Ultra-marginal battleground

West Coast-Tasman

General electorate

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days to election day

What it takes to flip this seat

Maureen Pugh won by 1,017 votes in 2023 — just 509 voters switching to a challenger would have flipped West Coast-Tasman.

In the news

Coverage naming West Coast-Tasman or Maureen, from our tracked feeds.

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The roster

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

Won West Coast-Tasman by a majority of 1,017 in 2023 — a ultra-marginal seat.

Maureen Helena Pugh is a New Zealand politician. She was the mayor of Westland from 2004 to 2013. She first became a Member of Parliament for the National Party in 2016, leaving Parliament in 2017 and returning in 2018. She was initially a list MP, before winning the West Coast-Tasman electorate in 2023.

Full MP profile

What Maureen has prioritised this term

Official roles, sourced from parliament.nz.

Spokesperson roles

Assistant Speaker

Select committees

Social Services and Community

Legislative activity this term

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

Members' bill in the ballot (1)

Adverse Weather-affected Timber Recovery on Conservation Lands Bill

Battlegrounds map 2026 election

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