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title: "Christchurch Central electorate: 2026 election result, MP and local data | NZ Business Alliance"
description: "At the 2023 election, Duncan Webb (Labour) won Christchurch Central by 1,981 votes. Christchurch Central's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Christchurch Central is a general electorate covering 32.5 km², with about 79,608 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region."
source: https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/electorates/christchurch-central/
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# Christchurch Central electorate

At the 2023 election, Duncan Webb (Labour) won Christchurch Central by 1,981 votes. Christchurch Central's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Christchurch Central is a general electorate covering 32.5 km², with about 79,608 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.

General electorate · Election 2026NZ Business Alliance

Land area

32.5 km²

2025 boundaries

Residents

79,608

Stats NZ estimate, June 2025

2023 turnout

78.0%

39,758 votes from 50,999 enrolled

## 2026 result

Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.

[See Christchurch Central on the electorate map →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/map/#christchurch-central) · [Nationwide results →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/results/)

## 2023 result

**Duncan Webb** (Labour) won by 1,981 votes, ahead of Dale Stephens (National). This is the result for the electorate of the same name on the previous boundaries, which changed in 2025.

| Party | 2023 party vote |
| --- | --- |
| __National | 31.3% |
| __Labour | 28.6% |
| __Greens | 19.5% |
| __ACT | 6.7% |
| __NZ First | 5.2% |
| __Opportunity | 5.1% |
| __Te Pāti Māori | 1.0% |

## Local jobs

Filled jobs in the region Christchurch Central 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 |

[National jobs and wages dashboard →](https://alliance.org.nz/data/jobs-and-wages/)

## Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Christchurch Central?

At the 2023 election, Duncan Webb (Labour) won Christchurch Central by 1,981 votes. Christchurch Central's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Christchurch Central electorate?

Christchurch Central is a general electorate covering 32.5 km², with about 79,608 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
What was the turnout in Christchurch Central?

In 2023, 39,758 of 50,999 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 78.0%.

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.