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The Electoral Body · Election 2026

Dunedin

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: Rachel Brooking (Labour).

Candidates

CandidatePartyVotes
Kristine AsuncionNational–
David Bainbridge-ZafarOpportunity–
Victor BillotAlliance–
Rachel BrookingLabour–
Francisco HernandezGreen–
Adrian McDermottAotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party–
Kym McDonald-KingNZ First–
Benedict OngIndependent–

Seat history

An electorate since 2020.

2023 result (2023 boundaries): Labour beat National by 7,980 votes (18.7 points).

Boundary changes since the 2023 election: None. The boundaries are the same as in 2023.

  1. 2023– Rachel Brooking, Labour
  2. 2020–2023 David Clark, Labour

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.