The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Rangitata
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: James Meager (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Allred | ACT | – |
| Matt Harris | Opportunity | – |
| Sange Malama | Labour | – |
| Kevin McCracken | NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party | – |
| James Meager | National | – |
| Isaac Nicholson | NZ First | – |
| Dave Richards | Green | – |
| Karl Thomas | Conservative Party NZ | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 2008.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 10,846 votes (26.7 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: None. The boundaries are the same as in 2023.
- 2023– James Meager, National
- 2020–2023 Jo Luxton, Labour
- 2017–2020 Andrew Falloon, National
- 2008–2017 Jo Goodhew, 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.