The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Te Tai Tonga
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: Tākuta Ferris (Independent).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Tākuta Ferris | Independent | – |
| Christine Fisher | New Zealand Loyal | – |
| Tania Henare | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | – |
| Lisa Te Morenga | Green | – |
| Lisa Marie Murch | Te Pāti Māori | – |
| Mananui Ramsden | Labour | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 1996.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): Te Pāti Māori beat Labour by 2,824 votes (9.9 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: Petone and Eastbourne go to Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.
- 2023– Tākuta Ferris, Te Pāti Māori
- 2011–2023 Rino Tirikatene, Labour
- 2008–2011 Rahui Katene, Māori Party
- 1999–2008 Mahara Okeroa, Labour
- 1996–1999 Tu Wyllie, 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.