The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Kaipara ki Mahurangi
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: Chris Penk (National), who isn’t standing here this time. An open seat.
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Zephyr Brown | Green | – |
| Simon Court | ACT | – |
| Mark Dennis | Independent | – |
| Liz Dotcom | NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party | – |
| Daniel Eb | Opportunity | – |
| Jenny Marcroft | NZ First | – |
| Jessica Rowe | National | – |
| Jolyon Swinburn | Labour | – |
| Ivan Wagstaff | Independent | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 2020.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 19,459 votes (39.1 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: Westgate and Whenuapai go to Upper Harbour and an area west of Massey to Henderson. A small area south of Coatesville comes from Whangaparāoa.
- 2020– Chris Penk, National
- See Kaipara ki Mahurangi in the Electoral Body
- All 71 electorates
- The Electoral Commission’s results
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.