Tāmaki electorate
At the 2023 election, Brooke van Velden (ACT) won Tāmaki by 4,158 votes. Tāmaki's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Tāmaki is a general electorate covering 26.9 km², with about 75,117 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
Land area
26.9 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
75,117
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
80.7%
41,830 votes from 51,802 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
2023 result
Brooke van Velden (ACT) won by 4,158 votes, ahead of Simon O'Connor (National). This is the result for the electorate of the same name on the previous boundaries, which changed in 2025.
| Party | 2023 party vote |
|---|---|
| National | 52.6% |
| Labour | 16.8% |
| ACT | 12.4% |
| Greens | 11.0% |
| NZ First | 2.9% |
| Opportunity | 2.4% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.7% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region Tāmaki 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 Tāmaki?
At the 2023 election, Brooke van Velden (ACT) won Tāmaki by 4,158 votes. Tāmaki's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Tāmaki electorate?
Tāmaki is a general electorate covering 26.9 km², with about 75,117 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.
What was the turnout in Tāmaki?
In 2023, 41,830 of 51,802 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 80.7%.
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.