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The 2017 New Zealand general election was held on Saturday, 23 September 2017, to determine the membership of the 52nd New Zealand Parliament. Parliament has 120 seats, and 71 were filled by electorate MPs, with the remaining 49 from ranked party lists. Writ day, i.e. the day when the Governor-General issues a formal direction to the Electoral Commission to hold the election, was set for Wednesday, 23 August 2017. As stipulated in section 127 of the Electoral Act 1993, the writ will set a date by which registered parties must submit a "list of candidates for election to the seats reserved for those members of Parliament elected from lists". [1] Party lists must have been submitted by Monday, 28 August, at noon. [2] On Wednesday, 30 August, the Electoral Commission released details of candidates for election, party lists, and the polling places. This page lists candidates by party, including their ranking on a list.

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Incumbent parliamentary parties

ACT Party

ACT New Zealand released its list on 9 July 2017. [3] [4]

RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
rank
ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
1 David Seymour Electorate Epsom Green check.svgY Won Epsom
2 Beth Houlbrooke4+2
3 Brooke van Velden Auckland Central
4 Bhupinder Singh Manukau East
5 Stephen Berry East Coast Bays 6+1
6 Stuart Pedersen Tauranga
7 Anneka Carlson New Plymouth
8 Shan Ng Mana
9 Sam Purchas Dunedin North
10 Toni Severin Christchurch East 11+1
11 Grae O’Sullivan Rimutaka 37+26
12 Richard Evans Kaikōura
13 James McDowall Hamilton East
14 Richard Wells New Lynn
15 Michael Warren Wellington Central
16 Andi Moore Ōhariu
17 Andy Parkins Hutt South
18 Bruce Carley Bay of Plenty 23+5
19 Tom Corbett Rangitata 24+5
20 Brian Davidson Selwyn
21 Alan Davidson Whanganui
22 Dan Doughty Dunedin South
23 Alex Evans Helensville
24 Paul Gilbert Ilam 27+3
25 Roger Greenslade Wairarapa
26 Stuart Hawkins Waimakariri
27 Bruce Haycock Upper Harbour 30+3
28 Paul Hufflett Nelson
29 Nick Kearney North Shore
30 Tim Kronfeld Northcote 20-10
31 Joe Misselbrook
32 Craig Nelson Northland
33 Joshua Perry
34 Sam Singh Manurewa
35 Anthony Smith Hunua
36 Chris Sole Rongotai
37 Neil Wilson Rangitikei 41+4
38 Stephen Fletcher Te Atatū
39 Wayne Grattan Ōtaki

Green Party

The Green Party announced its initial list of 46 candidates for member consultation on 2 April 2017. [5] The final list was released on 30 May 2017. [6] [7] On 7 August 2017, Kennedy Graham (originally 8th on the list) and David Clendon (originally 16th) announced that they would remove themselves from the list, following Metiria Turei's admission of historic benefit fraud. [8] On 8 August 2017, Hutt South candidate Susanne Ruthven withdrew citing work commitments. [9] Turei resigned as co-leader and withdrew from the Green Party list on 9 August 2017. [10]

RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
rank
ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
1 James Shaw List Wellington Central 12+11Green check.svgY Elected from list
2 Marama Davidson List Tamaki Makaurau 15+13Green check.svgY Elected from list
3 Julie Anne Genter List Mount Albert 8+5Green check.svgY Elected from list
4 Eugenie Sage List Port Hills 40Green check.svgY Elected from list
5 Gareth Hughes List East Coast 50Green check.svgY Elected from list
6 Jan Logie List Mana 10+4Green check.svgY Elected from list
7 Chlöe Swarbrick Maungakiekie Green check.svgY Elected from list
8 Golriz Ghahraman Te Atatū Green check.svgY Elected from list
9 Mojo Mathers List Rangitata 90Red x.svgN Lost seat
10 Barry Coates List Epsom 16+6Red x.svgN Lost seat
11 Jack McDonald Te Tai Hauauru 20+9
12 John Hart Wairarapa 17+5
13 Denise Roche List Auckland Central 130Red x.svgN Lost seat
14 Hayley Holt Helensville
15 Teall Crossen Rongotai
16 Teanau Tuiono Manurewa
17 Leilani Tamu New Lynn
18 Matt Lawrey Nelson
19 Elizabeth Kerekere Ikaroa-Rawhiti
20 Chris Perley Tukituki 29+9
21 Ricardo Menéndez March Mount Roskill
22 Julie Zhu Botany
23 Richard Leckinger Tāmaki 230
24 Thomas Nash Palmerston North
25 Sam Taylor Hamilton East
26 Kate Fulton West Coast-Tasman
27 Tane Woodley Ōhāriu 28+1
28 Jo Wrigley Hamilton West
29 Ash Holwell Whangarei
30 Stefan Grand-Meyer Rimutaka
31 Robin McCandless Rangitikei
32 Niki Bould Dunedin North
33 Shane Gallagher Dunedin South 43+10
34 Scott Summerfield Coromandel
35 Rochelle Surendran Invercargill
36 Bridget Walsh
37 Rachael Goldsmith Clutha-Southland 30-7
38 Patrick Wall Waitaki
39 James Goodhue Upper Harbour
40 Richard Wesley Wigram 33-7
41 Guy Hunt Pakuranga
42 Elaine Dyett Māngere
43 Sam Ferguson Ōtaki
44 Richard Gillies Rotorua
45 Emma-Leigh Hodge Tauranga
46 Chrys Horn
47 Rebekah Jaung Northcote
48 David Lee Ilam
49 Nicholas Mayne East Coast Bays
50 Robert Moore Taranaki-King Country
51 Nicola Patrick Whanganui
52 Peter Richardson
53 Godfrey Rudolph Te Tai Tokerau
54 Damon Rusden Napier
55 Julie Sandilands Taupō
56 Raj Singh Manukau East
57 Nicola Smith Kelston
58 Philippa Stevenson Waikato
59 Cathy Sweet Christchurch East

Labour Party

The Labour Party released its list on 2 May 2017. [11]

On 21 March 2017, Labour announced that its sitting Māori electorate MPs would not contest the party list, standing for their electorates only. [12]

Labour announced a revised list on 15 August 2017 following a leadership change. [13]

RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
rank
ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
1 Jacinda Ardern Electorate Mount Albert 5+4Green check.svgY Won Mount Albert
2 Kelvin Davis Electorate Te Tai Tokerau 18+16Green check.svgY Won Te Tai Tokerau
3 Andrew Little List11+8Green check.svgY Elected from list
4 Grant Robertson Electorate Wellington Central 3-1Green check.svgY Won Wellington Central
5 Phil Twyford Electorate Te Atatū 7+2Green check.svgY Won Te Atatū
6 Megan Woods Electorate Wigram 20+14Green check.svgY Won Wigram
7 Chris Hipkins Electorate Rimutaka 9+2Green check.svgY Won Rimutaka
8 Carmel Sepuloni Electorate Kelston 29+21Green check.svgY Won Kelston
9 David Clark Electorate Dunedin North 26+17Green check.svgY Won Dunedin North
10 David Parker List Epsom 2-8Green check.svgY Elected from list
11 Stuart Nash Electorate Napier Green check.svgY Won Napier
12 Priyanca Radhakrishnan Maungakiekie 23+11Green check.svgY Elected from list
13 Raymond Huo List21+8Green check.svgY Elected from list
14 Iain Lees-Galloway Electorate Palmerston North 24+10Green check.svgY Won Palmerston North
15 Jan Tinetti Tauranga Green check.svgY Elected from list
16 William Sio Electorate Māngere 14-2Green check.svgY Won Māngere
17 Willow-Jean Prime Northland 34+17Green check.svgY Elected from list
18 Damien O'Connor Electorate West Coast-Tasman 22+4Green check.svgY Won West Coast-Tasman
19 Jenny Salesa Electorate Manukau East 31+12Green check.svgY Won Manukau East
20 Kris Faafoi Electorate Mana Green check.svgY Won Mana
21 Kiri Allan East Coast Green check.svgY Elected from list
22 Willie Jackson (Former MP)Green check.svgY Elected from list
23 Clare Curran Electorate Dunedin South Green check.svgY Won Dunedin South
24 Ruth Dyson Electorate Port Hills Green check.svgY Won Port Hills
25 Poto Williams Electorate Christchurch East 28+3Green check.svgY Won Christchurch East
26 Louisa Wall Electorate Manurewa 12-14Green check.svgY Won Manurewa
27 Michael Wood Electorate Mount Roskill 39+12Green check.svgY Won Mount Roskill
28 Ginny Andersen Hutt South 37+9Green check.svgY Elected from list
29 Jo Luxton Rangitata Green check.svgY Elected from list
30 Deborah Russell New Lynn 33+3Green check.svgY Won New Lynn
31 Liz Craig Invercargill 32+1Green check.svgY Elected from list
32 Marja Lubeck Rodney Green check.svgY Elected from list
33 Trevor Mallard ElectorateGreen check.svgY Elected from list
34 Paul Eagle Rongotai Green check.svgY Won Rongotai
35 Tāmati Coffey Waiariki 30-5Green check.svgY Won Waiariki
36 Jamie Strange Hamilton East 54+18Green check.svgY Elected from list
37 Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki 49+12Green check.svgY Elected from list
38 Kieran McAnulty Wairarapa Green check.svgY Elected from list
39 Angie Warren-Clark Bay of Plenty Green check.svgY Elected from list
40 Helen White Auckland Central
41 Greg O'Connor Ōhāriu Green check.svgY Won Ōhāriu
42 Steph Lewis Whanganui
43 Duncan Webb Christchurch Central Green check.svgY Won Christchurch Central
44 Lemauga Lydia Sosene
45 Janette Walker Kaikōura 46+1
46 Anna Lorck Tukituki
47 Romy Udanga North Shore
48 Rachel Boyack Nelson
49 Sarb Johal
50 Naisi Chen East Coast Bays
51 Shanan Halbert Northcote 48-3
52 Dan Rosewarne Waimakariri
53 Jin An Upper Harbour
54 Jesse Pabla Papakura
55 Hilary Humphrey Taranaki-King Country
56 Tony Savage Whangarei
57 Brooke Loader Waikato
58 Ben Sandford Rotorua
59 Kurt Taogaga Helensville
60 Heather Warren Rangitīkei
61 Sam McDonald Tāmaki
62 Cherie Chapman Clutha-Southland
63 Al'a Al-Bustanji Taupō
64 Baljit Kaur Hunua
65 Linsey Higgins
66 Barry Kirker Pakuranga
67 Tofik Mamedov Botany 60-7
68 Michelle Lomax
69 Nathaniel Blomfield Coromandel
70 Gaurav Sharma Hamilton West
71 Anthony Rimell Ilam
72 Tony Condon Selwyn
73 Sarah Packer
74 Andy Begg
75 Corie Haddock New Plymouth 53-22

Māori Party

The Māori Party released its list on 30 August 2017. [14]

RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
rank
ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
1 Marama Fox List Ikaroa-Rawhiti 2+1Red x.svgN Lost seat
2 Te Ururoa Flavell Electorate Waiariki 1-1Red x.svgN Lost seat
3 Rahui Papa Hauraki-Waikato
4 Shane Taurima Tamaki Makaurau
5 Mei Reedy-Taare Te Tai Tonga
6 Howie Tamati Te Tai Hauauru
7 Hinurewa Te Hau13+6
8 Tuilagi Saipele Esera Manukau East
9 John Kiria Mount Roskill
10 Te Waka McLeod
11 Carrie Stoddart-Smith Pakuranga
12 Manase Lua Maungakiekie
13 Wetex Kang Botany
14 Tasha Hohaia Manurewa
15 Esther Tofilau-Tevaga Māngere
16 Tina Porou
17 George Ngatai
18 Cinnamon Whitlock Kelston
19 Raewyn Bhana10-9
20 Ngarangi Chapman
21 Wendy Biddle Rotorua
22 Maryanne Marsters Napier
23 Karen Williams New Lynn
24 Amiria Te Whiu
25 Mele Pepa Tāmaki
26 Tae Moala Tu’inukuafe

National Party

The National Party released its list on 30 July 2017. [15]

RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
rank
ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
1 Bill English List2+1Green check.svgY Elected from listRed x.svgN Left parliament in 2018
2 Paula Bennett Electorate Upper Harbour 9+7Green check.svgY Won Upper Harbour
3 David Carter List30Green check.svgY Elected from list
4 Steven Joyce List5+1Green check.svgY Elected from listRed x.svgN Left parliament in 2018
5 Gerry Brownlee Electorate Ilam 4-1Green check.svgY Won Ilam
6 Simon Bridges Electorate Tauranga 18+12Green check.svgY Won Tauranga
7 Amy Adams Electorate Selwyn 15+8Green check.svgY Won Selwyn
8 Jonathan Coleman Electorate Northcote 10+2Green check.svgY Won NorthcoteRed x.svgN Left parliament in 2018
9 Chris Finlayson List Rongotai 8-1Green check.svgY Elected from listRed x.svgN Left parliament in 2019
10 Michael Woodhouse List Dunedin North 20+10Green check.svgY Elected from list
11 Anne Tolley Electorate East Coast 12+1Green check.svgY Won East Coast
12 Nathan Guy Electorate Otaki 16+4Green check.svgY Won Otaki
13 Nikki Kaye Electorate Auckland Central 19+6Green check.svgY Won Auckland Central
14 Todd McClay Electorate Rotorua 23+9Green check.svgY Won Rotorua
15 Nick Smith Electorate Nelson 13-2Green check.svgY Won Nelson
16 Judith Collins Electorate Papakura 6-10Green check.svgY Won Papakura
17 Maggie Barry Electorate North Shore 40+23Green check.svgY Won North Shore
18 Paul Goldsmith List Epsom 30+12Green check.svgY Elected from list
19 Louise Upston Electorate Taupō 27+8Green check.svgY Won Taupō
20 Alfred Ngaro List Te Atatū 34+14Green check.svgY Elected from list
21 Mark Mitchell Electorate Rodney 42+21Green check.svgY Won Rodney
22 Nicky Wagner Electorate Christchurch Central 25+3Green check.svgY Elected from list
23 Jacqui Dean Electorate Waitaki 36+13Green check.svgY Won Waitaki
24 David Bennett Electorate Hamilton East 37+13Green check.svgY Won Hamilton East
25 Tim Macindoe Electorate Hamilton West 28+3Green check.svgY Won Hamilton West
26 Scott Simpson Electorate Coromandel 45+19Green check.svgY Won Coromandel
27 Jami-Lee Ross Electorate Botany 29+2Green check.svgY Won Botany
28 Barbara Kuriger Electorate Taranaki-King Country 58+30Green check.svgY Won Taranaki-King Country
29 Matt Doocey Electorate Waimakariri 56+27Green check.svgY Won Waimakariri
30 Brett Hudson List Ōhāriu 39+9Green check.svgY Elected from list
31 Melissa Lee List Mount Albert 310Green check.svgY Elected from list
32 Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi List Manukau East 320Green check.svgY Elected from list
33 Jian Yang List330Green check.svgY Elected from list
34 Parmjeet Parmar List Mount Roskill 48+14Green check.svgY Elected from list
35 Jonathan Young Electorate New Plymouth 38+3Green check.svgY Won New Plymouth
36 Jo Hayes List Christchurch East 47+11Green check.svgY Elected from list
37 Ian McKelvie Electorate Rangitīkei 41+4Green check.svgY Won Rangitīkei
38 Simon O'Connor Electorate Tāmaki 43+5Green check.svgY Won Tāmaki
39 Andrew Bayly Electorate Hunua 55+16Green check.svgY Won Hunua
40 Chris Bishop List Hutt South 49+9Green check.svgY Won Hutt South
41 Sarah Dowie Electorate Invercargill 57+16Green check.svgY Won Invercargill
42 Nuk Korako List Port Hills 50+8Green check.svgY Elected from listRed x.svgN Left parliament in 2019
43 Todd Muller Electorate Bay of Plenty 59+16Green check.svgY Won Bay of Plenty
44 Maureen Pugh List West Coast-Tasman 52+8Red x.svgN Lost seatGreen check.svgY Replaced Bill English in 2018
45 Shane Reti Electorate Whangarei 60+15Green check.svgY Won Whangarei
46 Alastair Scott Electorate Wairarapa 61+15Green check.svgY Won Wairarapa
47 Stuart Smith Electorate Kaikōura 62+15Green check.svgY Won Kaikōura
48 Nicola Willis Wellington Central Green check.svgY Replaced Steven Joyce in 2018
49 Agnes Loheni Māngere Green check.svgY Replaced Chris Finlayson in 2019
50 Paulo Garcia New Lynn Green check.svgY Replaced Nuk Korako in 2019
51 Matt King Northland Green check.svgY Won Northland
52 David Hiatt Wigram
53 Matt Gregory Dunedin South
54 Adrienne Pierce Palmerston North
55 David Elliott Napier
56 Katrina Bungard Manurewa
57 Bala Beeram Kelston
58 Carolyn O'Fallon Rimutaka 74+16
59 Euon Murrell Mana
60 Simeon Brown Pakuranga 64+4Green check.svgY Won Pakuranga
61 Andrew Falloon Rangitata Green check.svgY Won RangitataRed x.svgN Left parliament in 2020
62 Harete Hipango Whanganui Green check.svgY Won Whanganui
63 Denise Lee Maungakiekie Green check.svgY Won Maungakiekie
64 Chris Penk Helensville 68+4Green check.svgY Won Helensville
65 Erica Stanford East Coast Bays Green check.svgY Won East Coast Bays
66 Tim van de Molen Waikato Green check.svgY Won Waikato
67 Lawrence Yule Tukituki Green check.svgY Won Tukituki
68 Hamish Walker Clutha-Southland 65-3Green check.svgY Won Clutha-Southland
69 Sarah Jo Barley
70 Lisa Whyte
71 Linda Cooper 69-2
72 Dan Bidois Green check.svgY Replaced Jonathan Coleman in the 2018 Northcote by-election
73 Rahul Sirigiri
74 Hadleigh Reid
75 Graham Collins

    New Zealand First

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Winston Peters Electorate Northland 10Green check.svgY Elected from list
    2 Ron Mark List Wairarapa 9+7Green check.svgY Elected from list
    3 Tracey Martin List Rodney 2-1Green check.svgY Elected from list
    4 Fletcher Tabuteau List Rotorua 40Green check.svgY Elected from list
    5 Darroch Ball List Palmerston North 10+5Green check.svgY Elected from list
    6 Clayton Mitchell List Tauranga 60Green check.svgY Elected from list
    7 Mark Patterson Clutha-Southland Green check.svgY Elected from list
    8 Shane Jones (Former MP) Whangarei Green check.svgY Elected from list
    9 Jenny Marcroft Tamaki Green check.svgY Elected from list
    10 Mahesh Bindra List Mount Roskill 11+1Red x.svgN Lost seat
    11 Pita Paraone List Hamilton East 8-3Red x.svgN Lost seat
    12 Ria Bond List Invercargill 120Red x.svgN Lost seat
    13 Denis O'Rourke List Port Hills 7-6Red x.svgN Lost seat
    14 David Wilson Te Atatū
    15 Richard Prosser List Waimakariri 3-12Red x.svgN Lost seat
    16 Jon Reeves Hunua 15-1
    17 Stu Husband Waikato
    18 Andy Foster Wellington Central
    19 Melanie Mark-Shadbolt Christchurch East
    20 Helen Peterson Helensville
    21 Rob Stevenson Rangitīkei
    22 Lisa Close Ōhāriu
    23 Jamie Arbuckle Kaikōura
    24 Joshua Hubbard North Shore
    25 Talani Meikle Rimutaka
    26 Peter Chan New Lynn
    27 Lester Gray Bay of Plenty
    28 Anne Degia-Pala Kelston 21-7
    29 Suzanne Kelly Pakuranga
    30 Murray Chong New Plymouth
    31 Jackie Farrelly West Coast-Tasman
    32 Toa Greening Papakura
    33 Julian Paul Epsom
    34 Shayne Wihongi Hamilton West
    35 Romuald Rudzki Ōtaki 14-21
    36 Reg Skipworth Whanganui
    37 Joe Kairau Tukituki
    38 Kym Koloni Northcote
    39 Geoff Mills Rongotai
    40 Alexander Familton Waitaki
    41 Anne-Marie Andrews Coromandel
    42 Julian Tilley East Coast
    43 William Flesher Manukau East
    44 Tane Apanui Wigram
    45 John Hall Manurewa 27-18
    46 Warren Voight Dunedin North (Democrats: 5)-41
    47 Jane Johnston Upper Harbour
    48 Frank Edwards Auckland Central
    49 Ilja Ruppeldt East Coast Bays
    50 Mataroa Paroro Mangere 13-37
    51 Kerry Rushton Dunedin South
    52 Alok Gupta Hutt South
    53 Andrew Littlejohn Mount Albert
    54 Susan Sara Nelson
    55 Ken Mahon Maungakiekie
    56 Lindy Palmer Selwyn

    United Future

    United Future lodged the following party list with the Electoral Commission. [4]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Damian Light Botany 3+2
    2 Ben Rickard Tauranga 5+3
    3 Kelleigh Sheffield-Cranstoun Mana
    4 Bale Nadakuitavuki Ōhāriu
    5 Judy Turner (Former MP) East Coast
    6 Quentin Todd Hamilton West 9+3
    7 John Hubscher New Lynn
    8 John Foster Kaikoura
    9 Ian Gaskin Christchurch Central
    10 JB Woolston

    Other registered parties

    Ban 1080

    The Ban 1080 Party's list was released on 31 August 2017. [4]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Clyde Graf Coromandel
    2 Bill Wallace20
    3 Peter Salter West Coast-Tasman 30
    4 Brian Adams Clutha-Southland
    5 Carol Sawyer
    6 James Hilton
    7 Glen Tomlinson5-2
    8 Kenneth Hanson
    9 Mary Molloy

    Conservative Party

    The following are the Conservative Party candidates for 2017. [16] [4]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Leighton Baker Epsom
    2 Elliot Ikilei Manurewa 20+18
    3 Melanie Taylor Northland 7+4
    4 Kevin Stitt Mangere
    5 Martin Frauenstein Ilam
    6 Lachie Ashton Clutha-Southland
    7 Kathryn Davie Mount Roskill
    8 Bruce Welsh Rongotai
    9 Paul Davie New Lynn
    10 Roger Larkins Port Hills
    11 Jeffrey Johnson Mount Albert
    12 Benjamin Price Waimakiriri

    Democrats for Social Credit

    The New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit released a party list. [4]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Stephnie de Ruyter 10
    2 Chris Leitch Whangarei 20
    3 Jason Jobsis9+6
    4 Scott MacArthur New Lynn
    5 Hessel Van Wieren Waitaki 7+2
    6 Andrew Leitch Mount Roskill 8+2
    7 Katherine Ransom4-3
    8 Simon Briggs
    9 Mischele Rhodes Hamilton East 15+6
    10 Karl Matthys Napier
    11 Jack Collin
    12 Heather McConachy
    13 John Ring Wigram 23+10
    14 John Pemberton Taupō 3-11
    15 Dick Ryan Tukituki 13-2
    16 Carolyn McKenzie Waikato 11-5
    17 David Wilson Northland 20+3
    18 Heather Marion Smith26+8
    19 Tracy Livingston-Pooley Bay of Plenty 190
    20 Peter Adcock-White Waimakiriri 18-2
    21 Barry Pulford Napier 17-4
    22 Tricia Cheel Northcote (Ban 1080: 6)-16
    23 John McCaskey Kaikoura 22-1
    24 Gary Gribben Port Hills 27+3
    25 Miriam Mowat Dunedin North 24-1
    26 Robert Richards35+9

    Internet Party

    The following are the Internet Party candidates for 2017. [17] [4]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Suzie Dawson
    2 Ben Cooney
    3 Daymond Goulder-Horobin
    4 Jo Booth
    5 Blake Bedford-Palmer
    6 Bruce King
    7 Nicholas Smith
    8 Jourdan Turner

    Legalise Cannabis Party

    The following candidates will stand for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party in 2017. [4]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Maki Herbert Te Tai Tokerau
    2 Jeff Lye Kelston 5+3
    3 Paula Lambert
    4 Mike Britnell
    5 Emma-Jane Mihaere Kingi Te Tai Tonga 3-2
    6 Vineet Prasad Shiriwastow
    7 Jonee Saxby-Koning
    8 Adrian McDermott Dunedin South 11+3
    9 Janine Shufflebotham
    10 Steven Wilkinson
    11 Jeanette Saxby
    12 Tony Brown
    13 Rebecca Robin
    14 Geoff McTague

    Mana Movement

    Mana Movement's list was released on 31 August 2017. [4]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Hone Harawira (Former MP) Te Tai Tokerau 10
    2 Lisa McNab
    3 James Papali'i Māngere 9+6
    4 Tracey-lee Repia

    The Opportunities Party

    The Opportunities Party released its list on 28 August 2017. [18]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Gareth Morgan
    2 Geoff Simmons Wellington Central
    3 Teresa Moore East Coast Bays (Greens: 26)+23
    4 Buddy Mikaere
    5 Olly Wilson Rangitata
    6 Donna Pokere-Phillips Hamilton West
    7 Doug Hill Christchurch Central
    8 Piri-Hira Tukapua Ōtaki
    9 Nicola Glenjarman Waimakiriri
    10 Mika Haka Auckland Central
    11 Nicky Snoyink Selwyn
    12 Richard Warwick Hutt South
    13 Ted Faleauto Johnston Manukau East
    14 Abe Gray Dunedin North (ALCP: 2)-12
    15 Clint Ulyatt Mount Roskill
    16 Dan Thurston Mount Albert
    17 Lesley Immink East Coast
    18 Vanessa Lee
    19 Paddy Plunket Rongotai
    20 Brittany Owens Rodney
    21 Matt Isbister North Shore
    22 David Hay
    23 Jenny Condie
    24 Jessica Hammond Doube Ōhāriu
    25 Kevin Neill Waitaki
    26 Lindsay Smith Dunedin South

    Outdoors Party

    The New Zealand Outdoors Party's list was released on 31 August 2017. [4]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Alan Simmons Taupō (United Future: 2)+1
    2 David Haynes Nelson
    3 Derrick Paull Maungakiekie
    4 Wilf Bearman-Riedel Hutt South

    New Zealand People's Party

    The New Zealand People's Party lodged the following party list with the Electoral Commission. [19]

    RankNameIncumbencyContesting electoratePrevious
    rank
    ChangeInitial resultsLater changes
    1 Roshan Nauhria
    2 Steven Ching
    3 Anil Sharma
    4 Lily Yao
    5 Joann Wu
    6 Sree Nampally

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