The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Taranaki-King Country
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: Barbara Kuriger (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ivana Jovicic | ACT | – |
| Barbara Kuriger | National | – |
| Phil McCabe | Green | – |
| David Pattemore | Labour | – |
| Lee Smith | NZ First | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 1996.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 14,355 votes (35.0 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: Loses its part of Waitara to New Plymouth. Gains Taumarunui from Rangitīkei.
- 2014– Barbara Kuriger, National
- 1998–2014 Shane Ardern, National
- 1996–1998 Jim Bolger, National
- See Taranaki-King Country in the Electoral Body
- All 71 electorates
- The Electoral Commission’s results
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.