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The Electoral Body · Election 2026

Waitaki

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: Miles Anderson (National).

Candidates

CandidatePartyVotes
Miles AndersonNational–
Sean BeamishACT–
Adrian Daegal GraamansIndependent–
Bronwyn JudgeIndependent–
Michael LawsNZ First–
Damien O'ConnorLabour–
Daniel ShandIndependent–
Helen TaitOpportunity–

Seat history

An electorate since 2008.

2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 12,151 votes (27.2 points).

Boundary changes since the 2023 election: None. The boundaries are the same as in 2023.

  1. 2023– Miles Anderson, National
  2. 2008–2023 Jacqui Dean, 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.