# Kaipara ki Mahurangi

Kaipara ki Mahurangi is an electorate to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was created for the 2020 election.

## Population centres

The electorate consists of a large northern section of the Auckland Region. It stretches from the border with Northland to the northwestern end of Waitematā Harbour, and consists mostly of various satellite towns north of Auckland. Population centres within the electorate include:
* Wellsford
* Warkworth
* Snells Beach
* Helensville
* Waimauku
* Huapai
* Kumeū
* Riverhead
* Muriwai

## History

The electorate was created after rapid population growth in the former Rodney electorate caused the northern section to be carved off and incorporated into Helensville, which in turn lost the Waitakere Ranges to New Lynn and an area around Coatesville and Dairy Flat to Whangaparāoa (the former Rodney). Initially, it was proposed to keep the name Helensville, but after opposition from residents in the Kowhai Coast area, that name was scrapped and it was named Kaipara ki Mahurangi instead. The electorate draws its name from two areas of geographic importance, the Kaipara Harbour, in the west of the electorate, and the Mahurangi River, which is located on the eastern end of the constituency. Translated, the name essentially means Kaipara to Mahurangi, or Kaipara-Mahurangi.

### Members of Parliament

Key  National
| Election | Winner | Winner |
| 2020 election | | Chris Penk |
| 2023 election | | Chris Penk |

### List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections.
Key  Labour NZ First
| Election | |
| 2020 election | Marja Lubeck |
| 2023 election | Jenny Marcroft |

## Election results
### 2023 election

2023 general election: Kaipara ki Mahurangi :
| 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 Chris Penk | Y Chris Penk | 28,281 | 57.60 | +12.81 | 23,725 | 47.63 | +13.80 |
| | Labour | Guy Wishart | Guy Wishart | 8,822 | 17.96 | -17.09 | 8,450 | 16.96 | -23.19 |
| | Green | Zephyr Brown | Zephyr Brown | 4,739 | 9.65 | +3.27 | 4,767 | 9.57 | +3.29 |
| | ACT | Brent Bailey | Brent Bailey | 2,970 | 6.04 | -0.52 | 6,011 | 12.06 | +0.84 |
| | NZ First | Jenny Marcroft | Jenny Marcroft | 2,531 | 5.15 | +2.47 | 3,311 | 6.64 | +4.07 |
| | DemocracyNZ | Sarah Brewer | Sarah Brewer | 1,292 | 2.63 | +2.63 | 300 | 0.60 | |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 914 | 1.83 | +0.54 |
| | NZ Loyal | | | | | | 874 | 1.75 | +1.75 |
| | NewZeal | | | | | | 365 | 0.73 | +0.73 |
| | Te Pāti Māori | | | | | | 338 | 0.67 | +0.40 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 186 | 0.37 | +0.05 |
| | Freedoms NZ | | | | | | 126 | 0.25 | +0.25 |
| | Animal Justice | | | | | | 113 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| | New Conservatives | | | | | | 75 | 0.15 | -1.33 |
| | Women's Rights | | | | | | 44 | 0.08 | +0.08 |
| | New Nation | | | | | | 31 | 0.06 | +0.06 |
| | Leighton Baker Party | | | | | | 24 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 460 | | | 148 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,095 | | | 49,802 | | |
| | National hold | National hold | Majority | 19,459 | 39.63 | +29.89 | | | |

### 2020 election

2020 general election: Kaipara ki Mahurangi :
| 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 Chris Penk | Y Chris Penk | 20,402 | 44.79 | — | 15,547 | 33.83 | — |
| | Labour | Marja Lubeck | Marja Lubeck | 15,967 | 35.05 | — | 18,451 | 40.15 | — |
| | ACT | Beth Houlbrooke | Beth Houlbrooke | 2,989 | 6.56 | — | 5,158 | 11.22 | — |
| | Green | Zephyr Brown | Zephyr Brown | 2,904 | 6.38 | — | 2,887 | 6.28 | — |
| | NZ First | Brenda Steele | Brenda Steele | 1,220 | 2.68 | — | 1,181 | 2.57 | — |
| | New Conservative | Pauline Berry | Pauline Berry | 686 | 1.51 | — | 682 | 1.48 | — |
| | Independent | David Ford | David Ford | 248 | 0.54 | — | | | |
| | ONE | Richard Reeves | Richard Reeves | 208 | 0.46 | — | 142 | 0.31 | — |
| | Social Credit | Callan Neylon | Callan Neylon | 198 | 0.43 | — | 41 | 0.09 | — |
| | Advance NZ | | | | | | 671 | 1.46 | — |
| | Opportunities | | | | | | 591 | 1.29 | — |
| | Legalise Cannabis | | | | | | 146 | 0.32 | — |
| | Māori Party | | | | | | 126 | 0.27 | — |
| | Outdoors | | | | | | 59 | 0.13 | — |
| | Sustainable NZ | | | | | | 54 | 0.12 | — |
| | TEA | | | | | | 16 | 0.03 | — |
| | Vision New Zealand | | | | | | 10 | 0.02 | — |
| | Heartland | | | | | | 7 | 0.02 | — |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 730 | | | 191 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,552 | | | 45,960 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,094 | 86.82 | — | | | |
| | National win new seat | National win new seat | Majority | 4,435 | 9.74 | | | | |