East Coast Bays electorate
At the 2023 election, Erica Stanford (National) won East Coast Bays by 20,353 votes. East Coast Bays's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. East Coast Bays is a general electorate covering 59.5 km², with about 75,618 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
Land area
59.5 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
75,618
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
75.7%
38,993 votes from 51,498 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See East Coast Bays on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Erica Stanford (National) won by 20,353 votes, ahead of Naisi Chen (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 | 57.8% |
| Labour | 14.7% |
| ACT | 9.7% |
| Greens | 8.9% |
| NZ First | 3.9% |
| Opportunity | 1.7% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.3% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region East Coast Bays 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 797,877 | +0.9% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for East Coast Bays?
At the 2023 election, Erica Stanford (National) won East Coast Bays by 20,353 votes. East Coast Bays's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the East Coast Bays electorate?
East Coast Bays is a general electorate covering 59.5 km², with about 75,618 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
What was the turnout in East Coast Bays?
In 2023, 38,993 of 51,498 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 75.7%.
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.