Taranaki-King Country electorate
At the 2023 election, Barbara Kuriger (National) won Taranaki-King Country by 14,355 votes. Taranaki-King Country's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Taranaki-King Country is a general electorate covering 13,209 km², with about 90,204 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Taranaki and Waikato regions.
Land area
13,209 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
90,204
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
82.4%
41,059 votes from 49,825 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See Taranaki-King Country on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Barbara Kuriger (National) won by 14,355 votes, ahead of Angela Roberts (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 | 47.2% |
| Labour | 17.2% |
| ACT | 13.4% |
| NZ First | 8.3% |
| Greens | 6.9% |
| Opportunity | 1.6% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 1.2% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the regions Taranaki-King Country 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taranaki | 54,387 | +0.1% | September 2026 |
| Waikato | 230,104 | +1.7% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Taranaki-King Country?
At the 2023 election, Barbara Kuriger (National) won Taranaki-King Country by 14,355 votes. Taranaki-King Country's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Taranaki-King Country electorate?
Taranaki-King Country is a general electorate covering 13,209 km², with about 90,204 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Taranaki and Waikato regions.
What was the turnout in Taranaki-King Country?
In 2023, 41,059 of 49,825 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 82.4%.
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.