Te Tai Tonga

Te Tai Tonga (lit. 'The South Coast') is a Māori electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was created in 1996. It covers the entire South Island, as well as the Chatham Islands and Stewart Island.

Te Tai Tonga
inline Māori electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Location of Te Tai Tonga within New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands)
Member(s)
MP	Tākuta Ferris
Party	Māori
Geography
Region(s)	South Island Chatham Islands
Largest settlement	Christchurch
History
Created	1996
Named after	Māori term meaning "South Coast"

Election results

2023 general election: Te Tai Tonga[1]
Notes:		A blue background means the winner of the electorate vote. A pink background means a candidate elected from their party list. A yellow background means an electorate win by a list member, or by another incumbent. A Y means an incumbent won re-election. A N means an incumbent lost re-election.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Te Pāti Māori	Tākuta Ferris		12,828	46.80	+21.39	6,447	22.69	+14.00
	Labour	N Rino Tirikatene		10,004	36.49	–12.39	10,396	36.59	–22.11
	Legalise Cannabis	Rebecca Rae Robin		2,852	10.40	+4.48	479	1.68	–0.43
	Independent	Geoffrey Karena Fuimaono Puhi		816	2.97	—
	Green						4,605	16.20	+4.82
	National						2,453	8.63	+2.99
	NZ First						1,557	5.48	+2.08
	ACT						659	2.31	–0.44
	Opportunities						549	1.93	+0.10
	New Zealand Loyal						471	1.65	—
	Freedoms New Zealand						154	0.54	—
	NewZeal						122	0.42	—
	DemocracyNZ						68	0.28	—
	Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand						50	0.17	—
	Leighton Baker Party						50	0.17	—
	Women's Rights Party						22	0.07	—
	New Nation Party						12	0.42	—
	New Conservatives Party						11	0.38	–0.31
Informal votes				910			302
Total Valid votes				27,410			28,409
	Te Pāti Māori gain from Labour		Majority	2,824	10.30	–13.17