Waiariki (New Zealand electorate)

Waiariki is a Māori electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was created in 1999.

Waiariki
inline Māori electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Location of Waiariki within New Zealand
Member(s)
MP	Rawiri Waititi
Party	Māori
List MP(s)	Tāmati Coffey (Labour)
Geography
Region(s)	Bay of Plenty Waikato
History
Created	1999
Named after	Māori word meaning "hot spring"

Election results

2023 general election: Waiariki
Notes:		A blue background means the winner of the electorate vote. A pink background means a candidate elected from their party list. A yellow background means an electorate win by a list member, or by another incumbent. A Y means an incumbent won re-election. A N means an incumbent lost re-election.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Te Pāti Māori	Y Rawiri Waititi		21,500	74.24	+27.46	11,300	37.60	+19.85
	Labour	Toni Boynton		5,609	19.36	−24.26	12,892	42.90	−17.77
	Independent	Charles Tiki Hunua		1,067	3.68	—
	Green						1,637	5.44	–0.51
	NZ First						1,109	3.69	–0.02
	National						1,003	3.33	+0.94
	Freedoms New Zealand						417	1.38	–
	Legalise Cannabis						245	0.81	–0.73
	New Zealand Loyal						241	0.80	–
	ACT						221	0.73	–0.21
	Opportunities						159	0.52	–0.38
	NewZeal						150	0.49	–0.03
	DemocracyNZ						31	0.10	–
	Women's Rights Party						30	0.09	–
	Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand						24	0.07	–
	Leighton Baker Party						15	0.04	–
	New Conservatives Party						7	0.02	–0.36
	New Nation Party						4	0.01	–
Informal votes				782			556
Total Valid votes				28,958			30,051
	Te Pāti Māori hold		Majority	15,891	55.56	+58.72