| | 2008 party vote % | 2008 | 2005 |
| From | | To electorate candidates of… | ...from % of the first party's voters | To electorate candidates of… | ...from % of the first party's voters |
| ACT New Zealand | 3.65 | Nat | 72.55 | Nat | 59.2 |
| Green Party | 6.72 | Lab | 47.16 | Lab | 57.4 |
| Jim Anderton's Progressive | 0.91 | Lab | 43.28 | Lab | 48.5 |
| Labour Party | 33.99 | Gre | 6.07 | Nat | 5.2 |
| Māori Party | 2.39 | Lab | 18.7 | Lab | 13.9 |
| National Party | 44.93 | ACT | 4.21 | Lab | 4.2 |
| United Future New Zealand | 0.87 | Nat | 50.14 | Nat | 39.9 |
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| Alliance | 0.08 | Lab | 36.3 | | |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 0.41 | Lab | 27.61 | | |
| Democrats for Social Credit | 0.05 | Nat | 17.88 | | |
| Family Party | 0.35 | Nat | 32.39 | | |
| Kiwi Party | 0.54 | Nat | 35.63 | | |
| Libertarianz | 0.05 | Nat | 24.57 | | |
| New Zealand First Party | 4.07 | Lab | 43.19 | Nat | 32.2 |
| New Zealand Pacific Party | 0.37 | Lab | 33.13 | | |
| RAM - Residents Action Movement | 0.02 | Lab | 20.43 | | |
| The Bill and Ben Party | 0.56 | Nat | 38.23 | | |
| The Republic of New Zealand Party | 0.01 | Nat | 26.52 | | |
| Workers Party | 0.04 | Lab | 24.46 | | |