Ultra-marginal battleground

Wigram

General electorate

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days to election day

What it takes to flip this seat

Megan Woods won by 1,179 votes in 2023 — just 590 voters switching to a challenger would have flipped Wigram.

In the news

Coverage naming Wigram or Megan, from our tracked feeds.

No coverage naming Wigram 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 Wigram by a majority of 1,179 in 2023 — a ultra-marginal seat.

Megan Cherie Woods is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government and has served as Member of Parliament for Wigram since 2011.

Full MP profile

What Megan has prioritised this term

Official roles, sourced from parliament.nz.

Spokesperson roles

Energy and Resources
Finance
Manufacturing and Industry

Select committees

Finance and Expenditure

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 Megan 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.