Ultra-marginal battleground

Banks Peninsula

General electorate

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days to election day

What it takes to flip this seat

Vanessa Weenink won by 396 votes in 2023. Just 198 voters switching to Conservative would have flipped Banks Peninsula.

In the news

Coverage naming Banks Peninsula or Vanessa, from our tracked feeds.

The roster

The defender's record, and who's confirmed to challenge them in 2026.

Won Banks Peninsula by a majority of 396 in 2023, making it an ultra-marginal seat.

Vanessa Joan Weenink is a New Zealand politician. She was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Banks Peninsula, representing the National Party, in the 2023 New Zealand general election. She is a doctor by training.

Full MP profile

What Vanessa has prioritised this term

Official roles, sourced from parliament.nz.

Select committees

Economic Development Science and Innovation
Education and Workforce

Legislative activity this term

From Parliament's official bills record, as at 28 August 2026.

Members' bill in the ballot (1)

Crimes (Sexual Violence Consent Reform) Amendment Bill

Battlegrounds map 2026 election

2023 result and margin: Electoral Commission. 2026 candidates are added only once officially confirmed — never assumed.