The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Southland
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: Joseph Mooney (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca Beebe | Opportunity | – |
| Jason Herrick | NZ First | – |
| Naomi Maclean | Vision NZ | – |
| Peter McDonald | Labour | – |
| Joseph Mooney | National | – |
| Todd Stephenson | ACT | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 2020.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 17,211 votes (43.2 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: Boundary with Invercargill moves east of the Ōreti River, so communities west of Winton move out of Southland.
- 2020– Joseph Mooney, 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.