McAnulty v Butterick: Wairarapa election result in the balance

& Chris HydeHawkes Bay Today·7 Nov, 2026 08:31 PM2 mins to read‌Labour's Kieran McAnulty, left, and National's Mike Butterick at Hawke's Bay Today's Wairarapa electorate evening at Central Hawke's Bay College. Photo / Jack RiddellThe Wairarapa electorate result is the closest battle in the country, with less than 150 votes separating the candidates. National’s incumbent MP for the area Mike Butterick led Labour’s Kieran McAnulty by 139 votes (17,943 to 17,804) with 100% of preliminary votes counted, the closest race in the country on