Hansen
   |votes      = 6,633
   |percentage = 46.61
   |change     = -2.54
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 963
   |percentage = 6.76
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,229
   |percentage = 95.67
   |change     = +1.11
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 14,872
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1946 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1946 general election: Wairarapa<ref>{{cite web |title=The General Election, 1946 |url= http://www.atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1947-I.2.4.2.38 |publisher=National Library |access-date=1 January 2014 |pages=1–11, 14 |year=1947}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Garnet Mackley
   |votes      = 7,095
   |percentage = 50.84
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = George Anders Hansen
   |votes      = 6,860
   |percentage = 49.15
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 235
   |percentage = 1.68
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 13,955
   |percentage = 94.56
   |change     = +3.25
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 14,757
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1943 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1943 general election: Wairarapa<ref>
 {{cite web |title = The General Election, 1943 |url = http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1944-I.2.2.5.37 |publisher = National Library |access-date = 28 March 2014 |page = 11 |year = 1944}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Ben Roberts
   |votes      = 4,806
   |percentage = 47.34
   |change     = -3.67
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Jimmy Maher
   |votes      = 4,655
   |percentage = 45.86
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Democratic Labour Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Robert Crawford
   |votes      = 424
   |percentage = 4.17
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Independent politician
   |candidate  = William Francis Smithson
   |votes      = 120
   |percentage = 1.18
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box informal
   |votes      = 145
   |percentage = 1.42
   |change     = +0.98
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 151
   |percentage = 1.48
   |change     = -6.40
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 10,150
   |percentage = 91.31
   |change     = -1.97
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 11,115
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1938 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1938 general election: Wairarapa<ref>{{cite web |title = The General Election, 1938 |url = http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1939-I.2.3.2.36 |publisher = National Library |access-date = 8 February 2012 |pages = 1–6 |year = 1939}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Ben Roberts
   |votes      = 5,293
   |percentage = 53.71
   |change     = +14.77
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = James Frederick Thompson
   |votes      = 4,516
   |percentage = 45.83
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box informal
   |votes      = 44
   |percentage = 0.44
   |change     = -1.22
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 777
   |percentage = 7.88
   |change     = +7.54
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 9,853
   |percentage = 93.28
   |change     = +4.57
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 10,562
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1935 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1935 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="1935 election">{{cite book |title=The General Election, 1935 |year=1936 |publisher=Government Printer |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1936-I.2.3.2.33&srpos=167 |access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Ben Roberts
   |votes      = 3,681
   |percentage = 38.94
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = United Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = John Wiltshire Card
   |votes      = 3,648
   |percentage = 38.59
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Democrat Party (1934)
   |candidate  = Thomas William McDonald
   |votes      = 2,033
   |percentage = 21.50
   |change     = -24.95
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Independent politician
   |candidate  = Hans Carl Thomsen
   |votes      = 91
   |percentage = 0.96
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box informal
   |votes      = 157
   |percentage = 1.66
   |change     = -0.03
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 33
   |percentage = 0.34
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 9,453
   |percentage = 88.71
   |change     = +5.38
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 10,655
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1931 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1931 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="1931 election">{{cite book |title=The General Election, 1931 |year=1932 |publisher=Government Printer |url= http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1932-I-II.2.3.2.31 |page=5 |access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = Reform Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Alex McLeod
   |votes      = 4,641
   |percentage = 53.55
   |change     = +6.74
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = United Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Thomas William McDonald
   |votes      = 4,025
   |percentage = 46.45
   |change     = -6.74
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 616
   |percentage = 7.11
   |change     = +0.74
 }}
 {{Election box informal
   |votes      = 149
   |percentage = 1.69
   |change     = +0.39
 }}
{{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 8,815
   |percentage = 83.33
   |change     = -4.91
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 10,579
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1928 election===

{{Election box begin | title=1928 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="1928 election">{{cite book |last=Skinner | first=W. A. G. |title=The General Election, 1928 |year=1929 |publisher=Government Printer |url= https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1929-I.2.3.2.37 |page=5 |access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = United Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Thomas William McDonald
   |votes      = 4,726
   |percentage = 53.18
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Reform Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Alex McLeod
   |votes      = 4,160
   |percentage = 46.82
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 566
   |percentage = 6.37
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box informal
   |votes      = 117
   |percentage = 1.30
   |change     = 
 }}
{{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 9,003
   |percentage = 88.24
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 10,203
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1899 election===

{{Election box begin | title=1899 general election: Wairarapa<ref>{{cite web |url= http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1900-I.2.3.2.54 |title=The General Election, 1899 |date=19 June 1900 |publisher=Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives |page=1 |access-date=12 February 2014 |location=Wellington}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Liberal Party
   |candidate  = J. T. Marryat Hornsby
   |votes      = 1,974
   |percentage = 51.17
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Conservative (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Walter Clarke Buchanan
   |votes      = 1,818
   |percentage = 47.12
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Independent politician
   |candidate  = Coleman Phillips<ref>{{cite news |title=The Elections |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AG18991123.2.4 |access-date=10 March 2014 |work=Ashburton Guardian |date=23 November 1899 |volume=XXI |issue=4973 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District |year=1897 |url= http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d79-d5.html#name-414773-mention |publisher=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited |access-date=10 March 2014 |location=Wellington |chapter=Ex-Councillors}}</ref>
   |votes      = 66
   |percentage = 1.71
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 156
   |percentage = 4.04
   |change     = 
 }}<!-- 
 {{Election box informal
   |votes      = 
   |percentage = 
   |change     = 
 }} -->
{{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 3,858
   |percentage = 82.54
   |change     = 
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 4,674
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1893 election===

{{Election box begin | title=1893 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="1893 election">{{cite book |title=The General Election, 1893 |year=1894 |publisher=Government Printer |url= http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1894-I.2.3.2.21 |access-date=19 November 2013 |page=1}}</ref><ref name="1893 affiliation">{{cite news |title=The General Election |date=28 November 1893 |work=Otago Daily Times |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ODT18931128.2.55 |access-date=28 November 2013 |page=6}}</ref>}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Conservative (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Walter Clarke Buchanan
   |votes      = 1,806
   |percentage = 50.89
   |change     = ±0
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = New Zealand Liberal Party
   |candidate  = George Augustus Fairbrother<ref name="NZETC Fairbrother">{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District |year=1897 |url= http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d79-d3.html#name-414818-mention |publisher=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited |access-date= 30 November 2013 |location=Wellington |chapter=Borough of Carterton}}</ref>
   |votes      = 1,116
   |percentage = 31.45
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = New Zealand Liberal Party
   |candidate  = Charles Pownall<ref>{{cite news |title=New Zealand |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP18930921.2.27 |access-date=30 November 2013 |work=The Press |date=21 September 1893 |volume=L |issue=8593 |page=5}}</ref>
   |votes      = 627
   |percentage = 17.67
   |change     = 
 }}
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 690
   |percentage = 19.44
   |change     = +3.26
 }}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 3,549
   |percentage = 81.12
   |change     = +9.41
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 4,375
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1890 election===
{{Election box begin | title=1890 general election: Wairarapa<ref name="General Election, 1890">{{cite web |title=The General Election, 1890 |url= http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&cl=search&d=AJHR1891-I.2.1.6.2 |publisher=National Library |access-date=25 February 2012 |year=1891}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = Conservative (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Walter Clarke Buchanan
   |votes      = 987
   |percentage = 58.09
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Liberal Party
   |candidate  = Henry Bunny
   |votes      = 712
   |percentage = 41.91
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 275
   |percentage = 16.18
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 1,699
   |percentage = 71.71
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 2,369
 }}
{{Election box end}}

==Table footnotes==
{{Notelist}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6 }}
*{{cite book |title=Electoral Atlas of New Zealand |last=McRobie |first=Alan |year=1989 |publisher=GP Books |location=Wellington |isbn=0-477-01384-8}}
*{{cite book |last = Norton |first = Clifford |title = New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science |year = 1988 |publisher = Victoria University of Wellington |location = Wellington |isbn = 0-475-11200-8}}
*{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year=First published in 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher=V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}

==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/66C9F253-335D-4523-9086-8908A3B2B0ED/218/Wairarapa1.pdf Electorate Profile]  ''Parliamentary Library''

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