Catherine Wedd won by 10,118 votes in 2023. 5,059 voters switching to Labour would have flipped Tukituki.
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Coverage naming Tukituki or Catherine, from our tracked feeds.
The roster
The defender's record, and who's confirmed to challenge them in 2026.
Won Tukituki by a majority of 10,118 in 2023, making it a safe seat.
Catherine Jane Wedd is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament for the National Party. Wedd currently serves as the chairperson of the Environment Select Committee. She is also Chair of the New Zealand Population and Development Committee which is a cross-party group focused on championing sexual and reproductive health and rights of women. She is a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister Mark Mitchell for Cyclone Recovery and was formerly the Deputy Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee and a member of the Primary Production Committee.
From Parliament's official bills record, as at 28 August 2026.
No government bill in charge, members' bill passed, or members' bill currently in the ballot for Catherine this term. We checked that against the official record, so it isn't a gap in our data.
