NZ Election 2026

Selwyn electorate

Selwyn covers much of the rural area outside of Christchurch, including the towns of Rolleston, Lincoln, and Darfield. The seat is held by National’s Nicola Grigg, who was first elected in 2020 and won re-election in 2023 with a margin of 31,504. National won the party vote with 49%, followed by Labour with 18%. The electorate is one of the fastest growing in the country, having lost area to Christchurch following the last three electorate censuses. This had the effect of redistributing Grigg outside of her electorate in the 2025 electorate changes.

Selwyn candidates

Explore the candidates in your area

Zoran Rakovic

Independent

Iain Murray

ACT Party

Elizabeth Mundt

NZ First

Jesse Luke

Alliance Party

Adrian Mee

Opportunity Party

Sunita Gautam

Labour Party

Alma de Anda

Green Party

Nicola Grigg

National Party

Iain Murray

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. It means 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. Let farmers farm, cut red tape, protect property rights, crack down on rural crime, no new taxes.

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.