Napier

General electorate in Hawke's Bay

2026 General Electorate/Hawke's Bay/Napier
2023 election resultsShow â–¾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Katie Nimon (National), majority 8,870.

  • Katie NimonNational21,344 (53.4%)
  • Mark HutchinsonLabour12,474 (31.2%)
  • Julienne DickeyGreen Party2,190 (5.5%)
  • Laurie TurnbullNZ First1,729 (4.3%)
  • Pawel MilewskiACT1,211 (3.0%)
  • Martin LangfordDNZ765 (1.9%)
  • John Clive SmithIndependent258 (0.6%)

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

Current MP for Napier

Katie Nimon

Current MP
National
FromHawke's Bay
About
MP for Napier and former transport and local-government professional with an advertising background.

Focus

Focused on Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, investment in SH2 North, developing Hawke's Bay business events and tourism, and youth engagement programmes.

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Candidates

Alex Hedley

New
Labour
FromNapier
About
Napier public-health doctor; first in his family to attend university.

Focus

Public health doctor campaigning on rising unemployment, homelessness, axed social housing projects and families choosing between food and heating in Hawke's Bay.

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Te Kira Lawrence

New
NZ First
FromNapier
About
Napier City Councillor and NZ First Leader's Office staffer with 20+ years in governance and community relations.

Focus

NZ First's Napier candidate (selected July 2026); focused on Hawke's Bay recovery and local governance.

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John Ormond

New
ACT
FromHavelock North
About
Vice President of Growth at Sagan Passport; from a prominent ACT family.

Focus

Fourth in a long line of Ormonds to contest elections in Hawke's Bay, focused on economic growth for Napier.

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Roy Boonen

New
Green Party
Age65
FromNapier
About
Two decades of NGO and community governance in Hawke's Bay; runs an environmentally responsible commercial cleaning business.

Focus

Leading the campaign to save the Cape Coast community from coastal erosion; focused on environmental stewardship and community resilience in Hawke's Bay.

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General electorateHawke's Bay2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026