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title: "Hamilton East electorate: 2026 election result, MP and local data | NZ Business Alliance"
description: "At the 2023 election, Ryan Hamilton (National) won Hamilton East by 5,060 votes. Hamilton East's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Hamilton East is a general electorate covering 40.4 km², with about 91,001 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Waikato region."
source: https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/electorates/hamilton-east/
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# Hamilton East electorate

At the 2023 election, Ryan Hamilton (National) won Hamilton East by 5,060 votes. Hamilton East's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Hamilton East is a general electorate covering 40.4 km², with about 91,001 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Waikato region.

General electorate · Election 2026NZ Business Alliance

Land area

40.4 km²

2025 boundaries

Residents

91,001

Stats NZ estimate, June 2025

2023 turnout

76.2%

38,209 votes from 50,162 enrolled

## 2026 result

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

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

## 2023 result

**Ryan Hamilton** (National) won by 5,060 votes, ahead of Georgie Dansey (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 | 42.9% |
| __Labour | 24.9% |
| __Greens | 12.3% |
| __ACT | 8.1% |
| __NZ First | 5.0% |
| __Opportunity | 2.7% |
| __Te Pāti Māori | 1.5% |

## Local jobs

Filled jobs in the region Hamilton East 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Waikato | 230,104 | +1.7% | September 2026 |

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

## Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Hamilton East?

At the 2023 election, Ryan Hamilton (National) won Hamilton East by 5,060 votes. Hamilton East's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Hamilton East electorate?

Hamilton East is a general electorate covering 40.4 km², with about 91,001 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Waikato region.
What was the turnout in Hamilton East?

In 2023, 38,209 of 50,162 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 76.2%.

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.