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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use NZ English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name        = Taupō
|parl_name   = [[New Zealand House of Representatives]]
|map2        = Taupo electorate, 2014
|map_entity  = Taupō
|map_year    = 2014
|year        =
|abolished   = 
|type        = Single-member
|population  = 
|blank1_name = Current MP
|blank1_info = [[Louise Upston]]
|blank2_name = Party
|blank2_info = [[New Zealand National Party|National]]
|region      = [[Waikato Region|Waikato]]
|towns       = [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]], [[Taupō]], [[Tokoroa]]
|area={{convert|8255.39|km2|abbr=on}}}}
'''Taupō''' (spelt as '''Taupo''' until 2008) is a New Zealand parliamentary [[New Zealand electorates|electorate]] returning one Member of Parliament to the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. Taupo first existed between 1963 and 1981, and was recreated for the introduction of [[Mixed-member proportional representation|MMP]] in 1996. The current MP for Taupō is [[Louise Upston]] of the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]]. She has held this position since [[2008 New Zealand general election|2008]].

==Electorate profile==
The Taupō electorate is based on the central North Island communities around [[Lake Taupō]] and the South Waikato District, including [[Tūrangi]], [[Taupō]], [[Tokoroa]], and [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]].<ref name="Electorate profile">{{cite web |title= Rimutaka electorate profile |url= https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/DBHOH_Lib_EP_Taup%C5%8D_Electoral_Profile/9427eda651a752e3908d81ff3fb6c357efb42535 |date= June 2015 |publisher= Parliamentary Library |access-date= 13 January 2017}}{{CC-notice|cc=by3|author=the Parliamentary Library}}</ref>

In 2013, one quarter (24.9%) of people in the Taupō electorate belonged to the [[Māori people|Māori ethnic group]] – the sixth-highest share in New Zealand. The proportions of those working in the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry (1.3%), the accommodation, cafe, and restaurant industry (7.5%), and in arts and recreation services (2.4%), were well above the national average.<ref name="Electorate profile" />

==History==
The Taupo electorate was first created for the [[1963 New Zealand general election|1963 election]] and it existed until [[1981 New Zealand general election|1981]]. The former electorate was much smaller than the current one, since it did not contain the western side of Lake Taupo, nor Cambridge, nor the Ruapehu towns. It was a marginal seat and frequently changed between National and [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]].

The current Taupō electorate was created ahead of the introduction to [[Mixed-member proportional representation|mixed-member proportional]] (MMP) voting in [[1996 New Zealand general election|1996]]. It is a merger of the old marginal seat of [[Tongariro (New Zealand electorate)|Tongariro]] with the western half of the safe [[New Zealand National Party|National]] seat of [[Waikaremoana (New Zealand electorate)|Waikaremoana]]. Prior to the 2008 election, the electorate pulled south to take in the northern and western parts of [[Ruapehu District]].

In the 2007 redistribution conducted after the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]], the northern and western parts of Ruapehu District containing [[Taumarunui]], [[Raetihi]] and [[Ohakune]] were assigned to [[Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)|Rangitīkei]]. At the same time, low population growth in the south-central [[North Island]] coupled with high population growth in and around [[Auckland]] has meant the conservative area of [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]] moved out of the now defunct {{NZ electorate link|Piako}} electorate and into Taupō.<ref>{{cite book| title=Report of the Representation Commission 2007 |url= http://www.elections.org.nz/sites/default/files/2007%20Representation%20Commission%20Report.pdf |isbn=978-0-477-10414-2 |publisher=Representation Commission |access-date=4 October 2014 |page=9 |format=PDF |date=14 September 2007}}</ref> No boundary adjustments were undertaken in the subsequent 2013/14 redistribution.<ref>{{cite book| title=Report of the Representation Commission 2014 |url= http://www.elections.org.nz/sites/default/files/bulk-upload/documents/report_of_the_representation_commission_2014.pdf |isbn=978-0-477-10414-2 |publisher=Representation Commission |access-date=4 October 2014 |page=9 |format=PDF |date=4 April 2014}}</ref> In the 2020 redistribution, an area around [[Putāruru]] and [[Tīrau]], and a smaller area just north of Cambridge were ceded to {{NZ electorate link|Waikato}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vote.nz/assets/Boundary-Review/REPORT-OF-THE-REPRESENTATION-COMMISSION-2020.pdf |title=Report of the Representation Commission 2020 |date=17 April 2020}}</ref>

Taupō has twice returned [[Mark Burton (politician)|Mark Burton]] with a majority of around a thousand – in [[1996 New Zealand general election|1996]], when Labour's post-1990 fortunes were at their lowest and [[New Zealand First]] went on to take a large bite out of their vote; and again in [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005]], when National consolidated the centre-right vote, and at the same time won 2,000 more party votes than Burton's Labour party. At the intermediate two MMP elections, Burton was safely returned, thanks in part to a heavy disenchantment with the National Party among its formerly loyal voters. In the political climate in 2008, with the dominance of the National Party in Cambridge, which contributed over ten thousand new voters to the seat, [[Louise Upston]] won the seat with a majority of over 6,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=MP keen to get cracking |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/712065/MP-keen-to-get-cracking |access-date=10 October 2014 |work=[[Waikato Times]] |date=10 November 2008}}</ref><ref name="2008 election" /> In the {{NZ election link|2011}}, Upston more than doubled her majority to 14,115 votes.<ref name="2011 election" /> Her majority increased to 15,046 votes in the {{NZ election link|2014}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-51.html |title=Official Count Results – Taupō |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=10 October 2014 |date=10 October 2014}}</ref>

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

'''Key'''
{{Party index link|New Zealand National Party}}  {{Party index link|New Zealand Labour Party}}
{| class=wikitable
|-
!width=100| Election
! style="width:175px;" colspan="2"| Winner
|-
|{{NZ election link|1963}}
| rowspan=3 {{party color cell|New Zealand National Party|5px}}
| rowspan=3 | [[Rona Stevenson]]
|-
|{{NZ election link|1966}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|1969}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|1972}}
| {{party color cell|New Zealand Labour Party}}
| [[Jack Ridley (engineer)|Jack Ridley]]
|-
|{{NZ election link|1975}}
| {{party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
| [[Ray La Varis]]
|-
|{{NZ election link|1978}}
| {{party color cell|New Zealand Labour Party}}
| Jack Ridley
|-
|{{NZ election link|1981}}
| {{party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
| [[Roger McClay]]
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<span style="font-size:87%;">(Electorate abolished 1984–1996;<br>see {{NZ electorate link|Tongariro}} and {{NZ electorate link|Waikaremoana}})</span>
|-
|{{NZ election link|1996}}
| rowspan=4 {{party color cell|New Zealand Labour Party}}
| rowspan=4 | [[Mark Burton (politician)|Mark Burton]]
|-
|{{NZ election link|1999}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|2002}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|2005}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|2008}}
| rowspan=6 {{party color cell|New Zealand National Party}}
| rowspan=6 | [[Louise Upston]]
|-
|{{NZ election link|2011}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|2014}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|2017}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|2020}}
|-
|{{NZ election link|2023}}
|}

As of {{NZ election link year|2023}} no candidates that have contested the Taupō electorate have been returned as list MPs.
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===List MPs===
Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Taupō electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections.-->

==Election results==
===2023 election===
{{MMP election box begin|title=[[2023 New Zealand general election|2023 general election]]: Taupō<ref name="Taupō 2023 election results">{{cite web|author=New Zealand Electoral Commission |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-51.html |title=Taupō - Official Result|website=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win
 |party = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate = [[Louise Upston]]
 |votes = 24,858
 |percentage = 57.13
 |change = +8.23
 |party votes = 19,966
 |party percent = 45.34 
 |party change = +12.59
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate = Ala' Al-Bustanji
 |votes = 8,353
 |percentage = 19.20
 |change = –17.84
 |party votes = 9,686
 |party percent = 21.99
 |party change = –23.28
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate = George Patena
 |votes = 3,441
 |percentage = 7.90
 |change = +3.22
 |party votes = 2,773
 |party percent = 6.29
 |party change = +2.49
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate = Zane Cozens
 |votes = 2,808
 |percentage = 6.45
 |change = +2.17
 |party votes = 4,960
 |party percent = 11.26
 |party change = +1.43
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |candidate = Tira Pehi 
 |votes = 2,114
 |percentage = 4.85
 |change = –
 |party votes = 3,508
 |party percent = 7.96
 |party change = +5.18
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Loyal
 |candidate = Gordon Wilson
 |votes = 1,410
 |percentage = 3.24
 |change = –
 |party votes = 961
 |party percent = 2.18
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Opportunities Party
 |party votes = 644
 |party percent = 1.46
 |party change = +0.12
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Te Pāti Māori
 |party votes = 567
 |party percent = 1.28
 |party change = +0.85
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NewZeal
 |party votes = 208
 |party percent = 0.47
 |party change = +0.05
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party 
 |party votes = 178
 |party percent = 0.40
 |party change = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Freedoms NZ
 |party votes = 134
 |party percent = 0.30 
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = DemocracyNZ
 |party votes = 75
 |party percent = 0.17
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Conservatives Party
 |party votes = 66
 |party percent = 0.14
 |party change = +1.40
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand
 |party votes = 50
 |party percent = 0.11 
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Leighton Baker Party 
 |party votes = 36
 |party percent = 0.08 
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Women's Rights Party
 |party votes = 26
 |party percent = 0.05 
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Nation Party 
 |party votes = 20
 |party percent = 0.04 
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 520
 |party votes = 170
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 43,504
 |party votes = 44,028
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 16,505
 |percent = 37.93
 |change = +26.32
}}

===2020 election===
{{MMP election box begin|title=[[2020 New Zealand general election|2020 general election]]: Taupō<ref name="Taupō 2020 election results">{{cite web|author=New Zealand Electoral Commission |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/electorate-details-51.html |title=Taupō - Official Result|website=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win
 |party = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate = [[Louise Upston]]
 |votes = 21,102
 |percentage = 48.90
 |change = −13.98
 |party votes = 14,452
 |party percent = 32.75
 |party change = −21.19
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate = Ala' Al-Bustanji
 |votes = 15,983
 |percentage = 37.04
 |change = +10.79
 |party votes = 19,978
 |party percent = 45.27
 |party change = +16.29
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate = Danna Glendining
 |votes = 2,018
 |percentage = 4.68
 |change = −3.29
 |party votes = 1,677
 |party percent = 3.80
 |party change = +0.36
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |candidate = David Freeman
 |votes = 1,848
 |percentage = 4.28
 |change = –
 |party votes = 4,340
 |party percent = 9.83
 |party change = +9.35
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Outdoors Party
 |candidate = Michael Downard
 |votes = 645
 |percentage = 1.49
 |change = −0.59
 |party votes = 123
 |party percent = 0.28
 |party change = +0.11
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate = Jan-Marie Quinn
 |votes = 608
 |percentage = 1.41
 |change = —
 |party votes = 681
 |party percent = 1.54
 |party change = +1.27
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Advance New Zealand
 |candidate = Antoinette James
 |votes = 531
 |percentage = 1.23
 |change = —
 |party votes = 476
 |party percent = 1.08
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = ONE Party
 |candidate = Gary Coffin
 |votes = 415
 |percentage = 0.96
 |change = —
 |party votes = 184
 |party percent = 0.42
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes = 1,227
 |party percent = 2.78
 |party change = −6.24
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Opportunities Party
 |party votes = 592
 |party percent = 1.34
 |party change = −0.94
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = ONE Party
 |party votes = 184
 |party percent = 0.42
 |party change = –
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 165
 |party percent = 0.37
 |party change = +0.07
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 195
 |party percent = 0.43
 |party change = −0.28
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Outdoors Party
 |party votes = 123
 |party percent = 0.28
 |party change = +0.11
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Sustainable New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 23
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Vision NZ
 |party votes = 23
 |party percent = 0.05
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes = 14
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = ±0.00
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Tea Party New Zealand
 |party votes = 9
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Heartland New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 3
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 928
 |party votes = 275
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 44,078
 |party votes = 44,406
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
 |turnout = 45,510
 |percentage = 84.07
 |change =
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 5,119
 |percent = 11.61
 |change = 
}}

===2017 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2017 New Zealand general election|2017 general election]]: Taupo<ref name="2017 Taupo">{{cite web|title=Official Count Results -- Taupo|url=http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/electorate-details-51.html|publisher=New Zealand Electoral Commission|access-date=23 December 2017|location=Wellington}}</ref>}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = [[Louise Upston]]
 |votes         = 24,611
 |percentage    = 61.84
 |change        = -0.75
 |party votes   = 21,744
 |party percent = 53.7
 |party change  = -3.24
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = Ala Al-Bustanji
 |votes         = 10,276
 |percentage    = 25.82
 |change        = +5.18
 |party votes   = 11,683
 |party percent = 28.9
 |party change  = +10.33
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Julie Sandilands
 |votes         = 3,118
 |percentage    = 7.83
 |change        = +2.44
 |party votes   = 1,388
 |party percent = 3.43
 |party change  = -2.69
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Outdoors Party
 |candidate     = Alan Frank Simmons
 |votes         = 814
 |percentage    = 2.05
 |change        = —
 |party votes   = 68
 |party percent = 0.17
 |party change  = —
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     = Denis Shuker
 |votes         = 321
 |percentage    = 0.81
 |change        = -1.67
 |party votes   = 111
 |party percent = 0.27
 |party change  = -4.48
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes = 3,634
 |party percent = 8.98
 |party change = -1.28
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Opportunities Party
 |party votes = 918
 |party percent = 2.27
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 262
 |party percent = 0.65
 |party change = -0.17
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |party votes = 194
 |party percent = 0.48
 |party change = 0.23
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 120
 |party percent = 0.3
 |party change = -0.11
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ban 1080
 |party votes = 108
 |party percent = 0.27
 |party change = -0.34
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand People's Party
 |party votes = 33
 |party percent = 0.08
 |party change = —
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Mana Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes = 15
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change = -0.48{{efn|name=Mana Party|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}}
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Democrats for Social Credit
 |party votes = 13
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = -0.05
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = United Future
 |party votes = 12
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = -0.23
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Internet Party (New Zealand)
 |party votes = 6
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = -0.51{{efn|name=Internet Party|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}}
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 658
 |party votes = 151
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 39,798
 |party votes = 40,460
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner = New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 14,335
 |percent = 36.02
 |change = -2.35
}}

===2014 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2014 New Zealand general election|2014 general election]]: Taupō<ref name="2014 election">{{cite web |title=Official Count Results – Taupō |url= http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-51.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=4 December 2016 |date=10 December 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         = New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     = [[Louise Upston]]
 |votes         = 22,428
 |percentage    = 62.59
 |change        = −1.06
 |party votes   = 20,703
 |party percent = 56.94
 |party change  = +0.63
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     = [[Jamie Strange]]
 |votes         = 7,402
 |percentage    = 20.64
 |change        = −0.09
 |party votes   = 6,752
 |party percent = 18.57
 |party change  = −1.71
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = New Zealand First
 |candidate     = [[Edwin Perry]]
 |votes         = 2,310
 |percentage    = 6.44
 |change        = +1.85
 |party votes   = 3,730
 |party percent = 10.26
 |party change  = +1.87
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     = Dave Robinson
 |votes         = 1,934
 |percentage    = 5.39
 |change        = −0.86
 |party votes   = 2,224
 |party percent = 6.12
 |party change  = −1.43
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         = Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     = Lance Gedge
 |votes         = 891
 |percentage    = 2.48
 |change        = −0.26
 |party votes   =1,236
 |party percent = 4.75
 |party change  = +1.09
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = Māori Party
 |candidate     = Claire Winitana
 |votes         = 366
 |percentage    = 1.02
 |change        = +1.02
 |party votes = 298
 |party percent = 0.82
 |party change = +0.15
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party          =United Future
 |candidate     = Alan Simmons
 |votes         = 143
 |percentage    = 0.40
 |change        = −0.26
 |party votes   = 94
 |party percent = 0.26
 |party change  = −0.66
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |candidate     = John Pemberton
 |votes         = 71
 |percentage    = 0.20
 |change        = +0.20
 |party votes = 29
 |party percent = 0.08
 |party change = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Ban 1080 Party
 |party votes = 223
 |party percent = 0.61
 |party change = +0.61
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Internet Party and Mana Movement
 |party votes   = 190
 |party percent = 0.52
 |party change  = +0.11
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 148
 |party percent = 0.41
 |party change = −0.06
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party         = ACT New Zealand
 |party votes   = 91
 |party percent = 0.25
 |party change  = −0.91
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Civilian Party
 |party votes = 13
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = NZ Independent Coalition
 |party votes = 10
 |party percent = 0.03
 |party change = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Focus New Zealand
 |party votes = 7
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = +0.02
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 299
 |party votes = 121
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 35,384
 |party votes = 36,362
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner =New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 13,951
 |percent = 38.37
 |change = −4.55
}}

===2011 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2011 New Zealand general election|2011 general election]]: Taupō<ref name="2011 election">{{cite web |title=Official Count Results – Taupō |url= http://electionresults.org.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-50.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=10 October 2014 |date=10 December 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
 |party         =New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     =[[Louise Upston]]
 |votes         =20,934
 |percentage    = 63.65
 |change        = +5.74
 |party votes   =19,003
 |party percent = 56.31
 |party change  = +2.74
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =Frances Campbell
 |votes         =6,819
 |percentage    = 20.73
 |change        = -18.71
 |party votes   =6,844
 |party percent = 20.28
 |party change  = -8.92
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |candidate     =Zane McCarthy
 |votes         =2,056
 |percentage    = 6.25
 |change        = +6.25
 |party votes   =2,549
 |party percent = 7.55
 |party change  = +3.05
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =New Zealand First
 |candidate     =[[Edwin Perry]]
 |votes         =1,508
 |percentage    = 4.59
 |change        = +4.59
 |party votes   =2,833
 |party percent = 8.39
 |party change  = +3.25
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Conservative Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     =Mark Breetvelt
 |votes         =900
 |percentage    = 2.74
 |change        = +2.74
 |party votes   =1,236
 |party percent = 3.66
 |party change  = +3.66
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =Mana Party (New Zealand)
 |candidate     =Keriana Reedy
 |votes         =266
 |percentage    = 0.81
 |change        = +0.81
 |party votes   =140
 |party percent = 0.41
 |party change  = +0.41
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =United Future
 |candidate     =Alan Simmons
 |votes         =216
 |percentage    = 0.66
 |change        = -0.42
 |party votes   =311
 |party percent = 0.92
 |party change  = +0.12
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =ACT New Zealand
 |candidate     =Rosanne Jollands
 |votes         =190
 |percentage    = 0.58
 |change        = +0.58
 |party votes   =394
 |party percent = 1.17
 |party change  = -2.34
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 226
 |party percent = 0.67
 |party change = -0.25
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 157
 |party percent = 0.47
 |party change = +0.13
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |party votes = 22
 |party percent = 0.07
 |party change = +0.03
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |party votes = 20
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change = -0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |party votes = 12
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change = -0.02
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 721
 |party votes = 239
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 32,889
 |party votes = 33,747
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
 |winner =New Zealand National Party
 |votes = 14,115
 |percent = 42.92
 |change = +24.45
}}

'''Electorate''' (as at 26 November 2011): 45,800<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}}</ref>

===2008 election===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2008 New Zealand general election|2008 general election]]: Taupō<ref name="2008 election">{{cite web| url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2008/electorate-50.html |title=Official Count Results – Taupō |date=22 November 2008 |access-date=10 October 2014 |publisher=Chief Electoral Office}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
 |party         =New Zealand National Party
 |candidate     =[[Louise Upston]]
 |votes         =20,211
 |percentage    = 57.91
 |change        = +16.84
 |party votes   =19,001
 |party percent = 53.57
 |party change  = +9.32
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent lose|
 |party         =New Zealand Labour Party
 |candidate     =[[Mark Burton (politician)|Mark Burton]]
 |votes         =13,766
 |percentage    = 39.44
 |change        = -6.06
 |party votes   =10,359
 |party percent = 29.20
 |party change  = -8.10
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
 |party         =United Future
 |candidate     =Max Edwards
 |votes         =377
 |percentage    = 1.08
 |change        = -0.98
 |party votes   =284
 |party percent = 0.80
 |party change  = -1.81
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate     =Robbie Mac
 |votes         =313
 |percentage    = 0.90
 |change        = 
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
 |candidate     =Martin Bloxham
 |votes         =236
 |percentage    = 0.68
 |change        = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand First
 |party votes = 1,824
 |party percent = 5.14
 |party change = -2.61
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
 |party votes = 1,599
 |party percent = 4.51
 |party change = +0.80
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = ACT New Zealand
 |party votes = 1,245
 |party percent = 3.51
 |party change = +2.29
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Māori Party
 |party votes = 325
 |party percent = 0.92
 |party change = -0.23
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Progressive Party
 |party votes = 236
 |party percent = 0.67
 |party change = -0.30
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Bill and Ben Party
 |party votes = 199
 |party percent = 0.56
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Kiwi Party
 |party votes = 133
 |party percent = 0.37
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
 |party votes = 119
 |party percent = 0.34
 |party change = +0.06
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Family Party
 |party votes = 61
 |party percent = 0.17
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Democratic Party
 |party votes = 23
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = New Zealand Pacific Party
 |party votes = 22
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
 |party votes = 20
 |party percent = 0.06
 |party change = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Libertarianz
 |party votes = 13
 |party percent = 0.04
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Workers Party of New Zealand
 |party votes = 6
 |party percent = 0.02
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
 |party votes = 3
 |party percent = 0.01
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
 |party = Residents Action Movement
 |party votes = 0
 |party percent = 0.00
 |party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
 |votes = 424
 |party votes = 201
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
 |votes = 34,903
 |party votes = 35,472
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
 |turnout = 35,937
 |percentage = 80.15
 |change = -0.09
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
 |winner = New Zealand National Party
 |loser = New Zealand Labour Party
 |votes = 6,445
 |percent = 18.47
 |change = +22.90
}}

<!---
See [[Template:MMP election box]] for documentation on these MMP templates
--->

=== 2005 election ===
{{MMP election box begin |title=[[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 general election]]: Taupo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionresults.org.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-51.html |title=Official Count Results – Taupo |website=Electionresults.org.nz |access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>}}

{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = [[Mark Burton (politician)|Mark Burton]]
|votes = 13,211
|percentage = 45.50
|change = -10.12
|party votes = 10,977
|party percent = 37.30
|party change = -2.30
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand National Party
|candidate = Weston Kirton
|votes = 11,926
|percentage = 41.07
|change = +12.15
|party votes = 13,020
|party percent = 44.25
|party change = +22.34
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand First
|candidate = Kristin Campbell Smith
|votes = 1,337
|percentage = 4.60
|change = 
|party votes = 2,281
|party percent = 7.75
|party change = -5.59
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
|candidate = John Davis
|votes = 751
|percentage = 2.59
|change = -2.50
|party votes = 1,093
|party percent = 3.71
|party change = -1.68
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = United Future
|candidate = Paul Check
|votes = 598
|percentage = 2.06
|change = -1.20
|party votes = 769
|party percent = 2.61
|party change = -2.99
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Māori Party
|candidate = Billy Maea
|votes = 501
|percentage = 1.73
|change = 
|party votes = 338
|party percent = 1.15
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = ACT New Zealand
|candidate = Andrew Jollands
|votes = 275
|percentage = 0.75
|change = -3.23
|party votes = 358
|party percent = 1.22
|party change = -5.03
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Destiny New Zealand
|candidate = Charles Te Kowhai
|votes = 260
|percentage = 0.90
|change = 
|party votes = 142
|party percent = 0.48
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand Progressive Party
|candidate = David Reeks
|votes = 167
|percentage = 0.58
|change = -0.40
|party votes = 285
|party percent = 0.97
|party change = -0.58
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = The Republic of New Zealand Party
|candidate = Debra Potroz
|votes = 11
|percentage = 0.04
|change = 
|party votes = 2
|party percent = 0.01
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
|party votes = 82
|party percent = 0.28
|party change = -0.22
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Christian Heritage New Zealand
|party votes = 24
|party percent = 0.08
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|party votes = 15
|party percent = 0.05
|party change = -5.49
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = New Zealand Democratic Party
|party votes = 15
|party percent = 0.05
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Libertarianz
|party votes = 12
|party percent = 0.04
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = New Zealand Family Rights Protection Party
|party votes = 5
|party percent = 0.02
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand
|party votes = 4
|party percent = 0.01
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = 99 MP Party
|party votes = 2
|party percent = 0.01
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = One New Zealand Party
|party votes = 2
|party percent = 0.01
|party change = -0.04
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 207
|party votes = 95
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 29,037
|party votes = 29,426
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 29,722
|percentage = 80.24
|change = +4.48
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = New Zealand Labour Party
|votes = 1,285
|percent = 4.43
|change = -22.27
}}

===2002 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[2002 New Zealand general election|2002 general election]]: Taupo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/electorate-51.html |title=Official Count Results – Taupo |website=Electionresults.govt.nz |access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = [[Mark Burton (politician)|Mark Burton]]
|votes = 14,851
|percentage = 55.62
|change = +6.20
|party votes = 10,775
|party percent = 39.60
|party change = +0.74
}}
 {{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand National Party
|candidate = Weston Kirton
|votes = 7,723
|percentage = 28.92
|change = -7.61
|party votes = 5,961
|party percent = 21.91
|party change = -11.67
}}
 {{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
|candidate = Nicholas Fisher
|votes = 1,359
|percentage = 5.09
|change = +1.50
|party votes = 1,467
|party percent = 5.39
|party change = +0.37
}}
 {{MMP election box candidate|
|party = ACT New Zealand
|candidate = Diane Mulcock
|votes = 1,062
|percentage = 3.98
|change = +0.82
|party votes = 1,700
|party percent = 6.25
|party change = -0.81
}}
 {{MMP election box candidate|
|party = United Future
|candidate = Denis Gilmore
|votes = 871
|percentage = 3.26
|change = 
|party votes = 1,523
|party percent = 5.60
|party change = +3.99<sup>a</sup>
}}
 {{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
|candidate = Donald Wishart
|votes = 360
|percentage = 1.35
|change = -0.74
|party votes = 292
|party percent = 1.07
|party change = -0.80
}}
 {{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand Progressive Party
|candidate = Victor Bradley
|votes = 261
|percentage = 0.98
|change = 
|party votes = 426
|party percent = 1.55
|party change = 
}}
 {{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = John Harré
|votes = 214
|percentage = 0.80
|change = -1.52
|party votes = 193
|party percent = 0.73
|party change = -4.81
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = New Zealand First
|party votes = 3,629
|party percent = 13.34
|party change = +8.81
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Outdoor Recreation New Zealand
|party votes = 1,072
|party percent = 3.94
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
|party votes = 137
|party percent = 0.50
|party change = -0.45
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Mana Māori Movement
|party votes = 19
|party percent = 0.07
|party change = +0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = One New Zealand Party
|party votes = 13
|party percent = 0.05
|party change = -0.01
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = NMP (political party)
|party votes = 1
|party percent = 0.00
|party change = -0.03
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 371
|party votes = 85
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 26,701
|party votes = 27,210
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 27,538
|percentage = 75.76
|change = 
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = New Zealand Labour Party
|votes = 7,128
|percent = 26.70
|change = +13.81
}}
:<sup>a</sup> United Future swing is compared to the 1999 results of United NZ and Future NZ, who merged in 2000.

===1999 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[1999 New Zealand general election|1999 general election]]: Taupo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1999/e9/html/e9_partIV.html |title=Official Count Results (1999) – Electoral Votes for registered parties by electorate |work=NZ Electoral Commission |access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1999/e9/html/e9_partVIII.html |title=Official Count Results (1999) – Candidate Vote Details |work=NZ Electoral Commission |access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = New Zealand Labour Party
|candidate = [[Mark Burton (politician)|Mark Burton]]
|votes = 13,721
|percentage = 49.42
|change = 
|party votes = 10,876
|party percent = 38.86
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand National Party
|candidate = David Steele
|votes = 10,143
|percentage = 36.53
|change = 
|party votes = 9,399
|party percent = 33.58
|party change = 
}}
 {{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
|candidate = Nick Fisher
|votes = 997
|percentage = 3.59
|change = 
|party votes = 1,405
|party percent = 5.02
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = ACT New Zealand
|candidate = Richard Steele
|votes = 877
|percentage = 3.16
|change = 
|party votes = 1,976
|party percent = 7.06
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = New Zealand First
|candidate = Ross Honeyfield
|votes = 718
|percentage = 2.59
|change = 
|party votes = 1,269
|party percent = 4.53
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Alliance (New Zealand political party)
|candidate = Wayne Morris
|votes = 644
|percentage = 2.32
|change = 
|party votes = 1,550
|party percent = 5.54
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
|candidate = John van der Zee
|votes = 580
|percentage = 2.09
|change = 
|party votes = 524
|party percent = 1.87
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box candidate|
|party = Mauri Pacific
|candidate = Rovina Anderson
|votes = 51
|percentage = 0.18
|change = 
|party votes = 20
|party percent = 0.71
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box local party candidate|
|color = {{party color|Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata}}
|party = [[Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata|Mana Wahine]]
|candidate = Makere Rangitoheriri
|votes = 34
|percentage = 0.12
|change = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|color = purple
|party = [[Future New Zealand|Future NZ]]
|party votes = 341
|party percent = 1.22
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
|party votes = 265
|party percent = 0.95
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Libertarianz
|party votes = 111
|party percent = 0.40
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = United New Zealand
|party votes = 110
|party percent = 0.39
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = McGillicuddy Serious Party
|party votes = 41
|party percent = 0.15
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Animals First
|party votes = 36
|party percent = 0.13
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = One New Zealand Party
|party votes = 17
|party percent = 0.06
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Mana Māori Movement
|party votes = 16
|party percent = 0.06
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Natural Law Party of New Zealand
|party votes = 8
|party percent = 0.03
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = NMP (political party)
|party votes = 8
|party percent = 0.03
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|color = #EEE
|party = Freedom Movement
|party votes = 6
|party percent = 0.02
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|color = #639
|party = [[People's Choice Party|People's Choice]]
|party votes = 5
|party percent = 0.02
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = New Zealand Republican Party (1995)
|party votes = 3
|party percent = 0.01
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = NZ South Island Party
|party votes = 0
|party percent = 0.00
|party change = 
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 514
|party votes = 293
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 27,765
|party votes = 27,986
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = New Zealand Labour Party
|votes = 3,578
|percent = 12.89
|change =
}}

===1981 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1981 New Zealand general election|1981 general election]]: Taupo{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=358}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = [[Roger McClay]]
   |votes      = 6,883
   |percentage = 38.44
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Jack Ridley (engineer)|Jack Ridley]]
   |votes      = 6,847
   |percentage = 38.24
   |change     = -3.87
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = [[Jim Elder (mayor)|Jim Elder]]
   |votes      = 4,175
   |percentage = 23.31
   |change     = +6.76
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 36
   |percentage = 0.20
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 17,905
   |percentage = 86.32
   |change     = +19.62
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 20,742
 }}
{{Election box end}}

*Result as declared by the High Court after an electoral petition.

===1978 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1978 New Zealand general election|1978 general election]]: Taupo{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=358}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Jack Ridley (engineer)|Jack Ridley]]
   |votes      = 7,119
   |percentage = 42.11
   |change     = +2.22
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = Lesley A. Miller
   |votes      = 6,510
   |percentage = 38.51
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = [[Jim Elder (mayor)|Jim Elder]]
   |votes      = 2,798
   |percentage = 16.55
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Values Party
   |candidate  = Warwick Keys
   |votes      = 477
   |percentage = 2.82
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 609
   |percentage = 3.60
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 16,904
   |percentage = 66.70
   |change     = -13.86
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 25,341
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1975 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1975 New Zealand general election|1975 general election]]: Taupo{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=358}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = [[Ray La Varis]]
   |votes      = 8,821
   |percentage = 48.82
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Jack Ridley (engineer)|Jack Ridley]]
   |votes      = 7,207
   |percentage = 39.89
   |change     = -9.72
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Dorothy <!-- Margaret -->Gould
   |votes      = 1,177
   |percentage = 6.51
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Values Party
   |candidate  = John Grant
   |votes      = 862
   |percentage = 4.77
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 1,614
   |percentage = 8.93
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 18,067
   |percentage = 80.56
   |change     = -7.52
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 22,425
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1972 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1972 New Zealand general election|1972 general election]]: Taupo{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=358}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Jack Ridley (engineer)|Jack Ridley]]
   |votes      = 7,484
   |percentage = 49.61
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = James Frederick Higgins<!-- Mayor of Tokoroa -->
   |votes      = 6,701
   |percentage = 44.42
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = Robert Smith
   |votes      = 711
   |percentage = 4.71
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Democratic Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = N D Fairweather
   |votes      = 111
   |percentage = 0.73
   |change     = 
 }}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
   |color      = #FDBB30
   |party      = [[Liberal Reform Party (New Zealand)|Liberal Reform]]
   |candidate  = P M Fenton
   |votes      = 76
   |percentage = 0.50
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 783
   |percentage = 5.19
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 15,083
   |percentage = 88.08
   |change     = +0.39
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 17,123
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1969 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1969 New Zealand general election|1969 general election]]: Taupo{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=358}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = [[Rona Stevenson]]
   |votes      = 7,148
   |percentage = 46.16
   |change     = +1.14
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Arthur John Ingram
   |votes      = 7,041
   |percentage = 45.46
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = H M New
   |votes      = 1,296
   |percentage = 8.36
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 107
   |percentage = 0.69
   |change     = -1.06
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 15,485
   |percentage = 87.69
   |change     = +0.42
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 17,658
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1966 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1966 New Zealand general election|1966 general election]]: Taupo{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=358}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = [[Rona Stevenson]]
   |votes      = 6,608
   |percentage = 45.02
   |change     = +3.16
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = [[Barry Gustafson]]
   |votes      = 6,350
   |percentage = 43.26
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = J C Dunn
   |votes      = 1,719
   |percentage = 11.71
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 258
   |percentage = 1.75
   |change     = -0.17
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 14,677
   |percentage = 87.27
   |change     = -2.17
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 16,817
 }}
{{Election box end}}

In 1966 National, afraid the seat would go to Labour, poured ''thousands of dollars'' into the local campaign. A hundred women from all over Waikato canvassed every house in Tokoroa and Putāruru over two days, using the ''street lists and blue dot'' system. The seat was held by 258 votes.<ref>{{cite book |last= Gustafson |author-link= Barry Gustafson |first= Barry |title= The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party |year= 1986 |publisher= Reed Methuen |location= Auckland |isbn= 0-474-00177-6 |pages= 91,280 }}</ref>

===1963 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1963 New Zealand general election|1963 general election]]: Taupo{{sfn|Norton|1988|p=358}}
}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand National Party
   |candidate  = [[Rona Stevenson]]
   |votes      = 5,995
   |percentage = 41.86
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = New Zealand Labour Party
   |candidate  = Arthur John Ingram
   |votes      = 5,720
   |percentage = 39.94
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Social Credit Party (New Zealand)
   |candidate  = C R Watson
   |votes      = 1,093
   |percentage = 7.63
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box majority
   |votes      = 275
   |percentage = 1.92
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 12,808
   |percentage = 89.44
   |change     = 
 }}
 {{Election box Registered electors
   |reg. electors = 14,319
 }}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite book |last = Norton |first = Clifford |title = New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science |year = 1988 |publisher = Victoria University of Wellington |location = Wellington |isbn = 0-475-11200-8 }}

==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/FE14B68A-E00F-4C4F-BEAD-C90ABAAB1A62/200/Taupo1.pdf Electorate Profile]  ''Parliamentary Library''

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