Tāmaki Makaurau by-election official results
The Electoral Commission has released the official results for the 6 September parliamentary by-election in the Tāmaki Makaurau Māori electorate.
| Candidate | Party | Number of votes |
| KAIPARA, Oriini | Te Pāti Māori | 6,948 |
| HENARE, Peeni | Labour Party | 3,429 |
| TAMAKI, Hannah | Vision New Zealand | 175 |
| MATENE, Sherry Lee | Independent | 41 |
| ALP, Kelvyn | New Zealand Loyal | 26 |
| Candidate informal votes | 69 | |
| TOTAL | 10,688 |
The winning majority was 3,519 votes. In the 2025 Tāmaki Makaurau by-election there were:
- 44,421 people enrolled
- a total of 12,071 ordinary and special votes cast
- 2,692 special votes, including 156 overseas votes
- 1,383 disallowed votes (the main reason is voters not being enrolled in the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate)
- 6,516 ordinary and special votes were cast in advance which is 61.0% of all votes.
Voter turnout for the 2025 Tāmaki Makaurau by-election was 27.2% of the 44,421 people enrolled. That compares with 35.9% at the Port Waikato by-election in November 2023 and 31.4% at the Hamilton West by-election in December 2022.
The results are available at www.electionresults.govt.nz
“A lot of work goes into delivering a by-election in a short amount of time. Thank you to everyone who took part and voted, and to those who came to work for us in the 115 voting place locations across this large electorate,” says Karl Le Quesne, Chief Electoral Officer.
The Electoral Commission expects to return the writ showing the successful candidate on Tuesday 23 September, assuming there are no recounts.
Background
The official results for the 2025 Tāmaki Makaurau by-election held on Saturday 6 September have been determined in accordance with electoral legislation. The results are subject to any applications for judicial recounts.
The scrutiny of the rolls has been completed and the master roll for the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate has been prepared. All votes cast on and prior to election day have been recounted and special votes have been checked for eligibility before being counted. This has been done in the presence of a Justice of the Peace.