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Revealed: The electorates proposed to be abolished, renamed

The Representation Commission released proposals to redraw electorate boundaries for the 2026 election, resulting in the scrapping of the Lhriu, Mana, and Ltaki electorates and the creation of Kenepuru and Kpiti, due to slower population growth in the North Island as revealed by the 2023 Census Part: 1, Part: 24).
The commission was required to reduce the number of electorates in the North Island by one because the populations of all the current electorates are below quota in the lower North Island .
Labour MP Greg O'Connor, whose Lhriu seat is to be carved up, vows to stay in Parliament, potentially leading to a challenge with Mana MP Barbara Edmonds for the Kenepuru seat, although Edmonds stated, "We genuinely like each other, so it's all good" .
The proposed changes affect approximately 736,100 people in the North Island general electorates and 3300 people in the Mori electorates, with submissions and public meetings scheduled before the final decision on August 8 .
While there had been speculation that Auckland might lose an electorate, the commission decided to remove one from the lower North Island, leading to criticism that the commission's makeup only reflects the perspectives of the two largest parties .

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The Spinoff

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The city that could be cut in half by proposed electorate changes

50 electorates and over 750,000 voters could be impacted by the changes.

7 days ago·New Zealand

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Plan for two new electorates to replace Ohariu, Mana and Otaki

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7 days ago·Wellington, New Zealand

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Labour's Greg O'Connor plans to stick around even if his Ōhāriu seat is carved up

Under proposals released by the Representation Commission, the electorates of Ōhāriu, Mana, and Ōtaki will be scrapped, and replaced by two new seats: Kenepuru, and Kāpiti.

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Wellington’s lost MP and the very large Māori electorates, explained

Wellington will lose one MP. Other electorates will change their names. And the Māori electorates are looking to be very large. So, what’s going on?

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Revealed: The electorates proposed to be abolished, renamed

Major changes are being proposed to electorates in the lower North Island, resulting in the disappearance of one seat. The key announcement coming out of the...

8 days ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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The impact of proposed boundaries

At Patreon (paywalled) I analyse the proposed new boundaries for the 2026 general election, the likely impact on each seat for each MP, and which seats flip on paper – plus which MP is out of a job. My prediction last year that Ohariu would disappear has been proven correct, while all those who insisted Epsom would disappear seem to have been guilty of wishful thinking.The post The impact of proposed boundaries first appeared on Kiwiblog.

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