The 1987 electoral redistribution took the continued population growth in the North Island into account, and two additional general electorates were created, bringing the total number of electorates to 97. In the South Island, the shift of population to Christchurch had continued. Overall, three electorates were newly created, three electorates were recreated (including Albany), and four electorates were abolished. All of those electorates were in the North Island. Changes in the South Island were restricted to boundary changes. These changes came into effect with the . The Albany electorate was based around the portion of the former Albany which had been merged into Rodney, plus Greenhithe (which had become part of Glenfield). Glenfield itself remained its own electorate. The new Albany also included Hobsonville and Whenuapai, taken from , and stretched as far north as Orewa. For the , the electorate expanded to the west slightly, towards Kumeu, but this was effectively reversed at the . When the transition to MMP prompted a major redistribution at the , most of the Glenfield seat was merged into Albany, almost bringing the seat back to its original shape in 1978. It lost some ground to the west at the . For the , the seat was abolished once again — its western territories, including Greenhithe and Albany itself, became part of the new electorate, while the remainder was established as the new electorate.