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title: "Waitākere electorate: 2026 election result, MP and local data | NZ Business Alliance"
description: "Waitākere is a new or renamed electorate for 2026, so it has no 2023 result. The 2026 result appears here once it is called. Waitākere is a general electorate covering 305 km², with about 78,080 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region."
source: https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/electorates/waitakere/
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# Waitākere electorate

Waitākere is a new or renamed electorate for 2026, so it has no 2023 result. The 2026 result appears here once it is called. Waitākere is a general electorate covering 305 km², with about 78,080 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.

General electorate · Election 2026NZ Business Alliance

Land area

305 km²

2025 boundaries

Residents

78,080

Stats NZ estimate, June 2025

2023 turnout

–

new or renamed in 2025

## 2026 result

Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.

[See Waitākere on the electorate map →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/map/#wait-kere) · [Nationwide results →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/results/)

## 2023 result

Waitākere is new or was renamed in the 2025 boundary review, so there is no 2023 result for an electorate of this name.

## Local jobs

Filled jobs in the region Waitākere 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 |

[National jobs and wages dashboard →](https://alliance.org.nz/data/jobs-and-wages/)

## Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Waitākere?

Waitākere is a new or renamed electorate for 2026, so it has no 2023 result. The 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Waitākere electorate?

Waitākere is a general electorate covering 305 km², with about 78,080 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Auckland region.

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.