North Shore electorate
At the 2023 election, Simon Watts (National) won North Shore by 16,330 votes. North Shore's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. North Shore is a general electorate covering 25.9 km², with about 72,815 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
Land area
25.9 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
72,815
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
79.1%
41,394 votes from 52,327 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See North Shore on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Simon Watts (National) won by 16,330 votes, ahead of George Hampton (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 | 50.9% |
| Labour | 17.7% |
| Greens | 11.7% |
| ACT | 11.0% |
| NZ First | 3.9% |
| Opportunity | 2.5% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.5% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region North Shore 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 North Shore?
At the 2023 election, Simon Watts (National) won North Shore by 16,330 votes. North Shore's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the North Shore electorate?
North Shore is a general electorate covering 25.9 km², with about 72,815 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
What was the turnout in North Shore?
In 2023, 41,394 of 52,327 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 79.1%.
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.