also unsuccessfully contested the Nelson electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results 2020 election 2017 election 2014 election 2011 election Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 46,817 2008 election 2005 election 2002 election a United Future swing is compared to the 1999 results of United NZ and Future NZ, who merged in 2000. 1999 election 1996 election 1993 election 1990 election 1987 election 1984 election 1981 election 1978 election 1976 by-election 1975 election 1972 election 1969 election 1966 election 1963 election 1960 election 1957 election 1954 election 1951 election 1949 election 1946 election 1943 election 1938 election 1935 election 1931 election 1928 election 1925 election 1922 election 1919 election 1914 election 1911 election |- |style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Second ballot result |- 1908 election |- |style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Second ballot result |- 1905 election 1902 election 1899 election 1890 election 1889 by-election 1881 by-election 1879 by-election 1872 by-election 1868 by-election Table footnotes Notes References External links Electorate Profile Parliamentary Library New Zealand electorates Politics of Nelson, New Zealand 1853 establishments in New Zealand