Te Tai Tokerau
Māori electorate · 2026 election, preliminary results
Aperahama Edwards (Te Pāti Māori) won Te Tai Tokerau with 8,484 votes (30.5%), a majority of 436 over Hūhana Lyndon (Green). Labour won the party vote with 44.3%. Turnout was 58.4%.
Electorate vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Vs party vote |
|---|
| Aperahama Edwards | Te Pāti Māori | 8,484 | 30.5% | +26.0 pts |
| Hūhana Lyndon | Green | 8,048 | 28.9% | −7.9 pts |
| Willow-Jean Prime | Labour | 6,209 | 22.3% | −22.0 pts |
| Mariameno Kapa-Kingi | Te Tai Tokerau Party | 4,059 | 14.6% | +12.2 pts |
| Maki Herbert | Legalise Cannabis | 809 | 2.9% | +2.2 pts |
| Karl Barkley | Your PIC | 236 | 0.8% | +0.8 pts |
Party vote
| Party | Votes | Share | Nationally |
|---|
| Labour | 12,487 | 44.3% | 29.4% |
| Green | 10,369 | 36.8% | 13.3% |
| NZ First | 1,327 | 4.7% | 9.8% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 1,252 | 4.4% | 0.6% |
| National | 849 | 3.0% | 29.2% |
| Te Tai Tokerau Party | 665 | 2.4% | 0.1% |
| Opportunity | 641 | 2.3% | 6.0% |
| ACT | 230 | 0.8% | 10.9% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 190 | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Vision NZ | 52 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Did you know?
- A split result: Labour won the party vote here (44.3%), but Te Pāti Māori's Aperahama Edwards won the seat.
- Aperahama Edwards won 30.5% of the electorate vote, while Te Pāti Māori won 4.4% of the party vote here: a gap of 26.0 points, so many voters backed the candidate but gave their party vote elsewhere.
- One of the six closest races in the country: a majority of 436.
- Te Pāti Māori held the seat it won in 2023.
28,448 votes cast from an estimated 48,712 enrolled. Preliminary election-night count; special votes are added in the official count. Source: Electoral Commission.
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