NZ Election 2026

Pakuranga electorate

Pakuranga covers several eastern Auckland suburbs, including Farm Cove, Mellons Bay, and Cockle Bay. The seat is held by National’s Simeon Brown, who has held the seat since 2017 and was re-elected in 2023 with a margin of 26,105. National dominated the party vote in 2023, winning 58%, followed by Labour on 17%. Almost half of the population (48.8%) was born overseas, compared to 27.4% nationally.

Pakuranga candidates

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Kevin Huang

Opportunity Party

Campbell Matthews

Labour Party

Parmjeet Parmar

ACT Party

Catherine Somerville-Ryan

NZ First

Simeon Brown

National Party

Catherine Somerville-Ryan

NZ First

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