Kenepuru
General electorate in Wellington (formerly Mana / Ohariu)
🗳 2023 results: No directly comparable result — Kenepuru is a new or substantially redrawn electorate from the 2025 boundary review (formerly Mana / Ohariu).
Current MP for Kenepuru
Barbara Edmonds
Current MPLabour
FromPorirua
About
Labour's Finance Spokesperson; specialist tax lawyer and mother of eight.
Focus
Contesting the new Kenepuru electorate; campaigning for affordable housing, free GP visits, and a Future Fund to support local innovation.
Candidates
Jon Blackshaw
NewNZ First
FromPorirua
About
Porirua-based social worker of 25 years
Matthew Evetts
NewNational
FromTawa, Wellington
About
Business leader with technology and cyber-security expertise in strategy and organisational change.
Focus
15-year Tawa/Kenepuru resident focused on the economy, law and order, healthcare and education; brings technology and cybersecurity expertise.
Lan Pham
Green Party
FromWellington
About
Freshwater ecologist, former Canterbury regional councillor and DOC worker, Green list MP since 2023.
Focus
Ranked #6 on Green list; passionately focused on freshwater and environmental protection for Kenepuru and national policy.
Robert Mason
NewTOP
FromWellington
About
UK-born secondary school teacher and former publishing and advertising professional.
Focus
Campaigning on housing equity and economic reform in the new Kenepuru electorate.
General electorateWellington2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026