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{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{NZelectorateShortDesc|current=yes|type=general|region=Auckland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name        = Mount Albert
|parl_name   = [[New Zealand House of Representatives]]
|map2        = Mount Albert electorate, 2014
|map_entity  = Mount Albert
|map_year    = 2014
|area={{convert|20.24|km2|abbr=on}}|year        = 1946
|abolished   = 
|type        = Single-member
|population  = 
|blank1_name = Current MP
|blank1_info = [[Helen White (politician)|Helen White]]
|blank2_name = Party
|blank2_info = [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|blank3_name = List MP
|blank3_info = [[Melissa Lee]] ([[New Zealand National Party|National]])
|blank4_name = List MP
|blank4_info = [[Ricardo Menéndez March]] ([[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green]])
|region      = [[Auckland Region|Auckland]]
}}
'''Mount Albert''' is a parliamentary [[New Zealand electorates|electorate]] based around the suburb of [[Mount Albert, New Zealand|Mount Albert]] in [[Auckland]], New Zealand, returning one [[member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. It has elected only [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] MPs since it was first contested at the [[1946 New Zealand general election|1946 election]]. The electorate is currently held by [[Helen White (politician)|Helen White]] and was recently represented by [[Jacinda Ardern]], formerly [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]], who was first elected in a [[2017 Mount Albert by-election|2017 by-election]] and stepped down from parliament on 15 April 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11807614 |title=Jacinda Ardern wins landslide victory Mt Albert by-election |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=25 February 2017 |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> Before her, Mt Albert was represented by [[David Shearer]] from [[2009 Mount Albert by-election|13 June 2009]] to 31 December 2016; it was represented by [[Helen Clark]] from the [[1981 New Zealand general election|1981 general election]] until her resignation from Parliament on 17 April 2009.

The area that the electorate contains is notable for having produced three Labour [[List of prime ministers of New Zealand|prime ministers]] – [[Michael Joseph Savage]], who represented the [[Auckland West]] electorate that Mt Albert was created out of in 1946; Helen Clark; and Jacinda Ardern. Additionally, David Shearer served as Labour Party leader in [[Official Opposition (New Zealand)|opposition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/95363393/mt-albert--the-political-home-of-labour-leaders-for-almost-100-years |author=Moir, Jo |title=Mt Albert – the political home of Labour leaders for almost 100 yearselection |publisher=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=2 August 2017 |access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref> [[Warren Freer]], who represented the electorate from 1947 to 1981, served as acting prime minister on three occasions.{{sfn|Freer|2004|p= 190}}

==Population centres==
The [[1941 New Zealand census]] had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The [[North Island]] gained a further two electorates from the [[South Island]] due to faster population growth. The abolition of the [[country quota]] through the ''Electoral Amendment Act, 1945'' reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, eight former electorates were re-established, and 19 electorates were created for the first time, including Mount Albert.{{sfn|McRobie|1989|pp=91–96}}

Mount Albert covers a segment of the western [[Auckland isthmus]], based around the [[Mount Albert, New Zealand|suburb of Mount Albert]] and stretching from [[Kingsland, New Zealand|Kingsland]] on the eastern periphery of the central city down to [[Sandringham, New Zealand|Sandringham]] and extending as far as [[Avondale, Auckland|Avondale]] on the seat's western edge. Changes brought about by an electoral redistribution after the 2006 census saw a swap of suburbs with neighbouring {{NZ electorate link|Auckland Central}} – [[Newton, New Zealand|Newton]] on the city fringe being returned to Auckland Central, having been moved out in 1999, and [[Point Chevalier]] being drafted in.

The present incarnation of Mount Albert dates to 1999, when the creation of the [[Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Roskill]] seat necessitated removing the suburbs clustered around the north side of [[Manukau Harbour]] from the [[Owairaka (New Zealand electorate)|Owairaka]] electorate. The name Mount Albert had been out of use for only three years – before Owairaka was drawn up ahead of the change to [[Mixed-member proportional representation|Mixed Member Proportional]] voting in 1996, the Mount Albert electorate had been part of the New Zealand electoral landscape for fifty years.

==History==
Mount Albert was first created for the 1946 election.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=267}} The electorate is known for being contested by three later [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|prime minister]]s, [[Robert Muldoon]], [[Helen Clark]] and [[Jacinda Ardern]].

The first representative, [[Arthur Shapton Richards]], died after only one year in office.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gower |first=Patrick |title=Seven Labour candidates tipped to try for Mt Albert seat |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10564413 |access-date=7 November 2013 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=31 March 2009}}</ref> [[Warren Freer]] succeeded him in the {{By-election link|Mount Albert|1947}}, and held the electorate until he retired in 1981.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=198}}

Muldoon (prime minister from 1975 to 1984) unsuccessfully sought the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] nomination for the electorate in {{NZ election link year|1951}}.<ref name="DNZB Muldoon" /> He gained the nomination to challenge Freer in the {{NZ election link|1954}}, his first run for Parliament, but was unable to take the seat from the Labour Party,<ref name="DNZB Muldoon">{{DNZB|Gustafson|Barry|6m1|Muldoon, Robert David|30 December 2013||Barry Gustafson}}<!-- go to page 3 of the source --></ref> like all other National candidates before or since. Mount Albert's inner-suburb, working-class composition makes it one of Labour's safest seats.

Freer was succeeded by Helen Clark,{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=189}} who held the electorate until 1996, when it was abolished and she moved to the {{NZ electorate link|Owairaka}} electorate. When the Mount Albert electorate was re-established for the {{NZ election link|1999}}, Clark became the representative again. She was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2008. In 2009, she resigned to become head of the [[United Nations Development Programme]].<ref>{{cite press release
 |url         = http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/march/helen-clark-unanimously-confirmed-as-new-head-of-undp-new-york-.en
 |title       = Helen Clark unanimously confirmed as new head of UNDP
 |publisher   = [[United Nations Development Program]]
 |date        = 31 March 2009
 |access-date  = 21 September 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090403203750/http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/2009/march/helen-clark-unanimously-confirmed-as-new-head-of-undp-new-york-.en
 |archive-date = 3 April 2009
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>

Clark was succeeded by [[David Shearer]] in the [[2009 Mount Albert by-election|2009 by-election]]. He was re-elected as MP in the 2011 and 2014 general elections, before resigning in late 2016 to lead the United Nation's peacekeeping mission in [[South Sudan]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/87545651/David-Shearer-formally-appointed-to-lead-UN-peacekeeping-team-in-South-Sudan |title=David Shearer formally appointed to lead UN peacekeeping team in South Sudan |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=14 December 2016 |author=Sam Sachdeva |access-date=19 December 2016}}</ref> Jacinda Ardern, who had previously stood in the [[Auckland Central (New Zealand electorate)|Auckland Central electorate]], won the [[2017 Mount Albert by-election|February 2017 by-election]]. She became leader of the Labour Party in August that year, 8 weeks before the [[2017 New Zealand general election|2017 general election]], after Andrew Little stepped down as leader.

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

{{Party index link|New Zealand Labour Party}}

{| class=wikitable
|-
!width=100| Election
!width=175 colspan=2| Winner
|-
| {{NZ election link|1946}}
| width=5 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| [[Arthur Shapton Richards]]
|-
| {{By-election link small|Mount Albert|1947}}
| rowspan=12 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| rowspan=12 | [[Warren Freer]]
|-
| {{NZ election link|1949}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1951}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1954}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1957}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1960}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1963}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1966}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1969}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1972}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1975}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1978}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1981}}
| rowspan=5 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| rowspan=5 | [[Helen Clark]]
|-
| {{NZ election link|1984}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1987}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|1990}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|1993}}
|-
| colspan=3 align=center|<small>(Electorate abolished 1996–1999), see {{NZ electorate link|Owairaka}})</small>
|-
| {{NZ election link|1999}}
| rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| rowspan=4 | Helen Clark (2nd period)
|-
| {{NZ election link|2002}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2005}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2008}}
|-
| {{By-election link small|Mount Albert|2009}}
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| rowspan=3 | [[David Shearer]]
|-
| {{NZ election link|2011}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2014}}
|-
| {{By-election link small|Mount Albert|2017}}
|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| rowspan=3 | [[Jacinda Ardern]]
|-
| {{NZ election link|2017}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2020}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2023}}
| rowspan=1 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| rowspan=1 | [[Helen White (politician)|Helen White]]
|}

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

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|New Zealand National Party}} {{Party index link|Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}

{| class=wikitable
|-
!width=100| Election
!width=175 colspan=2| Winner
|-
| rowspan=2| {{NZ election link|2011}}
| bgcolor={{party color|Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}|
| [[David Clendon]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| [[Melissa Lee]]
|-
|{{NZ election link|2014}}
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| Melissa Lee
|-
| rowspan=2| {{NZ election link|2017}}
| bgcolor={{party color|Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}|
| [[Julie Anne Genter]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| Melissa Lee
|-
| {{NZ election link|2020}}
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| Melissa Lee
|-
| rowspan=2| {{NZ election link|2023}}
| bgcolor={{party color|Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}|
| [[Ricardo Menéndez March]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| Melissa Lee
|-
|}

==Election results==
===2023 election ===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023 general election]]: Mount Albert<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-24.html |title=Mt Albert - Official Result (2023) |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]]|access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box list win|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = [[Helen White (politician)|Helen White]]
 |votes         = 13,238
 |percentage    = 33.73
 |change        = -37.01
 |party votes   = 10,336
 |party percent = 25.99
 |party change  = -22.61
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = [[Melissa Lee]]
 |votes         = 13,220
 |percentage    = 33.68
 |change        = +14.35
 |party votes   = 12,705
 |party percent = 31.94
 |party change  = +13.31
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = [[Ricardo Menéndez March]]
 |votes         = 9,296
 |percentage    = 23.69
 |change        = +18.13
 |party votes   = 10,030
 |party percent = 25.22
 |party change  = +5.29
 }}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Ollie Murphy
 |votes         = 1,485
 |percentage    = 3.78
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 2,681
 |party percent = 6.74
 |party change  = +0.78
 }}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = The Opportunities Party
 |candidate     = Ciara Swords
 |votes         = 1,318
 |percentage    = 3.36
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 1,474
 |party percent = 3.71
 |party change  = +1.53
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate     = Tesi Naufahu
 |votes         = 155
 |percentage    = 0.40
 |change        = 
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
 |color         = #7F8E89
 |party         = [[Human Rights Party (New Zealand)|Human Rights Party]]
 |candidate     = Anthony Van den Heuvel
 |votes         = 104
 |percentage    = 0.26
 |change        = +0.05
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes   = 1,220
 |party percent = 3.07
 |party change  = +1.25
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Te Pāti Māori
 |party votes   = 640
 |party percent = 1.61
 |party change  = +1.12
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Loyal
 |party votes   = 146
 |party percent = 0.37
 |party change  = 
 }}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 115
 |party percent = 0.29
 |party change  = +0.09
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NewZeal
 |party votes   = 83
 |party percent = 0.21
 |party change  = +0.21
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Freedoms New Zealand
 |party votes   = 60
 |party percent = 0.15
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand
 |party votes   = 51
 |party percent = 0.13
 |party change  = 
 }}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Women's Rights Party
 |party votes   = 39
 |party percent = 0.10
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Conservatives Party
 |party votes   = 30
 |party percent = 0.08
 |party change  = -0.50
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = DemocracyNZ
 |party votes   = 21
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Nation Party
 |party votes   = 9
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Leighton Baker Party
 |party votes   = 6
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes       = 430
 |party votes = 121
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes       = 39,246
 |party votes = 39,767
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 18
 |percent = 0.05
 |change = -51.34
}}

===2020 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2020 New Zealand general election|2020 general election]]: Mount Albert<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/electorate-details-24.html |title=Mt Albert - Official Result|publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]]|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = [[Jacinda Ardern]]
 |votes         = 29,238
 |percentage    = 70.72
 |change        = +6.81
 |party votes   = 20,265
 |party percent = 48.60
 |party change  = +5.41
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = [[Melissa Lee]]
 |votes         = 7,992
 |percentage    = 19.33
 |change        = –4.62
 |party votes   = 7,769
 |party percent = 18.63
 |party change  = –15.19
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = [[Luke Wijohn]]
 |votes         = 2,299
 |percentage    =  5.56
 |change        = −0.82
 |party votes   = 8,311
 |party percent = 19.93
 |party change  = +5.34
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = The Opportunities Party
 |candidate     = Cameron Lord
 |votes         = 903
 |percentage    =  2.18
 |change        = −0.23
 |party votes   =1.048
 |party percent = 2.51
 |party change  = –0.44
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     = Daniel Reurich
 |votes         = 316
 |percentage    =  0.76
 |change        = +0.46
 |party votes   = 241
 |party percent = 0.58
 |party change  = +0.42
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
 |color         = #7F8E89
 |party         = [[Human Rights Party (New Zealand)|Human Rights Party]]
 |candidate     = Anthony Van den Heuvel
 |votes         = 87
 |percentage    = 0.21
 |change        = +0.14
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |party votes   = 2,485
 |party percent =5.96
 |party change  = +5.37
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes   =760
 |party percent =1.82
 |party change  = –1.60
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes   =205
 |party percent =0.49
 |party change  = +0.04
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Advance New Zealand
 |party votes   =141
 |party percent =0.34
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   =83
 |party percent =0.20
 |party change  = +0.04
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand TEA Party
 |party votes   =41
 |party percent =0.10
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = ONE Party
 |party votes   =34
 |party percent =0.08
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Sustainable New Zealand Party
 |party votes   =22
 |party percent =0.05
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Outdoors Party
 |party votes   =16
 |party percent =0.04
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Vision New Zealand
 |party votes   =11
 |party percent =0.02
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes   =4
 |party percent =0.009
 |party change  = –0.001
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Heartland New Zealand Party
 |party votes   = 3
 |party percent =0.007
 |party change  = –
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes       =507
 |party votes =258}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes       = 41,342
 |party votes = 41,697
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes =21,246
 |percent =51.39
 |change = +11.43
}}

===2017 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2017 New Zealand general election|2017 general election]]: Mount Albert<ref name="election2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/electorate-details-27.html |title=Official Count Results (2017) – Mount Albert |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate = [[Jacinda Ardern]]
 |votes = 24,416
 |percentage = 63.91
 |change = +5.74
 |party votes = 16,742
 |party percent = 43.19
 |party change = +13.88
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate = [[Melissa Lee]]
 |votes = 9,152
 |percentage = 23.95
 |change = −4.66
 |party votes = 13,112
 |party percent = 33.82
 |party change = −5.56
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate = [[Julie Anne Genter]]
 |votes = 2,438
 |percentage = 6.38
 |change = −2.36
 |party votes = 5,657
 |party percent = 14.59
 |party change = −7.09
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = The Opportunities Party
 |candidate = Dan Thurston
 |votes = 924
 |percentage = 2.41
 |change = -
 |party votes = 1,144
 |party percent = 2.95
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |candidate = Andrew Littlejohn
 |votes = 724
 |percentage = 1.89
 |change = —
 |party votes = 1,329
 |party percent = 3.42
 |party change = −0.68
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate = Jeff Johnson
 |votes = 117
 |percentage = 0.30
 |change = −1.16
 |party votes = 65
 |party percent = 0.16
 |party change = −1.79
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate = Bruce Stockman
 |votes = 66
 |percentage = 0.17
 |change = —
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
 |color = #7F8E89
 |party = [[Human Rights Party (New Zealand)|Human Rights Party]]
 |candidate = Anthony Van den Heuvel 
 |votes = 28
 |percentage = 0.07
 |change = −0.14
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |party votes = 229
 |party percent = 0.59
 |party change = −0.47
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 175
 |party percent = 0.45
 |party change = −0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 63
 |party percent = 0.16
 |party change = −0.09
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand People's Party
 |party votes = 31
 |party percent = 0.07
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes = 22
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change = −0.10
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Outdoors Party
 |party votes = 17
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Internet Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes = 12
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Movement
 |party votes = 8
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ban 1080 Party
 |party votes = 6
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = −0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
 |party votes = 2
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = −0.01
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 334
 |party votes = 146
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 38,199
 |party votes = 38,760
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 38,760
|percentage = 
|change = 
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 15,264
 |percent = 39.96
 |change = +10.40
}}

===2017 by-election===
{{main|2017 Mount Albert by-election}}
{{2017 Mount Albert by-election}}

===2014 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2014 New Zealand general election|2014 general election]]: Mount Albert<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-27.html |title=Official Count Results – Mt Albert (2014)|publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]]|access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = [[David Shearer]]
 |votes         = 20,970
 |percentage    = 58.17
 |change        = −1.02
 |party votes   = 10,823
 |party percent = 29.31
 |party change  = −7.78
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = [[Melissa Lee]]
 |votes         = 10,314
 |percentage    = 28.61
 |change        = +1.11
 |party votes   = 14,359
 |party percent = 38.89
 |party change  = +2.22
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Jeanette Elley
 |votes         = 3,152
 |percentage    =  8.74
 |change        = −0.75
 |party votes   = 8,005
 |party percent = 21.68
 |party change  = +4.53
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     = Jeff Johnson
 |votes         = 525
 |percentage    =  1.46
 |change        = −1.03
 |party votes   =719
 |party percent = 1.95
 |party change  = +0.34
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Tommy Fergusson
 |votes         = 321
 |percentage    =  0.89
 |change        = −0.45
 |party votes   = 356
 |party percent = 0.96
 |party change  = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box minor party candidate|
 |party         = [[Mana Party (New Zealand)|Mana]]
 |color         = {{party color|Mana Party (New Zealand)}}
 |candidate     = Joe Carolan
 |votes         = 290
 |percentage    = 0.80
 |change        = +0.80
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
 |color         = #7F8E89
 |party         = [[Human Rights Party (New Zealand)|Human Rights Party]]
 |candidate     = Anthony van den Heuvel
 |votes         = 76
 |percentage    = 0.21
 |change        = +0.21
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate     = Michael Wackrow
 |votes         = 68
 |percentage    = 0.19
 |change        = +0.19
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes   = 1,512
 |party percent =4.10
 |party change  = −0.43
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Internet Party and Mana Movement
 |party votes   =603
 |party percent =1.63
 |party change  = +1.05{{efn|name=Internet Mana|2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for [[Mana Party (New Zealand)|Mana]] in 2011; it shared a party list with [[Internet Party (New Zealand)|Internet]] in the 2014 election.}}
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes   =178
 |party percent =0.48
 |party change  = −0.04
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   =93
 |party percent =0.25
 |party change  = −0.16
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes   =57
 |party percent =0.15
 |party change  = −0.20
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ban 1080 Party
 |party votes   =12
 |party percent =0.03
 |party change  = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Civilian Party
 |party votes   =11
 |party percent =0.03
 |party change  = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
 |party votes   =7
 |party percent =0.02
 |party change  = ±0.00
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Focus New Zealand
 |party votes   =6
 |party percent =0.02
 |party change  = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NZ Independent Coalition
 |party votes   =5
 |party percent =0.01
 |party change  = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes       =336
 |party votes =176
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes       = 36,052
 |party votes = 36,922
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout    = 36,922
|percentage = 79.41
|change     = +6.42
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 10,656
 |percent = 29.56
 |change = −2.13
}}

===2011 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2011 New Zealand general election|2011 general election]]: Mount Albert<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-26.html |title=2011 election results |access-date=6 January 2012 |archive-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208054645/http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-26.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = [[David Shearer]]
 |votes         = 18,716
 |percentage    = 59.19
 |change        = -0.10
 |party votes   = 12,238
 |party percent = 37.09
 |party change  = -5.51
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = [[Melissa Lee]]
 |votes         = 8,695
 |percentage    = 27.50
 |change        = -1.35
 |party votes   = 12,102
 |party percent = 36.67
 |party change  = +1.01
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = [[David Clendon]]
 |votes         = 3,000
 |percentage    =  9.49
 |change        = +3.55
 |party votes   = 5,660
 |party percent = 17.15
 |party change  = +6.15
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     = Frank Poching
 |votes         = 786
 |percentage    = 2.49
 |change        = +2.49
 |party votes   = 532
 |party percent = 1.61
 |party change  = +1.61
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Stephen Boyle
 |votes         = 425
 |percentage    = 1.34
 |change        = -2.75
 |party votes   = 306
 |party percent = 0.93
 |party change  = -2.58
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes = 1,494
 |party percent = 4.53
 |party change = +1.85
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes = 191
 |party percent = 0.58
 |party change = -+0.58
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 172
 |party percent = 0.52
 |party change = -0.26
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 135
 |party percent = 0.41
 |party change = +0.12
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes = 114
 |party percent = 0.35
 |party change = -0.32
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |party votes = 29
 |party percent = 0.09
 |party change = +0.04
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |party votes = 21
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |party votes = 5
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = -0.005
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 969
 |party votes = 272
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 31,622
 |party votes = 32,999
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 10,021
 |percent = 31.69
 |change = +1.24
}}

'''Electorate''' (as at 26 November 2011): 45,208<ref name="enrolment">{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.org.nz/ages/ |title= Enrolment statistics |publisher= Electoral Commission |date= 26 November 2011 |access-date= 27 November 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111110032655/http://www.elections.org.nz/ages/ |archive-date= 10 November 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

===2009 by-election===
{{main|2009 Mount Albert by-election}}
{{2009 Mount Albert by-election}}

===2008 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2008 New Zealand general election|2008 general election]]: Mount Albert<ref>[http://2008.electionresults.govt.nz/electorate-26.html 2008 election results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211164824/http://2008.electionresults.govt.nz/electorate-26.html |date=11 December 2008 }}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = [[Helen Clark]]
 |votes         = 20,157
 |percentage    = 59.29
 |change        = -7.26
 |party votes   = 14,894
 |party percent = 42.60
 |party change  = -11.73
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = Ravi Musuku
 |votes         = 9,806
 |percentage    = 28.84
 |change        = +9.21
 |party votes   = 12,468
 |party percent = 35.66
 |party change  = +9.31
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Jon Carapiet
 |votes         = 2,019
 |percentage    = 5.94
 |change        = +1.22
 |party votes   = 3,846
 |party percent = 11.00
 |party change  = +1.73
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Kathleen McCabe
 |votes         = 1,392
 |percentage    = 4.09
 |change        = +1.72
 |party votes   = 1,227
 |party percent = 3.51
 |party change  = +1.49
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = The Kiwi Party
 |candidate     = Christian Dawson
 |votes         = 249
 |percentage    = 0.73
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 157
 |party percent = 0.45
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Pacific Party
 |candidate     = Milo Siilata
 |votes         = 234
 |percentage    = 0.69
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 273
 |party percent = 0.78
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
 |color         = #7F8E89
 |party         = [[Human Rights Party (New Zealand)|Human Rights Party]]
 |candidate     = Anthony van den Heuvel
 |votes         = 87
 |percentage    = 0.26
 |change        = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =The Republic of New Zealand Party
 |candidate     =Dave Llewell
 |votes         = 53
 |percentage    = 0.16
 |change        = +0.16
 |party votes   = 16
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change  = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
  |party votes = 936
 |party percent = 2.68
 |party change = -0.70
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
  |party votes = 273
 |party percent = 0.78
 |party change = -0.26
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Progressive Party
  |party votes = 244
 |party percent = 0.70
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes = 232
 |party percent = 0.66
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Bill and Ben Party
 |party votes = 132
 |party percent = 0.38
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 101
 |party percent = 0.29
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Family Party
 |party votes = 92
 |party percent = 0.26
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |party votes = 19
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Residents Action Movement
 |party votes = 19
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |party votes = 16
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Workers Party of New Zealand
 |party votes = 11
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |party votes = 7
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 410
 |party votes = 256
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 33,997
 |party votes = 34,963
}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes =10,351
 |percent =
 |change =
}}

===2005 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 general election]]: Mount Albert<ref>[http://2005.electionresults.govt.nz/electorate-27.html 2005 election results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070731071719/http://2005.electionresults.govt.nz/electorate-27.html |date=31 July 2007 }}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =[[Helen Clark]]
 |votes         = 20,918
 |percentage    = 66.55
 |change        = -1.94
 |party votes   = 17,501
 |party percent = 54.33
 |party change  = +2.53
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     =Ravi Musuku
 |votes         = 6,169
 |percentage    = 19.63
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 8,488
 |party percent = 26.35
 |party change  = +13.33
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     =Jon Carapiet
 |votes         = 1,485
 |percentage    = 4.72
 |change        = -0.67
 |party votes   = 2,985
 |party percent = 9.27
 |party change  = -1.35
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = [[Julian Batchelor]]
 |votes         = 746
 |percentage    = 2.37
 |change        =
 |party votes   = 1,089
 |party percent = 3.38
 |party change  = -3.01
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = [[David Seymour]]
 |votes         = 746
 |percentage    = 2.37
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 651
 |party percent = 2.02
 |party change  = -5.09
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = United Future
 |candidate     = Tony Gordon
 |votes         = 529
 |percentage    = 1.68
 |change        =
 |party votes   = 649
 |party percent = 2.01
 |party change  = -3.28
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Progressive Party
 |candidate     = Jenny Wilson
 |votes         = 407
 |percentage    = 1.29
 |change        =
 |party votes   = 525
 |party percent = 1.59
 |party change  = -0.10
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Destiny New Zealand
 |candidate = Anne Williamson
 |votes = 337
 |percentage = 1.07
 |change =
 |party votes = 157
 |party percent = 0.49
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate = Jim Bagnall
 |votes = 83
 |percentage = 0.26
 |change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate only|
 |party = Anti-Capitalist Alliance
 |candidate = Daphna Whitmore
 |votes = 79
 |percentage = 0.25
 |change = -0.15
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate = Anthony Ravlich
 |votes = 47
 |percentage = 0.15
 |change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     = Howard Ponga
 |votes         = 30
 |percentage    = 0.10
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 10
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate     = Erik Taylor
 |votes         = 29
 |percentage    = 0.09
 |change        =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 168
 |party percent = 0.52
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 43
 |party percent = 0.13
 |party change = -0.40
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Christian Heritage New Zealand
 |party votes = 40
 |party percent = 0.12
 |party change = -0.89
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |party votes = 22
 |party percent = 0.07
 |party change = -1.69
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party
 |party votes = 20
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |party votes = 19
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 8
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = 99 MP Party
 |party votes = 6
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |party votes = 3
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = One New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 0
 |party percent = 0.00
 |party change = -0.01
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 316
 |party votes = 130
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 31,747
 |party votes = 32,342
}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes =14,749
 |percent =
 |change =
}}

===2002 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2002 New Zealand general election|2002 general election]]: Mount Albert<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/electorate-27.html |title=2002 election results |access-date=5 September 2016 |archive-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609112004/http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/electorate-27.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =[[Helen Clark]]
 |votes         = 19,514
 |percentage    = 68.49
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 15,021
 |party percent = 51.80
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = Raewyn Bhana
 |votes         = 3,490
 |percentage    = 12.24
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 3,777
 |party percent = 13.02
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Bruce Williams
 |votes         = 1,550
 |percentage    = 5.44
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 2,063
 |party percent = 7.11
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Jon Carapiet
 |votes         = 1,537
 |percentage    = 5.39
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 3,080
 |party percent = 10.62
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = United Future
 |candidate     = Hassan Hosseini
 |votes         = 726
 |percentage    = 2.54
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 1,534
 |party percent = 5.29
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     = Pauline G. Cooper
 |votes         = 426
 |percentage    = 1.49
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 295
 |party percent = 1.01
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate     = [[Jill Ovens]]
 |votes         = 334
 |percentage    = 1.17
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 494
 |party percent = 1.70
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Progressive Party
 |candidate     = Gillian Dance
 |votes         = 299
 |percentage    = 1.04
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 491
 |party percent = 1.69
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |candidate     = Daphna Whitmore
 |votes         = 116
 |percentage    = 0.40
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 115
 |party percent = 0.53
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate     = Rick Stevenson
 |votes         = 52
 |percentage    = 0.18
 |change        = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |party votes   = 1,855
 |party percent = 6.39
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Outdoor Recreation New Zealand
 |party votes   = 98
 |party percent = 0.33
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Mana Māori Movement
 |party votes   = 6
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = One New Zealand Party
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = NMP (political party)
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes         = 447
 |party votes   = 160
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes         = 28,491
 |party votes   = 28,997
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner        = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes         = 16,024
 |percent       = 56.24
 |change        =
}}

===1999 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[1999 New Zealand general election|1999 general election]]: Mount Albert<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     =[[Helen Clark]]
 |votes         = 18,982
 |percentage    = 64.37
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 15,327
 |party percent = 51.37
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = Noelene Buckland
 |votes         = 5,874
 |percentage    = 19.92
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 6,823
 |party percent = 22.87
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate     = [[Jill Ovens]]
 |votes         = 1,139
 |percentage    = 3.86
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 2,146
 |party percent = 7.19
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Daniel King
 |votes         = 1,062
 |percentage    = 3.60
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 1,776
 |party percent = 5.95
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Mike Johnson
 |votes         = 1,032
 |percentage    = 3.50
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 1,675
 |party percent = 5.61
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     = Diane Taylor
 |votes         = 658
 |percentage    = 2.23
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 542
 |party percent = 1.82
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = Seini Mafi
 |votes         = 403
 |percentage    = 1.37
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 694
 |party percent = 2.33
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = McGillicuddy Serious Party
 |candidate     = Kerry Hoole
 |votes         = 193
 |percentage    = 0.65
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 29
 |party percent = 0.65
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = United New Zealand
 |candidate     = Hassan Hosseini
 |votes         = 124
 |percentage    = 0.42
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 186
 |party percent = 0.62
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Republican Party (1995)
 |candidate     = Jane Hotere
 |votes         = 23
 |percentage    = 0.08
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 3
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 186
 |party percent = 0.62
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Libertarianz
 |party votes   = 58
 |party percent = 0.19
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Animals First
 |party votes   = 46
 |party percent = 0.15
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Mauri Pacific
 |party votes   = 14
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Natural Law Party
 |party votes   = 12
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = One New Zealand Party
 |party votes   = 9
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Māori Movement
 |party votes   = 7
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NZ South Island Party
 |party votes   = 6
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NMP (political party)
 |party votes   = 3
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = People's Choice Party
 |party votes   = 1
 |party percent = 0.003
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 656
 |party votes = 309
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 29,490
 |party votes = 29,837
}}
{{MMP election box majority win|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 13,108
 |percent = 44.45
 |change =
}}

===1993 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1993 New Zealand general election|1993 general election]]: Mount Albert<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 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Helen Clark]]
 |votes      = 9,546
 |percentage = 49.41
 |change     = +5.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = Vanessa Brown
 |votes      = 4,890
 |percentage = 25.31
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate  = Doug McGee
 |votes      = 2,873
 |percentage = 14.87
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand First
 |candidate  = Elizabeth Anderson
 |votes      = 1,370
 |percentage = 7.09
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
 |candidate  = Jens Meder
 |votes      = 259
 |percentage = 1.34
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = McGillicuddy Serious Party
 |candidate  = KT Julian
 |votes      = 195
 |percentage = 1.00
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate
 |party      = [[Workers' Party of New Zealand (1991)|Workers Rights]]
 |color      = #FF0066
 |candidate  = Ivan Sowry
 |votes      = 97
 |percentage = 0.50
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Natural Law Party of New Zealand
 |candidate  = Stewart Sanson
 |votes      = 62
 |percentage = 0.32
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate
 |party      = Defence Movement
 |color      = #74B249
 |candidate  = Anthony Van Den Heuvel
 |votes      = 25
 |percentage = 0.12
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 4,656
 |percentage = 24.10
 |change     = +17.35
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 19,317
 |percentage = 83.45
 |change     = +1.26
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 23,146
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1990 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1990 New Zealand general election|1990 general election]]: Mount Albert<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 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Helen Clark]]
 |votes      = 7,914
 |percentage = 43.48
 |change     = -18.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = Larry Belshaw
 |votes      = 6,684
 |percentage = 36.72
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate  = Harry Parke
 |votes      = 1,774
 |percentage = 9.74
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = NewLabour Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate  = Jennie Walker
 |votes      = 1,418
 |percentage = 7.79
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = McGillicuddy Serious Party
 |candidate  = Adrian Holroyd
 |votes      = 151
 |percentage = 0.82
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Social Credit-NZ
 |candidate  = Richard Povall
 |votes      = 133
 |percentage = 0.73
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Democrats for Social Credit
 |candidate  = Syd Leach
 |votes      = 127
 |percentage = 0.69
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 1,230
 |percentage = 6.75
 |change     = -23.68
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 18,201
 |percentage = 82.19
 |change     = -1.83
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 22,143
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1987 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1987 New Zealand general election|1987 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=281}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Helen Clark]]
 |votes      = 11,326
 |percentage = 62.25
 |change     = +5.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = Rob Wheeler
 |votes      = 5,989
 |percentage = 32.91
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Democrats for Social Credit
 |candidate  = Gillian Dance
 |votes      = 861
 |percentage = 4.73
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Independent politician
 |candidate  = Malcolm Moses
 |votes      = 17
 |percentage = 0.09
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 5,537
 |percentage = 30.43
 |change     = +1.64
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 18,193
 |percentage = 84.02
 |change     = -5.80
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 21,653
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1984 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1984 New Zealand general election|1984 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=281}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Helen Clark]]
 |votes      = 12,231
 |percentage = 56.74
 |change     = +5.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = Rod Cavanagh
 |votes      = 6,024
 |percentage = 27.94
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Party
 |candidate  = Michelle Gonsalves
 |votes      = 2,390
 |percentage = 11.08
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate  = Douglas McGee
 |votes      = 908
 |percentage = 4.21
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 6,207
 |percentage = 28.79
 |change     = +8.80
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 21,553
 |percentage = 89.82
 |change     = +3.48
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 23,995
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1981 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1981 New Zealand general election|1981 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=281}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Helen Clark]]
 |votes      = 10,027
 |percentage = 51.32
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = Warren Moyes
 |votes      = 6,120
 |percentage = 31.32
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate  = Harold Dance
 |votes      = 3,391
 |percentage = 17.35
 |change     = +5.84
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 3,907
 |percentage = 19.99
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 19,538
 |percentage = 86.34
 |change     = +2.00
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 22,627
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1978 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1978 New Zealand general election|1978 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=281}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
 |votes      = 9,718
 |percentage = 47.55
 |change     = +2.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = [[Frank Ryan (mayor)|Frank Ryan]]
 |votes      = 7,994
 |percentage = 39.11
 |change     = -4.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate  = Harold Dance
 |votes      = 2,353
 |percentage = 11.51
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Values Party
 |candidate  = Sheelah Chalken
 |votes      = 371
 |percentage = 1.81
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 2,861
 |percentage = 13.99
 |change     = +12.64
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 20,436
 |percentage = 84.34
 |change     = -5.07
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 24,229
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1975 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1975 New Zealand general election|1975 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=281}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
 |votes      = 8,231
 |percentage = 45.15
 |change     = -11.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = [[Frank Ryan (mayor)|Frank Ryan]]
 |votes      = 7,994
 |percentage = 43.85
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Values Party
 |candidate  = Barrie McKay
 |votes      = 1,060
 |percentage = 5.81
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate  = Clarkson James
 |votes      = 914
 |percentage = 5.01
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Socialist Unity Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate  = Les Bravery
 |votes      = 28
 |percentage = 0.15
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 247
 |percentage = 1.35
 |change     = -22.97
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 18,227
 |percentage = 79.27
 |change     = -8.62
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 22,993
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1972 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1972 New Zealand general election|1972 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=281}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
 |votes      = 9,196
 |percentage = 56.19
 |change     = +2.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = John Hamilton Malcolm
 |votes      = 5,216
 |percentage = 31.87
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate  = Byrt Jordan
 |votes      = 1,024
 |percentage = 6.25
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Values Party
 |candidate  = Terrence Michael McGrath
 |votes      = 724
 |percentage = 4.42
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Democratic Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate  = Pauline Howie
 |votes      = 203
 |percentage = 1.24
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 3,980
 |percentage = 24.32
 |change     = +7.37
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 16,363
 |percentage = 87.89
 |change     = -0.93
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 18,617
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1969 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1969 New Zealand general election|1969 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=280}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
   |votes      = 9,057
   |percentage = 54.14
   |change     = +2.81
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = [[Gavin Downie]]
   |votes      = 6,220
   |percentage = 37.18
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = [[Tom Weal]]
   |votes      = 1,451
   |percentage = 8.67
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 2,837
   |percentage = 16.95
   |change     = -1.56
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 16,728
   |percentage = 88.82
   |change     = +3.80
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 18,832
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1966 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1966 New Zealand general election|1966 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=280}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
   |votes      = 7,359
   |percentage = 51.33
   |change     = -3.37
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Tom Hibbert
   |votes      = 4,705
   |percentage = 32.82
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = [[Tom Weal]]
   |votes      = 2,270
   |percentage = 15.83
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 2,654
   |percentage = 18.51
   |change     = -0.64
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,334
   |percentage = 85.02
   |change     = -5.54
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 16,858
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1963 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1963 New Zealand general election|1963 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=280}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
   |votes      = 8,618
   |percentage = 54.70
   |change     = +1.50
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Jeffrey Lloyd Reid
   |votes      = 5,600
   |percentage = 35.54
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = [[Tom Weal]]
   |votes      = 1,058
   |percentage = 6.71
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Liberal Party (1962)
   |candidate  = Walter Ellis Christie
   |votes      = 478
   |percentage = 3.03
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 3,018
   |percentage = 19.15
   |change     = +7.87
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 15,754
   |percentage = 90.56
   |change     = +0.17
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 17,396
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1960 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1960 New Zealand general election|1960 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=280}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
   |votes      = 7,905
   |percentage = 53.20
   |change     = -7.51
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Clarice Anderson<!-- Mayoress of Mount Albert -->
   |votes      = 6,229
   |percentage = 41.92
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = N R Monteith
   |votes      = 690
   |percentage = 4.64
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Independent politician
   |candidate  = L Pitcher
   |votes      = 34
   |percentage = 0.22
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 1,676
   |percentage = 11.28
   |change     = -16.33
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,858
   |percentage = 90.39
   |change     = -3.11
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 16,437
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1957 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1957 New Zealand general election|1957 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=280}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
   |votes      = 8,766
   |percentage = 60.71
   |change     = +2.90
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Geoffrey Taylor
   |votes      = 4,779
   |percentage = 33.10
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = John Francis Gerrard
   |votes      = 892
   |percentage = 6.17
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 3,987
   |percentage = 27.61
   |change     = +5.52
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,437
   |percentage = 93.50
   |change     = +1.28
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 15,439
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1954 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1954 New Zealand general election|1954 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=280}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
   |votes      = 8,441
   |percentage = 57.81
   |change     = +5.59
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = [[Robert Muldoon]]
   |votes      = 5,215
   |percentage = 35.72
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Walter Crispin
   |votes      = 943
   |percentage = 6.45
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 3,226
   |percentage = 22.09
   |change     = +17.65
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,599
   |percentage = 92.22
   |change     = +1.66
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 15,830
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1951 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1951 New Zealand general election|1951 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=280}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
   |votes      = 7,092
   |percentage = 52.22
   |change     = -1.19
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Reg Judson<!-- Mayor of Manurewa -->
   |votes      = 6,488
   |percentage = 47.77
   |change     = +1.18
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 604
   |percentage = 4.44
   |change     = -2.37
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 13,580
   |percentage = 90.56
   |change     = -3.06
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 14,994
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1949 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1949 New Zealand general election|1949 general election]]: Mount Albert<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 of New Zealand|National Library]] |access-date=3 January 2014 |pages=1–5, 8 |year=1950}}</ref>
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Warren Freer]]
   |votes      = 7,295
   |percentage = 53.41
   |change     = -2.60
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Reg Judson<!-- Mayor of Manurewa -->
   |votes      = 6,364
   |percentage = 46.59
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 931
   |percentage = 6.81
   |change     = -5.21
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 13,659
   |percentage = 93.62
   |change     = +6.53
 }}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 14,589
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1947 by-election===
{{Mount Albert by-election, 1947}}

===1946 election===
{{election box begin |title=[[1946 New Zealand general election|1946 general election]]: Mount Albert{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=280}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate  = [[Arthur Shapton Richards]]
 |votes      = 7,681
 |percentage = 56.88
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate  = Frederick Ashley Hosking
 |votes      = 5,824
 |percentage = 43.12
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box informal
 |votes      = 74
 |percentage = 0.54
 |change     =
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes      = 1,857
 |percentage = 13.75
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes      = 13,579
 |percentage = 94.47
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 |reg. electors = 14,374
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Table footnotes==
{{Notelist}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book |last= Freer |first= Warren |title= A Lifetime in Politics: the memoirs of Warren Freer |year= 2004 |publisher= Victoria University Press |location= Wellington |isbn=  0-86473-478-6 }}
*{{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==
*[https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/electorate-profiles/mt-albert-electorate-profile/ Electorate Profile]  ''Parliamentary Library''
{{electorates of New Zealand}}

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