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[[File:Manukau East electorate, 2014.svg|thumb|right|Manukau East [[New Zealand electorates|electorate]] boundaries used since the {{NZ election link|2014}}]]
'''Manukau East''' was a New Zealand parliamentary [[New Zealand electorates|electorate]] that returned one member of parliament to the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. It was first formed for the {{NZ election link|1996}}. Between the {{NZ election link|2014}} and the 2020 electorate adjustment it was held by [[Jenny Salesa]], a member of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]], who also won the replacement [[Panmure-Ōtāhuhu]] seat in the {{NZ election link|2020}}.

==Population centres==
In 2007, large changes were made to the Manukau East electorate. Its northern boundary extended past the Tamaki River to almost as far as Sylvia Park Rd to incorporate [[Middlemore]], [[Ōtāhuhu]] and [[Westfield, New Zealand|Westfield]]. Its eastern boundary shifted west to East Tamaki Rd resulting in East Tamaki and [[Botany Downs]] being included in the new [[Botany (New Zealand electorate)|Botany]] electorate. Most of [[Ōtara]] and [[Papatoetoe]] West are now also included in the electorate.<ref name="Electorate Profile">{{cite web |title=Manukau East : Electorate Profile |url= http://www.parliament.nz/resource/0000234363 |publisher=Parliamentary Library |access-date=22 July 2013 |format=PDF |date=September 2012}}</ref>

In the 2013 electorate boundary review, it was found that Manukau East electorate was above quota (based on the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]). The draft proposal by the Representation Commission sees some population at [[Westfield, New Zealand|Westfield]] to be transferred to the {{NZ electorate link|Maungakiekie}} electorate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Proposed Auckland Region |url= http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2013-electorate-boundary-review/proposed-electorate-boundaries/proposed-north-island-genera-3 |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>

==History==

Manukau East was created for the {{NZ election link|1996}}. It has been represented by two MPs, both of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]], [[Ross Robertson]] and [[Jenny Salesa]]. It was considered one of Labour's safest electorates.<ref name="Ross Robertson parliamentary profile">{{cite web |title=Ross Robertson |url= http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/mpp/mps/current/50MP2301/robertson-ross |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> On 6 June 2013 Robertson announced that he would retire from Parliament in order to pursue a career in local body politics.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10888813 |first=Kate |last=Shuttleworth |title=Labour MP Ross Robertson retires from Parliament |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=6 June 2013 |access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref> Jenny Salesa replaced him, with a comfortable, although smaller, majority of 13,254.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/255187/labour-should-learn-from-manukau-salesa|title=Labour should learn from Manukau – Salesa|website=[[Radio New Zealand]]|date=22 September 2014|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014|title=Official Count Results -- Manukau East|url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-24.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801000923/https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-24.html|archive-date=1 August 2020|access-date=19 May 2021|website=www.electionresults.govt.nz}}</ref>

During the 2020 electorate adjustment, the electorate was replaced with [[Panmure-Ōtāhuhu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/08/nz-election-2020-electorate-changes-adjusted-boundaries-new-names.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807040253/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/08/nz-election-2020-electorate-changes-adjusted-boundaries-new-names.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2020|title=NZ Election 2020 electorate changes: Adjusted boundaries, new names|website=[[Newshub]]|date=4 August 2020|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>

===Members of Parliament===
Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections.

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|New Zealand Labour Party}} {{Party index link|Jim Anderton's Progressive Party}} {{Party index link|New Zealand National Party}} {{Party index link|New Zealand First}}

{| class=wikitable
|-
! width=100| Election
! colspan=2 width=175| Winner
|-
| {{NZ election link|1996}}
| width=5 rowspan=6 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| rowspan=6| [[Ross Robertson]]

|-
| {{NZ election link|1999}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2002}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2005}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2008}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2011}}
|-
| {{NZ election link|2014}}
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|
| rowspan=2| [[Jenny Salesa]]
|-
| {{NZ election link|2017}}
|-
|colspan=3 align=center|<small>(Electorate abolished in 2020; see [[Panmure-Ōtāhuhu]])</small>
|}

===List MPs===

{| class=wikitable
|-
! width=100| Election
! colspan=2 width=175| Winner
|-
|rowspan=2|{{NZ election link|2002}}
| width=5 bgcolor={{party color|Jim Anderton's Progressive Party}}|
| [[Matt Robson]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|United Future New Zealand}}|
| [[Kelly Chal]]
|-
| {{NZ election link|2008}}
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| [[Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi]]
|-
|rowspan=2|{{NZ election link|2011}}
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand First}}|
| [[Asenati Taylor]]
|-
| {{NZ election link|2014}}
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
|-
| {{NZ election link|2017}}
| bgcolor={{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|
| Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
|}

==Election results==
=== 2017 election ===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2017 New Zealand general election|2017 general election]]: Manukau East<ref name="2017-election">{{cite web| url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/electorate-details-24.html |title=Manukau East – Official Result |date=7 October 2017 |access-date=13 October 2017 |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]]}}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =[[Jenny Salesa]]
 |votes         =17,402
 |percentage    =66.44
 |change        =−1.56
 |party votes   =17,730
 |party percent =65.09
 |party change  =+2.57
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = [[Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi]]
 |votes         = 4,813
 |percentage    = 18.37
 |change        = +1.36
 |party votes   = 6,190
 |party percent = 22.72
 |party change  = +2.80
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |candidate     =William Flesher
 |votes         = 1,511
 |percentage    = 5.77
 |change        = −1.34
 |party votes  = 1,550
 |party percent = 5.69
 |party change =−1.96
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Māori Party 
 |candidate     =Tuilagi Esera
 |votes         =   698
 |percentage    = 2.66
 |change        = —
 |party votes   =   403
 |party percent = 1.48
 |party change  =+1.17
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     =Raj Singh
 |votes         = 650
 |percentage    = 2.48
 |change        = −0.12
 |party votes   = 601
 |party percent = 2.21
 |party change  =−1.38
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =The Opportunities Party
 |candidate     =Ted Johnston
 |votes         =   308
 |percentage    = 1.18
 |change        = —
 |party votes   = 188
 |party percent =0.69
 |party change  =—
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     =[[Bhupinder Singh (New Zealand cricketer)|Bhupinder Singh]]
 |votes         =   201
 |percentage    = 0.77
 |change        = —
 |party votes   =   70
 |party percent =  0.26
 |party change  =−0.40
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
|candidate      = Tamatoa Richmond
|votes          = 80
|percentage     = 0.31
|change         = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand People's Party
 |party votes = 78
 |party percent =0.29
 |party change =—
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   =  70
 |party percent =0.26
 |party change = −0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes   = 50
 |party percent = 0.18
 |party change  = −1.86
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Party
 |party votes = 23
 |party percent =0.08
 |party change =—
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         =United Future
 |party votes   =  12
 |party percent =0.04
 |party change  =−0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Internet Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes   =  10
 |party percent =0.04
 |party change =—
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Outdoors Party
 |party votes   =  9
 |party percent =0.03
 |party change =—
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ban 1080 Party
 |party votes = 3
 |party percent =0.01
 |party change =±0.00
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |party votes   =   3
 |party percent =0.01
 |party change =±0.00
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 531
 |party votes = 245
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 	26,194
 |party votes = 27,240
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes  =  12,589
 |percent =48.07
 |change  =−2.92
}}

===2014 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2014 New Zealand general election|2014 general election]]: Manukau East<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-24.html |title=Official Count Results – Manukau East (2014)|publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]]|access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref>}}

{{MMP election box candidate win|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =[[Jenny Salesa]]
 |votes         = 17,676
 |percentage    = 68.00
 |change        = −9.11
 |party votes   = 16,925
 |party percent = 62.52
 |party change  = −4.16
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         =New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     =[[Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi]]
 |votes         = 4,422
 |percentage    = 17.01
 |change        = +2.85
 |party votes   =  5,392
 |party percent = 19.92
 |party change  = +0.31
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =New Zealand First
 |candidate     =[[Asenati Taylor]]
 |votes         =  1,847
 |percentage    = 7.11
 |change        = +3.14
 |party votes   =  2,072
 |party percent =  7.65
 |party change  = +1.33
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     =Umesh Perinpanayagam
 |votes         =  675
 |percentage    = 2.60
 |change        = +2.60
 |party votes   = 971
 |party percent =  3.59
 |party change  = +0.20
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     =Vili Taukolo
 |votes         =  497
 |percentage    = 1.91
 |change        = +0.22
 |party votes   = 553
 |party percent =  2.04
 |party change  = +0.58
}}
{{MMP election box minor party candidate|
 |party         =[[Mana Party (New Zealand)|Mana]]
 |color         ={{party color|Mana Party (New Zealand)}}
 |candidate     =Joe Trinder
 |votes         =  259
 |percentage    = 1.00
 |change        = −0.83
}}
{{MMP election box minor party candidate|
 |party         =[[Communist League (New Zealand)|Communist League]]
 |color         ={{party color|Communist League (New Zealand)}}
 |candidate     =Annalucia Vermunt
 |votes         =  43
 |percentage    = 0.17
 |change        = −0.08
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Internet Party and Mana Movement
 |party votes   = 276
 |party percent = 1.02
 |party change  = +0.08{{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 = ACT New Zealand
 |party votes   = 179
 |party percent = 0.66
 |party change  = −0.13
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes   = 84
 |party percent = 0.31
 |party change  = −0.18
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 76
 |party percent = 0.28
 |party change  = −0.06
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes   = 18
 |party percent = 0.07
 |party change  = −0.08
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Focus New Zealand
 |party votes   = 7
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change  = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ban 1080 Party
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Civilian Party
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = −0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NZ Independent Coalition
 |party votes   = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change  = +0.01
}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 576
 |party votes = 502
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes =   25,995
 |party votes =   27,071
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout =   27,071
|percentage = 66.86
|change = +2.52
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 13,254
 |percent =50.99 
 |change = −11.97
}}

===2011 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2011 New Zealand general election|2011 general election]]: Manukau East<ref>[http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-23.html 2011 election results]</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =[[Ross Robertson]]
 |votes         = 19,399
 |percentage    =  77.11
 |change        = +11.03
 |party votes   = 17,977
 |party percent =  66.68
 |party change  =  +7.35
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         =New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     =[[Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi]]
 |votes         = 3,561
 |percentage    = 14.16
 |change        = -4.26
 |party votes   = 5,287
 |party percent = 19.61
 |party change  = -4.58
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         =New Zealand First
 |candidate     =[[Asenati Taylor]]
 |votes         =   999
 |percentage    =  3.97
 |change        = +3.97
 |party votes   = 1,703
 |party percent =  6.32
 |party change  = +2.64
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Mana Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     =[[John Minto]]
 |votes         =   461
 |percentage    =  1.83
 |change        = +1.83
 |party votes   =   253
 |party percent =  0.94
 |party change  = +0.94
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     =Frank John Naea
 |votes         =   425
 |percentage    =  1.69
 |change        = +1.69
 |party votes   =   393
 |party percent =  1.46
 |party change  = +1.46
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     =Jonathan MacFarlane
 |votes         =   248
 |percentage    =  0.99
 |change        = -1.67
 |party votes   =   143
 |party percent =  0.53
 |party change  = -1.08
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
 |color = {{party color|Communist League (New Zealand)}}
 |party         =[[Communist League (New Zealand)|Communist League]]
 |candidate     =Felicity Coggan
 |votes         =    63
 |percentage    =  0.25
 |change        = +0.19
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |party votes   =  913
 |party percent = 3.39
 |party change = +1.60
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes =    131
 |party percent = 0.49
 |party change = -0.53
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   =    93
 |party percent =  0.34
 |party change = -0.001
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes   =   41
 |party percent = 0.15
 |party change = -0.31
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |party votes   =   10
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |party votes   =    9
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = ±0.00
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |party votes   =    7
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = ±0.00
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 1,371
 |party votes = 524
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 25,156
 |party votes = 26,960
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes  = 15,838
 |percent = 62.96
 |change = +15.29
}}

'''Electorate''' (as at 26 November 2011): 41,901<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>

===2008 election===

{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2008 New Zealand general election|2008 general election]]: Manukau East<ref>[http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2008/electorate-23.html 2008 election results]</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =[[Ross Robertson]]
 |votes         =17,254
 |percentage    = 66.08
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =16,137
 |party percent = 59.33
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
 |party         =New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     =[[Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi]]
 |votes         =4,809
 |percentage    = 18.42
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =6,579
 |party percent = 24.19
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =New Zealand Pacific Party
 |candidate     =Tevaga Sione Leavasa
 |votes         =1,406
 |percentage    = 5.39
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =1,219
 |party percent = 4.48
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     =Lyn Murphy
 |votes         =693
 |percentage    = 2.65
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =439
 |party percent = 1.61
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =The Family Party
 |candidate     =Papali'i Poutoa Papali'I
 |votes         =648
 |percentage    = 2.48
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =238
 |party percent = 0.88
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     =Donna Wynd
 |votes         =628
 |percentage    = 2.41
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =487
 |party percent = 1.79
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Jim Anderton's Progressive Party
 |candidate     =Trevor Barnard
 |votes         =333
 |percentage    = 1.28
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =374
 |party percent = 1.38
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =The Kiwi Party
 |candidate     =Kevin Stitt
 |votes         =155
 |percentage    = 0.59
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =102
 |party percent = 0.38
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =United Future
 |candidate     =Manogi Turua Head
 |votes         =112
 |percentage    = 0.43
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =126
 |party percent = 0.46
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Workers Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     =Daphna Whitmore
 |votes         =55
 |percentage    = 0.21
 |change        = 
 |party votes   =25
 |party percent = 0.09
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
 |color = {{party color|Communist League (New Zealand)}}
 |party         =[[Communist League (New Zealand)|Communist League]]
 |candidate     =Annalucia Vermunt
 |votes         =16
 |percentage    = 0.06
 |change        = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes = 999
 |party percent = 3.67
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 276
 |party percent = 1.01
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 94
 |party percent = 0.35
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Bill and Ben Party
 |party votes = 69
 |party percent = 0.25
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |party votes = 9
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Residents Action Movement
 |party votes = 9
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |party votes = 7
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |party votes = 6
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 4
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 459
 |party votes = 287
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 26,109
 |party votes = 27,199
}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes =12,445
 |percent = 47.67
 |change =
}}

===2005 election===
{{MMP election box begin|title=[[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 general election]]: Manukau East}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win||candidate=[[Ross Robertson]]|change=-3.51|party=New Zealand Labour Party|party change=-1.31|party percent=54.87|party votes=18,100|percentage=59.40|votes=18,804}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Ken Yee|change=|party=New Zealand National Party|party change=+14.86|party percent=30.98|party votes=10,219|percentage=28.16|votes=8,914}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=[[Richard Lewis (New Zealand politician)|Richard Lewis]]|change=|party=Destiny New Zealand|party change=|party percent=1.43|party votes=472|percentage=3.51|votes=1,111}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Hamish Stevens|change=|party=ACT New Zealand|party change=-5.03|party percent=1.91|percentage=2.29|votes=725|party votes=629}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Irene Bentley|change=|party=Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|party change=-0.79|party percent=1.77|party votes=583|percentage=2.05|votes=648}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Trevor Barnard|change=|party=New Zealand Progressive Party|party change=-0.40|party percent=1.59|party votes=525|percentage=1.29|votes=407}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Ram Parkash|change=|party=United Future|party change=-3.45|party percent=1.47|party votes=486|percentage=1.06|votes=336}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=[[Mama Tere Strickland]] Tahere|change=|party=Māori Party|party change=|party percent=0.62|party votes=204|percentage=0.96|votes=303}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Tapu Anne Po-Wihongi|change=|party=New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party|party change=|party percent=0.44|party votes=145|percentage=0.71|votes=225}}
{{MMP election box independent||candidate=Raj Subramanian|change=|percentage=0.24|votes=76}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=[[Jill Ovens]]|change=|party=Alliance (New Zealand political party)|party change=-0.69|party percent=0.10|party votes=32|percentage=0.20|votes=64}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Seira Perese|change=|party=Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand|party change=|party percent=0.03|party votes=9|percentage=0.13|votes=42}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=New Zealand First|party change=-3.76|party percent=4.35|party votes=1,434}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party|party change=-0.29|party percent=0.19|party votes=62}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand|party change=-1.29|party percent=0.13|party votes=44}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Libertarianz|party change=|party percent=0.05|party votes=15}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=99 MP Party|party change=|party percent=0.02|party votes=8}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=One New Zealand Party|party change=-0.03|party percent=0.02|party votes=8}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=The Republic of New Zealand Party|party change=|party percent=0.02|party votes=8}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit|party change=|party percent=0.02|party votes=6}}
{{MMP election box informal vote||party votes=204|votes=555}}
{{MMP election box total vote||party votes=32,989|votes=31,655}}
{{MMP election box majority hold||change=-9.29|percent=31.24|votes=9,890|winner=New Zealand Labour Party}}

=== 2002 election ===
{{MMP election box begin|title=[[2002 New Zealand general election|2002 general election]]: Manukau East}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win||candidate=[[Ross Robertson]]|change=+7.83|party=New Zealand Labour Party|party change=+10.79|party percent=56.18|party votes=15,235|percentage=62.91|votes=16,543}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=[[Arthur Anae]]|change=|party=New Zealand National Party|party change=-15.94|party percent=16.12|party votes=4,371|percentage=22.38|votes=5,886}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Gerald Trass|change=|party=ACT New Zealand|party change=-0.56|party percent=6.94|party votes=1,883|percentage=5.30|votes=1,393}}
{{MMP election box candidate list||candidate=[[Kelly Chal]]|change=|party=United Future|party change=|party percent=4.92|party votes=1,335|percentage=3.36|votes=884}}
{{MMP election box candidate list||candidate=[[Matt Robson]]|change=|party=New Zealand Progressive Party|party change=|party percent=1.99|party votes=540|percentage=2.95|votes=775}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Mary Mere Paki|change=|party=Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand|party change=-0.72|party percent=1.42|party votes=384|percentage=1.94|votes=511}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Simon Shields|change=|party=Alliance (New Zealand political party)|party change=-4.33|party percent=0.79|party votes=214|percentage=0.90|votes=236}}
{{MMP election box candidate only||candidate=Mark Muller|change=|party=Anti-Capitalist Alliance|percentage=0.25|votes=67}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=New Zealand First|party change=+4.91|party percent=8.11|party votes=2,199}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|party change=+0.30|party percent=2.56|party votes=695}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party|party change=-0.09|party percent=0.48|party votes=129}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Outdoor Recreation New Zealand|party change=|party percent=0.35|party votes=95}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Mana Māori Movement|party change=+0.05|party percent=0.06|party votes=15}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=One New Zealand Party|party change=+0.03|party percent=0.05|party votes=14}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=NMP (political party)|party change=+0.02|party percent=0.03|party votes=8}}
{{MMP election box informal vote||party votes=159|votes=481}}
{{MMP election box total vote||party votes=27,117|votes=26,295}}
{{MMP election box majority hold||change=+16.47|percent=40.53|votes=10.657|winner=New Zealand Labour Party}}

===1999 election===
{{MMP election box begin|title=[[1999 New Zealand general election|1999 general election]]: Manukau East}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win||candidate=[[Ross Robertson]]|change=+21.38|party=New Zealand Labour Party|party change=+11.69|party percent=45.39|party votes=13,545|percentage=55.08|votes=16,224}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Ken Yee|change=-1.83|party=New Zealand National Party|party change=-4.58|party percent=32.06|party votes=9,568|percentage=31.02|votes=9,138}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Charles Lowndes|change=|party=ACT New Zealand|party change=+1.2|party percent=7.50|party votes=2,237|percentage=5.00|votes=1,474}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Bruce Bennett Holm|change=|party=Alliance (New Zealand political party)|party change=-0.81|party percent=5.12|party votes=1,527|percentage=3.20|votes=944}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=David Simpkin|change=|party=Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand|party change=|party percent=2.14|party votes=640|percentage=2.04|votes=602}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Malia Kamilo Hamani|change=|party=New Zealand First|party change=-7.15|party percent=3.20|party votes=955|percentage=1.46|votes=429}}
{{MMP election box candidate||candidate=Danny Turia|change=|party=Mauri Pacific|party change=|party percent=0.36|party votes=106|percentage=1.32|votes=390}}
{{MMP election box independent||candidate=Paul Teio|change=|percentage=0.30|votes=88}}
{{MMP election box minor party candidate||candidate=Daphna Whitmore|color={{party color|Workers' Party of New Zealand (1991)}}|change=|party=[[Workers' Party of New Zealand (1991)|Workers' Party]]|percentage=0.30|votes=88}}
{{MMP election box minor party candidate||candidate=Dave Bergersen|change=|party=Reform Party|percentage=0.17|color=|votes=50}}
{{MMP election box minor party candidate||candidate=Mareta Wiringi|change=|party=[[Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata]]|color={{party color|Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata}}|percentage=0.10|votes=29}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|party percent=2.26|party votes=673|party change=}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party|party change=-0.51|party percent=0.57|party votes=170}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Future New Zealand|party change=|party percent=0.54|party votes=160}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=United New Zealand|party change=-0.24|party percent=0.41|party votes=123}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Libertarianz|party change=+0.13|party votes=45|party percent=0.15}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Animals First|party change=-0.02|party percent=0.11|party votes=32}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=McGillicuddy Serious Party|party change=-0.06|party percent=0.08|party votes=23}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Natural Law Party (New Zealand)|party change=-0.07|party percent=0.04|party votes=11}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=People's Choice Party|party change=|party percent=0.03|party votes=8}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=One New Zealand Party|party change=|party percent=0.02|party votes=5}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=New Zealand Republican Party (1995)|party change=|party percent=0.01|party votes=4}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Mana Māori Movement|party change=-0.02|party percent=0.01|party votes=3}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=NZ South Island Party|party change=|party percent=0.01|party votes=3}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=NMP (political party)|party change=|party percent=0.01|party votes=2}}
{{MMP election box party only||party=Freedom Movement (New Zealand)|party change=|party percent=0.00|party votes=1}}
{{MMP election box informal vote||party votes=381|votes=766}}
{{MMP election box total vote||party votes=29,841|votes=29,456}}
{{MMP election box majority hold||change=+9.97|percent=24.06|votes=14,750|winner=New Zealand Labour Party}}

===1996 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[1996 New Zealand general election|1996 general election]]: Manukau East<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/6.1%20Manukau%20East%2024.pdf |title=Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place – Manukau East, 1996 |access-date=20 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name="1996 successful">{{cite web|title=Part III – Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.3%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Successful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=22 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208054410/http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.3%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Successful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |archive-date=8 February 2013 }}</ref><ref name="1996 unsuccessful">{{cite web|title=Part III – Party Lists of unsuccessful Registered Parties |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.4%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Unsuccessful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=22 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208054417/http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.4%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Unsuccessful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |archive-date=8 February 2013 }}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = [[Ross Robertson]]
 |votes         = 15,269
 |percentage    = 46.93
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 11,037
 |party percent = 33.70
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = Ken Yee
 |votes         = 10,686
 |percentage    = 32.85
 |change        =
 |party votes   = 11,996
 |party percent = 36.63
 |party change  =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = Ngaire Clark
 |votes         = 2,361
 |percentage    = 7.26
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 3,390
 |party percent = 10.35
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent lose|
 |party         = New Zealand Conservative Party
 |candidate     = [[Trevor Rogers (politician)|Trevor Rogers]]
 |votes         = 1,497
 |percentage    = 4.60
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 110
 |party percent = 0.34
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |candidate     = Tafa Mulitalo
 |votes         = 1,108
 |percentage    = 3.41
 |change        =
 |party votes   = 1,941
 |party percent = 5.93
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     = Patrick Cole
 |votes         = 1,058
 |percentage    = 3.25
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 2,064
 |party percent = 6.30
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = United New Zealand
 |candidate     = Ted Faleauto
 |votes         = 292
 |percentage    = 0.90
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 212
 |party percent = 0.65
 |party change  =  
}}
{{MMP election box historic party candidate|
 |color         = #ADC
 |party         = [[Advance New Zealand (1995)|Advance New Zealand]]
 |candidate     = Taimalelagi Tofilau
 |votes         = 161
 |percentage    = 0.49
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 64
 |party percent = 0.20
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Natural Law Party of New Zealand
 |candidate     = Greg Dodds
 |votes         = 72
 |percentage    = 0.22
 |change        = 
 |party votes   = 37
 |party percent = 0.11
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
 |color         = {{party color|Communist League (New Zealand)}}
 |party         = [[Communist League (New Zealand)|Communist League]]
 |candidate     = Annalucia Vermunt
 |votes         = 30
 |percentage    = 0.09
 |change        = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Christian Coalition (New Zealand)
 |party votes   = 1,151
 |party percent = 3.51
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes   = 355
 |party percent = 1.08
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
 |color         = #F93
 |party         = [[Ethnic Minority Party of New Zealand|Ethnic Minority Party]]
 |party votes   = 190
 |party percent = 0.58
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes   = 49
 |party percent = 0.15
 |party change  =  
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = McGillicuddy Serious Party
 |party votes   = 47
 |party percent = 0.14
 |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   = 24
 |party percent = 0.07
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Green Society
 |party votes   = 17
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Mana Māori Movement
 |party votes   = 11
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
 |color         = #3F9
 |party         = [[Asia Pacific United Party|Asia Pacific United]]
 |party votes   = 6
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = Libertarianz
 |party votes   = 6
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
 |color         = #C96
 |party         = [[Te Tawharau]]
 |party votes   = 0
 |party percent = 0.00
 |party change  = 
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes         = 398
 |party votes   = 182
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes         = 32,534
 |party votes   = 32,750
}}
{{MMP election box majority win|
 |winner        = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes         = 4,583
 |percent       = 14.09
 |change        = 
}}<!-- {{MMP election box turnout|
 |turnout       = 32,932
 |percentage    = 
 |change        = 
}} -->

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/mpp/electorates/data/DBHOH_Lib_EP_Manukau%20East_Data_3/manukau-east-electoral-profile Electorate Profile]  ''Parliamentary Library''

{{Historical electorates of New Zealand}}

[[Category:Historical electorates of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Politics of the Auckland Region]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in New Zealand]]