West Coast-Tasman electorate
At the 2023 election, Maureen Pugh (National) won West Coast-Tasman by 1,017 votes. West Coast-Tasman's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. West Coast-Tasman is a general electorate covering 32,759 km², with about 73,760 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the West Coast and Tasman regions.
Land area
32,759 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
73,760
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
81.1%
42,078 votes from 51,878 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
See West Coast-Tasman on the electorate map → · Nationwide results →
2023 result
Maureen Pugh (National) won by 1,017 votes, ahead of Damien O'Connor (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 | 33.5% |
| Labour | 23.8% |
| ACT | 13.1% |
| Greens | 10.8% |
| NZ First | 9.9% |
| Opportunity | 1.9% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.7% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the regions West Coast-Tasman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 15,222 | +0.1% | September 2026 |
| Tasman | 25,196 | +0.8% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for West Coast-Tasman?
At the 2023 election, Maureen Pugh (National) won West Coast-Tasman by 1,017 votes. West Coast-Tasman's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the West Coast-Tasman electorate?
West Coast-Tasman is a general electorate covering 32,759 km², with about 73,760 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the West Coast and Tasman regions.
What was the turnout in West Coast-Tasman?
In 2023, 42,078 of 51,878 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 81.1%.
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.