Ultra-marginal battleground

Ōhāriu

General electorate

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days to election day

What it takes to flip this seat

Greg O'Connor won by 1,260 votes in 2023 — just 630 voters switching to a challenger would have flipped Ōhāriu.

In the news

Coverage naming Ōhāriu or Greg, from our tracked feeds.

No coverage naming Ōhāriu 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 Ōhāriu by a majority of 1,260 in 2023 — a ultra-marginal seat.

Greg O'Connor is the Member of Parliament for Ōhāriu, representing Labour. First elected in 2017, they serve as Assistant Speaker, sits on the Officers of Parliament and Petitions select committees and are Labour's spokesperson for Courts and Veterans.

Full MP profile

What Greg has prioritised this term

Official roles, sourced from parliament.nz.

Spokesperson roles

Assistant Speaker
Courts
Veterans

Select committees

Officers of Parliament
Petitions

Legislative activity this term

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

No government bill in charge, members' bill passed, or members' bill currently in the ballot for Greg this term — checked against the official record, not a gap in our data.

Battlegrounds map 2026 election

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