Northland electorate
Northland covers the northernmost section of Aotearoa, including the population centres of Kaitaia, Kerikeri, and Dargaville. The seat is currently held by National’s Grant McCallum, who was first elected in 2023 with a margin of 16,272. National won the party vote with 35%, followed by Labour with 22%. The electorate has the highest percentage of those engaged in voluntary work in the country, with 22% of the electorate volunteering in some form compared to 15.2% nationally.
Northland candidates
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Mark Cameron
ACT Party
Michael Finlayson
Green Party
Ashleigh Latimer
Labour Party
Alistair Wait
NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
Jeff Lye
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Lucian Plaumann
Green Party
Doug Lyall
Conservative Party NZ
Richard McIntosh
Build the Nation
Sean Brickland
NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
Grant McCallum
National Party
Sean Brickland
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