Candidates in the New Zealand general election 2008 by electorate

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Contents 1 General electorates 1.1 Auckland Central 1.2 Bay of Plenty 1.3 Botany 1.4 Christchurch Central 1.5 Christchurch East 1.6 Clutha-Southland 1.7 Coromandel 1.8 Dunedin North 1.9 Dunedin South 1.10 East Coast 1.11 East Coast Bays 1.12 Epsom 1.13 Hamilton East 1.14 Hamilton West 1.15 Helensville 1.16 Hunua 1.17 Hutt South 1.18 Ilam 1.19 Invercargill 1.20 Kaikōura 1.21 Mana 1.22 Māngere 1.23 Manukau East 1.24 Manurewa 1.25 Maungakiekie 1.26 Mount Albert 1.27 Mount Roskill 1.28 Napier 1.29 Nelson 1.30 New Lynn 1.31 New Plymouth 1.32 North Shore 1.33 Northcote 1.34 Northland 1.35 Ōhariu 1.36 Ōtaki 1.37 Pakuranga 1.38 Palmerston North 1.39 Papakura 1.40 Port Hills 1.41 Rangitata 1.42 Rangitīkei 1.43 Rimutaka 1.44 Rodney 1.45 Rongotai 1.46 Rotorua 1.47 Selwyn 1.48 Tāmaki 1.49 Taranaki-King Country 1.50 Taupō 1.51 Tauranga 1.52 Te Atatū 1.53 Tukituki 1.54 Waikato 1.55 Waimakariri 1.56 Wairarapa 1.57 Waitakere 1.58 Waitaki 1.59 Wellington Central 1.60 West Coast-Tasman 1.61 Whanganui 1.62 Whangarei 1.63 Wigram 2 Māori electorates 2.1 Hauraki-Waikato 2.2 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti 2.3 Tāmaki Makaurau 2.4 Te Tai Hauāuru 2.5 Te Tai Tokerau 2.6 Te Tai Tonga 2.7 Waiariki 3 See also 4 References

Seventy of the one hundred and twenty members of the New Zealand House of Representatives elected at the New Zealand's 2008 general election will be from single member constituencies, an increase of one electorate seat from 2005. The initial composition of the 2005 Parliament gave the Labour and National parties each 31 constituencies, the Māori Party four and ACT, United Future and the Progressive Party one each.

The election will be held on Saturday, 8 November. Nominations for constituency candidates will close at noon on Wednesday, 14 October; until the final announcement of candidates on 15 October, this list remains subject to change.^[1]

[edit] General electorates

[edit] Auckland Central

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Kerry Bevin	The Republic of New Zealand Party	party leader	[2]
	Sarita Davis	Alliance		[3]
	Aaron Galey-Young	United Future		[4]
	Nikki Kaye	National Party		[5]
	Kevin O'Connell	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		[6]
	Justin Robson	Progressive Party		[7]
	Denise Roche	Green Party		[8]
	Judith Tizard	Labour Party	Incumbent, 1996 - present; MP since 1990	[9]
	Scott Uren	ACT		[10]
	Oliver Woods	Residents Action Movement		[11]

[edit] Bay of Plenty

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Brian Carter	United Future		[4]
	Tony Christiansen	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Francis Denz	ACT		[10]
	Carol Devoy-Heena	Labour Party		[9]
	Tony Ryall	National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990	[13]
	Jon Sadler	Green Party		[14]

[edit] Botany

New seat

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Judy Carter	United Future		[4]
	Racheal Cheam	Progressive Party		[7]
	Peter Cooper	Green Party		[14]
	Noel Hinton	United Future		[4]
	Amjad Khan	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Koro Tawa	Labour Party		[9]
	Kenneth Wang	ACT	List MP 2004-05	[15]
	Pansy Wong	National Party	List MP, 1996-present	[16]

[edit] Christchurch Central

Incumbent Tim Barnett of the Labour Party is retiring at the 2008 election, having been the MP for Christchurch Central since 1996.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Somnath Bagchi	Progressive Party		[7]
	Andrew Beaven	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Mike Britnall	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		[17]
	Brendon Burns	Labour Party		[9]
	Byron Clark	Workers Party		[18]
	Greg Kleis	Alliance		[3]
	Jan McLauchlan	Green Party		[19]
	Toni Severin	ACT		[10]
	Nicky Wagner	National Party	List MP 2005-present; 2005 candidate	[13]

[edit] Christchurch East

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Lianne Dalziel	Labour Party	incumbent since 1999; MP since 1990	[9]
	Aaron Gilmore	National Party		[20]
	Paul Hopkinson	Workers Party		[18]
	Tony le Cren	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Paula Lambert	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		[21]
	Nick McIlraith	Democrats for Social Credit		[22]
	Mojo Mathers	Green Party		[23]
	Elspeth Sandys	Progressive Party		[7]
	Maretta Solomon	United Future		[4]

[edit] Clutha-Southland

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Bill English	National Party	Incumbent, current National Party deputy leader	[24]
	Roly Henderson	ACT		[10]
	Marvin Hubbard	Alliance		[3]
	Don Pryde	Labour Party	Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union President	[9]

[edit] Coromandel

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Ray Bassett	ACT		[10]
	Sandra Goudie	National Party	Incumbent since 2002	[25]
	Hugh Kininmonth	Labour Party		[9]
	James Redwood	Green Party		[23]
	Huey Rurehe	Kiwi Party		[12]

[edit] Dunedin North

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Victor Billot	Alliance	2005 candidate	[3]
	Hilary Calvert	ACT		[10]
	Julian Crawford	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		[26]
	Pete Hodgson	Labour Party	incumbent	[9]
	Mary Edwards	United Future		[4]
	Olive McCrae	Democrats for Social Credit		[27]
	Metiria Turei	Green Party	Current list MP	[28]
	Michael Woodhouse	National Party		[13]

[edit] Dunedin South

Incumbent Labour MP David Benson-Pope was deselected in 2008, having served as MP for Dunedin South since 1999.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Clare Curran	Labour Party		[9]
	Shane Gallagher	Green Party		[23]
	Jacqui McAlpine	Progressive Party		[7]
	Dawn McIntosh	Democrats for Social Credit		[29]
	Pauline Moffat	United Future		[4]
	Kay Murray	Alliance		[3]
	Colin Nicholls	ACT		[10]
	Conway Powell	National Party	2005 candidate	[30]
	Philip Wescombe	Kiwi Party		[12]

[edit] East Coast

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Catherine Delahunty	Green Party	2005 candidate	[28]
	Brendan Horan	New Zealand First		[31]
	Moana Mackey	Labour Party	List MP, 2003-present	[9]
	Anne Tolley	National Party	Incumbent MP since 2005; List MP from 1999-2002	[13]
	Judy Turner	United Future	List MP 2002-present; United Party deputy leader	[4]

[edit] East Coast Bays

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Paul Adams	Family Party	United Future list MP 2002-05	[32]
	Sue Bradford	Green Party	list MP; 1999-present	[28]
	Vivienne Goldsmith	Labour Party		[9]
	Tim Kronfield	ACT		[10]
	Murray McCully	National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987	[13]
	Ian McInnes	United Future		[4]
	Elah Zamora	Libertarianz		[33]

[edit] Epsom

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Rafe Copeland	Residents Action Movement		[34]
	Grace Haden	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Rodney Hide	ACT	Incumbent since 2005; MP since 1996, current ACT Party leader	[35]
	Keith Locke	Green Party	list MP since 1999; 2005 candidate	[28]
	Kate Sutton	Labour Party		[9]
	Janet Tuck	United Future	2005 candidate	[4]
	Richard Worth	National Party	MP for Epsom, 1999-2005; Current List MP	[36]

[edit] Hamilton East

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	David Bennett	National Party	Incumbent since 2005	[13]
	Jack Gielen	The Republic of New Zealand Party		[37]
	Robyn Jackson	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Garry Mallett	ACT		[10]
	Carolyn McKenzie	Democrats for Social Credit		[22]
	Sue Moroney	Labour Party	List MP since 2005	[9]
	Linda Persson	Green Party		[14]
	Rochelle White	United Future		[4]

[edit] Hamilton West

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Martin Gallagher	Labour Party	incumbent1999-present and 1993-96	[9]
	Tim Macindoe	National Party	2005 candidate	[38]
	Ian Parker	ACT		[10]
	Ken Smith	United Future		[4]
	Dale Stevens	Green Party		[14]
	Tim Wikiriwhi	Libertarianz	2005 candidate	[39]

[edit] Helensville

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	David Clendon	Green Party		[28]
	Darien Fenton	Labour Party	List MP since 2005	[9]
	David Garrett	ACT		[40]
	John Key	National Party	Incumbent since 2002, current Leader of the Opposition; current Leader of the National Party	[13]
	Angela Lovelock	United Future		[4]
	Peter Osborne	Libertarianz		[41]

[edit] Hunua

New seat largely replacing the old Port Waikato seat.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Jordan Carter	Labour Party		[9]
	Sir Roger Douglas	ACT	Former MP 1969-1990, Minister of Finance 1984-88	[42]
	Toni Driller	United Future		[4]
	Paul Hutchison	National Party	MP for Port Waikato 1996-2008	[13]
	Fiona Kenworthy	Green Party		[28]
	Frank Naea	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Bruce Whitehead	Libertarianz		[43]

[edit] Hutt South

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Camilia Chin	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Virginia Horrocks	Green Party		[23]
	Trevor Mallard	Labour Party	Incumbent 1996-present; MP since 1993 and from 1984-90	[9]
	Lindsay Mitchell	ACT	2005 candidate	[44]
	Paul Quinn	National Party		[45]
	Murray Smith	United Future	Former List MP 2002-05; 2005 candidate	[4]
	Phil Howison	Libertarianz	2005 candidate	[46]

[edit] Ilam

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Gerry Brownlee	National Party	Incumbent since 1996	[24]
	Brian Davidson	ACT		[10]
	Kennedy Graham	Green Party		[28]
	Craig Hutchinson	Progressive Party		[7]
	John Pickering	United Future		[4]
	David Weusten	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Sam Yau	Labour Party		[9]

[edit] Invercargill

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Ian Carline	ACT		[10]
	Craig Carson	Green Party	2005 candidate	[19]
	Shane Pleasance	Libertarianz		[41]
	Eric Roy	National Party	Incumbent since 2005; MP from 1993-2002	[13]
	Maureen Smith	United Future		[4]
	Lesley Soper	Labour Party	List MP, 2005; 2007-present	[9]

[edit] Kaikōura

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Alastair Belcher	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Steffan Browning	Green Party	2005 candidate	[28]
	Coralie Christie	United Future		[4]
	Colin King	National Party	Incumbent since 2005	[24]
	John McCaskey	Democrats for Social Credit		[22]
	Levi Moulsley	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		[21]
	Brian McNamara	Labour Party		[9]
	Dave Tattersfield	ACT		[10]

[edit] Mana

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Michael Collins	ACT	2005 candidate	[10]
	Michael Gilchrist	Green Party		[14]
	Robin Gunson	United Future	2005 candidate	[4]
	Luamanuvao Winnie Laban	Labour Party	incumbent since 2002; MP since 1999	[9]
	Renton Maclachlan	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Euan McPetrie	Libertarianz		[47]
	Hekia Parata	National Party		[48]

[edit] Māngere

Sitting MP Taito Phillip Field was expelled from the Labour Party in 2007 and will contest the seat for the New Zealand Pacific Party.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Taito Phillip Field	Pacific Party	incumbent from 1996-present; MP since 1993 (as Labour)	[49]
	Jerry Filipaina	Family Party		[50]
	Roger Fowler	Residents Action Movement		[34]
	Mita Harris	National Party		[13]
	Tala P'oe	Progressive Party		[7]
	Su'a William Sio	Labour Party	List MP since 2008	[9]
	Pulotu Selio Solomon	United Future		[4]
	Mua Strickson-Pua	Green Party		[28]
	Michael Tabachnik	ACT		[10]

[edit] Manukau East

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Kanwal Bakshi	National Party		[13]
	Trevor Barnard	Progressive Party		[7]
	Manogi Turua Head	United Future		[4]
	Lynn Murphy	ACT		[10]
	Poutua Papali'l	Family Party		[32]
	Ross Robertson	Labour Party	incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987	[9]
	Kevin Stitt	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Annalucia Vermunt	Communist League		[51]
	Daphna Whitmore	Workers Party		[18]
	Donna Wynd	Green Party		[23]

[edit] Manurewa

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Michael Bailey	ACT		[10]
	Sukhdev Bains	Progressive Party		[7]
	Cam Calder	National Party		[13]
	George Hawkins	Labour Party	incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990	[9]
	Alan Johnson	Green Party		[28]
	Richard Lewis	Family Party	party leader; former leader of Destiny New Zealand	[52]
	Jim Stowers	United Future		[4]

[edit] Maungakiekie

Sitting Labour MP Mark Gosche is retiring in 2008, having served as electorate MP for Maungakiekie since 1999.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Carol Beaumont	Labour Party	Secretary of the Council of Trade Unions	[9]
	Bevan Berg	The Republic of New Zealand Party		[37]
	Elliott Blade	Residents Action Movement		[34]
	Patrick Brown	Communist League		[51]
	Denise Krum	United Future	Party president	[4]
	Sam Lotu-liga	National Party	Auckland City Councilor	[13]
	Athol McQuilkan	ACT		[10]
	Bernie Ogilvy	Kiwi Party	Former United Future MP	[12]
	Rawiri Paratene	Green Party		[53]
	Matt Robson	Progressive Party	Former MP	[7]

[edit] Mount Albert

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Jon Carapiet	Green Party		[14]
	Helen Clark	Labour Party	Prime Minister, Labour leader, incumbent since 1996; MP since 1981	[9]
	Christian Dawson	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Dave Llewll	The Republic of New Zealand Party		[2]
	Kathleen McCabe	ACT		[10]
	Ravi Musuku	National Party	2005 candidate	[13]

[edit] Mount Roskill

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Suki Amirapu	Progressive Party		[7]
	Jackie Blue	National Party	List MP 2005 - present	[13]
	Lisa Er	Green Party		[23]
	Phil Goff	Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999; MP 1993-present and 1981-90	[9]
	TK Khan	Residents Action Movement		[34]
	Joseph Rebello	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Shawn Tan	ACT		[10]
	Neville Wilson	United Future		[4]

[edit] Napier

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Brett Docherty	The Republic of New Zealand Party		[37]
	Russell Fairbrother	Labour Party	MP for Napier 2002-05, current list MP	[9]
	John Ormond	ACT		[10]
	Brett Stansfield	Green Party		[14]
	Chris Tremain	National Party	Incumbent since 2005	[13]

[edit] Nelson

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Kelvin Deal	United Future		[4]
	Paul Hufflett	ACT		[10]
	Diana Mellor	Green Party		[23]
	Nick Smith	National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990	[54]
	Maryan Street	Labour Party	List MP 2005-	[9]
	Robin Westley	Kiwi Party		[12]

[edit] New Lynn

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	David Cunliffe	Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999	[9]
	Kerryanne Dalgleish	United Future		[4]
	Kath Dewar	Green Party		[14]
	Tim Groser	National Party	List MP 2005-present	[13]
	Mohammad Kazemi-Yazdi	Progressive Party		[7]
	Daphne Lawless	Residents Action Movement		[34]
	Simon Kan	Kiwi Party		[12]
	William Wong	ACT		[10]

[edit] New Plymouth

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Chris Albers	ACT		[10]
	Harry Duynhoven	Labour Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP 1993-present and 1984-90	[9]
	Mike Webber	Libertarianz	2005 candidate	[55]
	Jonathan Young	National Party		[56]

[edit] North Shore

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Louise Cleary	Family Party		[57]
	Stephen Cooper	Residents Action Movement		[34]
	Kevin Dudley	The Republic of New Zealand Party		[37]
	Damian Light	United Future		[4]
	Wayne Mapp	National Party	Incumbent since 1996	[13]
	Michael Murphy	Libertarianz	2005 candidate	[58]
	Phil Twyford	Labour Party	2005 candidate	[9]
	Pieter Watson	Green Party		[14]

[edit] Northcote

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Jonathan Coleman	National Party	Incumbent since 2005	[13]
	Steven Dromgool	United Future		[4]
	Jeanette Elley	Green Party		[23]
	Wayne Hawkins	The Republic of New Zealand Party		[37]
	Brenda Hill	Progressive Party		[7]
	Nick Kearney	ACT		[10]
	Peter Linton	Libertarianz		[59]
	Hamish McCracken	Labour Party		[9]
	Barry McDonald	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Angela Xu	Family Party		[32]

[edit] Northland

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	John Carter	National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987	[13]
	Shane Jones	Labour Party	List MP, 2005-present	[9]
	Martin Leiding	Green Party		[19]
	Mike Shaw	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Melanie Taylor	Family Party		[57]
	David Wilson	Democrats for Social Credit		[22]
	Alan Wood	ACT		[10]

[edit] Ōhariu

new seat largely replacing Ōhariu-Belmont.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Kelly Buchanan	Alliance	2005 Mana candidate	[3]
	Charles Chauvel	Labour Party	List MP 2006-present; 2005 Ōhariu-Belmont candidate	[9]
	Colin du Plessis	ACT		[10]
	Peter Dunne	United Future	MP for Ōhariu-Belmont 1996-present; MP since 1984; United Future party leader	[4]
	Sean Fitzpatrick	Libertarianz		[60]
	Gareth Hughes	Green Party		[28]
	Katrina Shanks	National Party	List MP since 2007; 2005 candidate for Ōhariu-Belmont	[13]
	Joel Sison	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Danyl Strype	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		[61]

[edit] Ōtaki

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Dianne Brown	United Future		[4]
	Nathan Guy	National Party	List MP 2005 -	[62]
	Darren Hughes	Labour Party	Incumbent 2002-	[9]
	Peter McCaffrey	ACT		[10]
	Josie Pagani	Progressive Party		[7]

[edit] Pakuranga

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Zachary Dorner	Green Party		[28]
	Brian Hilder	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Andrew Jollands	ACT		[10]
	Brian Kelly	Labour Party		[9]
	Jeffrey Ly	Progressive Party		[7]
	Quentin Todd	United Future		[4]
	Maurice Williamson	National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987	[13]

[edit] Palmerston North

Sitting Labour MP Steve Maharey is retiring at the 2008 election, having been MP for the seat since 1990.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Iain Lees-Galloway	Labour Party		[9]
	Debbie Lucas	Progressive Party		[7]
	Lawrence O'Halloran	Green Party	2005 candidate	[63]
	Graham Odering	New Zealand First	2005 candidate	[64]
	Frank Owen	United Future		[4]
	Malcolm Plimmer	National Party	2005 candidate	[65]

[edit] Papakura

New seat largely replacing the old Clevedon seat.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Judith Collins	National Party	MP for Clevedon, 2002-08	[66]
	Dave Hereora	Labour Party	List MP, 2002-	[9]
	Bryan Mockridge	United Future		[4]
	Pat O'Dea	Residents Action Movement		[34]
	John Thompson	ACT		[10]

[edit] Port Hills

New seat largely replacing the old Banks Peninsula seat.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Joseph Burston	Green Party		[28]
	Phil Clearwater	Progressive Party		[7]
	Ruth Dyson	Labour Party	MP for Banks Peninsula, 1999-2008; MP since 1993	[9]
	Wilton Gray	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Terry Heffernan	National Party		[67]
	Robin Loomes	United Future		[4]
	Andrew McKenzie	Alliance		[3]
	Geoff Russell	ACT		[10]

[edit] Rangitata

New seat

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Julian Blanchard	Labour Party		[9]
	Tony Bunting	Kiwi Party		[68]
	Jo Goodhew	National Party	MP for Aoraki, 2005-08	[24]
	Peter McCaw	ACT		[10]
	Brian Ward	United Future		[4]

[edit] Rangitīkei

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Jills Angus Burney	Labour Party		[9]
	John Langford	United Future		[4]
	Simon Power	National Party	Incumbent since 1999	[13]
	Jean Thompson-Church	ACT		[10]

[edit] Rimutaka

Incumbent MP Paul Swain of the Labour Party is standing down as MP for Rimutaka after twelve years, having served various Hutt Valley electorates since 1987.

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Chris Hipkins	Labour Party		[9]
	Jenni Hurn	United Future		[4]
	Ron Mark	New Zealand First	List MP since 1996	[69]
	John Maurice	Progressive Party		[7]
	Lynette Vigrass	Green Party		[19]
	Richard Whiteside	National Party		[70]

[edit] Rodney

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Karl Adams	Family Party		[32]
	Kathleen Deal	United Future		[4]
	Simonne Dyer	Kiwi Party		[12]
	Beryl Good	ACT		[10]
	David Hay	Green Party		[23]
	Conor Roberts	Labour Party		[9]
	Lockwood Smith	National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1984	[13]

[edit] Rongotai

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Mike Bridge	ACT		[10]
	Gordon Copeland	Kiwi Party	ex-United Future list MP 2002-present	[71]
	Chris Finlayson	National Party	List MP 2005-	[13]
	Annette King	Labour Party	Incumbent since 1986; MP 1993-present and 1984-90	[9]
	Mitch Lees	Libertarianz		[72]
	Karuna Muthu	United Future		[4]
	Russel Norman	Green Party	Co-leader of the Green Party; MP since 2008	[28]

[edit] Rotorua

	Name	Party	Notes	Source
	Steve Chadwick	Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999	[9]
	Paul Haynes	The Republic of New Z