The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Waikato
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: Tim van de Molen (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Robert John Cookson | NZ First | – |
| Tim van de Molen | National | – |
| Ash Parmar | ACT | – |
| Turi Te Kamonga Robinson | Independent | – |
| Jamie Toko | Labour | – |
| Brendan Richard Whyte | Independent | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 2008.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 18,548 votes (42.8 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: None. The boundaries are the same as in 2023.
- 2017– Tim van de Molen, National
- 2008–2017 Lindsay Tisch, National
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.