The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Northland
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: Grant McCallum (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Cameron | ACT | – |
| Mike Finlayson | Green | – |
| Shane Jones | NZ First | – |
| Ashleigh Latimer | Labour | – |
| Jeffrey Lye | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | – |
| Douglas Robert Lyell | Conservative Party NZ | – |
| Grant McCallum | National | – |
| Richard McIntosh | Independent | – |
| Pete Verhoeven | New Zealand Loyal | – |
| Alistair Wait | NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 1996.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 6,087 votes (13.1 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: Rural communities between Whangaruru and Whananaki go to Whangārei.
- 2023– Grant McCallum, National
- 2020–2023 Willow-Jean Prime, Labour
- 2017–2020 Matt King, National
- 2015–2017 Winston Peters, NZ First
- 2011–2015 Mike Sabin, National
- 1996–2011 John Carter, National
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.