43% counted ·
Kaikōura: National leads by 3,861 votes
Candidate vote
| Candidate | Now | Share bar | Votes | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAT Stuart SMITH | 46.5% | 8,438 | 49.5% (won in 2023) | |
| LAB Emma DEWHIRST | 25.2% | 4,577 | 22.2% | |
| NZF Jamie Arthur ARBUCKLE | 10.4% | 1,882 | 10.4% | |
| ACT Keith GRIFFITHS | 6.3% | 1,136 | 6.3% | |
| GRN Richard MCCUBBIN | 6.0% | 1,087 | 6.0% | |
| LOY Natalie COLELLO | 2.2% | 399 | 2.2% | |
| 5 other candidates | 2.5% | 449 |
NAT leads by 3,861 · 2023 majority 11,412 (NAT)
Networks own wording
1News
“Called”
NAT SMITHFirst
RNZ
“Wins”
NAT SMITH
NZ Herald
“Projected winner”
NAT SMITH
Stuff
“Called”
NAT SMITH
ThreeNews
“Called”
NAT SMITH
Summary
5 of 5 networks have called it for National
Only calls count as called. Characterisations such as “too close to call” are each network’s own words.
Party vote
| Party | Now | Share bar | 2023 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 38.8% | 40.9% | −2.2 | |
| Labour | 21.5% | 20.6% | +0.8 | |
| ACT | 15.5% | 14.0% | +1.5 | |
| NZ First | 10.4% | 9.0% | +1.3 | |
| Green | 7.1% | 7.8% | −0.6 | |
| NZ Loyal | 2.1% | 2.0% | +0.0 | |
| Opportunities | 1.5% | 1.7% | −0.2 | |
| DemocracyNZ | 0.6% | 0.6% | +0.0 | |
| NewZeal | 0.6% | 0.6% | +0.0 | |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0.5% | 0.5% | +0.0 |