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Elections / 2026 / Henderson / Almo Wong
A
2026 general election
Standing for Henderson

Almo Wong

Kind
Electorate only
Source
elections-wikipedia
As of
9 Jun 2026

Background

Research run #168 · 7 May 2026
Every claim below traces to a verbatim quote in the cited source. Click any footnote [1] in the prose, or expand the citation index below, to see where the fact came from.

Almo Wong is a New Zealand political figure associated with The Opportunity Party, who has stood as a candidate for the Henderson electorate [17][19].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Wong attended Blockhouse Bay Primary and Blockhouse Bay Intermediate before going on to Avondale College [12][11][10]. He subsequently studied at Auckland University, according to the same source [9].

Wong's professional background spans several fields. According to a single reputable secondary source, he has worked as an electrical engineer and a project manager, as well as a public policy professional [1][2][3]. He has also reportedly served as a board member of the Government Economics Network (GEN) [13].

In terms of civic involvement, Wong has, according to a single reputable secondary source, served as a Justice of the Peace, including at the New Lynn Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) [4][5]. He has also reportedly volunteered as a first responder with Hato Hone St John Ambulance, and served as a voluntary board and committee member for charities in the healthcare and public sectors [8][7].

Regarding political activity, Wong is affiliated with The Opportunity Party, with that affiliation noted from 2022 [21]. He has been listed as a candidate for the Henderson electorate and for the Whau Local Board [17][16]. According to a single reputable secondary source, he also served as campaign manager for the Mt Albert candidate in the 2023 general election [6]. A candidacy for the Henderson electorate is noted as forthcoming from 2026 [14]. An independent party affiliation has also been recorded against his name, according to a single reputable secondary source [18].

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Education

Career

Political offices

  • [13]
    Held the office of Board member of GEN (Government Economics Network). unverified
  • [14]
    Held the office of Candidate for Henderson electorate (from 2026). unverified
  • [15]
    Held the office of Candidate for Opportunity (Henderson). unverified
  • [16]
    Held the office of Candidate for Whau Local Board. unverified
  • [17]
    Held the office of Opportunity Party candidate for Henderson. unverified

Party affiliation

Civic roles & honours

Looked for, not found

  • No public record found of Almo Wong's specific degree or graduation year from Auckland University beyond "Bachelor of Engineering" mentioned in Opportunity Party profile snippet; the full academic transcript is not publicly available.
  • Almo Wong's 2025 Whau Local Board election result (elected/not elected) could not be confirmed from available public sources — the Vote Auckland PDF returned no extractable claims.

The agent checked these topics across the allowed public sources but could not find verbatim-quotable evidence. Absence doesn't rule the fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source covered it at run time.