The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Wairarapa
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: Mike Butterick (National).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Ale | Alliance | – |
| Mike Butterick | National | – |
| Lauren Craig | Green | – |
| Jared Gardner | Te Pāti Hira | – |
| Ron Mark | NZ First | – |
| Kieran McAnulty | Labour | – |
| Matt Shepherd | Opportunity | – |
| Barry Young | NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 1887.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 2,816 votes (6.3 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: Ashhurst joins.
- 2023– Mike Butterick, National
- 2020–2023 Kieran McAnulty, Labour
- 2014–2020 Alastair Scott, National
- 2005–2014 John Hayes, National
- 1999–2005 Georgina Beyer, Labour
- 1988–1999 Wyatt Creech, 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.