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East Cape

Electorate.

Boundaries: 2025 electorate boundaries.

Current member

This seat was created or renamed in the 2025 electorate boundaries. Today's members were elected on the previous boundaries, so no one holds it until the 2026 General Election. See all electorates.

Candidates, 2026 General Election

Announced by parties or reported by the media, in alphabetical order. Not final until the official candidate list is published.

  1. Darrin HawkesACT
  2. Dana KirkpatrickNational
  3. Te Kira LawrenceNZ First
  4. Jo LuxtonLabour
  5. Cail SmithOpportunity
  6. Jordan WalkerGreen

Sources: ACT team page (party), 16 September 2026; 1News (TVNZ), public broadcaster (news report), 16 September 2026; Labour Party candidates page (party), 16 September 2026; The Opportunity Party candidates (party), 16 September 2026; Green Party candidates 2026 (party), 16 September 2026; RNZ, "National Party announces list for 2026 General Election" (8 Aug 2026) (news report), 8 August 2026.

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