Invercargill

General electorate in Southland

2026 General Electorate/Southland/Invercargill
2023 election resultsShow ▾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Penny Simmonds (National), majority 9,874.

  • Penny SimmondsNational20,819 (56.4%)
  • Liz CraigLabour10,945 (29.7%)
  • Ian Scott DonaldsonACT1,990 (5.4%)
  • David KowalewskiLOYAL1,760 (4.8%)
  • Kevin Patrick O'ConnellLegalise Cannabis1,072 (2.9%)
  • Judith TerrilVision NZ307 (0.8%)

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

Current MP for Invercargill

Penny Simmonds

Current MP
National
FromSouthland
About
Former CEO of Southern Institute of Technology; Minister for the Environment and Vocational Education.

Focus

Focused on regional development and vocational education for Invercargill; led the Southland Regional Development Strategy.

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Candidates

Janice Lee

New
Labour
FromInvercargill
About
Invercargill community leader and businesswoman.

Focus

Koha Kai founder focused on cost of living, affordable food access, job security and better representation for disabled people and seniors in Southland.

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Dave Kennedy

New
Green Party
FromInvercargill
About
Long-time Southland Green, former teacher and vice-chair of Farmers' Markets New Zealand

Focus

Standing in Invercargill primarily for the party vote, campaigning on Southland water quality, community housing and local food networks.

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General electorateSouthland2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026