Hutt South
General electorate · Wellington · 2026 election, preliminary results
Ginny Andersen (Labour) won Hutt South with 17,957 votes (45.3%), a majority of 889 over Chris Bishop (National). Labour won the party vote with 36.6%. Turnout was 68.8%.
Electorate vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Vs party vote |
|---|
| Ginny Andersen | Labour | 17,957 | 45.3% | +8.8 pts |
| Chris Bishop | National | 17,068 | 43.1% | +18.3 pts |
| Courtney White | Green | 2,355 | 5.9% | −8.1 pts |
| Ben Wylie-Van Eerd | Opportunity | 1,044 | 2.6% | −6.4 pts |
| Alistair Boyce | NZ First | 1,032 | 2.6% | −5.3 pts |
| Malcolm Dick | Independent | 63 | 0.2% | – |
| Tom Petterson | Socialist Equality Group | 42 | 0.1% | +0.1 pts |
| David L F Smith | Independent | 36 | 0.1% | – |
Party vote
| Party | Votes | Share | Nationally |
|---|
| Labour | 14,599 | 36.6% | 29.4% |
| National | 9,927 | 24.9% | 29.2% |
| Green | 5,599 | 14.0% | 13.3% |
| Opportunity | 3,610 | 9.0% | 6.0% |
| NZ First | 3,165 | 7.9% | 9.8% |
| ACT | 2,745 | 6.9% | 10.9% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 113 | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 44 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Animal Justice | 27 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Women’s Rights | 27 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Did you know?
- A change: in 2023, National candidates won the most electorate votes at the polling places inside today's boundaries. This time Labour's Ginny Andersen won the seat.
- At the polling places inside today's boundaries, National's party vote fell 9.3 points since 2023 (8.9 points nationally). Opportunity's rose 5.7 points.
- One of the six closest races in the country: a majority of 889.
- Ginny Andersen won 45.3% of the electorate vote, while Labour won 36.6% of the party vote here: a gap of 8.8 points, so many voters backed the candidate but gave their party vote elsewhere.
- The biggest change at a single polling place: at Maungaraki Baptist Church Centre, National's party vote fell 13.3 points since 2023.
- Labour topped the party vote at 25 of 35 polling places here, National at 10.
40,292 votes cast from an estimated 58,564 enrolled. Preliminary election-night count; special votes are added in the official count. Source: Electoral Commission.
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