The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Te Tai Tokerau
Māori electorate · 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: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi (Independent).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Barkley | Your PIC Party | – |
| Aperahama Edwards | Te Pāti Māori | – |
| Maki Herbert | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | – |
| Mariameno Kapa-Kingi | Te Tai Tokerau Party | – |
| Hūhana Lyndon | Green | – |
| Willow-Jean Prime | Labour | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 1996.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): Te Pāti Māori beat Labour by 517 votes (1.8 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: None. The boundaries are the same as in 2023.
- 2023– Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Te Pāti Māori
- 2014–2023 Kelvin Davis, Labour
- 2011–2014 Hone Harawira, Mana
- 2005–2011 Hone Harawira, Māori Party
- 1999–2005 Dover Samuels, Labour
- 1996–1999 Tau Henare, NZ First
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.