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Dunedin
General electorate · Safe · 19.1 pts in 2023
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The 2023 result
In 2023, Rachel Brooking (Labour) won Dunedin by 7,980 votes over Michael Woodhouse (National). The candidate vote split Labour 41.0% to National 21.9%, a margin of 19.1 points.
The 2023 winner, Rachel Brooking, is standing again.
On the party vote, Labour led with 31.0%, ahead of Green on 26.9%.
What it would take to change hands
National would need a swing of about 9.6 points from Labour to take it: each point that moves from one to the other closes the gap by two.
Since 2023, the current poll average has National down 10.0 points on the party vote and Labour up 1.0. If three-quarters of that change carried through to the candidate vote here (the calculator's default), Labour would hold it by about 27.3 points.
A simple uniform-swing illustration, not a forecast: local candidates, tactical voting and the polls' margins of error all matter. About the poll average.
Dunedin candidates 2026
| Candidate | Party | List |
|---|---|---|
| Kristine Asuncion | National Party | #41 |
| David Bainbridge-Zafar | Opportunity Party | #8 |
| Victor Billot | Alliance Party | #1 |
| Rachel Brooking Won here in 2023 MP for Dunedin | Labour Party | #11 |
| Francisco Bagkus Hernandez Sitting MP | Green Party | #10 |
| Adrian McDermott | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | #10 |
| Kym McDonald-King | New Zealand First Party | #26 |
| Benedict Ong | Independent | – |
"List" is the candidate's place on their party's list, if they're also on it. Candidates as nominated with the Electoral Commission.