NZ Election 2026

Auckland Central electorate

Auckland Central covers Auckland’s city centre, suburbs such as Ponsonby, Newton and Arch Hill, as well as the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. It is currently held by Green party co-leader Chlöe Swabrick, who won the electorate with a margin of 16,624 votes and has held the seat since 2020. National won the party vote in 2023 with 33%, followed by the Green Party on 24%. Barring one three year gap, the seat was held continuously by Labour from 1919-2008, but it has not regained it since.

Auckland Central candidates

Explore the candidates in your area

Johan Chang

Opportunity Party

Chlöe Swarbrick

Green Party

Naisi Chen

Labour Party

Antonia Modkova

ACT Party

Christopher Manaia

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Candace Kinser

National Party

Antonia Modkova

ACT Party

Why I'm standing

I am asking you to give your party vote to ACT. I want more ACT MPs who will fight to cut waste and grow the country, balance the books with no new taxes, defend equal rights, deliver better public services, cut red tape, and restore real consequences for crime. In Auckland Central, please choose whichever electorate candidate you believe will best represent the area and give your party vote to ACT.

About me

I'm putting NZ ahead of personal ambition and not asking you to elect me as your local MP. Give your party vote to ACT to Unlock New Zealand's potential. It means locking the left out and keeping the coalition Government in power, but ensuring that it can go further and faster on the issues that matter most to you. A party vote for ACT will re-elect the Government and make it stronger.

My priorities

  1. Grow the economy to balance the books with no new taxes so incomes rise faster than living costs.
  2. Deliver better services for taxpayers: education, police, and match Australia on medicines funding.
  3. Make decisions based on need, not race, and with one law for all and one future together.

Get across the policies, candidates and parties

Don’t know who to vote for? Policy.nz is the complete guide to the 2026 general election. Compare the parties, candidates and policies to see where you stand.

Policies

Compare the parties’ positions on the key issues this election

Candidates

See the electorate candidates running in your local area

Parties

Learn about each political party, its leaders and candidate list

Things to know...

Your two votes shape New Zealand’s next parliament. You need to be enrolled to vote.

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  • Enrol to vote by Sunday 25 October

    You need to be enrolled before you can vote. You can enrol online at vote.nz.

  • Voting day is Saturday 7 November

    Head to your nearest voting place on the day, or vote early from 26 October.

  • You get two votes

    One for a party (the party vote) and one for a person in your area (the electorate vote).

  • Your party vote is the most powerful

    It decides how many seats each party gets in Parliament. That’s what Policy helps you figure out.