Safe battleground

Southland

General electorate

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days to election day

What it takes to flip this seat

Joseph Mooney won by 17,211 votes in 2023 — 8,606 voters switching to a challenger would have flipped Southland.

In the news

Coverage naming Southland or Joseph, from our tracked feeds.

No coverage naming Southland 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 Southland by a majority of 17,211 in 2023 — a safe seat.

Joseph Mooney is a New Zealand politician. In 2020 he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party in the Southland electorate.

Full MP profile

What Joseph has prioritised this term

Official roles, sourced from parliament.nz.

Select committees

Regulations
Social Services and Community

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 Joseph 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.