NewLabour Party, which later merged into the Alliance; the Alliance disintegrated in 2002, but Anderton, by then the leader of the Progressive Party held off all challengers to easily hold the seat. In the , the seat reverted to Labour candidate Megan Woods after his retirement, but the National Party comfortably won the party vote. The chairman of the Canterbury-Westland branch of the National Party, Roger Bridge, stated in April 2014 that Woods had a low profile and the Wigram electorate was now "winnable". Woods won re-election in the with a more than a doubled majority. Members of Parliament Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and started at general elections. Key Election results 2020 election 2017 election 2014 election 2011 election Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 45,427 2008 election 2005 election 1999 election Refer to Candidates in the New Zealand general election 1999 by electorate#Wigram for a list of candidates. 1996 election 1975 election 1972 election 1969 election Table footnotes Notes References External links Electorate Profile Parliamentary Library New Zealand electorates 1969 establishments in New Zealand Politics of Christchurch 1978 disestablishments in New Zealand 1996 establishments in New Zealand