Selwyn electorate
At the 2023 election, Nicola Grigg (National) won Selwyn by 19,782 votes. Selwyn's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Selwyn is a general electorate covering 6,345 km², with about 80,507 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
Land area
6,345 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
80,507
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
84.8%
48,278 votes from 56,957 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
2023 result
Nicola Grigg (National) won by 19,782 votes, ahead of Luke Jones (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 | 49.4% |
| Labour | 18.1% |
| ACT | 12.2% |
| Greens | 8.9% |
| NZ First | 5.4% |
| Opportunity | 2.7% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.5% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region Selwyn 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 Selwyn?
At the 2023 election, Nicola Grigg (National) won Selwyn by 19,782 votes. Selwyn's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Selwyn electorate?
Selwyn is a general electorate covering 6,345 km², with about 80,507 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
What was the turnout in Selwyn?
In 2023, 48,278 of 56,957 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 84.8%.
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.