The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Wellington North
2026 election result
No votes counted here yet. Results come in after voting closes at 7pm on 7 November.
Before the election
Redrawn from seats including Wellington Central, whose MP before the election was Tamatha Paul (Green).
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Appleby | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | – |
| Taylor Arneil | NZ First | – |
| Matthew Hague | ACT | – |
| Jessica Hammond | Opportunity | – |
| Joshua Harford | Alliance | – |
| Tamatha Paul | Green | – |
| Jonathan Pitts | National | – |
| Ayesha Verrall | Labour | – |
Seat history
Made from most of Wellington Central plus suburbs such as Ngaio and Khandallah (from Ōhāriu). Rongotai, Wellington Central and Ōhāriu were abolished.
Made from parts of these seats, with their last MPs:
- Wellington Central Tamatha Paul, Green, since 2023
- Ōhāriu Greg O'Connor, Labour, since 2017
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.