Located in West Auckland, it was held by Brian Neeson of the New Zealand National Party, who had narrowly beaten Labour's Chris Carter.
More than half of the electorates contested in 1996 were newly constituted, and most of the remainder had seen significant boundary changes.
The election was won by Brian Neeson, who had represented the Te Atatu (1990–1993) and Waitakere (1993–1996) electorates previously.
[3] The race was closely contested with three incumbent MPs (Neeson, Carter and Jack Elder).
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.