Whanganui
General electorate · Manawatū-Whanganui · 2026 election, preliminary results
Carl Bates (National) won Whanganui with 19,373 votes (53.3%), a majority of 6,748 over Angela Roberts (Labour). National won the party vote with 30.8%. Turnout was 69.1%.
Electorate vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Vs party vote |
|---|
| Carl Bates | National | 19,373 | 53.3% | +22.5 pts |
| Angela Roberts | Labour | 12,625 | 34.7% | +8.4 pts |
| Harete Hipango-Brownlie | NZ First | 3,412 | 9.4% | −6.1 pts |
| Sandra Kyle | Animal Justice | 613 | 1.7% | +1.4 pts |
| Juan Charles Coffey | Balance New Zealand | 323 | 0.9% | +0.9 pts |
Party vote
| Party | Votes | Share | Nationally |
|---|
| National | 11,177 | 30.8% | 29.2% |
| Labour | 9,576 | 26.4% | 29.4% |
| NZ First | 5,626 | 15.5% | 9.8% |
| ACT | 4,532 | 12.5% | 10.9% |
| Green | 3,421 | 9.4% | 13.3% |
| Opportunity | 1,579 | 4.3% | 6.0% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 102 | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Animal Justice | 88 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 74 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Outdoors & Freedom | 36 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Did you know?
- Carl Bates won 53.3% of the electorate vote, while National won 30.8% of the party vote here: a gap of 22.5 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 7.2 points since 2023 (8.9 points nationally). NZ First's rose 3.9 points.
- The biggest change at a single polling place: at Ohakune Council Chambers, National's party vote fell 12.4 points since 2023.
- National topped the party vote at 41 of 72 polling places here, Labour at 26.
36,785 votes cast from an estimated 53,234 enrolled. Preliminary election-night count; special votes are added in the official count. Source: Electoral Commission.
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