2026 General Election
Election day: 7 November 2026. Nominations close: 8 October 2026. Upcoming.
Dates: beehive.govt.nz, as of 16 September 2026.
352 candidates announced so far. Labour 80, National 72, Green 56, ACT 50, NZ First 43, Opportunity 42, Te Pāti Māori 7, Te Tai Tokerau Party 1, Independent 1.
Candidates here were announced by their parties or reported by the media. Nothing is final until the official candidate list is published.
- Holds a seat
- Holds a public office
- Standing for election
- Not covered yet
By party
By place: Electorates
- Auckland Central5
- Banks Peninsula4
- Botany4
- Christchurch Central5
- Christchurch East5
- Coromandel5
- Dunedin5
- East Cape6
- East Coast Bays5
- Epsom5
- Glendene6
- Hamilton East4
- Hamilton West5
- Hauraki-Waikato2
- Henderson6
- Hutt South5
- Ikaroa-Rāwhiti3
- Ilam5
- Invercargill3
- Kaikōura3
- Kaipara ki Mahurangi6
- Kapiti5
- Kenepuru5
- Māngere6
- Manurewa3
- Maungakiekie6
- Mount Albert6
- Mount Maunganui5
- Mount Roskill4
- Napier5
- Nelson5
- New Plymouth3
- North Shore5
- Northcote6
- Northland4
- Ōtāhuhu5
- Pakuranga4
- Palmerston North5
- Papakura4
- Port Waikato4
- Rangitata6
- Rangitīkei5
- Remutaka5
- Rotorua4
- Selwyn6
- Southland5
- Taieri4
- Takanini3
- Tāmaki5
- Tāmaki Makaurau3
- Taranaki-King Country5
- Taupō4
- Tauranga5
- Te Tai Hauāuru3
- Te Tai Tokerau4
- Te Tai Tonga4
- Tukituki6
- Upper Harbour6
- Waiariki4
- Waikato4
- Waimakariri5
- Wairarapa5
- Waitakere5
- Waitaki5
- Wellington Bays6
- Wellington North6
- West Coast-Tasman6
- Whanganui3
- Whangaparāoa3
- Whangārei5
- Wigram5
Electing the House of Representatives.