Chris Penk won by 19,459 votes in 2023. 9,730 voters switching to TOP would have flipped Kaipara ki Mahurangi.
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Won Kaipara ki Mahurangi by a majority of 19,459 in 2023, making it a safe seat.
Chris Penk is the Member of Parliament for Kaipara ki Mahurangi. First elected in 2017, he is Minister of Defence, Minister for Building and Construction, and the Minister responsible for the GCSB and the NZSIS.
