Wellington Bays electorate
Wellington Bays covers the southeastern suburbs of Wellington City such as Newtown, Island Bay, Kilbirnie and across the Miramar Peninsula. The electorate was created out of parts of the former Rongotai and Wellington Central electorates when electorate lines were redrawn in 2025. In 2026, Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter won the Rongotai seat with a margin of 2,717 votes; the Green Party won 32% of the votes and Labour won 31%.
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