Whangārei

General electorate in Northland

2026 General Electorate/Northland/Whangārei
2023 election resultsShow ▾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Shane Reti (National), majority 11,424.

  • Shane RetiNational20,843 (48.8%)
  • Angie Warren-ClarkLabour9,419 (22.0%)
  • Gavin BenneyNZ First5,371 (12.6%)
  • Rick BazeleyGreen Party2,680 (6.3%)
  • Susy BrethertonACT1,222 (2.9%)
  • Janita AndrewsLOYAL1,006 (2.4%)
  • Eru Kapa-KingiTe Pāti Māori859 (2.0%)
  • Jeni de JongeLegalise Cannabis612 (1.4%)
  • Diana BurgessDNZ578 (1.4%)
  • Fiona GreenIndependent140 (0.3%)

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

Outgoing MP - Retiring at this election

Shane Reti

Retiring
National
FromWhangārei
About
Medical doctor and dermatologist, former Harvard assistant professor and MP since 2014; retiring at the 2026 election, leaving Whangārei an open seat.

Focus

Retiring after four terms; long-time Whangārei medical practitioner who served on the Northland DHB board for three terms and prioritised health services for the region.

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Candidates

Doug Graham

New
ACT
FromWhangārei
About
IT project manager and entrepreneur; ACT's 2026 candidate for Whangārei.
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Vince Cocurullo

New
NZ First
FromWhangārei
About
Former Whangārei mayor; IT and civil-engineering professional
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Lloyd Budd

New
National
FromWhangārei
About
Former CEO of Bayleys Auckland with an extensive real estate and business background.

Focus

Prioritising housing and education — citing around 580 people on the MSD priority housing waitlist — alongside completing the four-lane highway and the Whangārei Hospital redevelopment.

Dr Gary Payinda

New
Labour
FromWhangārei
About
Whangārei emergency doctor of 18 years.

Focus

Campaigning on protecting public healthcare and education, health equity, and Labour's CGT-funded three free GP visits a year.

Simon DellaBarca

New
TOP
FromWhangārei
About
Practical, hands-on worker and father backing the Opportunity Party out of frustration with the lack of real political solutions.
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