These are the results of the party votes in the polling booths on Waiheke Island on election night:
Booth Nat Lab Grn NZF Act Con Maori Mana
Seaview Rd 142 131 173 57 5 12 5
Donald Bruce Rd 150 94 92 30 3 1 2
Surfdale 102 116 98 51 3 1
Palm Beach 149 85 102 42 6 9 1
Onetangi 215 127 122 42 2
Omiha 92 57 66 23
Matiatia 334 200 243 72 8 4
Totals 1184 810 896 317 8 18 23 13
% 36.2 24.8 27.4 9.7 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.4
If this was a First past the post system, the Tories would rule with a bare minimum of votes as the main opposition is basically split down the middle. But since we have proportional representation the 64% non-National vote isn't wasted.
National's vote share is 7% below the electorate's average, Labour is about what they got in the rest of Auckland Central, but the Green vote really shows that Waiheke is an environmentally aware place: over a quarter of Waihekeans voted Green compared to just over 1 in 5 in Auckland C, which itself is double the NZ Green vote share.
Almost 10% for NZF obviously reflects the elderly vote and they haven't forgotten their supergold card bribe at the last election.
The electorate race was completely irrelevant: all three main candidates, Nikki Kaye, Jacinda Ardern and Denise Roche have all been elected to parliament.
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