The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Banks Peninsula
2026 election result
No votes counted here yet. Results come in after voting closes at 7pm on 7 November.
Before the election
MP before the election: Vanessa Weenink (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Tracey McLellan | Labour | – |
| Craig Pauling | Green | – |
| Lesley Margaret Sales | New Zealand Loyal | – |
| John Stringer | NZ First | – |
| Kyle Turnbull | Alliance | – |
| AmyLorraine Turner | Conservative Party NZ | – |
| Vanessa Weenink | National | – |
| Zachary Wellman | ACT | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 2020. Also 1996–2008, with Port Hills in between.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 396 votes (0.8 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: None. The boundaries are the same as in 2023.
- 2023– Vanessa Weenink, National
- 2020–2023 Tracey McLellan, Labour
- 2008–2020 Ruth Dyson, Labour (as Port Hills)
- 1999–2008 Ruth Dyson, Labour
- 1996–1999 David Carter, National
We update this from the Electoral Commission’s preliminary count through election night, as accurately as we can. Calls are ours. Special votes come later, and official results are declared on 27 November. Sources: electorates from the Representation Commission’s 2025 boundary review, MPs from Parliament, candidates from the Electoral Commission, and electorate histories from Wikipedia’s electorate pages and the Electoral Commission’s past results.