Mt Albert electorate
At the 2023 election, Helen White (Labour) won Mt Albert by 18 votes. Mt Albert's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Mt Albert is a general electorate covering 20.9 km², with about 76,068 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
Land area
20.9 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
76,068
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
80.2%
39,929 votes from 49,787 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See Mt Albert on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Helen White (Labour) won by 18 votes, ahead of Melissa Lee (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 | 32.0% |
| Labour | 26.1% |
| Greens | 25.3% |
| ACT | 6.8% |
| Opportunity | 3.7% |
| NZ First | 3.1% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 1.6% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region Mt Albert 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 Mt Albert?
At the 2023 election, Helen White (Labour) won Mt Albert by 18 votes. Mt Albert's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Mt Albert electorate?
Mt Albert is a general electorate covering 20.9 km², with about 76,068 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
What was the turnout in Mt Albert?
In 2023, 39,929 of 49,787 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 80.2%.
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.