The was won by Colin King, who served for three parliamentary terms. In December 2013, King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by Stuart Smith, who won the general election in September with a preliminary majority of 11,510 votes. Based on preliminary election results, Steffan Browning of the Green Party who became a list MP in , was the highest ranked Green candidate who was not returned to parliament. When final results were released, the Green Party had gained an additional seat, and Browning was confirmed as a list MP.