Wellington Bays
General electorate in Wellington (formerly Rongotai)
Suburbs connected26 suburbs & localitiesShow ā¾
Miramar, Newtown, Mount Cook, Brooklyn, Island Bay, Hataitai, Kilbirnie, Berhampore, Kingston, Mornington, Vogeltown, Strathmore, Maupuia, Houghton Bay, Lyall Bay, Seatoun, Roseneath, Southgate, Åwhiro Bay, Evans Bay, Karaka Bay, Melrose, Worser Bay, Chatham Islands, Rongotai, Waitangi.
Boundaries do not always follow the edge of a suburb. Kingston, Mornington, Roseneath, Waitangi 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 info95.27% enrolled Ā· as at 31 July 2026Show ā¾
| Age | Est. eligible | General | MÄori | Enrolled | Not enrolled | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - 24 | 9,470 | 5,860 | 514 | 6,374 | 3,096 | 67.31% |
| 25 - 29 | 7,473 | 6,739 | 533 | 7,272 | 201 | 97.31% |
| 30 - 34 | 7,252 | 6,329 | 427 | 6,756 | 496 | 93.16% |
| 35 - 39 | 6,438 | 5,971 | 265 | 6,236 | 202 | 96.86% |
| 40 - 44 | 5,487 | 5,171 | 229 | 5,400 | 87 | 98.41% |
| 45 - 49 | 5,350 | 5,087 | 231 | 5,318 | 32 | 99.40% |
| 50 - 54 | 5,409 | 5,166 | 259 | 5,425 | -16 | 100.30% |
| 55 - 59 | 4,936 | 4,842 | 235 | 5,077 | -141 | 102.86% |
| 60 - 64 | 4,698 | 4,580 | 208 | 4,788 | -90 | 101.92% |
| 65 - 69 | 3,348 | 3,463 | 146 | 3,609 | -261 | 107.80% |
| 70+ | 6,867 | 7,155 | 161 | 7,316 | -449 | 106.54% |
| Total | 66,728 | 60,363 | 3,208 | 63,571 | 3,157 | 95.27% |
Enrolment figures are as at 31 July 2026. The eligible population is the Electoral Commission's own estimate, so ānot enrolledā is the gap between that estimate and the roll ā 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 67.31% here, against 95.27% across all ages.
Source: Electoral Commission: enrolment by general electorate
2023 election results(contested as Rongotai)Show ā¾
Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Julie Anne Genter (Green Party), majority 2,717.
- Julie Anne GenterGreen Party16,586 (39.5%)
- Fleur FitzsimonsLabour13,869 (33.0%)
- KÄruna MuthuNational8,794 (20.9%)
- Nicole McKeeACT1,179 (2.8%)
- Geoff MillsNZ First860 (2.0%)
- Bruce WelshNew Conservative275 (0.7%)
- Atom EmetAnimal Justice216 (0.5%)
- Don Newt McDonaldIndependent130 (0.3%)
- Merania RoaVision NZ96 (0.2%)
Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.
Current MP for Wellington Bays
Julie Anne Genter
Current MPFocus
Defending Wellington Bays; focused on community service, transport, women's health and fighting government rollbacks on clean car discounts.
Candidates
Gerald Warner
NewCraig Renney
NewFocus
CTU economist contesting Wellington Bays; focused on housing, jobs, social insurance, energy renationalisation and clean transport.
Karuna Muthu
NewFocus
25-year Wellington Bays resident involved in local governance, education boards and cultural community leadership.
Nicole McKee
Focus
Firearms regulation reform including transferring gun licensing to an independent agency, and combating retail crime.
Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
NewFocus
Standing in Wellington Bays on climate policy, ocean and fisheries restoration, and biodiversity.