Hutt South
General electorate in Wellington
Suburbs connected31 suburbs & localitiesShow ▾
Petone, Homedale, Newlands, Hutt Central, Wainuiomata, Glendale, Waterloo, Waiwhetu, Maungaraki, Epuni, Alicetown, Melling, Pencarrow, Eastbourne, Petone Esplanade, Arakura, Kelson, Normandale, Eastern Bays, Belmont, Gracefield, Woburn, Boulcott, Korokoro, Moera, Woodridge, Tirohanga, Belmont Park, Horokiwi, Takapu, Towai.
Boundaries do not always follow the edge of a suburb. Pencarrow, Belmont, Boulcott, Tirohanga, Belmont Park, Horokiwi and 1 others are split with a neighbouring electorate, so they appear on more than one page. Hover a dotted name for the share that falls here.
Built from the 2025 electorate boundaries used for the 2026 election, matched against Stats NZ statistical areas. Names are the official ones, so a very small settlement may sit inside a larger named locality rather than appear on its own. If you are unsure which electorate you are in, check your address on vote.nz.
Source: Stats NZ: 2025 electorate boundaries and 2026 statistical areas
Enrolment info92.00% enrolled · as at 31 July 2026Show ▾
| Age | Est. eligible | General | Māori | Enrolled | Not enrolled | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - 24 | 6,345 | 3,409 | 536 | 3,945 | 2,400 | 62.17% |
| 25 - 29 | 5,069 | 3,841 | 554 | 4,395 | 674 | 86.70% |
| 30 - 34 | 6,584 | 5,064 | 608 | 5,672 | 912 | 86.15% |
| 35 - 39 | 7,068 | 5,719 | 560 | 6,279 | 789 | 88.84% |
| 40 - 44 | 6,516 | 5,586 | 445 | 6,031 | 485 | 92.56% |
| 45 - 49 | 5,800 | 5,209 | 456 | 5,665 | 135 | 97.67% |
| 50 - 54 | 5,704 | 4,967 | 400 | 5,367 | 337 | 94.09% |
| 55 - 59 | 5,308 | 4,941 | 385 | 5,326 | -18 | 100.34% |
| 60 - 64 | 4,887 | 4,419 | 331 | 4,750 | 137 | 97.20% |
| 65 - 69 | 4,295 | 4,123 | 256 | 4,379 | -84 | 101.96% |
| 70+ | 8,778 | 8,918 | 318 | 9,236 | -458 | 105.22% |
| Total | 66,354 | 56,196 | 4,849 | 61,045 | 5,309 | 92.00% |
Enrolment figures are as at 31 July 2026. The eligible population is the Electoral Commission's own estimate, so “not enrolled” is the gap between that estimate and the roll — not a count of identified people.
Some age bands show above 100% enrolled, which means the roll holds more people than the population estimate for that band. This appears in the Commission's own published table and is not an error here.
The youngest band is consistently the least enrolled: 18 - 24 sits at 62.17% here, against 92.00% across all ages.
Source: Electoral Commission: enrolment by general electorate
2023 election resultsShow ▾
Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Chris Bishop (National), majority 1,332.
- Chris BishopNational19,144 (44.7%)
- Ginny AndersenLabour17,812 (41.6%)
- Neelu JenningsGreen Party2,492 (5.8%)
- Lee DonoghueNZ First1,228 (2.9%)
- Ben Wylie-Van EerdTOP980 (2.3%)
- Andy ParkinsACT556 (1.3%)
- Jordan BlaneNZ Loyal403 (0.9%)
- Max RangitutiaVision NZ171 (0.4%)
Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.
Current MP for Hutt South
Chris Bishop
Current MPFocus
First National MP to hold Hutt South; focuses on housing, transport and infrastructure development for the Hutt Valley.
Candidates
Alistair Boyce
NewGinny Andersen
Focus
Seeking to reclaim Hutt South from National's Chris Bishop; holds education, police and Treaty of Waitangi portfolios.
Courtney White
NewBenjamin Wylie-van Eerd
NewFocus
Physicist passionate about housing costs, climate change and youth mental health in Hutt South.