<page_title> 2008 New Zealand general election </page_title> <section_title> Electorate results </section_title> <table> <cell> Waitakere <col_header> Electorate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Lynne Pillay <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> </cell> <cell> Paula Bennett <col_header> Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> 632 <col_header> Majority </col_header> </cell> <cell> Lynne Pillay <col_header> Runner up </col_header> </cell> </table>
Waitakere: Paula Bennett defeated Lynne Pillay by just over 600 votes and Pillay returned to the Parliament.