Papakura electorate
At the 2023 election, Judith Collins (National) won Papakura by 13,459 votes. Papakura's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Papakura is a general electorate covering 699 km², with about 89,290 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
Land area
699 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
89,290
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
78.9%
42,294 votes from 53,610 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
2023 result
Judith Collins (National) won by 13,459 votes, ahead of Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki (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 | 52.0% |
| Labour | 21.0% |
| ACT | 10.1% |
| Greens | 6.4% |
| NZ First | 5.3% |
| Opportunity | 1.3% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 1.1% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region Papakura 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 Papakura?
At the 2023 election, Judith Collins (National) won Papakura by 13,459 votes. Papakura's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Papakura electorate?
Papakura is a general electorate covering 699 km², with about 89,290 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
What was the turnout in Papakura?
In 2023, 42,294 of 53,610 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 78.9%.
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.