The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Kenepuru
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 Mana, whose MP before the election was Barbara Edmonds (Labour).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Blackshaw | NZ First | – |
| Barbara Edmonds | Labour | – |
| Matthew Evetts | National | – |
| Robert Mason | Opportunity | – |
| Lan Pham | Green | – |
| Bob Wessex | Not A Party | – |
Seat history
Made from the abolished Mana (Porirua) with Tawa, Johnsonville and the Ohariu rural area from the abolished Ōhāriu.
Made from parts of these seats, with their last MPs:
- Mana Barbara Edmonds, Labour, since 2020
- Ōhāriu Greg O'Connor, Labour, since 2017
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.