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Remutaka
General electorate · boundaries changed in 2025 · Safe · 20.5 pts on 2026 boundaries (est.)
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The 2023 result
In 2023, Chris Hipkins (Labour) won Remutaka by 8,859 votes over Emma May Chatterton (National). The candidate vote split Labour 54.2% to National 32.7%, a margin of 21.5 points. Its boundaries have changed for 2026, so the 2026 seat isn't exactly the same area that voted in 2023.
The 2023 winner, Chris Hipkins, is standing again.
On the party vote, Labour led with 38.3%, ahead of National on 30.5%.
What it would take to change hands
On the 2026 boundaries, the 2023 votes would put Labour 20.5 points ahead of National (an estimate by The Tally Room). National would need a swing of about 10.3 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 28.7 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.
Remutaka candidates 2026
| Candidate | Party | List |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Edward Dench | Independent | – |
| Nigel Elder | ACT New Zealand | #23 |
| Andy Foster List MP | New Zealand First Party | #11 |
| Chris Hipkins Won here in 2023 MP for Remutaka | Labour Party | #1 |
| Zabeen Lateef | National Party | #67 |
| Chris Norton | Green Party | #34 |
| Luke Ross | Opportunity Party | #21 |
"List" is the candidate's place on their party's list, if they're also on it. Candidates as nominated with the Electoral Commission.