Manurewa
General electorate · Auckland · 2026 election, preliminary results
Arena Williams (Labour) won Manurewa with 14,444 votes (68.8%), a majority of 10,973 over Ghouse Majeed (National). Labour won the party vote with 59.4%. Turnout was 42.5%.
Electorate vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Vs party vote |
|---|
| Arena Williams | Labour | 14,444 | 68.8% | +9.4 pts |
| Ghouse Majeed | National | 3,471 | 16.5% | −0.6 pts |
| Esther Tofilau Tevaga | NZ First | 2,767 | 13.2% | +3.7 pts |
| Avalua Tavui | Animal Justice | 309 | 1.5% | +1.2 pts |
Party vote
| Party | Votes | Share | Nationally |
|---|
| Labour | 12,681 | 59.4% | 29.4% |
| National | 3,651 | 17.1% | 29.2% |
| NZ First | 2,016 | 9.4% | 9.8% |
| Green | 1,743 | 8.2% | 13.3% |
| ACT | 558 | 2.6% | 10.9% |
| Opportunity | 400 | 1.9% | 6.0% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 68 | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Vision NZ | 57 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Animal Justice | 52 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 38 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Did you know?
- The safest seat in the country: Arena Williams won by 52.3 points of the electorate vote.
- The lowest turnout of the general electorates so far: 42.5%, against 64.1% nationally.
- At the polling places inside today's boundaries, National's party vote fell 12.0 points since 2023 (8.9 points nationally). Labour's rose 7.0 points.
- The biggest change at a single polling place: at Westfield Manukau Mall, National's party vote fell 19.4 points since 2023.
- Labour's 3rd-highest party vote in the country: 59.4%.
- Arena Williams won 68.8% of the electorate vote, while Labour won 59.4% of the party vote here: a gap of 9.4 points, so many voters backed the candidate but gave their party vote elsewhere.
21,569 votes cast from an estimated 50,751 enrolled. Preliminary election-night count; special votes are added in the official count. Source: Electoral Commission.
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