kingsland falls within the mt albert general constituency and the tāmaki makaurau māori constituency for the national parliament. in terms of local government, kingsland comes under the albert-eden local board of auckland council. the albert–eden local board includes the suburbs of waterview, point chevalier, sandringham, mount albert, morningside, owairaka, balmoral, kingsland, mount eden, epsom and greenlane.