Banks Peninsula

General electorate in Canterbury

2026 General Electorate/Canterbury/Banks Peninsula
2023 election resultsShow ▾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Vanessa Weenink (National), majority 396.

  • Vanessa WeeninkNational17,860 (36.5%)
  • Tracey McLellanLabour17,464 (35.7%)
  • Lan PhamGreen Party8,325 (17.0%)
  • Laura TraskACT2,073 (4.2%)
  • Lindsay KerslakeNZ First1,598 (3.3%)
  • Lisa MeadNZEAL544 (1.1%)
  • Doug AllingtonDNZ474 (1.0%)
  • Paran JeetAnimal Justice369 (0.8%)
  • Peter WakemanIndependent184 (0.4%)

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

Current MP for Banks Peninsula

Vanessa Weenink

Current MP
National
FromChristchurch
About
MP for Banks Peninsula since 2023; general practitioner and army medical officer of more than 20 years.

Focus

Defending Banks Peninsula, a seat she won by 396 votes in 2023; campaigning on accessibility to constituents, local economic development and health services.

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Candidates

Amy Turner

New
Conservative Party NZ
FromChristchurch
About
Conservative Party NZ candidate for Banks Peninsula, announced in June 2026.

Lindsay Kerslake

New
NZ First
FromBanks Peninsula
About
Business director with 30+ years' international leadership across bio-energy, digital technology, tourism and agriculture

Tracey McLellan

Labour
FromChristchurch
About
Labour list MP, former academic psychologist specialising in sports injuries and concussion, later a union organiser for NZNO.

Focus

List MP based in Banks Peninsula; focused on Cathedral rebuild funding, corrections policy and local community engagement in Christchurch.

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Craig Pauling

New
Green Party
FromChristchurch
About
Ngāi Tahu environmental leader; two-term Environment Canterbury councillor and RMA hearings commissioner.

Focus

Standing in Banks Peninsula on freshwater and coastal restoration, Te Tiriti partnership and climate resilience, drawing on two terms at Environment Canterbury.

Zachary Wellman

New
ACT
FromBanks Peninsula
About
Qualified domestic electrician.

Focus

Focused on rural-urban fringe issues in Banks Peninsula, including conservation and property rights.

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Kyle Turnbull

New
Alliance
FromChristchurch
About
Geospatial and transport advisor with a Master's in Spatial Analysis for Public Health.
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General electorateCanterbury2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026