Tāmaki Makaurau electorate
Tāmaki Makaurau covers parts of West Auckland and across the rest of the Auckland region as far south as Takanini. In 2023 the seat was won in 2023 by the late Takutai Tarsh Kemp of Te Pāti Māori, who passed away in 2025. The seat is currently held by Te Pāti Māori’s Oriini Kaipara who beat senior Labour MP Peeni Henare 6,948 to 3,429 in the 2025 by-election. Since its establishment in 2002, Labour and Te Pāti Māori have regularly traded the seat.
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