New Plymouth electorate
At the 2023 election, David MacLeod (National) won New Plymouth by 6,991 votes. New Plymouth's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. New Plymouth is a general electorate covering 1,018 km², with about 83,154 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Taranaki region.
Land area
1,018 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
83,154
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
79.5%
43,105 votes from 54,233 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See New Plymouth on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
David MacLeod (National) won by 6,991 votes, ahead of Glen Bennett (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 | 42.2% |
| Labour | 24.2% |
| ACT | 10.2% |
| Greens | 8.5% |
| NZ First | 7.3% |
| Opportunity | 2.0% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 1.4% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region New Plymouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taranaki | 54,387 | +0.1% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for New Plymouth?
At the 2023 election, David MacLeod (National) won New Plymouth by 6,991 votes. New Plymouth's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the New Plymouth electorate?
New Plymouth is a general electorate covering 1,018 km², with about 83,154 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Taranaki region.
What was the turnout in New Plymouth?
In 2023, 43,105 of 54,233 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 79.5%.
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.