Tāmaki Makaurau electorate
At the 2023 election, Takutai Tarsh Kemp (Te Pāti Māori) won Tāmaki Makaurau by 42 votes. Tāmaki Makaurau's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Tāmaki Makaurau is a Māori electorate covering 744 km². Only people on the Māori electoral roll vote in it; 43,140 were enrolled in 2023. It spans the Auckland region.
Land area
744 km²
2025 boundaries
People living in the area
1,103,306
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025; everyone, though only people on the Māori roll vote here
2023 turnout
64.6%
27,885 votes from 43,140 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See Tāmaki Makaurau on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Takutai Tarsh Kemp (Te Pāti Māori) won by 42 votes, ahead of Peeni Henare (Labour). This is the result for the electorate of the same name on the previous boundaries, which changed in 2025.
| Party | 2023 party vote |
|---|---|
| Labour | 43.4% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 30.2% |
| Greens | 12.1% |
| National | 4.8% |
| NZ First | 3.5% |
| ACT | 0.9% |
| Opportunity | 0.9% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region Tāmaki Makaurau spans, 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 Tāmaki Makaurau?
At the 2023 election, Takutai Tarsh Kemp (Te Pāti Māori) won Tāmaki Makaurau by 42 votes. Tāmaki Makaurau's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate?
Tāmaki Makaurau is a Māori electorate covering 744 km². Only people on the Māori electoral roll vote in it; 43,140 were enrolled in 2023. It spans the Auckland region.
What was the turnout in Tāmaki Makaurau?
In 2023, 27,885 of 43,140 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 64.6%.
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.