From 2008 onwards United Future also benefited from the strategic vote. Party leader Peter Dunne was re-elected into the Ōhariū seat in 2008, 2011, and 2014, becoming a coalition partner with National, despite receiving under 1% of the party vote. In 2017 National stood candidate Brett Hundson in the electorate, but National leader Bill English vocally advocated strategic voting, saying: ”We are encouraging National supporters to give their electorate vote to ACT candidate, David Seymour, in Epsom, and United Future candidate, Peter Dunne, in Ōhariu – and their party vote to National.” In 2017 the Green Party did not stand a candidate in Ōhariū in order to strengthen Labour candidate Greg O’Connors chance at beating Dunne. When Dunne resigned from politics just a month out from the election after low polling results, the Green Party decided to stand Tane Woodley in the electorate.