Northland candidates await results as counting begins in the 2026 general election

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With voting closed, preliminary results will begin rolling in from 7pm. The official results will be announced on November 27. In the Northland electorate, National’s Grant…
National Whangārei candidate Lloyd Budd (right) with wife Monica Budd. Photo / Denise Piper
Months of campaigning by candidates in Northland’s three electorates come to a head tonight as vote counting gets underway for this year’s general election.
With voting closed, preliminary results are rolling in. The official results will be announced on November 27.
National’s Grant McCallum is looking to retain his seat, sought by Mark Cameron (Act), Mike Finlayson (Green), Ashleigh Latimer (Labour), Shane Jones (NZ First), Pete Verhoeven (NZ Loyal), Jeff Lye (Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party), Doug Lyell (New Conservative), Richard McIntosh (Build the Nation) and Alistair Wait (NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party).
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