Wellington Bays (electorate)
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'''Wellington Bays''' will be a |
'''Wellington Bays''' will be a [[New Zealand electorates|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]].{{cite web |title=Report of the Representation Commission 2025 |url=https://elections.nz/assets/pagecomponent-file-files/REPORT-OF-THE-REPRESENTATION-COMMISSION-2025-WEB.pdf |access-date=8 August 2025 |website=Electoral Commission |publisher=Electoral Commission}} It replaces the [[Rongotai (New Zealand electorate)|Rongotai electorate]] and covers southeast Wellington.{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2025 |title=Call for Rongotai electorate to get its name back |url=https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=173018 |access-date=2025-08-15 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Electorate boundaries finalised |url=https://elections.nz/media-and-news/2025/electorate-boundaries-finalised/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Elections |language=en-NZ}} |
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== Population centres == |
== Population centres == |
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The Wellington Bays electorate covers [[Wellington]]’s southern and eastern coastal suburbs |
The Wellington Bays electorate covers [[Wellington]]’s southern and eastern coastal suburbs including the [[Miramar, New Zealand|Miramar]] and [[Strathmore Park]] on the [[Miramar Peninsula]]; [[Evans Bay]]-adjacent suburbs [[Roseneath, Wellington|Roseneath]], [[Hataitai]] and [[Kilbirnie]]; south coast suburbs [[Ōwhiro Bay]], [[Island Bay]], [[Houghton Bay]] and [[Lyall Bay]]; as well as [[Berhampore, New Zealand|Berhampore]], [[Kingston, Wellington|Kingston]], [[Mornington, Wellington|Mornington]], [[Vogeltown, Wellington|Vogeltown]], [[Brooklyn, Wellington|Brooklyn]] and [[Mount Cook, Wellington|Mount Cook]]. It further includes the [[Chatham Islands]] some 768 km to the electorate's southeast. |
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Significant sites within the electorate include [[Wellington Airport]], [[Wellington Hospital, New Zealand|Wellington Hospital]], [[Wellington Zoo]] and the [[Basin Reserve]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The 2025 boundary review required a reduction in North Island electorates by one to reflect nationwide population shifts. The three Wellington City electorates ([[Rongotai (electorate)|Rongotai]], [[Wellington Central (electorate)|Wellington Central]] and [[Ōhāriu (electorate)|Ōhāriu]]) were all underpopulated. All were abolished. The suburbs of [[Mount Cook, Wellington|Mount Cook]] and [[Brooklyn, Wellington|Brooklyn]] from Wellington Central were combined with the former Rongotai electorate and the new electorate was named Wellington Bays.{{Cite web |last=Natanahira |first=Tuwhenuaroa |last2=Online |first2=Māori news journalist in Parliament RNZ |date=2025-08-08 |title=From new names to new boundaries: Here's what's happening to your voting electorate |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/569410/from-new-names-to-new-boundaries-here-s-what-s-happening-to-your-voting-electorate |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}{{cite book |url=https://elections.nz/assets/pagecomponent-file-files/REPORT-OF-THE-REPRESENTATION-COMMISSION-2025-WEB.pdf |title=Report of the Representation Commission 2025 |date=8 August 2025 |publisher=Representation Commission |isbn=978-0-473-75233-0 |page=18 |access-date=16 September 2025}} |
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Wellington Bays will first be contested in the [[2026 New Zealand general election]]. It will replace the [[Rongotai (New Zealand electorate)|Rongotai]] electorate to accommodate expected population shifts in the [[Wellington Region|Wellington region]].{{cite book |title=Report of the Representation Commission 2025 |url=https://elections.nz/assets/pagecomponent-file-files/REPORT-OF-THE-REPRESENTATION-COMMISSION-2025-WEB.pdf |isbn=978-0-473-75233-0 |publisher=Representation Commission |access-date=16 September 2025 |page=18 |date=8 August 2025 }} The electorate will be used from 2026 onwards. |
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== Candidates == |
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=== 2026 === |
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* [[Julie Anne Genter]] (Green Party of Aotearoa){{cite news |date=27 November 2025 |title=Julie Anne Genter confirms plans to be first Wellington Bays MP |url=https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360902408/julie-anne-genter-confirms-plans-be-first-wellington-bays-mp |access-date=19 February 2026 |work=[[The Post (New Zealand newspaper) |The Post]]|language=en-nz}} |
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== Election results == |
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The electorate will be contested for the first time at the [[2026 New Zealand general election]]. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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