Waitākere
General electorate · Auckland · 2026 election, preliminary results
Vanushi Walters (Labour) won Waitākere with 13,480 votes (40.1%), a majority of 2,675 over Agnes Loheni (National). Labour won the party vote with 31.3%. Turnout was 63.7%.
Electorate vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Vs party vote |
|---|
| Vanushi Walters | Labour | 13,480 | 40.1% | +8.8 pts |
| Agnes Loheni | National | 10,805 | 32.2% | +6.7 pts |
| Steve Abel | Green | 4,625 | 13.8% | −3.4 pts |
| Callum Sheridan | ACT | 2,249 | 6.7% | −2.1 pts |
| Bianca O'Keefe | Independent | 1,253 | 3.7% | – |
| Mark Roach | Opportunity | 1,181 | 3.5% | −3.5 pts |
Party vote
| Party | Votes | Share | Nationally |
|---|
| Labour | 10,631 | 31.3% | 29.4% |
| National | 8,657 | 25.5% | 29.2% |
| Green | 5,830 | 17.2% | 13.3% |
| NZ First | 3,128 | 9.2% | 9.8% |
| ACT | 2,985 | 8.8% | 10.9% |
| Opportunity | 2,394 | 7.1% | 6.0% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 63 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 59 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Animal Justice | 33 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Conservative | 33 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Did you know?
- At the polling places inside today's boundaries, National's party vote fell 9.7 points since 2023 (8.9 points nationally). Opportunity's rose 5.3 points.
- Vanushi Walters won 40.1% of the electorate vote, while Labour won 31.3% 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 Oratia District School Hall, National's party vote fell 13.3 points since 2023.
- Labour topped the party vote at 14 of 24 polling places here, National at 9.
34,115 votes cast from an estimated 53,556 enrolled. Preliminary election-night count; special votes are added in the official count. Source: Electoral Commission.
More in Auckland
All 71 electorates · Candidates vs party vote · National results