NZ Election 2026

Papakura electorate

Papakura covers some of Auckland’s southernmost suburbs including Rosehill, Red Hill, and Keri Hill as well as many of the outlying southern Auckland settlements such as Clevedon, Hunua, and Kawakwa Bay. The seat is held by National’s Judith Collins, who retained the seat that had been part of Clevedon when electorates were redrawn in 2008. Collins is retiring in 2026. She was re-elected in 2023 with a margin of 24,109. National won a majority of the party vote with 52%, followed by Labour on 21%. The papakura electorate has the odd distinction of having exactly no decile six schools.

Papakura candidates

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Malkiat Singh

ACT Party

Hannah Tamaki

Vision NZ

Angela Dalton

Green Party

Anahila Kanongata'a

Labour Party

Emma Chatterton

National Party

George Ngatai

NZ First

Malkiat Singh

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 our electorate, I'm asking you to 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. I'm not asking you to elect me as your local MP. I'm asking you to give your party vote to ACT to Lock Labour Out and unlock New Zealand's potential. I am a robotics engineer turned organic farmer and have petitioned Parliament twice and moved the policy from outside parliament. I also work as an agile coach for a large NZ bank. Party vote ACT!

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

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Parties

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Things to know...

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  • Enrol to vote by Sunday 25 October

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  • 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.