Christchurch Central
General electorate · Canterbury · 2026 election, preliminary results
George Hampton (Labour) won Christchurch Central with 13,836 votes (40.0%), a majority of 2,632 over Dale Aotea Stephens (National). Labour won the party vote with 32.3%. Turnout was 63.6%.
Electorate vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Vs party vote |
|---|
| George Hampton | Labour | 13,836 | 40.0% | +7.7 pts |
| Dale Aotea Stephens | National | 11,204 | 32.4% | +8.9 pts |
| Kahu Carter | Green | 6,165 | 17.8% | −0.9 pts |
| Mark Russell Arneil | NZ First | 1,596 | 4.6% | −2.7 pts |
| Eden Skipper | Opportunity | 1,155 | 3.3% | −6.0 pts |
| Blair Anderson | Legalise Cannabis | 306 | 0.9% | +0.6 pts |
| Tubby Hansen | Economic Euthenics | 142 | 0.4% | +0.4 pts |
| Greg Byrnes | Alliance | 98 | 0.3% | +0.1 pts |
| Hayden Laurie | Independent | 84 | 0.2% | – |
Party vote
| Party | Votes | Share | Nationally |
|---|
| Labour | 11,219 | 32.3% | 29.4% |
| National | 8,139 | 23.5% | 29.2% |
| Green | 6,498 | 18.7% | 13.3% |
| Opportunity | 3,239 | 9.3% | 6.0% |
| ACT | 2,668 | 7.7% | 10.9% |
| NZ First | 2,552 | 7.4% | 9.8% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 94 | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Free Palestine | 54 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Alliance | 47 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Animal Justice | 41 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Did you know?
- At the polling places inside today's boundaries, National's party vote fell 7.8 points since 2023 (8.9 points nationally). Opportunity's rose 4.5 points.
- The biggest change at a single polling place: at Paparoa Street School Hall, National's party vote fell 12.4 points since 2023.
- Labour topped the party vote at 21 of 33 polling places here, National at 8.
34,895 votes cast from an estimated 54,866 enrolled. Preliminary election-night count; special votes are added in the official count. Source: Electoral Commission.
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