Tauranga City residents have this afternoon left to vote for who they'd like to see become their next Member of Parliament, taking their issues, views and voice to Wellington.

Voting closes at 7pm at voting places open around Tauranga City.

The Electoral Commission's national manager of voting services Graeme Astle says voters in the Tauranga electorate who want to have their say on who will be their next local MP have to vote by 7pm Saturday, June 18.

'Saturday, June 18, is Election Day and is the last chance to vote in the Tauranga by-election," says Graeme.

There are 20 voting places open today between 9am and 7pm. Most of the voting places are in shopping centres and schools.

With advance voting places being open in Tauranga since June 4, by the end of Monday 10,299 people had already voted, according to the Electoral Commission.

A full list of voting places is listed below, and also available at vote.nz or by phoning 0800 36 76 56. The list was also included in the EasyVote pack sent to voters enrolled in the Tauranga electorate.

Eligible voters who are not yet enrolled can enrol before they vote at any voting place.

If you can't get to a voting location because you're away or unwell, you can still vote. Call 0800 36 76 56.

Preliminary results for the Tauranga by-election will be published as they come in after 7pm Saturday at: www.electionresults.govt.nz

The Tauranga seat was made vacant by the resignation from Parliament of National MP Simon Bridges, in April.

There are 12 candidates contesting the seat.

Preliminary election results will become available here on SunLive progressively from 7pm.

Targets for release of the preliminary election results are:

• by 9pm results from 50 per cent of voting places.
• by 10.30pm results from 95 per cent of voting places.

The Electoral Commission aims to have the official results for the Tauranga by-election published on Friday July 1.

Voting places open on Saturday June 18, 2022:

Aquinas College

183 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status -may have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Bayfair Shopping Mall (next to Amazon)

Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - Independent access to and within this building

Bethlehem Town Centre (ex- Hammer Hardware)

19 Bethlehem Road, Bethlehem
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Brookfield School

20 Millers Road, Brookfield
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

City Centre (ex-Simply Gifts)

106 Devonport Rd, Tauranga
Opening hours
Sat 18 June 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - Independent access to and within this building

Fraser Cove Shopping Centre (near Jesters)

229-231 Fraser Street, Parkvale
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - Independent access to and within this building

Greenpark School

13 Lumsden Street, Greerton
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Matua School

147 Levers Road, Matua
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - Independent access to and within this building

Mt Maunganui College

565 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - Independent access to and within this building

Mt Maunganui Primary School

13 Orkney Road, Mount Maunganui
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Otūmoetai Baptist Church

8 Claremont Terrace, Otūmoetai
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Otūmoetai Intermediate School

5 Charles Street, Otūmoetai
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Pillans Point School

101 Maxwells Road, Pillans Point
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Senior Citizens' Hall

345 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Spring Street Arcade

46 Spring Street, Tauranga
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

St Columba Church Hall

502 Otumoetai Road, Otūmoetai
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Tauranga Crossing (next to Maher Shoes Ground Floor)

2 Taurikura Drive, Tauriko
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - Independent access to and within this building

Tauranga Girls' College Hall

930 Cameron Road, Gate Pa
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Tauranga Primary School Hall

31 5th Avenue, Tauranga
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Tauranga RSA

1237 Cameron Road, Greerton
Opening hours
Sat 18 Jun 9am - 7pm
Accessibility status - May have step, steep ramp etc. Contact your Electorate Manager for details of accessibility.

Tauranga Electorate. Image: Vote NZ.