Wellington North
General electorate in Wellington (formerly Wellington Central)
Suburbs connected27 suburbs & localitiesShow ā¾
Karori, Vivian, Ngaio, Thorndon, Wellington Central, Mount Victoria, Wadestown, Dixon Street, Aro Valley, Khandallah, Kaiwharawhara, Pipitea, Northland, MÄkara, Ohariu, Kelburn, Courtenay, Karori Park, Wilton, Crofton Downs, Khandallah Reserve, Onslow, Oriental Bay, Wellington University, Wellington Botanic Gardens, Broadmeadows, Newlands South.
Boundaries do not always follow the edge of a suburb. MÄkara, Ohariu, Newlands South 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 info93.79% enrolled Ā· as at 31 July 2026Show ā¾
| Age | Est. eligible | General | MÄori | Enrolled | Not enrolled | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 - 24 | 12,923 | 8,393 | 519 | 8,912 | 4,011 | 68.96% |
| 25 - 29 | 7,888 | 7,407 | 406 | 7,813 | 75 | 99.05% |
| 30 - 34 | 6,910 | 6,351 | 250 | 6,601 | 309 | 95.53% |
| 35 - 39 | 5,793 | 5,396 | 192 | 5,588 | 205 | 96.46% |
| 40 - 44 | 5,253 | 4,894 | 144 | 5,038 | 215 | 95.91% |
| 45 - 49 | 5,157 | 4,967 | 143 | 5,110 | 47 | 99.09% |
| 50 - 54 | 5,518 | 5,163 | 175 | 5,338 | 180 | 96.74% |
| 55 - 59 | 4,811 | 4,861 | 146 | 5,007 | -196 | 104.07% |
| 60 - 64 | 4,278 | 4,240 | 97 | 4,337 | -59 | 101.38% |
| 65 - 69 | 3,388 | 3,486 | 63 | 3,549 | -161 | 104.75% |
| 70+ | 6,988 | 7,258 | 74 | 7,332 | -344 | 104.92% |
| Total | 68,907 | 62,416 | 2,209 | 64,625 | 4,282 | 93.79% |
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 68.96% here, against 93.79% across all ages.
Source: Electoral Commission: enrolment by general electorate
2023 election results(contested as Wellington Central)Show ā¾
Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Tamatha Paul (Green Party), majority 6,066.
- Tamatha PaulGreen Party18,439 (40.8%)
- Ibrahim OmerLabour12,373 (27.4%)
- Scott SheeranNational11,555 (25.6%)
- Natalia AlbertTOP1,554 (3.4%)
- Taylor ArneilNZ First493 (1.1%)
- Michael ApplebyLegalise Cannabis418 (0.9%)
- Christopher GordonAnimal Justice111 (0.2%)
- Meg LimVision NZ80 (0.2%)
- Don FranksWN67 (0.1%)
- Karl Thomas GeiringerIndependent43 (0.1%)
- Pete BainsIndependent36 (0.1%)
Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.
Current MP for Wellington North
Tamatha Paul
Current MPFocus
Defending Wellington North; focused on Te Tiriti, environment, housing densification, cycleways and preventing sexual violence in the central city.
Candidates
Taylor Arneil
Ayesha Verrall
Focus
Labour's health spokesperson contesting Wellington North; focused on health system investment and competing with Green MP Tamatha Paul for the progressive vote.
Jonathan Pitts
NewFocus
Focused on growing the economy to create jobs and lift wages; emphasises cost of living relief for families in Wellington North.
Matthew Hague
NewFocus
Standing in Wellington North on justice system delivery, court delays and defence matters.
Jessica Hammond
NewFocus
Veteran candidate with policy experience across transport, health, disability and MÄori economic development; focused on child poverty and affordable housing in Wellington North.