Wigram electorate
At the 2023 election, Megan Woods (Labour) won Wigram by 1,187 votes. Wigram's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called. Wigram is a general electorate covering 109 km², with about 83,616 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
Land area
109 km²
2025 boundaries
Residents
83,616
Stats NZ estimate, June 2025
2023 turnout
75.9%
38,040 votes from 50,140 enrolled
2026 result
Results appear here from 7pm on election night, Saturday 7 November 2026.
2023 result
Megan Woods (Labour) won by 1,187 votes, ahead of Tracy Summerfield (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 | 35.4% |
| Labour | 29.7% |
| Greens | 14.9% |
| ACT | 6.5% |
| NZ First | 5.1% |
| Opportunity | 4.7% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.8% |
Local jobs
Filled jobs in the region Wigram 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 322,594 | +2.1% | September 2026 |
Questions people ask
Who is the MP for Wigram?
At the 2023 election, Megan Woods (Labour) won Wigram by 1,187 votes. Wigram's boundaries changed in 2025, and the 2026 result appears here once it is called.
How big is the Wigram electorate?
Wigram is a general electorate covering 109 km², with about 83,616 residents (Stats NZ estimate, June 2025). It is mostly in the Canterbury region.
What was the turnout in Wigram?
In 2023, 38,040 of 50,140 enrolled voters in the electorate of that name voted, a turnout of 75.9%.
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.