Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate
At the 2023 election, Chris Penk (National) won Kaipara ki Mahurangi by 19,459 votes. Kaipara ki Mahurangi's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Kaipara ki Mahurangi is a general electorate covering 2,191 km², with about 77,207 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland and Northland regions.
Land area
2,191 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
77,207
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
83.1%
49,776 votes from 59,899 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See Kaipara ki Mahurangi on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Chris Penk (National) won by 19,459 votes, ahead of Guy Wishart (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 | 47.8% |
| Labour | 17.0% |
| ACT | 12.1% |
| Greens | 9.6% |
| NZ First | 6.7% |
| Opportunity | 1.8% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.7% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the regions Kaipara ki Mahurangi 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 |
| Northland | 71,090 | −2.5% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Kaipara ki Mahurangi?
At the 2023 election, Chris Penk (National) won Kaipara ki Mahurangi by 19,459 votes. Kaipara ki Mahurangi's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate?
Kaipara ki Mahurangi is a general electorate covering 2,191 km², with about 77,207 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland and Northland regions.
What was the turnout in Kaipara ki Mahurangi?
In 2023, 49,776 of 59,899 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 83.1%.
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.