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Mana is a New Zealand electorate, returning a single member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Mana is Barbara Edmonds of the Labour Party. She has held this position since the 2020 general election.

Formation1996
RegionWellington
CharacterUrban and suburban
Term3 years
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Mana
Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives
Formation1996
RegionWellington
CharacterUrban and suburban
Term3 years
Member for Mana

Barbara Edmonds[1]
since 17 October 2020
PartyLabour
List MPsAndy Foster (NZ First)
Previous MPKris Faafoi (Labour)
Party vote distribution




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The electorate will be abolished ahead of the 2026 general election.

Population centres

The Mana electorate is centred on Porirua city and includes the southern Kapiti Coast district. As of 2025, its boundaries extend from the north Wellington suburb of Linden to the southern edge of the Kapiti Coast Airport. The western boundary is with the Remutaka electorate, running through the Akatarawa Forest and abutting the Hutt South electorate at Boulder Hill.

Population centres within the electorate include Paraparaumu (south of the airport, and east of the railway), Raumati Beach, Raumati South, Paekākāriki, Pukerua Bay, Karehana Bay, Plimmerton, Mana, Camborne, Paremata, Whitby, Pāuatahanui, Porirua and Linden.

History

The electorate was created for the introduction of mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation in 1996 from the Porirua electorate and from the southern part of the Kapiti electorate, consisting of Paraparaumu south of the airport, Raumati South and Raumati Beach. The 1996 election was won by Labour's Graham Kelly, who was member for the former Porirua electorate.

The electorate was expanded slightly in the 2007 boundary redistribution when parts of Paraparaumu located east of State Highway 1 (now Old State Highway 1) were added from neighbouring Ōtaki. The boundaries went unchanged in the 2013/14 and 2020 redistributions.[2][3]

Labour members have won the seat in every election. The closest result was in the 2010 Mana by-election where Kris Faafoi succeeded Luamanuvao Winnie Laban and National Party candidate Hekia Parata came second by a margin of 1,080 votes.[4]

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 with flow-on effects for the wider region. The Mana and Ōtaki electorates were also abolished, with the population of Mana being redistributed to Kenepuru and Kapiti.[5][6]

Members of Parliament

Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at a general election.

Key

  Labour   National   Green

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Election Winner
1996 election Graham Kelly
1999 election
2002 election Winnie Laban
2005 election
2008 election
2010 by-election Kris Faafoi
2011 election
2014 election
2017 election
2020 election Barbara Edmonds
2023 election
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List MPs

Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the Mana electorate. Unless otherwise stated, all MPs' terms began and ended at general elections.

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Election Winner
2005 election Chris Finlayson
2008 election Hekia Parata1
2011 election Jan Logie1
Hekia Parata
2014 election Jan Logie
Hekia Parata
2017 election Jan Logie
2020 election
2023 election Andy Foster
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1 Also contested 2010 by-election

Election results

2023 election

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2023 general election: Mana[7]
Notes:

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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Barbara Edmonds 20,197 48.56 −12.01 16,016 38.05 −20.12
National Frances Hughes 12,825 30.83 +7.93 12,084 28.70 +10.34
Green Gina Dao-McLay 4,200 10.09 +0.50 6,297 14.96 +5.32
NZ First Andy Foster 1,849 4.44 — 2,215 5.26 +3.06
ACT Lily Brown 1,195 2.87 — 2,250 5.34 −0.19
NZ Loyal Lisa Temperton 586 1.40 — 300 0.71 —
Independent Kush Bhargava 188 0.45 —
Not A Party Richard Goode 105 0.25 −0.09
Opportunities   1,158 2.75 +0.78
Te Pāti Māori   792 1.88 +1.32
NewZeal   275 0.65 −0.11
Legalise Cannabis   161 0.38 +0.04
Freedoms NZ   110 0.26 —
Animal Justice   86 0.20 —
DemocracyNZ   52 0.12 —
New Conservative   46 0.10 −0.88
Women's Rights   46 0.10 —
New Nation   17 0.04 —
Leighton Baker Party   13 0.03 —
Informal votes 446 173
Total valid votes 41,591 42,091
Labour hold Majority 7,372 17.72 +19.95
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2020 election

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2020 general election: Mana[8]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Edmonds 26,122 60.57 +1.21 25,271 58.17 +12.64
National Jo Hayes 9,878 22.90 −7.76 7,976 18.36 −18.25
Green Jan Logie 4,135 9.59 +1.72 4,187 9.64 +1.77
New Conservative Roy Barry 522 1.21 — 425 0.98 +0.84
ONE Stephanie Harawira 378 0.88 — 233 0.54 —
Advance NZ Edward Ponder 369 0.86 — 349 0.80 —
Integrity Helen Cartwright 360 0.83 —
Progressive Aotearoa Michael Walker 120 0.28 —
Independent Gordon Marshall 119 0.28 −0.28
Not A Party Richard Goode 69 0.16 −0.13
Attica Mike Iles 64 0.15 —
ACT   2,403 5.53 +5.21
NZ First   954 2.20 −2.75
Opportunities   857 1.97 −1.39
Māori Party   242 0.56 +0.12
Legalise Cannabis   148 0.34 +0.07
Vision New Zealand   55 0.13 —
Outdoors   22 0.05 +0.01
Sustainable NZ   20 0.05 —
Social Credit   12 0.03 +0.01
TEA   6 0.01 —
Heartland   4 0.01 —
Informal votes 991 278
Total valid votes 43,127 43,442
Turnout 43,644[9] 84.26 +1.27
Labour hold Majority 16,244 37.67 +8.97
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2017 election

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2017 general election: Mana[10]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Kris Faafoi 22,709 59.36 +5.14 17,831 45.53 +11.38
National Euon Murrell 11,729 30.66 −1.62 14,305 36.61 −3.75
Green Jan Logie 3,011 7.87 −0.47 3,076 7.87 −4.88
ACT Shan Ng 264 0.69 — 125 0.32 +0.11
United Future Kelleigh Sheffield-Cranstoun 219 0.57 — 41 0.10 −0.21
Independent Gordon Marshall 214 0.56 —
Not A Party Richard Goode 112 0.29 −0.81[a]
NZ First   1,936 4.95 −1.82
Opportunities   1,311 3.36 —
Māori Party   173 0.44 −0.17
Legalise Cannabis   107 0.27 −0.20
Conservative   54 0.14 −2.52
Mana Party   47 0.12 −0.83[b]
People's Party   24 0.06 —
Ban 1080   19 0.05 −0.01
Outdoors   16 0.04 —
Democrats   7 0.02 −0.05
Internet   4 0.01 −0.94[c]
Informal votes 484 188
Total valid votes 38,258 39,076
Turnout 39,310
Labour hold Majority 10,980 28.70 +6.75
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2014 election

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2014 general election: Mana[11]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Kris Faafoi 19,651 54.81 +6.20 12,601 34.39 −3.37
National Hekia Parata 11,698 32.27 −9.34 14,850 40.53 +0.58
Green Jan Logie 3,024 8.43 +0.54 4,691 12.80 +0.03
Conservative Roy Barry 980 2.73 — 977 2.66 +0.91
Legalise Cannabis Richard Goode 403 1.11 +0.14 173 0.47 −0.02
Democrats Ron England 96 0.27 — 24 0.07 +0.04
NZ First   2,493 6.80 +1.96
Internet Mana   351 0.96 +0.48[d]
Māori Party   226 0.62 −0.04
United Future   116 0.32 −0.36
ACT   79 0.22 −0.26
Civilian   28 0.07 —
Ban 1080   21 0.05 —
Independent Coalition   5 0.01 —
Focus   3 0.01 —
Informal votes 393 155
Total valid votes 36,245 36,793
Turnout 36,793 80.92 +3.37
Labour hold Majority 7,953 22.18 +15.54
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2011 election

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2011 general election: Mana[4]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Kris Faafoi 16,323 48.61 −4.45 12,999 37.76 −6.15
National Hekia Parata 14,093 41.97 +6.98 13,754 39.95 +3.28
Green Jan Logie 2,652 7.90 +1.18 4,398 12.78 +4.39
Legalise Cannabis Richard Goode 332 0.99 +0.80[e] 168 0.49 +0.10
ACT Michael Warren 182 0.54 −1.30 163 0.47 −1.89
NZ First   1,667 4.84 +1.87
Conservative   604 1.75 —
United Future   234 0.68 −0.64
Māori Party   227 0.66 −0.37
Mana   165 0.48 —
Libertarianz   20 0.06 +0.01
Alliance   16 0.05 0.00
Democrats   10 0.03 +0.01
Informal votes 740 375
Total valid votes 33,582 34,425
Labour hold Majority 2,230 6.64 −11.43
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Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 44,393[12]

2010 by-election

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2010 Mana by-election

Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election.
Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kris Faafoi 10,980 47.17 -5.89
National Hekia Parata 9,574 41.13 +6.14
Green Jan Logie 1,543 6.62 −0.09
Independent Matt McCarten 849 3.65 −
ACT Colin du Plessis 136 0.58 −1.26
Legalise Cannabis Julian Crawford 112 0.48 −
Libertarianz Sean Fitzpatrick 46 0.20 +0.01
Alliance Kelly Buchanan 37 0.16 −
Informal votes 37
Total Valid votes 23,277
Labour hold Majority 1,406 6.04 -12.03
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2008 election

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2008 general election: Mana[13]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Luamanuvao Winnie Laban 18,070 53.06 −0.16 15,209 43.91 −6.07
National Hekia Parata 11,915 34.99 +3.14 12,701 36.67 +5.13
Green Michael Gilchrist 2,288 6.72 +1.47 2,903 8.38 +2.15
ACT Mike Collins 628 1.84 +0.59 819 2.36 +1.36
United Future Robin Gunston 472 1.39 −2.45 458 1.32 −2.88
Kiwi Renton MacLachlan 337 0.99 — 206 0.59 —
Pacific Tim Salele'a Manu 282 0.83 — 189 0.55 —
Libertarianz Richard Goode 64 0.19 — 17 0.05 +0.02
NZ First   1,029 2.97 −0.91
Māori Party   356 1.03 −0.04
Progressive   274 0.79 −0.21
Bill and Ben   213 0.61 —
Legalise Cannabis   133 0.38 +0.12
Family Party   85 0.25 —
Alliance   17 0.05 −0.10
Workers Party   15 0.04 —
Democrats   5 0.01 −0.01
RAM   5 0.01 —
RONZ   2 0.01 0.00
Informal votes 277 123
Total valid votes 34,056 34,636
Turnout 34,759
Labour hold Majority 6,155 18.07 −3.31
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2005 election

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2005 general election: Mana[14]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Luamanuvao Winnie Laban 16,763 53.22 +2.76 16,016 49.98 +2.46
National Chris Finlayson 10,029 31.84 +3.45 10,108 31.54 +14.27
Green Nicola Harvey 1,654 5.25 −1.97 1,995 6.23 −1,19
United Future Robin Gunston 1,207 3.83 −1.92 1,346 4.20 −4.70
Destiny Tala Leiasamaivao 518 1.64 — 224 0.70 —
Māori Party Sonny Hosking 403 1.28 — 248 0.77 —
ACT Michael Collins 395 1.25 −1.52 322 1.00 −5.18
Progressive Fale Leleisiuao 291 0.92 −0.46 345 1.08 −0.83
Alliance Kelly Buchanan 100 0.32 −1.10 49 0.15 −1.57
Direct Democracy Jason Anderson 56 0.18 — 7 0.02 —
NZ First   1,244 3.88 −1.57
Legalise Cannabis   83 0.26 −0.36
Christian Heritage   22 0.07 −1.15
Libertarianz   9 0.03 —
99 MP   8 0.02 —
Democrats   7 0.02 —
Family Rights   5 0.02 —
One NZ   5 0.02 −0.14
RONZ   3 0.01
Informal votes 346 117
Total valid votes 31,495 32,046
Turnout 32,163
Labour hold Majority 6,734 21.38 −0.70
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2002 election

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2002 general election: Mana[15]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Winnie Laban 14,576 50.47 +3.52 13,997 47.52 +3.10
National Sue Wood 8,200 28.39 −0.30 5,088 17.27 −11.43
Green Olivia Mitchell 2,086 7.22 +3.92 2,184 7.41 +2.80
United Future Graham Butterworth 1,663 5.76 +4.97[f] 2,623 8.91 6.10
ACT Simon Anthony Ewing-Jarvie 801 2.77 0.82 1,821 6.18 +0.85
Christian Heritage Renton Maclachlan 520 1.80 −0.03 359 1.22 −0.64
Alliance Michael Gilchrist 410 1.42 −3.88 507 1.72 −6.08
Progressive Doreen Henderson 399 1.38 — 562 1.91 —
One NZ Janet White 152 0.53 — 47 0.16 +0.12
Anti-Capitalist Alliance Paul Hopkinson 74 0.26 —
NZ First   1,857 6.30 +4.00
ORNZ   212 0.72 —
Legalise Cannabis   182 0.62 −0.67
Mana Māori   14 0.05 +0.01
NMP   1 0.003 −0.03
Informal votes 455 109
Total valid votes 28,881 29,454
Turnout 29,563
Labour hold Majority 6,376 22.08 +3.82
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1999 election

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1999 general election: Mana[16][17]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Graham Kelly 14,078 46.95 +5.63 13,394 44.42 +7.66
National Mark Thomas 8,603 28.69 8,653 28.70 −2.73
Alliance Moira Ann Lawler 1,590 5.30 2,351 7.80 −3.11
Mauri Pacific Api Malu 1,011 3.37 75 0.25
Green Robert Shaw 989 3.30 1,390 4.61
Independent Bill Bevan 639 2.13
ACT Darryl Ward 583 1.94 1,606 5.33 +0.73
Christian Democrats Lance Huxford 566 1.89 549 1.82
Christian Heritage Renton Maclachlan 549 1.83 −1.44[g] 559 1.85
Legalise Cannabis David Moore 479 1.60 388 1.29 −0.22
NZ First Nigel Jones 354 1.18 694 2.30 −6.32
United NZ Graham Butterworth 237 0.79 309 1.02 0.00
Independent Lance Anderson 171 0.57
McGillicuddy Serious John Creser 113 0.38 58 0.19 −0.12
NMP David Pattinson 12 0.04 9 0.03
Asia Pacific Lutena Mulitalo Mano'o 10 0.03
Libertarianz   41 0.14 +0.11
Animals First   35 0.12 −0.06
Mana Māori   13 0.04 −0.04
One NZ   13 0.04
The People's Choice   6 0.02
Natural Law   5 0.02
South Island   3 0.01
Freedom Movement   1 0.00
Republican   0 0.00
Informal votes 396 228
Total valid votes 29,984 30,152
Labour hold Majority 5,475 18.26 +5.14
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1996 election

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1996 general election: Mana[18][19][20]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Graham Kelly 11,408 41.32 10,211 36.76
National Allan Wells 7,786 28.20 8,728 31.43
NZ First Graham Harding 3,128 11.33 2,393 8.62
Alliance Vernon Tile 2,472 8.95 3,031 10.91
Christian Coalition Renton Maclauchlan 902 3.27 1,098 3.95
ACT Neil Wilson 697 2.52 1,277 4.60
Independent Marie Iupeli 586 2.12
Progressive Green David Green 297 1.08 60 0.22
McGillicuddy Serious Grant Prankered 277 1.00 85 0.31
Natural Law Wayne Shepherd 53 0.19 25 0.09
Legalise Cannabis   419 1.51
United NZ   282 1.02
Animals First   49 0.18
Asia Pacific United 35 0.13
Mana Māori   21 0.08
Superannuitants & Youth   18 0.06
Green Society   10 0.04
Conservatives   9 0.03
Libertarianz   8 0.03
Advance New Zealand 6 0.02
Ethnic Minority Party 5 0.02
Te Tawharau 4 0.01
Informal votes 303 135
Total valid votes 27,606 27,774
Labour win new seat Majority 3,622 13.12
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Table footnotes

  1. [a]
    Richard Goode contested the electorate in 2014 as a candidate for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
  2. [b]
    2017 Mana Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with the Internet Party in the 2014 election
  3. [c]
    2017 Internet Party swing is relative to the votes for Internet-Mana in 2014; it shared a party list with Mana Party in the 2014 election
  4. [d]
    2014 Internet Mana swing is relative to the votes for Mana in 2011; it shared a party list with Internet in the 2014 election
  5. [e]
    Richard Goode contested the electorate in 2008 as a candidate for the Libertarianz Party
  6. [f]
    Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the United NZ Party in the 1999 election
  7. [g]
    Percentage change calculated as a candidate for the Christian Coalition Party in the 1996 election

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