Election Bench

New Zealand votes on Saturday 7 November.

Electorates

Whanganui

Uncertain

In our runs, ordinary polling error often hands this seat to another party.

2023 winner
National
2023 runner-up
Labour
2023 margin
17.5% of the top two candidates’ votes (5,512 votes)
Voters who’d need to switch to change the 2023 result
More than 8.7% (at least 2,757 voters)
2023 boundaries
Old
Assumed for 2026
NationalAssumed: held
Assumed winner’s share of runs
69%
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

2,21419963,15519992,07020022,40220056,33320085,04620114,50520141,70620178,19120205,5122023LabourNationalLabourNational2.2k’963.2k’992.1k’022.4k’056.3k’085.0k’114.5k’141.7k’178.2k’205.5k’23LabourNationalLabourNAT

Candidates

CandidateParty
Sandra KyleAnimal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand
Juan Charles CoffeyBalance New Zealand
Angela RobertsLabour
Carl BatesMP for Whanganui · won here 2023National
Harete Hipango-Brownliewon here 2017 (National) · runner-up here 2020 (National)NZ First

Seat record

Held since
National since 2023
Matched the country’s top party vote
3 of 3 elections, 2017–2023
Party vote vs the country
1.4 points per party on average, 2017–2023
Winning party: candidate vs party vote
National 1.8 points higher (2023, vs Labour)

By-elections before December 2022 are not shown.

Seat history
YearWon byMajorityParty vote
2023National5,512National
2020Labour8,191Labour
2017National1,706National
2014National4,505National
2011National5,046National
2008National6,333National
2005National2,402National
2002Labour2,070Labour
1999Labour3,155Labour
1996Labour2,214National