Tauranga
General electorate in Bay of Plenty
Suburbs connected21 suburbs & localitiesShow ▾
Pyes Pa, Otūmoetai, Bethlehem, Brookfield, Matua, Tauranga Central, Greerton, Tauranga South, Bellevue, Tauranga Hospital, Gate Pa, Judea, Te Puna, Te Reti, Yatton Park, Tauriko, Kaimai, Fraser Cove, Minden, Keenan Road, Kopurererua.
Boundaries do not always follow the edge of a suburb. Kopurererua is split with a neighbouring electorate, so it appears on more than one page. Hover a dotted name for the share that falls here.
Built from the 2025 electorate boundaries used for the 2026 election, matched against Stats NZ statistical areas. Names are the official ones, so a very small settlement may sit inside a larger named locality rather than appear on its own. If you are unsure which electorate you are in, check your address on vote.nz.
Source: Stats NZ: 2025 electorate boundaries and 2026 statistical areas
Enrolment info88.60% enrolled · as at 31 July 2026Show ▾
| Age | Est. eligible | General | Māori | Enrolled | Not enrolled | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - 24 | 5,838 | 2,627 | 496 | 3,123 | 2,715 | 53.49% |
| 25 - 29 | 4,317 | 3,098 | 500 | 3,598 | 719 | 83.34% |
| 30 - 34 | 5,297 | 3,682 | 551 | 4,233 | 1,064 | 79.91% |
| 35 - 39 | 5,735 | 4,266 | 510 | 4,776 | 959 | 83.28% |
| 40 - 44 | 5,283 | 4,253 | 419 | 4,672 | 611 | 88.43% |
| 45 - 49 | 4,769 | 3,996 | 389 | 4,385 | 384 | 91.95% |
| 50 - 54 | 5,085 | 4,211 | 366 | 4,577 | 508 | 90.01% |
| 55 - 59 | 4,961 | 4,508 | 342 | 4,850 | 111 | 97.76% |
| 60 - 64 | 4,732 | 4,184 | 323 | 4,507 | 225 | 95.25% |
| 65 - 69 | 4,290 | 4,024 | 237 | 4,261 | 29 | 99.32% |
| 70+ | 12,742 | 12,595 | 287 | 12,882 | -140 | 101.10% |
| Total | 63,049 | 51,444 | 4,420 | 55,864 | 7,185 | 88.60% |
Enrolment figures are as at 31 July 2026. The eligible population is the Electoral Commission's own estimate, so “not enrolled” is the gap between that estimate and the roll — not a count of identified people.
Some age bands show above 100% enrolled, which means the roll holds more people than the population estimate for that band. This appears in the Commission's own published table and is not an error here.
The youngest band is consistently the least enrolled: 18 - 24 sits at 53.49% here, against 88.60% across all ages.
Source: Electoral Commission: enrolment by general electorate
2023 election resultsShow ▾
Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Sam Uffindell (National), majority 9,370.
- Sam UffindellNational18,980 (46.4%)
- Jan TinettiLabour9,610 (23.5%)
- Christine YoungACT3,791 (9.3%)
- Erika HarveyNZ First3,403 (8.3%)
- Justin CrooksGreen Party2,729 (6.7%)
- Larry BaldockIndependent1,039 (2.5%)
- Mikaere SydneyTe Pāti Māori613 (1.5%)
- Leon SamuelsVision NZ285 (0.7%)
- Chelsea StokmanAnimal Justice246 (0.6%)
- Jonathan LangridgeNew Conservative245 (0.6%)
Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.
Current MP for Tauranga
Sam Uffindell
Current MPFocus
Campaigning on better roads, more higher-paid jobs, public safety and housing for the Tauranga electorate.
Candidates
Sam Connely
NewDaniël Oosthuizen
NewFocus
Standing in Tauranga on public services and long-term decision-making for future generations.
Jan Tinetti
Focus
Contesting Tauranga for the fourth time; 20-year local, former school principal and ex-Minister of Education focused on the growing city's challenges.
Michael Carter
NewFocus
Focused on sustainable growth, housing affordability and economic innovation in fast-growing Tauranga.
Bryan Norton
NewFocus
Standing in Tauranga on individual freedom, rule of law and government accountability.