Christchurch Central
- 2023 winner
- Labour
- 2023 runner-up
- National
- 2023 margin
- 6.3% of the top two candidates’ votes (1,841 votes)
- Voters who’d need to switch to change the 2023 result
- More than 3.1% (at least 921 voters)
- 2023 boundaries
- Old
- Assumed for 2026
- LabourAssumed: held
- Assumed winner’s share of runs
- 89%
- Roll
- General
Poll sampling error plus a typical election-day polling miss: this share of runs is not a forecast of the election.
Winning majority by election
Candidates
| Candidate | Party |
|---|---|
| Greg Byrnes | Alliance Party |
| Blair Anderson | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party |
| Tubby Hansen | Economic Euthenics |
| Kahu CarterList MP | Green |
| George Hampton | Labour |
| Dale Aotea Stephensrunner-up here 2020, 2023 | National |
| Mark Russell Arneil | NZ First |
| Eden Skipper | Opportunity |
| Hayden Laurie | Independent |
Seat record
- Won each general election since
- Labour, 2017
- Matched the country’s top party vote
- 2 of 3 elections, 2017–2023
- Party vote vs the country
- 2.8 points per party on average, 2017–2023
- Winning party: candidate vs party vote
- Labour 5.4 points higher (2023, vs National)
By-elections before December 2022 are not shown.
Seat history
| Year | Won by | Majority | Party vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Labour | 1,841 | National |
| 2020 | Labour | 14,098 | Labour |
| 2017 | Labour | 2,871 | Labour |
| 2014 | National | 2,420 | National |
| 2011 | National | 47 | National |
| 2008 | Labour | 935 | Labour |
| 2005 | Labour | 7,836 | Labour |
| 2002 | Labour | 10,353 | Labour |
| 1999 | Labour | 9,404 | Labour |
| 1996 | Labour | 653 | Labour |