Election Bench

New Zealand votes on Saturday 7 November.

Electorates

Kapiti

Uncertain

One poll of 821 voters by Community Engagement Ltd for Clint Smith (director, Victor Consulting), in July, had Labour ahead of National.

Source: Community Engagement Ltd poll for Clint Smith (director, Victor Consulting). It moved the estimate towards Labour.

2023 winner (estimate)
National
2023 runner-up (estimate)
Labour
2023 margin (estimate)
14.5%
Voters who’d need to switch to change the estimate
More than 7.2%
2023 result
Redrawn to the 2025 boundaries (estimate)
Assumed for 2026
LabourAssumed: changes hands
Assumed winner’s share of runs
56%
Roll
General

Poll sampling error plus a typical election-day polling miss: this share of runs is not a forecast of the election.

Winning majority by election

New seat: no earlier results

Candidates

CandidateParty
Melody WillisGreen
Sophie HandfordLabour
Richard GoodeNAP
Tim CostleyMP for ŌtakiNational
Penny GaylorNZ First
Chee Khiang (CK) SngOpportunity
Michael WalkerProgressive Party of Aotearoa New Zealand