A prevailing ‘blue' following at the Bay of Plenty /Rotorua electoral boundary is resulting in business as usual for the National Party's two Todds following this year's electoral boundary shakeup.

Less than three weeks out from the September 20 general election, Bay of Plenty candidate Todd Muller and Rotorua MP Todd McClay today met at the boundary on McPhail Road, Oropi to discuss any voter confusion with nearby residents.

Rotorua MP Todd McClay and Bay of Plenty candidate Todd Muller on the boundary of the two electorates in McPhail Road, Oropi. Photos: Luke Balvert.

The two Todds with outgoing Bay of Plenty MP Tony Ryall.

But both Todds admit the shakeup has gone smoothly in what they attribute to a particularly ‘Blue' area.

The four surrounding MP seats are currently held by National's Simon Bridges for Tauranga, Todd McClay for Rotorua, Anne Tolley for East Coast and Tony Ryall for the Bay of Plenty.

Muller is replacing an outgoing Tony, who tagged along today.

McClay has held his seat since 2008 after beating incumbent Labour MP Steve Chadwick, while Tony has held the BOP seat since 1996.

'I think voters are confident and it's important to note that every seat in the Bay of Plenty is held by the National Party,” says McClay, who picks up rural Ohauiti, Welcome Bay and Te Puke in the boundary changes.

'I will work as hard as I can in the community and will be available to them. I don't expect them to have to go looking for their MP.”

He loses 9500 voters to the East Coast electorate but re-gathers the equivalent from the Bay of Plenty.

Muller agrees, saying public impressions have been positive despite the shift in candidate representation.

Since selected in June, Muller and his team have personally door-knocked on more than 9500 doors in the area in an attempt to retain Tony's seat.

'For me it's been about getting in front of them and reinforcing what the national party stands for.”

'Tony's been very supportive and offering his help at various times throughout the campaign.”

After 24 years in Parliament Tony announced he is retiring from politics after starting as an MP for East Cape in 1990, at age 26.

Keeping a close eye on the two Todds, Tony likens the changes to his electorate as being 'chopped” up, but has got over the initial sadness.

'I have got over being sad. One of the reasons why I was happy was because the people coming in are exciting.

'I'm really confident that these two guys are going to do a great job. Both are very experienced and smart.”

Other changes by the commission see Tauranga City retain the Pyes Pa catchment but as a spin off compensatory adjustments to the Bay of Plenty electorate now include Omanu and Poike areas.

Further down the eastern region, the East Coast electorate now includes Kawerau and the coastal belt around Maketu from Rotorua and has lost population in the south to Napier.