Rangitata electorate
At the 2023 election, James Meager (National) won Rangitata by 10,846 votes. Rangitata's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Rangitata is a general electorate covering 6,809 km², with about 77,762 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
Land area
6,809 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
77,762
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
79.8%
40,466 votes from 50,729 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See Rangitata on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
James Meager (National) won by 10,846 votes, ahead of Jo Luxton (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 | 44.9% |
| Labour | 26.4% |
| ACT | 10.1% |
| NZ First | 7.4% |
| Greens | 5.8% |
| Opportunity | 1.3% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.4% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region Rangitata 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 322,594 | +2.1% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Rangitata?
At the 2023 election, James Meager (National) won Rangitata by 10,846 votes. Rangitata's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Rangitata electorate?
Rangitata is a general electorate covering 6,809 km², with about 77,762 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
What was the turnout in Rangitata?
In 2023, 40,466 of 50,729 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 79.8%.
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.