Safe battleground

Napier

General electorate

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days to election day

What it takes to flip this seat

Katie Nimon won by 8,909 votes in 2023 — 4,455 voters switching to a challenger would have flipped Napier.

In the news

Coverage naming Napier or Katie, from our tracked feeds.

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

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

Won Napier by a majority of 8,909 in 2023 — a safe seat.

Katrina Margaret Nimon is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.

What Katie has prioritised this term

Official roles, sourced from parliament.nz.

Select committees

Legislative activity this term

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

Members' bill in the ballot (1)

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