New Plymouth
General electorate · Taranaki · 2026 election, preliminary results
David Macleod (National) won New Plymouth with 21,286 votes (56.4%), a majority of 7,788 over Amanda Clinton-Gohdes (Labour). National won the party vote with 33.9%. Turnout was 70.5%.
Electorate vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Vs party vote |
|---|
| David Macleod | National | 21,286 | 56.4% | +22.4 pts |
| Amanda Clinton-Gohdes | Labour | 13,498 | 35.8% | +11.7 pts |
| Sarah Lucas | Opportunity | 2,330 | 6.2% | +0.2 pts |
| Rusty Kane | Independent | 640 | 1.7% | – |
Party vote
| Party | Votes | Share | Nationally |
|---|
| National | 12,945 | 33.9% | 29.2% |
| Labour | 9,169 | 24.0% | 29.4% |
| ACT | 5,139 | 13.5% | 10.9% |
| NZ First | 4,691 | 12.3% | 9.8% |
| Green | 3,536 | 9.3% | 13.3% |
| Opportunity | 2,276 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 82 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 77 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Animal Justice | 42 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Women’s Rights | 36 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Did you know?
- David Macleod won 56.4% of the electorate vote, while National won 33.9% of the party vote here: a gap of 22.4 points, so many voters backed the candidate but gave their party vote elsewhere.
- At the polling places inside today's boundaries, National's party vote fell 9.0 points since 2023 (8.9 points nationally). NZ First's rose 4.9 points.
- The biggest change at a single polling place: at Pacific International Hotel Management School, National's party vote fell 14.7 points since 2023.
- National topped the party vote at 35 of 45 polling places here, Labour at 10.
38,330 votes cast from an estimated 54,369 enrolled. Preliminary election-night count; special votes are added in the official count. Source: Electoral Commission.
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