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The Electoral Body · Election 2026

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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: Catherine Wedd (National).

Candidates

CandidatePartyVotes
Rob DouglasACT–
Mark LongworthGreen–
Romana Manz ManningAotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party–
Taine RandellNZ First–
Dan ScottLabour–
Grant SetonIndependent–
Allister ToshIndependent–
Rachel WardOpportunity–
Catherine WeddNational–

Seat history

An electorate since 1996.

2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 10,118 votes (24.3 points).

Boundary changes since the 2023 election: Loses rural communities north of the Ngaruroro River to Napier.

  1. 2023– Catherine Wedd, National
  2. 2020–2023 Anna Lorck, Labour
  3. 2017–2020 Lawrence Yule, National
  4. 2005–2017 Craig Foss, National
  5. 1996–2005 Rick Barker, Labour

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.