New Zealand electorates

An electorate or electoral district () is a geographical constituency used for electing members (MPs) to the New Zealand Parliament. The size of electorates depends on that all electorates have about the same population.

The 72 electorates are made up from 65 general and seven Māori electorates. The number of electorates increases with national population growth; the number was increased from 71 to 72 starting at the 2020 general election.

List of electorates

Below is a list of current general and Māori electorates.

 General electorates
 Electorate RegionNamesake MP PartyAucklandBanks PeninsulaBanks PeninsulaBay of PlentyBay of PlentyBotanyBotany DownsChristchurch CentralChristchurchChristchurch EastChristchurchCoromandelCoromandel PeninsulaDunedinDunedinEast CoastGisborne and Bay of PlentyEast CoastEast Coast BaysEast Coast BaysEpsomEpsomHamilton EastHamiltonHamilton WestHamiltonHutt SouthHutt ValleyIlamIlamInvercargillInvercargillKaikōuraMarlborough and CanterburyKaikōuraKaipara ki MahurangiKaipara Harbour and Mahurangi HarbourKelstonKelstonManaMana IslandMāngereMāngereManurewaManurewaMaungakiekieMaungakiekie / One Tree HillMt AlbertŌwairaka / Mount AlbertMt RoskillPuketāpapa (Mount Roskill)NapierNapierNelsonNelson and TasmanNelsonNew LynnNew LynnNew PlymouthNew PlymouthNorth ShoreNorth ShoreNorthcoteNorthcoteNorthlandNorthland RegionŌhāriuOhariuŌtakiWellington and Manawatū-WhanganuiŌtaki RiverPakurangaPakurangaPalmerston NorthPalmerston NorthPanmure-ŌtāhuhuPanmure and ŌtāhuhuPapakuraPapakuraPort WaikatoAuckland and WaikatoPort WaikatoRangitataRangitata RiverRangitīkeiRangitīkei RiverRemutakaRemutaka RangeRongotai and the Chatham IslandsRongotaiRotoruaRotoruaSelwynSelwyn RiverSouthlandSouthland and OtagoSouthland RegionTaieriTaieri RiverTakaniniTakaniniTāmakiTamaki RiverTaranaki-King CountryTaranaki and WaikatoTaranaki region and King CountryTaupōLake TaupōTaurangaTaurangaTe AtatūTe Atatū PeninsulaTukitukiTukituki RiverUpper HarbourUpper Waitematā HarbourWaikatoWaikato RiverWaimakaririWaimakariri RiverWairarapaWellington, Manawatū-Whanganui and Hawke's BayLake WairarapaWaitakiOtago and CanterburyWaitaki RiverWellingtonWest Coast-TasmanWest Coast and TasmanWest Coast region and Tasman districtWhanganuiManawatū-Whanganui and TaranakiWhanganui RiverWhangaparāoaWhangaparāoa PeninsulaWhangāreiWhangāreiWigramWigram

Māori electorates

ElectorateRegionNamesake/translationMPPartyTe Tai Tokerau Northland and Auckland"northern district"MāoriTāmaki Makaurau AucklandAuckland (Māori name)MāoriHauraki-Waikato Auckland and WaikatoHauraki Gulf and Waikato RiverMāoriWaiariki Bay of Plenty and Waikato"chiefly waters"MāoriIkaroa-Rāwhiti Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellingtonlong (roa) eastern (rāwhiti) electorate of the North Island/Te Ika-a-MāuiTe Tai Hauāuru Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington"western district"MāoriTe Tai Tonga The South Island, Wellington and the Chatham Islands"southern district"Māori

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