The Electoral Body · Election 2026
Whangārei
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: Shane Reti (National), who isn’t standing here this time. An open seat.
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Beharrell | Money Free Party | – |
| Collin Blackman | New Zealand Loyal | – |
| Lloyd Budd | National | – |
| Daryl Warren Clotworthy | Independent | – |
| Vince Cocurullo | NZ First | – |
| Simon DellaBarca | Opportunity | – |
| Doug Graham | ACT | – |
| Gary Payinda | Labour | – |
| Jon Twyman | Independent | – |
| Noah Wakelam | NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party | – |
Seat history
An electorate since 1972.
2023 result (2023 boundaries): National beat Labour by 11,424 votes (26.2 points).
Boundary changes since the 2023 election: Extends north to Whangaruru harbour.
- 2023– Shane Reti, National
- 2020–2023 Emily Henderson, Labour
- 2014–2020 Shane Reti, National
- 1999–2014 Phil Heatley, National
- 1981–1999 John Banks, 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.