The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Kapiti
2026 election result
No votes counted here yet. Results come in after voting closes at 7pm on 7 November.
Before the election
Redrawn from seats including Ōtaki, whose MP before the election was Tim Costley (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Costley | National | – |
| Penny Gaylor | NZ First | – |
| Richard Goode | Not A Party | – |
| Sophie Handford | Labour | – |
| Chee-Khiang Sng | Opportunity | – |
| Michael Walker | Progressive Aotearoa | – |
| Melody Willis | Green | – |
Seat history
Recreated from Ōtaki (abolished) and Mana (abolished), running from north of Ōtaki to the northern suburbs of Porirua.
Made from parts of these seats, with their last MPs:
- Ōtaki Tim Costley, National, since 2023
- Mana Barbara Edmonds, Labour, since 2020
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.