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title: "Epsom electorate: 2026 election result, MP and local data | NZ Business Alliance"
description: "At the 2023 election, David Seymour (ACT) won Epsom by 8,142 votes. Epsom's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Epsom is a general electorate covering 22.1 km², with about 73,619 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region."
source: https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/electorates/epsom/
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# Epsom electorate

At the 2023 election, David Seymour (ACT) won Epsom by 8,142 votes. Epsom's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Epsom is a general electorate covering 22.1 km², with about 73,619 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.

General electorate · Election 2026NZ Business Alliance

Land area

22.1 km²

2025 boundaries

Residents

73,619

Stats NZ estimate, June 2025

2023 turnout

78.2%

40,636 votes from 51,972 enrolled

## 2026 result

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

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

## 2023 result

**David Seymour** (ACT) won by 8,142 votes, ahead of Paul Goldsmith (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 | 51.7% |
| __Labour | 14.7% |
| __Greens | 13.6% |
| __ACT | 12.4% |
| __Opportunity | 3.2% |
| __NZ First | 2.6% |
| __Te Pāti Māori | 0.7% |

## Local jobs

Filled jobs in the region Epsom 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 |

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

## Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Epsom?

At the 2023 election, David Seymour (ACT) won Epsom by 8,142 votes. Epsom's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Epsom electorate?

Epsom is a general electorate covering 22.1 km², with about 73,619 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
What was the turnout in Epsom?

In 2023, 40,636 of 51,972 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 78.2%.

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.