Wellington Bays (electorate)
Electoral district in Wellington, New Zealand
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Wellington Bays will be a New Zealand electorate, returning a single member to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It will be used for the first time in the 2026 New Zealand general election.[1] It replaces the Rongotai electorate and covers southeast Wellington.[2][3]
| Wellington Bays | |
|---|---|
| Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| |
| Formation | 2026 |
| Region | Wellington Chatham Islands |
| Character | Urban |
| Term | 3 years |
| Member for Wellington Bays | |
Population centres
The Wellington Bays electorate covers Wellington’s southern and eastern coastal suburbs including the Miramar and Strathmore Park on the Miramar Peninsula; Evans Bay-adjacent suburbs Roseneath, Hataitai and Kilbirnie; south coast suburbs Ōwhiro Bay, Island Bay, Houghton Bay, Rongotai and Lyall Bay; as well as Berhampore, Kingston, Mornington, Vogeltown, Brooklyn and Mount Cook. It further includes the Chatham Islands some 768 km to the electorate's southeast.
Significant sites within the electorate include Wellington Airport, Wellington Hospital, Wellington Zoo and the Basin Reserve.
History
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. The suburbs of Mount Cook and Brooklyn from Wellington Central were combined with the former Rongotai electorate and the new electorate was named Wellington Bays.[4][5]
Election results
2026 election
The next election will be held on 7 November 2026. Candidates for Wellington Bays are listed at Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate § Wellington Bays. Official results will be available after 27 November 2026.[6]
