| Wellington Bays | |
|---|---|
| Single-member general constituency for the New ZealandHouse of Representatives | |
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| Formation | 2026 |
| Region | Wellington Chatham Islands |
| Character | Urban |
| Term | 3 years |
| Member for Wellington Bays | |
Wellington Bays will be a future parliamentary electorate in the 2026 New Zealand general election. [1] It will replace the Rongotai electorate. [2] The electorate will be used from 2026 onwards. [3]
The Wellington Bays electorate covers Wellington’s southern and eastern coastal suburbs from Ōwhiro Bay and Island Bay around Houghton Bay, Melrose, Lyall Bay, Rongotai and Kilbirnie, the Miramar Peninsula suburbs of Strathmore Park, Seatoun, Breaker Bay, and Miramar and round Evans Bay to Hataitai, Roseneath, Berhampore, Newtown, Vogeltown, Mornington and Kingston. The re-created electorate further includes the former Wellington Central suburbs of Mount Cook and Brooklyn. As the electorate includes the Wellington Airport, it further includes the Chatham Islands as the main transport link to the islands. [4]
Wellington Bays will first be contested in the 2026 New Zealand general election. [1] It will replace the Rongotai electorate to accommodate expected population shifts in the Wellington region. [5] The electorate will be used from 2026 onwards. [3]
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