Kapiti

General electorate in Wellington (formerly Otaki (renamed))

2026 General Electorate/Wellington/Kapiti
2023 election results(contested as Otaki)Show ā–¾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Tim Costley (National), majority 6,271.

  • Tim CostleyNational22,145 (51.0%)
  • Terisa NgobiLabour15,874 (36.5%)
  • Ali MuhammadGreen Party2,946 (6.8%)
  • Sean RushACT1,327 (3.1%)
  • Bryan Ten-HaveLOYAL1,078 (2.5%)
  • Bob WessexNAP75 (0.2%)

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

Current MP for Kapiti

Tim Costley

Current MP
National
FromWaikanae
About
Former RNZAF helicopter pilot and military leader, now an MP and charity founder.

Focus

Campaigning on healthcare for Kapiti including funding a local cancer clinic and expanding bowel cancer screening; focused on government accountability.

View profile

Candidates

Penny Gaylor

New
NZ First
FromKāpiti Coast
About
Regional councillor for Kāpiti; contested Taranaki-King Country for Labour in 2014.

Sophie Handford

New
Labour
FromKapiti Coast
About
Two-term Kāpiti Coast district councillor who grew up in Paekākāriki.

Focus

Contesting the new Kāpiti electorate on the cost of living, housing, health and climate resilience, after two terms on the district council.

View profile

Melody Willis

New
Green Party
FromKapiti Coast
About
Organiser and activist with a governance and planning background.

Chee-Khiang Sng

New
TOP
FromKapiti
About
Singaporean-born professional with experience as a technology journalist, nurse and insurance strategist.

Focus

Focused on economic reform, housing affordability and sustainable development on the Kapiti Coast.

View profile
General electorateWellington2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026