2026 PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Christchurch Central electorate results
Candidate and party votes for Christchurch Central in the 2026 New Zealand general election.
100.0% of voting places reporting · Results feed updated . These are preliminary results, not the official final count.
ELECTORATE VOTE
Candidate results
| Candidate / party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HAMPTON, GeorgeLabour Party | 13,836 | 40.0% |
| STEPHENS, Dale AoteaNational Party | 11,204 | 32.4% |
| CARTER, KahuGreen Party | 6,165 | 17.8% |
| ARNEIL, Mark RussellNew Zealand First Party | 1,596 | 4.6% |
| SKIPPER, EdenOpportunity Party | 1,155 | 3.3% |
| ANDERSON, BlairAotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 306 | 0.9% |
| HANSEN, TubbyEconomic Euthenics | 142 | 0.4% |
| BYRNES, GregAlliance Party | 98 | 0.3% |
| LAURIE, HaydenIndependent | 84 | 0.2% |
| Total candidate votes shown | 34,586 | 100% |
PARTY VOTE
Party results
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 11,219 | 32.3% |
| National Party | 8,139 | 23.5% |
| Green Party | 6,498 | 18.7% |
| Opportunity Party | 3,239 | 9.3% |
| ACT New Zealand | 2,668 | 7.7% |
| New Zealand First Party | 2,552 | 7.4% |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 94 | 0.3% |
| Free Palestine | 54 | 0.2% |
| Alliance Party | 47 | 0.1% |
| Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand | 41 | 0.1% |
| NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party | 41 | 0.1% |
| Women’s Rights Party | 36 | 0.1% |
| Te Pāti Māori | 32 | 0.1% |
| Conservative Party NZ | 25 | 0.1% |
| New Zealand Loyal | 10 | 0.0% |
| Te Tai Tokerau Party | 4 | 0.0% |
| Vision New Zealand | 4 | 0.0% |
| Total party votes shown | 34,703 | 100% |