Banks Peninsula electorate
At the 2023 election, Vanessa Weenink (National) won Banks Peninsula by 396 votes. Banks Peninsula's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Banks Peninsula is a general electorate covering 1,069 km², with about 81,358 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
Land area
1,069 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
81,358
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
83.7%
49,695 votes from 59,383 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See Banks Peninsula on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Vanessa Weenink (National) won by 396 votes, ahead of Tracey McLellan (Labour). This is the result for the electorate of the same name on the previous boundaries, which changed in 2025.
| Party | 2023 party vote |
|---|---|
| National | 32.0% |
| Labour | 26.6% |
| Greens | 19.7% |
| ACT | 7.9% |
| NZ First | 5.4% |
| Opportunity | 4.8% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.8% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region Banks Peninsula mostly sits in, from Stats NZ’s monthly employment indicators. The figures are for the whole region, not just this electorate.
| Region | Filled jobs | vs a year earlier | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 322,594 | +2.1% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Banks Peninsula?
At the 2023 election, Vanessa Weenink (National) won Banks Peninsula by 396 votes. Banks Peninsula's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Banks Peninsula electorate?
Banks Peninsula is a general electorate covering 1,069 km², with about 81,358 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
What was the turnout in Banks Peninsula?
In 2023, 49,695 of 59,383 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 83.7%.
Sources: boundaries and land area from the Representation Commission’s 2025 review via Stats NZ; residents from Stats NZ’s population grid at 30 June 2025; 2023 results and turnout from the Electoral Commission; 2026 results from the Electoral Commission’s preliminary and official results; filled jobs from Stats NZ Monthly Employment Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Purely informational and not endorsed by any party.