Country
New Zealand
Initial local by-election research only. Not a complete national inventory. Multi-seat candidate marks are not unique voters.
PartialID new-zealand
Government tiers and offices
4 current · 0 historical (historical offices stay out of current totals).
| Office | Tier | Type | Status | Next election | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westport Ward — councillor | council | councillor | current | 2026-10-16 | Buller District Council / Westport Ward |
| Lawrence-Tuapeka Community Board — community board member | other | community board member | current | 2026-10-16 | Clutha District Council / Lawrence-Tuapeka Community Board |
| Onepoto General Ward — councillor | council | councillor | current | 2026-10-16 | Porirua City Council / Onepoto General Ward |
| Takapū/Northern General Ward — councillor | council | councillor | current | 2026-12-11 | Wellington City Council / Takapū/Northern General Ward |
Polling context
No national poll supplied.
Country-specific gaps
First 20 of 5 requirements. Browse all requirements.
- Replace the provisional 2022 mirror with a signed or production-hosted return; recover 2019 and review intervening by-elections and boundary comparability. NZ-BULLER-WESTPORT-2026
- Read the later nomination/day-of-election notice, import candidates and confirm contest status and closing time. NZ-CLUTHA-LAWRENCE-TUAPEKA-2026
- Recover 2022 and the 2020 board by-election from NZ-S12; review event selection before calling the history a latest-three set. NZ-CLUTHA-LAWRENCE-TUAPEKA-2026
- Recheck full official notices and candidate profiles; recover 2025 and 2022 STV stage reports and establish a pre-2022 boundary crosswalk. NZ-PORIRUA-ONEPOTO-2026
- Review full notice and final nominations; recover 2025, 2022 and 2019 STV stage reports and check boundary continuity. NZ-WELLINGTON-TAKAPU-NORTHERN-2026
Sources and downloads
Original research data and evidence files are in the downloads catalogue. Data rights remain as stated by each source.
- 2026 Westport Ward by-election
- Results from previous elections
- Council elections (legacy mirror)
- Lawrence-Tuapeka Community Board By-Election
- Results - Local Body Elections 2025
- Council elections 2026
- Voting packs for by-election on their way
- Five candidates confirmed for Onepoto General Ward By-election
- How voting works
- Nominations now open for Takapū/Northern Ward by-election
- Notice of By-election for the Takapū/Northern General Ward
- Previous Elections
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “New Zealand.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/countries/new-zealand.