Safe battleground

Ilam

General electorate

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days to election day

What it takes to flip this seat

Hamish Campbell won by 7,830 votes in 2023 — 3,915 voters switching to a challenger would have flipped Ilam.

In the news

Coverage naming Ilam or Hamish, from our tracked feeds.

No coverage naming Ilam or its MP yet in our tracked feeds — this fills in automatically as outlets report on the race.

The roster

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

Won Ilam by a majority of 7,830 in 2023 — a safe seat.

Hamish George Campbell is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party. He previously worked as a medical researcher and lecturer, and in his family's orchard business.

Full MP profile

What Hamish has prioritised this term

Official roles, sourced from parliament.nz.

Select committees

Economic Development Science and Innovation
Health

Legislative activity this term

From Parliament's official bills record, as at 24 June 2026.

Members' bill in the ballot (1)

Gang Free Ports Bill

Battlegrounds map 2026 election

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