Wellington Bays
| Wellington Bays | |
|---|---|
| Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
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 Interactive map of boundaries from the 2026 election (including the Chatham Islands) | |
| Formation | 2026 |
| Region | Wellington Chatham Islands |
| Character | Urban |
| Term | 3 years |
| Member for Wellington Bays | |
Wellington Bays is a New Zealand electorate, returning a single member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was used for the first time in the 2026 New Zealand general election. It replaced the Rongotai electorate and covers southeast Wellington.
Population centres
The Wellington Bays electorate covers Wellington's southern and eastern coastal suburbs including the Miramar and Strathmore Park on the Miramar Peninsula; Evans Bay-adjacent suburbs Roseneath, Hataitai and Kilbirnie; south coast suburbs Ōwhiro Bay, Island Bay, Houghton Bay, Rongotai and Lyall Bay; as well as Berhampore, Kingston, Mornington, Vogeltown, Brooklyn and Mount Cook. It further includes the Chatham Islands some 768 km to the electorate's southeast.
Significant sites within the electorate include Wellington Airport, Wellington Hospital, Wellington Zoo and the Basin Reserve.
History
The 2025 boundary review required a reduction in North Island electorates by one to reflect nationwide population shifts. The three Wellington City electorates (Rongotai, Wellington Central and Ōhāriu) were all underpopulated. All were abolished. The suburbs of Mount Cook and Brooklyn from Wellington Central were combined with the former Rongotai electorate and the new electorate was named Wellington Bays.
Election results
2026 election
The 2026 election was held on 7 November 2026. Candidates for Wellington Bays are listed at Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate § Wellington Bays. Official results will be available after 27 November 2026.
References
- ↑ "Report of the Representation Commission 2025" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Call for Rongotai electorate to get its name back". 9 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ "Electorate boundaries finalised". Elections. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ Natanahira, Tuwhenuaroa; Online, Māori news journalist in Parliament RNZ (8 August 2025). "From new names to new boundaries: Here's what's happening to your voting electorate". RNZ. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ Report of the Representation Commission 2025 (PDF). Representation Commission. 8 August 2025. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-473-75233-0. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ "Key dates". Vote NZ. 2026. Archived from the original on 15 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
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