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This page lists candidates contesting electorates in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
2023 general election: Auckland Central | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Legalise Cannabis | Christopher Coker | Contested Bay of Plenty in 2020; contested Tauranga in 2022 | 9 | [1] | |
Rock The Vote NZ | Paul Davie | Contested New Lynn for Voice of the People in 2020 | 7 | [2] | |
Animal Justice | Madeleine Kane | 15 | [3] | ||
Independent | Andi Shen Liu | [4] | |||
National | Mahesh Muralidhar | 43 | [5] [6] | ||
ACT | Felix Poole | Contested electorate in 2020 | 25 | [7] | |
Labour | Oscar Sims | 63 | [8] [9] | ||
New Nation | Guy Slocum | 2 | [4] | ||
Green | Chlöe Swarbrick | 3 | [10] [11] | ||
Opportunities | Damian Sycamore | 8 | [12] [13] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Money Free Party | Luke Beharral | Announced, but not on final list of candidates | [14] [4] | ||
ACT | Scott Boness | [15] | |||
NZ First | Heeni Phillips-Williams | Announced, but not on final list of candidates | [16] [17] |
2023 general election: Banks Peninsula | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
DemocracyNZ | Doug Allington | 9 | [18] | ||
Animal Justice | Paran Jeet | 10 | [19] | ||
NZ First | Lindsay Kerslake | [20] | |||
Labour | Tracey McLellan | 27 | [21] [9] | ||
NewZeal | Lisa Mead | [22] | |||
Green | Lan Pham | 6 | [23] [11] | ||
ACT | Laura Trask | 10 | [24] | ||
Independent | Peter Wakeman | Contested Tauranga and Hamilton West in 2022 | [25] | ||
National | Vanessa Weenink | 40 | [26] [6] |
2023 general election: Bay of Plenty | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Leighton Baker Party | Wendy Gillespie | 2 | [27] | ||
Animal Justice | Caitlin Grattan | 14 | [19] | ||
ACT | Cameron Luxton | Contested Tauranga in 2020 and 2022 | 11 | [24] | |
Green | Matthew Macmillan | [28] | |||
NZ First | Kirsten Murfitt | Originally selected to contest Tauranga for DemocracyNZ | [20] | ||
National | Tom Rutherford | Sought nomination in 2022 Tauranga by-election | 70 | [29] [6] | |
Labour | Pare Taikato | 54 | [30] [9] | ||
Independent | Taupo Wahed | [31] | |||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
National | Todd Muller | Was re-selected, but later chose to retire | [32] [33] |
2023 general election: Botany | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
New Zealand Loyal | John Armstrong | [34] | |||
ACT | Bo Burns | 54 | [35] | ||
New Conservative | Dieuwe de Boer | Contested electorate in 2020 | 2 | [36] | |
National | Christopher Luxon | 1 | [37] [6] | ||
Animal Justice | Robert McNeil | 1 | [3] | ||
Labour | Kharag Singh | 66 | [38] [9] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Vision NZ | Mark Terrill | Announced, but not on final list of candidates | [39] [40] |
2023 general election: Christchurch Central | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
NZ First | Mark Arneil | Contested electorate in 2020 | [20] | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Michael Britnell | Contested electorate in 2020 | 3 | [41] | |
Green | Kahurangi Carter | 14 | [42] [11] | ||
ACT | Matthew Fisken | 44 | [24] | ||
Animal Justice | Sarah Jackson | 7 | [19] | ||
National | Dale Stephens | Contested Ohariu-Belmont in 2002, Contested electorate in 2020 | 29 | [43] [6] | |
Labour | Duncan Webb | 20 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Christchurch East | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Green | Sahra Ahmed | [45] | |||
Labour | Reuben Davidson | Contested Selwyn in 2020 | 57 | [46] [9] | |
New Conservative | Helen Houghton | Contested electorate in 2020 | 1 | [36] | |
Legalise Cannabis | Paula Lambert | Contested electorate in 2020 | 4 | [41] | |
Independent | Sam Park | [47] | |||
ACT | Toni Severin | Contested electorate in 2020 | 14 | [24] | |
National | Matt Stock | 50 | [48] [6] | ||
Animal Justice | Danette Wereta | 5 | [19] | ||
NZ First | Shane Wiremu | [20] | |||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Poto Williams | [49] |
2023 general election: Coromandel | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
NZ First | Caleb Ansell | Contested Waikato for New Conservative in 2020 | [50] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Ray Cobb | [34] | |||
Green | Pamela Grealey | Contested electorate in 2020 | [28] | ||
Labour | Beryl Riley | 75 | [44] [9] | ||
National | Scott Simpson | 55 | [51] [6] | ||
Outdoors | Sarai TePou | Contested Tāmaki for Advance NZ in 2020 | [52] | ||
ACT | Joanna Verburg | 55 | [7] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
New Nation | Andrew Hollis | [53] [54] |
2023 general election: Dunedin | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Rachel Brooking | 23 | [55] [9] | ||
New Conservative | Cyndee Elder | 7 | [36] | ||
Green | Francisco Hernandez | 17 | [56] [11] | ||
NZ First | Keegan Langeveld | 20 | [20] | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Adrian McDermott | [41] | |||
ACT | Tim Newman | 53 | [7] | ||
Independent | Jim O'Malley | [57] | |||
Opportunities | Benjamin Peters | Contested electorate in 2020 | 3 | [12] [13] | |
Independent | Pamela Taylor | [58] | |||
National | Michael Woodhouse | Contested electorate in 2020 | none | [59] [6] | |
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | David Clark | [49] |
2023 general election: East Coast | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Independent | Monaco Caracas | [60] | |||
Labour | Tāmati Coffey | MP for Waiariki 2017–20; cancelled planned retirement from Parliament following Allan's resignation | 36 | [61] [9] | |
Independent | Gordon Dickson | Contested Tauranga and Hamilton West in 2022 | [60] | ||
Te Pāti Māori | Fallyn Flavell | [60] | |||
ACT | Michael Howe | 27 | [24] | ||
National | Dana Kirkpatrick | 44 | [62] [6] | ||
Vision NZ | Leighton Packer | [39] | |||
Independent | Don Richards | [60] | |||
DemocracyNZ | Chris Robinson | 12 | [18] | ||
NZ First | Craig Sinclair | [63] | |||
Green | Jordan Walker | [64] | |||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Kiri Allan | Was re-selected, but later chose to retire | [65] |
2023 general election: East Coast Bays | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
NewZeal | Paul Adams | United Future MP 2002–2005; contested electorate for Family Party in 2008 | [22] | ||
Labour | Naisi Chen | Contested electorate in 2017; contested Botany in 2020; sought nomination in Auckland Central | 33 | [66] | |
New Zealand Loyal | Bill Dyet | Originally selected by DemocracyNZ to contest Whangaparāoa; contested Northcote for New Conservative in 2020 | [67] [34] | ||
ACT | Michael McCook | Contested electorate in 2020 | 32 | [24] | |
National | Erica Stanford | 7 | [37] [6] |
2023 general election: Epsom | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Camilla Belich | Contested electorate in 2020; sought nomination in Mount Albert | 26 | [68] [9] | |
National | Paul Goldsmith | Contested electorate in 2020 | 5 | [37] [6] | |
New Zealand Loyal | Anna Rotheray | [69] | |||
ACT | David Seymour | 1 | [70] [24] | ||
Opportunities | Nina Su | 4 | [12] [13] | ||
NZ First | Tanya Unkovich | 8 | [20] | ||
Green | Lawrence Xu-Nan | Contested Pakuranga in 2020 | 16 | [71] [11] |
2023 general election: Hamilton East | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
New Zealand Loyal | Tanya Ban | [72] | |||
Animal Justice | Lily Carrington | 8 | [3] | ||
Opportunities | Alex Corkin | 12 | [73] [13] | ||
New World Order McCann Party | Nathan Lee Couper | [72] | |||
Labour | Georgie Dansey | Contested Hamilton West in 2022 | 31 | [74] [9] | |
Republic of New Zealand Party | Jacobus Gielen | Contested electorate in 2020 | [72] | ||
National | Ryan Hamilton | 66 | [75] [6] | ||
NZ First | Russelle Knaap | 32 | [72] | ||
Te Pāti Māori | Awatea Parker | 30 | [72] | ||
ACT | Ash Parmar | 13 | [24] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Jamie Strange | [76] |
2023 general election: Hamilton West | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Green | Benjamin Doyle | 18 | [77] [11] | ||
Vision NZ | Rudi du Plooy | Originally selected as New Conservative candidate; contested electorate for New Conservative in 2022 | [78] [39] | ||
Opportunities | Naomi Pocock | Contested electorate in 2022; contested Hamilton East in 2020 | 9 | [73] [13] | |
National | Tama Potaka | 24 | [37] [6] | ||
ACT | Susan Stevenson | 31 | [24] | ||
NZ First | Kevin Stone | [20] | |||
Labour | Myra Williamson | 62 | [79] [9] | ||
Animal Justice | Melanie Wilson | 16 | [3] |
2023 general election: Hutt South | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Ginny Andersen | 17 | [80] [9] | ||
National | Chris Bishop | MP for Hutt South 2017–2020 | 3 | [81] [6] | |
New Zealand Loyal | Jordan Blake | [82] | |||
NZ First | Lee Donoghue | 12 | [83] | ||
Green | Neelu Jennings | 28 | [84] [11] | ||
ACT | Andy Parkins | Contested electorate in 2020 | 24 | [24] | |
Vision NZ | Max Rangitutia | 32 | [39] | ||
Opportunities | Ben Wylie-van Eerd | Contested electorate in 2020 | 11 | [85] [13] |
2023 general election: Ilam | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Legalise Cannabis | Irinka Britnell | 10 | [41] | ||
National | Hamish Campbell | Contested Wigram in 2020 | 63 | [86] [6] | |
Green | Mike Davidson | 19 | [87] [11] | ||
Opportunities | Raf Manji | Contested electorate as an independent in 2017 | 1 | [88] [13] | |
New Conservative | Chris O'Brien | 5 | [36] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Juanita O'Connell | 6 | [18] | ||
Labour | Sarah Pallett | 51 | [89] [9] |
2023 general election: Invercargill | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Liz Craig | Contested electorate in 2020 | 44 | [90] [9] | |
ACT | Scott Donaldson | 43 | [24] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | David Kowalewski | [34] | |||
Legalise Cannabis | Kevin O'Connell | 7 | [41] | ||
National | Penny Simmonds | 16 | [37] [6] | ||
Vision NZ | Judith Terrill | Contested Southland for ONE in 2020 | [39] |
2023 general election: Kaikōura | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
NZ First | Jamie Arbuckle | Contested electorate in 2020 | 6 | [91] | |
Money Free Party NZ | Shaun Brown | [92] | |||
DemocracyNZ | Sandra Campbell | 11 | [93] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Natalie Colello | [92] | |||
Labour | Emma Dewhirst | 67 | [94] [9] | ||
New Conservative | David Greenslade | Contested electorate in 2020 | [36] | ||
ACT | Keith Griffiths | 29 | [24] | ||
Independent | Ted Howard | Contested electorate in 2020 | [92] | ||
Independent | John McCaskey | Contested electorate for Social Credit in 2020 | [92] | ||
Green | Richard McCubbin | Contested electorate in 2020 | 39 | [95] | |
National | Stuart Smith | 56 | [91] [6] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Green | Alec McNeil | [96] [97] |
2023 general election: Kaipara ki Mahurangi | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Brent Bailey | 58 | [7] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Sarah Brewer | 10 | [93] | ||
Green | Zephyr Brown | Contested electorate in 2020 | [28] | ||
NZ First | Jenny Marcroft | MP 2017–2020; contested Auckland Central in 2020 | [20] | ||
National | Chris Penk | 18 | [37] [6] | ||
Labour | Guy Wishart | 71 | [98] [9] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
ACT | Anto Coates | [24] [99] | |||
New Zealand Loyal | Brenton Faithfull | Withdrew to act as justice of the peace | [34] [100] |
2023 general election: Kelston | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Jake Curran | 42 | [24] | ||
NZ First | Anne Degia-Pala | Contested electorate in 2020 | 15 | [20] | |
Green | Golriz Ghahraman | Contested Mount Roskill in 2020 | 7 | [11] | |
Te Pāti Māori | Jacqui Harema | 24 | [101] | ||
New Conservative | Alister Hood | 6 | [36] | ||
National | Ruby Manukia Schaumkel | 42 | [102] [6] | ||
Labour | Carmel Sepuloni | 3 | [44] [9] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Leao Tildsley | Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020 | 3 | [18] |
2023 general election: Mana | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Protect & Prosper New Zealand | Kush Bhargava | [103] | |||
ACT | Lily Brown | 22 | [24] | ||
Green | Gina Dao-McLay | 23 | [104] [11] | ||
Labour | Barbara Edmonds | 18 | [105] [9] | ||
NZ First | Andy Foster | Contested Wellington Central in 2017 | 7 | [106] | |
Not A Party | Richard Goode | Contested electorate in 2020 | [107] | ||
National | Frances Hughes | 33 | [108] [6] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Lisa Temperton | [107] |
2023 general election: Māngere | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Vision NZ | Fuiavailili Ala'ilima | Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020 | 20 | [39] | |
National | Rosemary Bourke | 32 | [109] [6] | ||
ACT | Pothen Joseph | 46 | [24] | ||
Independent | Brooke Pao Stanley | [110] | |||
Te Pāti Māori | Hilda Peters | 11 | [111] | ||
Labour | Lemauga Lydia Sosene | 53 | [44] [9] | ||
Green | Peter Sykes | Contested electorate in 2020 | 48 | [28] | |
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | William Sio | [49] |
2023 general election: Manurewa | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Siva Kilari | 30 | [112] [6] | ||
Te Pāti Māori | Rangi McLean | Contested Tāmaki Makaurau in 2014 | 28 | [113] | |
Vision NZ | Caine Warren | 9 | [39] | ||
Labour | Arena Williams | 48 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Maungakiekie | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Independent | Phillip Bridge | [114] | |||
Rock The Vote NZ | Eric Chuah | Contested Owairaka for Advance NZ in 1996 | 14 | [115] | |
National | Greg Fleming | 65 | [116] [6] | ||
NZ First | Andrew Hogg | 34 | [20] | ||
ACT | Margo Onishchenko | 59 | [7] | ||
Labour | Priyanca Radhakrishnan | 15 | [117] [9] | ||
Green | Sapna Samant | 30 | [28] [11] |
2023 general election: Mount Albert | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Melissa Lee | 13 | [118] [6] | ||
Green | Ricardo Menéndez March | Contested Maungakiekie in 2020 | 8 | [119] [11] | |
ACT | Ollie Murphy | 28 | [24] | ||
Independent | Tesi Naufahu | [120] | |||
Opportunities | Ciara Swords | Contested Whangārei in 2020 | 7 | [12] [13] | |
Human Rights Party | Anthony van den Heuvel | Contested electorate in 2020 | [120] | ||
Labour | Helen White | Contested Auckland Central in 2020 | 47 | [121] [9] | |
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Jacinda Ardern | [122] |
2023 general election: Mount Roskill | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Carlos Cheung | 48 | [123] [6] | ||
ACT | Rahul Chopra | 26 | [24] | ||
Green | Suveen Sanis Walgampola | 21 | [28] [11] | ||
Labour | Michael Wood | 45 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Napier | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Green | Julienne Dickey | [28] | |||
Labour | Mark Hutchinson | 60 | [124] [9] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Martin Langford | 4 | [18] | ||
ACT | Pawel Milewski | 34 | [24] | ||
National | Katie Nimon | Contested electorate in 2020 | 22 | [125] [6] | |
Independent | John Smith | Contested electorate in 2020 | [126] | ||
NZ First | Laurie Turnbull | 18 | [127] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Stuart Nash | Was re-selected, but later chose to retire | [128] [129] |
2023 general election: Nelson | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Chris Baillie | Contested electorate in 2020 | 17 | [24] | |
Labour | Rachel Boyack | 42 | [130] [9] | ||
National | Blair Cameron | 35 | [131] [6] | ||
Progressive Aotearoa | Bruce Dyer | Contested electorate in 2020 | [132] | ||
Green | Jace Hobbs | [133] | |||
New Zealand Loyal | Peter Vaughan | [132] | |||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Green | Teall Crossen | Contested Rongotai in 2020 | [134] [135] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Anne Fitzsimon | Contested West Coast-Tasman for Advance NZ in 2020 | [136] | ||
New Nation | Dean McNamara | Announced, but not on final list of candidates | [54] [132] |
2023 general election: New Lynn | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Green | Steve Abel | Contested electorate in 2020 | 9 | [137] [11] | |
ACT | Juan Alvarez de Lugo | 33 | [24] | ||
National | Paulo Garcia | MP 2019–2020 | 34 | [138] [6] | |
Vision NZ | Phineas Mann | [39] | |||
New Zealand Loyal | Steve Oliver | [34] | |||
Labour | Deborah Russell | 22 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: New Plymouth | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Glen Bennett | 29 | [139] [9] | ||
National | David MacLeod | 67 | [140] [6] | ||
ACT | Bruce McGechan | 62 | [7] | ||
New Nation | Greg Robinson | 3 | [141] | ||
Animal Justice | Hamish Watkins | 6 | [19] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Warren Willetts | [141] |
2023 general election: North Shore | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Green | Pat Baskett | [28] | |||
Opportunities | Abe Gray | Contested Wellington Central in 2020 | 10 | [73] [13] | |
Labour | George Hampton | 41 | [142] [9] | ||
National | Simon Watts | 17 | [37] [6] | ||
ACT | Anna Yallop | 21 | [24] |
2023 general election: Northcote | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Dan Bidois | MP for Northcote 2018–2020 | 60 | [143] [6] | |
Vision NZ | Mark Donaldson | [39] | |||
ACT | Leo Foley | 20 | [24] | ||
Labour | Shanan Halbert | 28 | [44] [9] | ||
Green | Andrew Shaw | [144] | |||
NZ First | Michelle Warren | [20] |
2023 general election: Northland | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Mark Cameron | Contested electorate in 2020 | 7 | [24] | |
New Zealand Loyal | Michael Feyen | Selected to contest Ōtaki for Public Party in 2020 but withdrew | [145] | ||
Northland Party | Mike Finlayson | [146] | |||
NZ First | Shane Jones | MP 2005–2014, 2017–2020; contested electorate in 2020 | [147] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Matt King | MP for Northland 2017–2020 | 1 | [18] | |
Legalise Cannabis | Jeffrey Lye | Contested Kelston in 2020 | [41] | ||
National | Grant McCallum | 68 | [148] [6] | ||
Green | Reina Penney | 24 | [149] [11] | ||
Labour | Willow-Jean Prime | 9 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Ōhāriu | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Paul Day | 61 | [7] | ||
Opportunities | Jessica Hammond | Contested electorate in 2020 | 6 | [12] [13] | |
Protect & Prosper New Zealand | Martin Jenkins | [103] | |||
Vision NZ | Patrick Lim | [39] | |||
Labour | Greg O'Connor | none | [150] [9] | ||
Green | Stephanie Rodgers | 20 | [151] [11] | ||
National | Nicola Willis | Contested Wellington Central in 2020 | 2 | [152] [6] | |
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
DemocracyNZ | Matt Shelton | [18] [67] |
2023 general election: Ōtaki | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Tim Costley | Contested electorate in 2020 | 64 | [153] [6] | |
Green | Ali Muhammad | 40 | [28] | ||
Labour | Terisa Ngobi | 46 | [154] [9] | ||
ACT | Sean Rush | 51 | [24] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Bryan Ten-Have | [155] | |||
Not A Party | Bob Wessex | Contested Coromandel in 2020 | [155] |
2023 general election: Pakuranga | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Rock The Vote NZ | John Alcock | 10 | [156] | ||
National | Simeon Brown | 9 | [157] [6] | ||
Animal Justice | Nicholas Hancock | 4 | [19] | ||
Labour | Nerissa Henry | Contested electorate in 2020 | 61 | [44] [9] | |
ACT | Parmjeet Parmar | National List MP 2014–2020; contested Mount Roskill for National in 2020 | 9 | [158] [24] | |
New Zealand Loyal | Phil Scothern | [159] |
2023 general election: Palmerston North | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Ankit Bansal | 52 | [160] [6] | ||
Animal Justice | Douglas Begg | 12 | [19] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Dean Grant | [161] [162] | |||
ACT | Mike Harnett | 45 | [24] | ||
Labour | Tangi Utikere | 25 | [163] [9] | ||
Green | Teanau Tuiono | Contested electorate in 2020 | 5 | [164] [11] |
2023 general election: Panmure-Ōtāhuhu | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Green | Efeso Collins | 11 | [11] | ||
ACT | Antonia Modkova | 12 | [24] | ||
Vision NZ | Karl Mokaraka | 23 | [39] | ||
National | Navtej Singh Randhawa | 46 | [109] [6] | ||
Workers Now | James Robb | [165] | |||
Labour | Jenny Salesa | 24 | [44] [9] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
NZ First | Mahesh Bindra | List MP 2014–2017; contested Hutt South in 2020; announced, but not on final list of candidates | [20] [166] |
2023 general election: Papakura | |||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Judith Collins | 10 | [37] [6] | ||
Vision NZ | Kathy Harvey | 24 | [39] | ||
Labour | Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki | Contested electorate in 2020 | 34 | [44] [9] | |
Independent | Karin Kerr | [167] | |||
New Zealand Loyal | Donna Kouka | [168] | |||
ACT | Mike McCormick | Contested Takanini in 2020 | 23 | [24] | |
NZ First | Robert Monds | Contested electorate in 2020 | 25 | [20] |
2023 general election: Port Waikato | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Andrew Bayly | 15 | [37] [6] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Scotty Bright | 5 | [18] | ||
Green | Karla Buchanan | [144] | |||
ACT | Neil Christensen† | Died during election, triggering a by-election | 35 | [24] [169] | |
NZ First | Casey Costello | Contested Māngere for ACT in 2011 | [170] | ||
Labour | Gwendoline Keel | 65 | [44] [9] | ||
Animal Justice | Anna Rippon | 2 | [3] | ||
Vision NZ | Vijay Sudhamalla | Originally selected as DemocracyNZ candidate | [171] [39] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Kim Turner | [34] |
2023 general election: Rangitata | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
NZ First | Robert Ballantyne | 16 | [20] | ||
Rock The Vote NZ | Michael Clarkson | 18 | [172] | ||
Green | Barbara Gilchrist | 34 | [173] | ||
Labour | Jo Luxton | 19 | [44] [9] | ||
National | James Meager | 69 | [174] [6] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Wayne Shearer | [175] | |||
New Conservative | Karl Thomas | 3 | [36] | ||
New Nation | Dolf van Amersfoort | 4 | [54] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
ACT | Elaine Naidu Franz | Withdrew after a social media controversy | [176] |
2023 general election: Rangitīkei | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Zulfiqar Butt | 68 | [177] [9] | ||
Green | Bernard Long | [28] | |||
ACT | Andrew Hoggard | 5 | [178] [24] | ||
National | Suze Redmayne | 21 | [179] [6] | ||
NZ First | Helma Vermeulen | [20] | |||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
National | Ian McKelvie | [180] | |||
Green | John Cockrem | [164] |
2023 general election: Remutaka | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Emma Chatterton | 27 | [181] [6] | ||
Labour | Chris Hipkins | 1 | [44] [9] | ||
ACT | Michael Hurle | 60 | [7] | ||
Green | Chris Norton | Contested electorate in 2020 | [144] | ||
NewZeal | Tony Pitiroi | [22] | |||
Vision NZ | Heker Robertson | [39] |
2023 general election: Rongotai | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Animal Justice | Atom Emet | 3 | [3] | ||
Labour | Fleur Fitzsimons | 56 | [182] [9] | ||
Green | Julie Anne Genter | Contested Mount Albert in 2017 | 4 | [183] [11] | |
Independent | Don McDonald | Contested electorate in 2020 | [184] | ||
ACT | Nicole McKee | Contested electorate in 2020 | 3 | [24] | |
NZ First | Geoff Mills | Contested electorate in 2017 | 28 | [20] | |
National | Karuna Muthu | Contested electorate for United Future in 2008 | 51 | [185] [6] | |
Vision NZ | Merania Roa | 25 | [39] | ||
New Conservative | Bruce Welsh | Contested electorate in 2020 | [36] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Paul Eagle | [49] |
2023 general election: Rotorua | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
NewZeal | Kariana Black-Vercoe | Contested electorate in 2020 | 3 | [22] | |
National | Todd McClay | 12 | [186] [6] | ||
Independent | Jonn Naera | [187] | |||
Te Pāti Māori | Merepeka Raukawa-Tait | 8 | [188] [189] | ||
ACT | Marten Rozeboom | 50 | [24] | ||
Labour | Ben Sandford | Contested electorate in 2017 | 69 | [190] [9] |
2023 general election: Selwyn | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
New Conservative | Abe Coulter | 9 | [36] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Logan Courtney | [191] | |||
National | Nicola Grigg | 19 | [37] [6] | ||
ACT | Ben Harvey | 15 | [24] | ||
Labour | Luke Jones | 74 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Southland | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
New Zealand Loyal | Logan Evans | [34] | |||
Legalise Cannabis | Anntwinette Grumball | 11 | [41] | ||
Green | Dave Kennedy | Contested electorate in 2020 | 22 | [11] | |
Vision NZ | Naomi Maclean | 19 | [39] | ||
Labour | Simon McCallum | 70 | [44] [9] | ||
National | Joseph Mooney | 53 | [37] [6] | ||
ACT | Todd Stephenson | 4 | [24] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
New Conservative | Paul Deacon | Announced, but not on final list of candidates | 4 | [36] [192] |
2023 general election: Taieri | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Independent | Changrong Dong | [193] | |||
National | Matthew French | 49 | [194] [6] | ||
Independent | Mac Gardner | [193] | |||
Labour | Ingrid Leary | 52 | [195] [9] | ||
ACT | Berty Meffan | 49 | [24] | ||
NZ First | Mark Patterson | List MP 2017–2020; contested electorate in 2020 | 4 | [20] | |
New Zealand Loyal | Fred Roberts | Contested electorate for Advance NZ in 2020 | [34] | ||
Independent | David Webber | Contested electorate in 2020 | [193] | ||
Green | Scott Willis | Contested electorate in 2020 | 12 | [196] [11] | |
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
National | Stephen Jack | Withdrew due to social media controversy | [197] [198] |
2023 general election: Takanini | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Rae Ah Chee | 30 | [24] | ||
Labour | Neru Leavasa | 38 | [44] [9] | ||
National | Rima Nakhle | Contested electorate in 2020 | 41 | [199] [6] | |
Animal Justice | Lynley Tulloch | 17 | [200] |
2023 general election: Tāmaki | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Simon O'Connor | 54 | [201] [6] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Anne Perratt | [202] | |||
Labour | Fesaitu Solomone | 59 | [203] [9] | ||
ACT | Brooke van Velden | Contested Wellington Central in 2020 | 2 | [70] [24] |
2023 general election: Taranaki-King Country | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Independent | William Bruce Burr | [204] | |||
National | Barbara Kuriger | 36 | [205] [6] | ||
Vision NZ | Daryl Raison | [39] | |||
Labour | Angela Roberts | Contested electorate in 2020 | 35 | [206] [9] | |
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
ACT | Brent Miles | 56 | [7] [207] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Lee Smith | [208] [67] |
2023 general election: Taupō | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Ala' Al-Bustanji | Contested electorate in 2020 | 64 | [44] [9] | |
ACT | Zane Cozens | 19 | [24] | ||
Green | George Patena | 44 | [209] | ||
NZ First | Tira Pehi | 21 | [20] | ||
National | Louise Upston | 6 | [37] [6] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Gordon Wilson | [210] |
2023 general election: Tauranga | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Independent | Larry Baldock | United Future MP 2002–2005; contested electorate for Conservatives in 2011 | [211] | ||
Green | Justin Crooks | 32 | [28] | ||
NZ First | Erika Harvey | Contested electorate in 2020 | 10 | [50] | |
New Conservative | Jonathan Langridge | 8 | [36] | ||
Vision NZ | Leon Samuels | 27 | [39] | ||
Animal Justice | Chelsea Stokman | 13 | [19] | ||
Te Pāti Māori | Mikaere Sydney | 29 | [212] | ||
Labour | Jan Tinetti | Contested electorate in 2020 and 2022 | 6 | [44] [9] | |
National | Sam Uffindell | 57 | [37] [6] | ||
ACT | Christine Young | 18 | [24] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
DemocracyNZ | Kirsten Murfitt | Contesting the Bay of Plenty electorate for New Zealand First | [213] [67] |
2023 general election: Te Atatū | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Simon Court | Contested electorate in 2020 | 8 | [24] | |
Green | Zooey Neumann | 41 | [144] | ||
National | Angee Nicholas | 39 | [214] [6] | ||
Independent | Melanie Phillips | [215] | |||
Te Pāti Māori | John Tamihere | Contested Tāmaki Makaurau in 2020 | 26 | [215] | |
Labour | Phil Twyford | 49 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Tukituki | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Rob Douglas | 16 | [24] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Rob Hulman | [216] | |||
Labour | Anna Lorck | 40 | [44] [9] | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Romana Manning | Contested electorate in 2020 | 8 | [41] | |
Vision NZ | Michael Ngahuka | 16 | [217] | ||
Independent | Melanie Petrowski | Contested electorate for ONE in 2020 | [216] | ||
Independent | Michael Ponk | [216] | |||
Green | Nick Ratcliffe | 25 | [11] | ||
Future Youth | Allister Tosh | Contested electorate in 2020 | [216] | ||
National | Catherine Wedd | 23 | [218] [6] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Te Pāti Māori | Heather Te Au-Skipworth | Initially selected for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | [219] [220] |
2023 general election: Upper Harbour | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Cameron Brewer | 62 | [221] [6] | ||
ACT | Karen Chhour | Contested electorate in 2020 | 6 | [24] | |
New Zealand Sovereignty Party | Tony Corbett | Contested Tauranga in 2022 | [222] | ||
Green | Thea Doyle | 33 | [28] | ||
Opportunities | Shai Navot | Contested North Shore in 2020 | 5 | [12] [13] | |
New Zealand Loyal | Chris Newman | [223] | |||
Vision NZ | Bernadette Soares | Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020 | [39] | ||
Labour | Vanushi Walters | 30 | [44] [9] | ||
NZ First | David Wilson | Contested Whangārei in 2020 | 9 | [20] |
2023 general election: Waikato | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Vision NZ | Lois Dornan | [39] | |||
NZ First | Stu Husband | Contested Hamilton East in 2020 | [20] | ||
Opportunities | Megan Owen | 13 | [73] [13] | ||
Labour | Jamie Toko | 73 | [44] [9] | ||
National | Tim van de Molen | 58 | [37] [6] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
DemocracyNZ | Steve Cranston | [224] [67] | |||
ACT | Darren Gilchrist | [15] |
2023 general election: Waimakariri | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Leighton Baker Party | Leighton Baker | Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020 | 1 | [225] | |
ACT | Ross Campbell | 40 | [24] | ||
National | Matt Doocey | 8 | [226] [6] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Gordon Malcolm | 2 | [18] | ||
Labour | Dan Rosewarne | Contested electorate in 2020 | 32 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Wairarapa | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
New Zealand Loyal | Pete Arnott | [227] | |||
National | Mike Butterick | Contested electorate in 2020 | 61 | [228] [6] | |
ACT | Simon Casey | 41 | [24] | ||
Independent | Jared Gardner | [227] | |||
Labour | Kieran McAnulty | 16 | [229] [9] | ||
Green | Celia Wade-Brown | Contested electorate in 2020 | 15 | [230] [11] | |
Te Pāti Māori | Te Whakapono Waikare | 31 | [227] |
2023 general election: Waitaki | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Miles Anderson | 59 | [231] [6] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Ray Bailey | [34] | |||
ACT | Sean Beamish | 38 | [24] | ||
Green | Pleasance Hansen | 36 | [28] | ||
NZ First | Anthony Odering | Contested electorate in 2020 | 29 | [63] | |
Labour | Ethan Reille | 76 | [232] [9] | ||
Independent | Daniel Shand | Contested electorate in 2020 | [233] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Roger Small | 7 | [18] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
National | Jacqui Dean | [234] |
2023 general election: Wellington Central | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Opportunities | Natalia Albert | 2 | [85] [13] | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | Contested electorate in 2020 | 1 | [235] | |
NZ First | Taylor Arneil | 19 | [20] | ||
Independent | Pete Bains | [236] | |||
Workers Now | Don Franks | [237] | |||
Independent | Karl Geiringer | [236] | |||
Animal Justice | Christopher Gordon | 11 | [19] | ||
Vision NZ | Meg Lim | 30 | [39] | ||
Labour | Ibrahim Omer | 37 | [238] [9] | ||
Green | Tamatha Paul | none | [239] | ||
National | Scott Sheeran | 45 | [240] [6] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Grant Robertson | Contesting list only | [241] |
2023 general election: West Coast-Tasman | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
NZ First | Jackie Farrelly | 27 | [20] | ||
Outdoors | Sue Grey | Contested Nelson in 2020; contested Tauranga in 2022 | 2 | [52] | |
ACT | Kelly Lilley | 47 | [24] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Sebastian Marinkovich | [242] | |||
Labour | Damien O'Connor | 10 | [44] [9] | ||
Money Free Party | Richard Osmaston | Contested electorate in 2020; contested Hamilton West in 2022 | [243] | ||
Independent | Patrick Phelps | [244] | |||
National | Maureen Pugh | Contested electorate in 2020 | 26 | [37] [6] | |
Green | Steve Richards | Contested electorate in 2020 | 45 | [133] |
2023 general election: Whanganui | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
NZ First | William Arnold | [20] | |||
National | Carl Bates | 47 | [245] [6] | ||
ACT | Craig Dredge | 52 | [7] | ||
Animal Justice | Sandra Kyle | 9 | [3] | ||
Labour | Steph Lewis | 50 | [246] [9] | ||
Green | Marion Sanson | [247] |
2023 general election: Whangaparāoa | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
ACT | Simon Angelo | 37 | [24] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Craig Laybourn | 13 | [93] | ||
National | Mark Mitchell | 11 | [37] [6] | ||
Labour | Estefania Muller-Pallares | 55 | [248] [9] | ||
Green | Lorraine Newman | 42 | [144] | ||
New Zealand Loyal | Jeanette Wilson | Selected to contest Mount Albert for New Zealand Public Party in 2020 but withdrew | [34] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
DemocracyNZ | Bill Dyet | [18] [67] | |||
NZ First | Janina Massee | Announced, but not on final list of candidates | [20] [249] |
2023 general election: Whangārei | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
New Zealand Loyal | Janita Andrews | [250] | |||
Green | Rick Bazeley | 30 | [28] | ||
NZ First | Gavin Benney | 14 | [251] [252] | ||
ACT | Susy Bretherton | 39 | [24] | ||
DemocracyNZ | Diana Burgess | 8 | [18] | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Jeni de Jong | Contested electorate in 2020 | 6 | [41] | |
Independent | Fiona Green | [253] | |||
National | Shane Reti | MP for Whangārei 2014–2020 | 4 | [254] [6] | |
Labour | Angie Warren-Clark | Contested Bay of Plenty in 2020 | 43 | [255] [9] | |
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Emily Henderson | [256] |
2023 general election: Wigram | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Legalise Cannabis | Blair Anderson | 10 | [257] | ||
Leighton Baker Party | Debra Cullimore | 3 | [257] | ||
Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Contested electorate in 2020 | [257] | ||
ACT | Ankita Lynn | 57 | [7] | ||
Independent | Geoff McTague | Contested electorate in 2020 | [257] | ||
National | Tracy Summerfield | 37 | [258] [6] | ||
Independent | Wiremu Thomson | [257] | |||
New Zealand Loyal | Christine Van Duivenboden | [257] | |||
Green | Richard Wesley | Contested electorate in 2020 | 27 | [11] | |
Labour | Megan Woods | 5 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Hauraki-Waikato | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Nanaia Mahuta | none | [259] | ||
Te Pāti Māori | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke | 4 | [260] [189] | ||
Outdoors | Donna Pokere-Phillips | Contested electorate for Te Pāti Māori in 2020; contested Hamilton West in 2022 | [261] |
2023 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel | none | [262] [9] | ||
Vision NZ | Ata Tuhakaraina | [39] | |||
Te Pāti Māori | Meka Whaitiri | Labour MP from 2013–2023 | 3 | [263] [189] | |
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Te Pāti Māori | Heather Te Au-Skipworth | Withdrew upon Whaitiri's defection to Te Pāti Māori; later selected for Tukituki, subsequently withdrew altogether | [264] [263] |
2023 general election: Tāmaki Makaurau | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Peeni Henare | 14 | [33] [9] | ||
Te Pāti Māori | Takutai Moana Kemp | 6 | [265] [189] | ||
Vision NZ | Hannah Tamaki | Contested Waiariki in 2020 | [261] | ||
Green | Darleen Tana | Contested Northland in 2020 | 13 | [266] [11] | |
National | Hinurewa te Hau | Contested Upper Harbour for Te Pāti Māori in 2014 | 38 | [267] [6] |
2023 general election: Te Tai Hauāuru | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
National | Harete Hipango | MP for Whanganui 2017–2020 | 31 | [268] [6] | |
Te Pāti Māori | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer | Contested electorate in 2020 | 1 | [269] [189] | |
Labour | Soraya Peke-Mason | Contested electorate in 2011; contested Rangitīkei in 2020 | none | [270] [9] | |
Vision NZ | Paris Winiata | Contested Hutt South in 2020 | [39] | ||
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates | |||||
Labour | Adrian Rurawhe | Contesting list only | [271] |
2023 general election: Te Tai Tokerau | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Kelvin Davis | 2 | [44] [9] | ||
Legalise Cannabis | Maki Herbert | Contested electorate in 2020 | 2 | [235] | |
Te Pāti Māori | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi | Contested electorate in 2020 | 7 | [272] [273] [189] | |
Green | Hūhana Lyndon | 10 | [274] [273] [11] | ||
Independent | Paturiri Toautu | Contested electorate in 2020 under the name Moemoea Mohoawhenua | [275] [276] |
2023 general election: Te Tai Tonga | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Te Pāti Māori | Tākuta Ferris | Contested electorate in 2020 | 5 | [277] [189] | |
Independent | Geoffrey Karena Fuimaono Puhi | [278] | |||
Legalise Cannabis | Rebecca Rae Robin | [41] | |||
Labour | Rino Tirikatene | 21 | [44] [9] |
2023 general election: Waiariki | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent. | ||||
Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source | |
Labour | Toni Boynton | 39 | [279] [9] | ||
Vision NZ | Charles Hunia | [39] | |||
Te Pāti Māori | Rawiri Waititi | 2 | [280] [189] |
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Anahila Lose Kanongata'a is a New Zealand social worker and politician. She served as a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023.
The 2023 New Zealand general election was held on 14 October 2023 to determine the composition of the 54th Parliament of New Zealand. Voters elected 122 members to the unicameral New Zealand House of Representatives under the mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system, with 71 members elected from single-member electorates and the remaining members elected from closed party lists. Of the 72 electorates, only 71 seats were filled, with the remaining electorate MP determined in the 2023 Port Waikato by-election, due to the death of one of the general election candidates. Two overhang seats were added due to Te Pāti Māori winning six electorate seats when the party vote only entitled them to four seats, with an additional overhang seat added after the by-election making for 123 members of parliament.
This page lists candidates contesting electorates in the 2020 New Zealand general election.
Debbie Anne Ngarewa-Packer is a New Zealand politician, iwi leader and activist. She is a Member of Parliament and co-leader of Te Pāti Māori alongside Rawiri Waititi, and is the chief executive of the Ngāti Ruanui iwi.
The 2022 Tauranga by-election for the New Zealand House of Representatives was held on 18 June 2022 in the Tauranga electorate, after the sitting member, former National Party leader Simon Bridges, resigned from parliament. The National Party's Sam Uffindell won the by-election in a landslide result, ahead of the Labour Party's Jan Tinetti.
The 2022 Hamilton West by-election was a by-election in New Zealand's Hamilton West electorate. The seat became vacant due to the resignation of former Labour Party MP Gaurav Sharma on 18 October 2022 after expulsion from the party caucus.