2018 Northcote by-election

2018 Northcote by-election

9 June 2018 (2018-06-09)

Northcote constituency of the House of Representatives
Turnout20,850 (43.59%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Dan Bidois Shanan Halbert
Party National Labour
Popular vote 10,566 9,256
Percentage 50.67% 44.39%
Swing 1.60 9.14

Results by polling place
Bidois:      <50%      50–60%
Halbert:      <50%      50–60%      60–70%

MP before election

Jonathan Coleman
National

Elected MP

Dan Bidois
National

The 2018 Northcote by-election was a New Zealand by-election that was held in Northcote on 9 June 2018. The seat became vacant on 15 April 2018, following the resignation of then-Member for Northcote Jonathan Coleman, a member of the New Zealand National Party.

National Party candidate Dan Bidois retained the seat for National, but with a significantly reduced majority blamed on low voter turnout; it was therefore described as a victory for the National Party Leader Simon Bridges.