Rotorua

General electorate in Bay of Plenty

2026 General Electorate/Bay of Plenty/Rotorua
2023 election resultsShow ▾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Todd McClay (National), majority 8,923.

  • Todd McClayNational19,339 (54.0%)
  • Ben SandfordLabour10,416 (29.1%)
  • Merepeka Raukawa-TaitTe Pāti Māori2,731 (7.6%)
  • Marten RozeboomACT1,732 (4.8%)
  • Kariana Black-VercoeNZEAL1,252 (3.5%)
  • John NaeraIndependent354 (1.0%)

Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.

Current MP for Rotorua

Todd McClay

Current MP
National
FromRotorua
About
Cabinet Minister and MP with a diplomatic background and extensive international trade experience.

Focus

Supports Rotorua and Te Puke through agriculture, forestry and trade priorities; maintains constituent offices in both towns.

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Candidates

Fisher Wang

New
Labour
FromRotorua
About
Rotorua-born councillor; 'people before politics'.

Focus

25-year-old Rotorua councillor (highest-polling at last two local elections); focused on Labour's Future Fund and Medicard policies for a city without a Labour MP since 2008.

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Finn Liley

New
TOP
FromRotorua
About
Rotorua-born environmental and climate advocate with conservation and emergency-response experience.

Focus

Focused on NZ's relationship with the natural environment, sustainable tourism and ecological protection in Rotorua.

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Billy Brown

New
NZ First
FromRotorua
About
Infrastructure and civil construction executive with 25+ years of projects across NZ and the Pacific.
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General electorateBay of Plenty2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026