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Ilam is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. Formed for the 1996 election, it was held by Gerry Brownlee of the National Party until the 2020 election, when Sarah Pallett of the Labour Party unseated Brownlee in an upset victory.[1] The seat reverted to National when it was won by Hamish Campbell in the 2023 election.

Formation1996
RegionCanterbury
CharacterSuburban
Term3 years
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Ilam
Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Formation1996
RegionCanterbury
CharacterSuburban
Term3 years
Member for Ilam

Hamish Campbell
since 14 October 2023
PartyNational
Previous MPSarah Pallett (Labour)
Party vote distribution




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Population centres

Encompassing many of Christchurch's most affluent suburbs, Ilam was considered a safe National seat until the 2020 election. The electorate includes the suburbs of Riccarton (north of Riccarton Road), Upper Riccarton, Fendalton, Burnside, Avonhead, Merivale, Bishopdale, Ilam, Russley and Bryndwr. In 2008, the boundaries were Deans Avenue, the Avon River, Bealey Avenue, Papanui Road, Harewood Road, Russley Road, Ansonby Street, Cutts Road, Yaldhurst Road and Riccarton Road.[2] The 2013/14 redistribution did not alter the boundaries of the Ilam electorate.[3] The 2020 redistribution, however, added Avonhead from Wigram and a large section of Selwyn around McLeans Island and Christchurch Airport.[4] The 2025 boundary review saw the electorate gain part of Northcote from Christchurch Central.[5]

History

The Ilam electorate was formed for the 1996 election, mostly evolving from the Fendalton electorate.[2] Gerry Brownlee from the National Party was the first elected representative and held the electorate until 2020, when he lost the electorate to Labour's Sarah Pallett in an upset.[6]

See also: Opinion polling for the 2023 New Zealand general election § Ilam

Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at a general election.

Key

  National   Labour   United Future   Green

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Election Winner
1996 election Gerry Brownlee
1999 election
2002 election
2005 election
2008 election
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election Sarah Pallett
2023 election Hamish Campbell
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List MPs

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

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Election Winner
2002 election Marc Alexander
2008 election Kennedy Graham
2011 election
2020 election Gerry Brownlee
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Election results

2026 election

The next election will be held on 7 November 2026. Candidates for Ilam are listed at Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate § Ilam. Official results will be available after 27 November 2026.[7]

2023 election

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2023 general election: Ilam[8]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Hamish Campbell 18,693 44.01 +6.32 18,452 43.01 +13.55
Opportunities Raf Manji 10,863 25.57 — 2,138 4.98 +3.02
Labour Red XN Sarah Pallett 9,010 21.21 −24.46 9,395 21.90 −22.77
Green Mike Davidson 2,391 5.63 −1.88 6,401 14.92 +4.64
Legalise Cannabis Irinka Britnell 488 1.15 — 179 0.42 +0.25
DemocracyNZ Juanita O'Connell 329 0.77 — 101 0.23 —
New Conservatives Chris O'Brien 300 0.71 −0.81 96 0.22 −1.00
ACT   3,557 8.29 −0.43
NZ First   1,729 4.03 +2.27
Te Pāti Māori   265 0.62 +0.38
NZ Loyal   150 0.35 —
NewZeal   85 0.20 —
Freedoms NZ   55 0.13 —
Animal Justice   50 0.12 —
Women's Rights   47 0.11 —
Leighton Baker Party   44 0.10 —
New Nation   23 0.05 —
Informal votes 402 136
Total valid votes 42,476 42,903
Turnout 42,903
National gain from Labour Majority 7,830 18.43 +26.40
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2020 election

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2020 general election: Ilam[9]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Pallett 19,825 45.67 +24.13 19,497 44.67 +13.47
National Red XN Gerry Brownlee 16,362 37.69 −8.91 12,861 29.46 −23.17
Green David Bennett 3,260 7.51 +0.88 4,489 10.28 +3.14
ACT Paul Gilbert 1,956 4.50 +3.84 3,807 8.72 +8.10
New Conservative Simon Walmisley 661 1.52 +0.89 533 1.22 +0.88
Outdoors Heidi Jensen-Warren 286 0.65 – 45 0.10 +0.07
Advance NZ Toni Pengelley 247 0.56 – 210 0.48 –
Opportunities   856 1.96 −1.54
NZ First   769 1.76 −1.99
Māori Party   108 0.24 −0.13
Legalise Cannabis   77 0.17 −0.03
ONE   54 0.12 –
Sustainable NZ   41 0.09 –
TEA   21 0.04 –
Social Credit   20 0.04 +0.03
Vision NZ   6 0.01 –
Heartland   3 0.01 –
Informal votes 835 248
Total valid votes 43,402 43,645
Turnout 43,645
Labour gain from National Majority 3,463 7.97 +31.12
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2017 election

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2017 general election: Ilam[10]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 16,577 46.60 −11.48 19,134 52.63 −5.09
Independent Raf Manji 8,321 23.39 —
Labour Anthony Rimell 7,662 21.54 −1.96 11,341 31.20 +13.59
Green David Lee 2,359 6.63 −5.58 2,602 7.14 −5.80
ACT Paul Gilbert 235 0.66 −0.51 224 0.62 −0.37
Conservative Martin Frauenstein 225 0.63 −2.78 124 0.34 −3.34
Independent Martin Thomas Francis 195 0.55 —
NZ First   1,364 3.75 −1.36
Opportunities   1,273 3.50 —
Māori Party   134 0.37 −0.11
Legalise Cannabis   74 0.20 −0.77
United Future   28 0.08 −0.18
People's Party   18 0.05 —
Ban 1080   14 0.04 −0.02
Outdoors   11 0.03 —
Internet   8 0.02 −0.65[a]
Democrats   5 0.01 −0.03
Mana Party   3 0.01 −0.66[b]
Informal votes 389 91
Total valid votes 35,574 36,364
Turnout 36,448
National hold Majority 8,236 23.15 −11.43
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2014 election

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2014 general election: Ilam [11]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 19,981 58.08 −2.42 20,377 57.72 −0.62
Labour James Macbeth Dann 8,083 23.50 +3.16 6,238 17.67 −1.51
Green John Kelcher 4,201 12.21 −3.14 4,574 12.96 −0.46
Conservative John Stringer 1,172 3.41 +1.10 1,300 3.68 +1.59
ACT Gareth Veale 402 1.17 +0.41 349 0.99 −0.16
Internet Beverley Ballantine 321 0.93 +0.93
Māori Party Benita Wakefield 243 0.71 +0.71 171 0.48 −0.02
NZ First   1,806 5.11 +1.16
Internet Mana   233 0.67 +0.51[c]
Legalise Cannabis   96 0.27 −0.04
United Future   92 0.26 −0.46
Civilian   23 0.07 +0.07
Ban 1080   21 0.06 +0.06
Democrats   14 0.04 −0.01
Independent Coalition   7 0.02 +0.02
Focus   3 0.01 +0.01
Informal votes 448 73
Total valid votes 34,851 35,377
National hold Majority 11,898 34.58 −5.49
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2011 election

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2011 general election: Ilam [12]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 20,070 60.50 +3.51 19,934 58.34 +5.52
Labour John Parsons 6,758 20.34 −3.78 6,552 19.18 −8.31
Green Kennedy Graham 5,099 15.35 +3.10 4,586 13.42 +5.22
Conservative Roger Larkins 767 2.31 +2.31 714 2.09 +2.09
United Future Vanessa Roberts 280 0.84 −0.39 247 0.72 −0.67
ACT Gareth Veale 252 0.76 −1.38 394 1.15 −2.69
NZ First   1,350 3.95 +1.54
Māori Party   171 0.50 −0.67
Legalise Cannabis   106 0.31 −0.01
Mana   53 0.16 +0.16
Libertarianz   29 0.08 +0.03
Alliance   17 0.05 −0.04
Democrats   16 0.05 +0.03
Informal votes 667 196
Total valid votes 33,226 34,169
Turnout 34,551[13] 76.34 −5.75
National hold Majority 13,312 40.07 7.29
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2008 election

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2008 general election: Ilam[14]
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A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 20,648 56.89 +3.76 19,541 52.82 +3.58
Labour Sam Yau 8,755 24.12 −7.15 10,168 27.48 −7.05
Green Kennedy Graham 4,444 12.25 +6.56 3,034 8.20 +2.85
Progressive Craig Hutchinson 828 2.28 +0.36 550 1.49 +0.24
ACT Brian Davidson 775 2.14 −0.37 1,422 3.84 +1.95
United Future John Pickering 449 1.24 −3.56 516 1.39 −2.18
Kiwi David Weusten 393 1.08 – 199 0.54 –
NZ First   893 2.41 −1.00
Bill and Ben   199 0.54 –
Māori Party   195 0.53 +0.36
Legalise Cannabis   118 0.32 +0.21
Family Party   61 0.16 –
Alliance   35 0.09 +0.02
Libertarianz   21 0.06 +0.02
Pacific   20 0.05 –
Workers Party   12 0.03 –
Democrats   6 0.02 −0.01
RONZ   3 0.01 −0.01
RAM   2 0.01 –
Informal votes 427 136
Total valid votes 36,292 36,995
Turnout 37,283[13] 82.09
National hold Majority 11,893 32.77 +10.91
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2005 election

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2005 general election: Ilam[15]
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A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 19,010 53.13 17,949 49.24
Labour Julian Blanchard 11,189 31.27 12,589 34.54
Green Lois Griffiths 2,034 5.68 1,952 5.36
United Future Marc Alexander 1,716 4.80 1,304 3.58
ACT Jo Giles 895 2.50 689 1.89
Progressive Zemin Zhang 686 1.92 454 1.25 +0.24
Independent Blair Anderson 165 0.46
NZ First Quentin Finlay 85 0.24 1,245 3.42
Māori Party   62 0.17 +0.17
Destiny   57 0.16
Legalise Cannabis   38 0.10
Christian Heritage   33 0.09
Alliance   29 0.08
Libertarianz   15 0.04
Democrats   8 0.02
RONZ   8 0.02
99 MP   7 0.02
One NZ   6 0.02
Family Rights   4 0.02
Direct Democracy   2 0.01
Informal votes 468 100
Total valid votes 35,780 36,451
Turnout 36,671[16] 82.82 −3.30
National hold Majority 7,821 21.86
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2002 election

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2002 general election: Ilam[17]
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A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 15,773 46.91 −1.08 10,255 29.87 −12.26
Labour Richard Pole 11,901 35.39 +7.76 11,413 33.24 +4.54
United Future Marc Alexander 1,760 5.23 +3.75[d] 2,842 8.28 +6.25[d]
Green Lois Griffiths 1,418 4.22 −0.11 2,018 5.88 +1.51
ACT Nigel Mattison 1,327 3.95 +0.46 3,482 10.14 +0.09
Christian Heritage Gideon Pieters 569 1.69 +1.69 459 1.34 +1.27
Alliance Lynda Boyd 439 1.31 −4.29 507 1.48 −4.93
Progressive Robert Logan Peck 437 1.30 +1.30 540 1.57 +1.57
NZ First   2,400 6.99 +4.59
ORNZ   270 0.79 +0.79
Legalise Cannabis   125 0.36 −0.36
One NZ   14 0.04 +0.00
Mana Māori   4 0.01 +0.00
NMP   1 0.00 −0.01
Informal votes 515 81
Total valid votes 33,624 34,330
Turnout 34,511[16] 79.52
National hold Majority 3,872 11.52 −8.84
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1999 election

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1999 general election: Ilam[18][19]
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A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Green tickY Gerry Brownlee 16,012 47.99 +3.73 14,168 42.05 −2.62
Labour Alison Wilkie 9,220 27.63 +10.33 9,669 28.70 +5.72
Alliance Lois Griffiths 1,870 5.60 −8.38 2,159 6.41 −1.87
Green Evan Thomas Alty 1,444 4.33 +4.33 1,474 4.37 +4.37
NZ First Andrew Gin 1,443 4.33 −2.91 810 2.40 −5.26
ACT Nigel Mattison 1,166 3.49 +1.11 3,385 10.05 +1.55
Independent Denis O'Rourke 809 2.42
Christian Heritage Geoff Francis 700 2.10 +2.10 28 0.07 +0.07
Christian Democrats Kevin Harper 494 1.48 +1.48 433 1.29 +1.29
Independent Janet MiddleMiss 150 0.45
Natural Law Brendan Rhodes 56 0.17 −0.12 34 0.10 +0.03
United NZ   248 0.74 −1.26
Legalise Cannabis   241 0.72 −0.27
Libertarianz   105 0.31 +0.30
Animals First   52 0.15 +0.04
McGillicuddy Serious   52 0.15 −0.06
South Island   56 0.17 +0.17
One NZ   13 0.04 +0.04
NMP   4 0.01 +0.01
Republican   4 0.01 +0.01
Mana Māori   3 0.01 ±0.00
Mauri Pacific   2 0.01 +0.01
The People's Choice   2 0.01 +0.01
Freedom Movement 1 0.00 +0.00
Informal votes 306
Total valid votes 33,364 33,693
National win new seat Majority 6,792 20.36
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1996 election

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1996 general election: Ilam[20][21][22]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
National Gerry Brownlee 16,561 44.26 16,835 44.67
Labour Eamon Daly 6,471 17.30 8,663 22.98
United NZ Red XN Margaret Austin 5,447 14.56 752 2.00
Alliance Jan Davey 5,229 13.98 3,119 8.28
NZ First Helen Broughton 2,707 7.24 2,887 7.66
ACT Nigel Mattison 892 2.38 3,203 8.50
Natural Law Andrew Sanderson 108 0.29 28 0.07
Christian Coalition   1,582 4.20
Legalise Cannabis   375 0.99
McGillicuddy Serious   79 0.21
Progressive Green   53 0.14
Animals First   42 0.11
Ethnic Minority Party 27 0.07
Green Society   15 0.04
Superannuitants & Youth   11 0.03
Conservatives   7 0.02
Asia Pacific United 4 0.01
Mana Māori   3 0.01
Libertarianz   3 0.01
Advance New Zealand 2 0.01
Te Tawharau 0 0.00
Informal votes 355 80
Total valid votes 37,415 37,690
National win new seat Majority 10,090 26.97
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Notes

  1. [a]
    2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
  2. [b]
    2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
  3. [c]
    2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election.
  4. [d]
    2002 United Future swing is relative to the sum of votes for United NZ and Future NZ in 1999; the two parties merged in 2000.

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