# Whangaparāoa (New Zealand electorate)

Whangaparāoa is an electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was first created for the 2020 New Zealand general election and is represented by Mark Mitchell of the National Party; Mitchell had previously been the representative for the now abolished Rodney electorate.

## Population centres

The electorate is located on the northern fringe of the Auckland metropolitan area, in the former Rodney District. It is centred on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and more broadly the Hibiscus Coast. It also extends south to include Dairy Flat, Coatesville, Paremoremo and some of the suburb of Albany, reaching the northern coast of the Waitematā Harbour.

## History

Whangaparāoa was created in the 2019/20 electoral redistribution. Rapid population growth in the area necessitated the splitting of the former Rodney electorate, with the northern section around Warkworth being incorporated into the new Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate, and the rest of the electorate becoming Whangaparāoa. A section around Coatesville and Dairy Flat was added from the former electorate of Helensville to bring the new electorate into quota tolerance.
The electorate is reasonably safe for National, with the final MP for Rodney Mark Mitchell transferring to the seat upon its creation.

### Members of Parliament

National
| Election | Winner | Winner |
| 2020 election | | Mark Mitchell |
| 2023 election | | Mark Mitchell |
As of 2023 no candidates who have contested the Whangaparāoa electorate have been returned as list MPs.

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Whangaparāoa :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Y Mark Mitchell | Y Mark Mitchell | 30,742 | 66.45 | +14.02 | 25,091 | 53.20 | +16.65 |
| | Labour | Estefania Muller Pallarès | Estefania Muller Pallarès | 7,366 | 15.92 | -19.29 | 7,202 | 15.27 | -24.73 |
| | Green | Lorraine Newman | Lorraine Newman | 3,487 | 7.53 | +7.53 | 3,584 | 7.60 | +2.72 |
| | ACT | Simon Angelo | Simon Angelo | 2,522 | 5.45 | +1.58 | 5,627 | 11.93 | +1.26 |
| | NZ Loyal | Jeanette Wilson | Jeanette Wilson | 1,489 | 3.21 | +3.21 | 630 | 1.33 | +1.33 |
| | DemocracyNZ | Craig Laybourn | Craig Laybourn | 652 | 1.40 | +1.40 | 157 | 0.33 | +0.33 |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 2,952 | 6.26 | +4.12 |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 770 | 1.63 | +0.42 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 460 | 0.97 | +0.97 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 222 | 0.47 | +0.27 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 131 | 0.27 | — |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 92 | 0.19 | +0.19 |
| | Animal Justice Party | | | | | | 91 | 0.19 | +0.19 |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 65 | 0.13 | -2.20 |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 36 | 0.07 | +0.07 |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 29 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 16 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 530 | | | 120 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,788 | | | 47,275 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 23,376 | 50.53 | +33.31 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Whangaparāoa :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Y Mark Mitchell | Y Mark Mitchell | 23,822 | 52.43 | — | 16,696 | 36.55 | — |
| | Labour | Lorayne Ferguson | Lorayne Ferguson | 15,999 | 35.21 | — | 18,217 | 40.00 | — |
| | ACT | Paul Grace | Paul Grace | 1,757 | 3.87 | — | 4,872 | 10.67 | — |
| | New Conservative | Fiona Mackenzie | Fiona Mackenzie | 1,486 | 3.27 | — | 1,028 | 2.25 | — |
| | Advance NZ | Kathryn Flay | Kathryn Flay | 659 | 1.45 | — | 525 | 1.15 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | John Davies | John Davies | 605 | 1.33 | — | 65 | 0.14 | — |
| | Outdoors | Tricia Cheel | Tricia Cheel | 400 | 0.88 | — | 48 | 0.11 | — |
| | Green | | | | | | 2,227 | 4.88 | — |
| | NZ First | | | | | | 979 | 2.14 | — |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 554 | 1.21 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 124 | 0.27 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 91 | 0.20 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 20 | 0.05 | — |
| | ONE | | | | | | 55 | 0.12 | — |
| | TEA | | | | | | 39 | 0.09 | — |
| | Social Credit | | | | | | 11 | 0.024 | — |
| | Vision New Zealand | | | | | | 9 | 0.019 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 3 | 0.006 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 705 | | | 180 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,433 | | | 45,678 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,678 | | | | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 7,823 | 17.22 | | | | |