Wellington Bays
General electorate · Wellington · 2026 election, preliminary results
Craig Renney (Labour) won Wellington Bays with 15,307 votes (37.6%), a majority of 140 over Julie Anne Genter (Green). Labour won the party vote with 34.3%. Turnout was 66.1%.
Electorate vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Vs party vote |
|---|
| Craig Renney | Labour | 15,307 | 37.6% | +3.3 pts |
| Julie Anne Genter | Green | 15,167 | 37.3% | +8.3 pts |
| Karunā Muthu | National | 5,550 | 13.6% | −1.3 pts |
| Kayla Kingdon-Bebb | Opportunity | 2,115 | 5.2% | −7.4 pts |
| Nicole McKee | ACT | 1,450 | 3.6% | −1.0 pts |
| Gerald Warner | NZ First | 914 | 2.2% | −1.8 pts |
| Bruce Welsh | Independent | 99 | 0.2% | – |
| Donald DS McDonald | Independent | 56 | 0.1% | – |
| Liam Anderson | Money Free Party NZ | 41 | 0.1% | +0.1 pts |
Party vote
| Party | Votes | Share | Nationally |
|---|
| Labour | 13,937 | 34.3% | 29.4% |
| Green | 11,803 | 29.0% | 13.3% |
| National | 6,080 | 14.9% | 29.2% |
| Opportunity | 5,108 | 12.6% | 6.0% |
| ACT | 1,846 | 4.5% | 10.9% |
| NZ First | 1,658 | 4.1% | 9.8% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 62 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 53 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Animal Justice | 28 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Women’s Rights | 24 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Did you know?
- The Greens' highest party vote in the country: 29.0%.
- The 2nd-closest race in the country, with a majority of 140.
- Opportunity's 2nd-highest party vote in the country: 12.6%.
- Labour topped the party vote at 27 of 35 polling places here, the Greens at 5.
40,961 votes cast from an estimated 61,968 enrolled. Preliminary election-night count; special votes are added in the official count. Source: Electoral Commission.
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