The Electoral Body · Election 2026
East Cape
2026 election result
No votes counted here yet. Results come in after voting closes at 7pm on 7 November.
Before the election
Carries on from East Coast, whose MP before the election was Dana Kirkpatrick (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Dickson | Independent | – |
| Darrin Hawkes | ACT | – |
| Dana Kirkpatrick | National | – |
| Jo Luxton | Labour | – |
| Cail Smith | Opportunity | – |
| Jordan Walker | Green | – |
Seat history
A new name in 2025, carrying on from East Coast.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): As East Coast, National beat Labour by 3,199 votes (7.9 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: East Coast renamed East Cape with the same boundaries.
- 2023– Dana Kirkpatrick, National
- 2020–2023 Kiri Allan, Labour
- 2005–2020 Anne Tolley, National
- 1999–2005 Janet Mackey, 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.