Matamata was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Waikato, from 1978 to 1996. It was a rural and safe National electorate, held by Jack Luxton from 1978 to 1987, and then by his son John Luxton from 1987 to 1996.
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The electorate includes the following population centres:
Matamata was a rural Waikato electorate, formed from the former Piako electorate in 1978. In 1996 for the first MMP election, the enlarged electorate was renamed Karapiro.
| Election | Winner | |
| 1978 election | Jack Luxton (National) | |
| 1981 election | ||
| 1984 election | ||
| 1987 election | John Luxton (National) | |
| 1990 election | ||
| 1993 election |