The Electoral Body · Election 2026
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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: Rawiri Waititi (Te Pāti Māori).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Toni Boynton | Labour | – |
| Tania Waikato | Green | – |
| Rawiri Waititi | Te Pāti Māori | – |
| Pāpā Wharewera | Opportunity | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 1999.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): Te Pāti Māori beat Labour by 15,891 votes (52.9 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: None. The boundaries are the same as in 2023.
- 2020– Rawiri Waititi, Te Pāti Māori
- 2017–2020 Tāmati Coffey, Labour
- 2005–2017 Te Ururoa Flavell, Māori Party
- 1999–2005 Mita Ririnui, 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.