Whangaparāoa is an electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was first created for the 2020 New Zealand general election and is represented by Mark Mitchell of the National Party; Mitchell had previously been the representative for the now abolished Rodney electorate.
Population centres The electorate is located on the northern fringe of the Auckland metropolitan area, in the former Rodney District. It is centred on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and more broadly the Hibiscus Coast. It also extends south to include Dairy Flat, Coatesville, Paremoremo and some of the suburb of Albany, reaching the northern coast of the Waitematā Harbour.
History
Whangaparāoa was created in the 2019/20 electoral redistribution. Rapid population growth in the area necessitated the splitting of the former electorate, with the northern section around Warkworth being incorporated into the new Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate, and the rest of the electorate becoming Whangaparāoa. A section around Coatesville and Dairy Flat was added from the former electorate of to bring the new electorate into quota tolerance. Continued population growth in the area saw the communities of Lucas Heights and Pāremoremo transferred to East Coast Bays before the 2026 general election to remain proportional.
The electorate is reasonably safe for National, with the final MP for Rodney Mark Mitchell transferring to the seat upon its creation.
Members of Parliament
Election Winner Mark Mitchell As of no candidates who have contested the Whangaparāoa electorate have been returned as list MPs.
Election results 2026 election The next election will be held on 7 November 2026. Candidates for Whangaparāoa are listed at Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate § Whangaparāoa. Official results will be available after 27 November 2026.
2023 election
2020 election
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