Taupō

General electorate in Waikato

2026 General Electorate/Waikato/Taupō
2023 election resultsShow ▾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Louise Upston (National), majority 16,505.

  • Louise UpstonNational24,858 (57.8%)
  • Ala' Al-BustanjiLabour8,353 (19.4%)
  • George PatenaGreen Party3,441 (8.0%)
  • Zane CozensACT2,808 (6.5%)
  • Tira PehiNZ First2,114 (4.9%)
  • Gordon WilsonLOYAL1,410 (3.3%)

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

Current MP for Taupō

Louise Upston

Current MP
National
FromKarapiro
About
Project management consultant and longtime MP with ministerial roles in social development.

Focus

Represents Taupo with focus on tourism, social development and community engagement; active participant in local sporting events.

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Candidates

Chris Flatt

New
Labour
FromCambridge
About
National secretary of the NZ Dairy Workers Union since 2012; deputy chair of Trust Waikato.

Focus

Campaigning on job losses in Putāruru and Tokoroa, cost-of-living pressure, and reductions to health and education services across the Taupō and South Waikato region.

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Sam Plummer

New
TOP
FromTaupo
About
Farm-raised organiser with 15 years of international development work across Southeast Asia; now a Taupō small business owner.

Focus

HR professional focused on environmental sustainability, tourism economy and economic reform in the Taupo region.

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General electorateWaikato2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026