Candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election by electorate
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Seventy of the one hundred and twenty members of the New Zealand House of Representatives elected in 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 was held on Saturday, 8 November. Nominations for constituency candidates closed at noon on Wednesday, 14 October; this is the final list.[1]
Lines coloured pink denote an MP elected from a party list; lines coloured beige denote the winner of the constituency vote.
General electorates
Auckland Central
Bay of Plenty
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Peter Brown | New Zealand First | list MP 1996–2008; deputy party leader; not returned to parliament | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Brian Carter | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Tony Christiansen | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Francis Denz | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Carol Devoy-Heena | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Tony Ryall | National Party | Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990; winner | [14] |
Botany
New seat
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Judy Carter | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Racheal Cheam | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Peter Cooper | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Simon Kan | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
Raj Subramanian | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Koro Tawa | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Kenneth Wang | ACT | List MP 2004–05 | [16] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Pansy Wong | National Party | List MP, 1996–2008; winner | [17] |
Christchurch Central
Incumbent Tim Barnett of the Labour Party retired at the 2008 election, having been the MP for Christchurch Central since 1996.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Somnath Bagchi | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Andrew Beaven | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party/meta/color| | Mike Britnall | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | [18] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Brendon Burns | Labour Party | winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Workers Party of New Zealand/meta/color| | Byron Clark | Workers Party | [19] | |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Greg Kleis | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Jan McLauchlan | Green Party | [20] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Toni Severin | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Nicky Wagner | National Party | List MP 2005–present; elected off party list | [14] |
Christchurch East
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Lianne Dalziel | Labour Party | incumbent since 1999; MP since 1990; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Aaron Gilmore | National Party | elected off party list | [21] |
bgcolor=Template:Workers Party of New Zealand/meta/color| | Paul Hopkinson | Workers Party | [19] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Tony le Cren | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Nick McIlraith | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Mojo Mathers | Green Party | [23] | |
Sevaschan Park | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Paul Piesse | Alliance | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Elspeth Sandys | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Maretta Solomon | United Future | [5] |
Clutha-Southland
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Bill English | National Party | Incumbent, current National Party deputy leader, winner | [24] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Tim Gow | Green Party | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Roly Henderson | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Marvin Hubbard | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Don Pryde | Labour Party | Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union President | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Paul Tankard | Family Party | [4] |
Coromandel
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Ray Bassett | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Sandra Goudie | National Party | Incumbent since 2002; winner | [25] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Hugh Kininmonth | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | James Redwood | Green Party | [23] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Huey Rurehe | Kiwi Party | [13] |
Dunedin North
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Victor Billot | Alliance | 2005 candidate | [3] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Hilary Calvert | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party/meta/color| | Julian Crawford | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | [26] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Pete Hodgson | Labour Party | incumbent; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Mary Edwards | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Olive McCrae | Democrats for Social Credit | [27] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Metiria Turei | Green Party | current MP; elected from party list | [28] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Michael Woodhouse | National Party | elected from party list | [14] |
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 | |
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David Bernhardt | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Clare Curran | Labour Party | winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Shane Gallagher | Green Party | [29] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Jacqui McAlpine | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Dawn McIntosh | Democrats for Social Credit | [30] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Pauline Moffat | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Kay Murray | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Colin Nicholls | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Conway Powell | National Party | 2005 candidate | [31] |
Robert Wansink | Restore All Things In Christ | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Philip Wescombe | Kiwi Party | [13] |
East Coast
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Catherine Delahunty | Green Party | 2005 candidate, elected from party list | [28] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Brendan Horan | New Zealand First | [32] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Moana Mackey | Labour Party | List MP, 2003–present; elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Anne Tolley | National Party | Incumbent MP since 2005; List MP from 1999–2002; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Judy Turner | United Future | List MP 2002–2008; United Party deputy leader; not re-elected | [5] |
East Coast Bays
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Paul Adams | Family Party | United Future list MP 2002–05 | [33] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color | | Sue Bradford | Green Party | list MP; 1999–present; elected from party list | [28] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Vivienne Goldsmith | Labour Party | [10] | |
Toby Hutton | No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Dail Jones | New Zealand First | current list MP; not re-elected | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Tim Kronfield | ACT | [34] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Murray McCully | National Party | Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Ian McInnes | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Elah Zamora | Libertarianz | [35] |
Epsom
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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Andrena Bishop | Human Rights Party | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Residents Action Movement/meta/color| | Rafe Copeland | Residents Action Movement | [36] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Grace Haden | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Rodney Hide | ACT | Incumbent since 2005; MP since 1996, current ACT Party leader; winner | [37] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Keith Locke | Green Party | list MP since 1999; 2005 candidate; elected from party list | [28] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Kate Sutton | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Janet Tuck | United Future | 2005 candidate | [5] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Richard Worth | National Party | MP for Epsom, 1999–2005; List MP; elected from party list | [38] |
Hamilton East
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | David Bennett | National Party | Incumbent since 2005; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:The Republic of New Zealand Party/meta/color| | Jack Gielen | The Republic of New Zealand Party | [39] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Robyn Jackson | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Garry Mallett | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Sue Moroney | Labour Party | List MP since 2005; elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Linda Persson | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Rochelle White | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Doug Woolerton | New Zealand First | list MP since 1996; not re-elected | [4] |
Hamilton West
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
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bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Martin Gallagher | Labour Party | incumbent1999–2008 and 1993–96; not re-elected | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Tim Macindoe | National Party | 2005 candidate; winner | [40] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Ian Parker | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Ken Smith | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Dale Stevens | Green Party | [15] | |
Suresh Vatsyayann | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Tim Wikiriwhi | Libertarianz | 2005 candidate | [41] |
Helensville
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | David Clendon | Green Party | [28] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Darien Fenton | Labour Party | List MP since 2005, elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | David Garrett | ACT | elected from party list | [42] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | John Key | National Party | Incumbent since 2002, current Leader of the Opposition; current Leader of the National Party; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Angela Lovelock | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Peter Osborne | Libertarianz | [43] |
Hunua
New seat largely replacing the old Port Waikato seat.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Jordan Carter | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Sir Roger Douglas | ACT | Former MP 1969–1990, Minister of Finance 1984-88l elected from party list | [44] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Toni Driller | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Paul Hutchison | National Party | MP for Port Waikato 1996–2008; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Fiona Kenworthy | Green Party | [28] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Helen Mulford | New Zealand First | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Frank Naea | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Bruce Whitehead | Libertarianz | [45] |
Hutt South
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Camilia Chin | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Virginia Horrocks | Green Party | [23] | |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Phil Howison | Libertarianz | 2005 candidate | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Trevor Mallard | Labour Party | Incumbent 1996–present; MP since 1993 and from 1984–90; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Lindsay Mitchell | ACT | 2005 candidate | [46] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Paul Quinn | National Party | elected from party list | [47] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Murray Smith | United Future | Former List MP 2002–05; 2005 candidate | [5] |
Ilam
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Gerry Brownlee | National Party | Incumbent since 1996; winner | [24] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Brian Davidson | ACT | [48] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Kennedy Graham | Green Party | elected from party list after the counting of the special votes | [28] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Craig Hutchinson | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | John Pickering | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | David Weusten | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Sam Yau | Labour Party | [10] |
Invercargill
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Ian Carline | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Craig Carson | Green Party | 2005 candidate | [20] |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Shane Pleasance | Libertarianz | [43] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Eric Roy | National Party | Incumbent since 2005; MP from 1993–2002; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Maureen Smith | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Lesley Soper | Labour Party | List MP, 2005; 2007–2008; not re-elected | [10] |
Kaikōura
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Alastair Belcher | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Steffan Browning | Green Party | 2005 candidate | [28] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Coralie Christie | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Colin King | National Party | Incumbent since 2005; winner | [24] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Linda King | New Zealand First | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | John McCaskey | Democrats for Social Credit | [49] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Brian McNamara | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Dave Tattersfield | ACT | [11] |
Mana
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Michael Collins | ACT | 2005 candidate | [11] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Michael Gilchrist | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Richard Goode | Libertarianz | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Robin Gunson | United Future | 2005 candidate | [5] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Luamanuvao Winnie Laban | Labour Party | incumbent since 2002; MP since 1999; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Renton Maclachlan | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Pacific Party/meta/color| | Tim Manu | Pacific Party | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Hekia Parata | National Party | elected from party list | [50] |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Pacific Party/meta/color| | Taito Phillip Field | Pacific Party | incumbent from 1996–2008; MP since 1993 (as Labour); not returned to Parliament | [51] |
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Jerry Filipaina | Family Party | [52] | |
bgcolor=Template:Residents Action Movement/meta/color| | Roger Fowler | Residents Action Movement | [36] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Mita Harris | National Party | [14] | |
Lemalu Matatumua | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Tala P'oe | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | William Sio | Labour Party | List MP since 2008; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Pulotu Selio Solomon | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Mua Strickson-Pua | Green Party | [28] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Michael Tabachnik | ACT | [11] |
Manukau East
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Kanwal Singh Bakshi | National Party | elected from party list | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Trevor Barnard | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Manogi Turua Head | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Pacific Party/meta/color| | Tevanga Leavasa | Pacific Party | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Lynn Murphy | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Poutua Papali'l | Family Party | [33] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Ross Robertson | Labour Party | incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Kevin Stitt | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
Annalucia Vermunt | Communist League | [53] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Workers Party of New Zealand/meta/color| | Daphna Whitmore | Workers Party | [19] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Donna Wynd | Green Party | [23] |
Manurewa
Maungakiekie
Sitting Labour MP Mark Gosche is retiring in 2008, having served as electorate MP for Maungakiekie since 1999.
Mount Albert
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Jon Carapiet | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Helen Clark | Labour Party | Prime Minister, Labour leader, incumbent since 1996; MP since 1981; winner/ resigned from Parliament after 2008 General Election. By- election saw the win of Labour Party candidate, David Shearer | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Christian Dawson | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Republic of New Zealand Party/meta/color| | Dave Llewll | The Republic of New Zealand Party | [2] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Kathleen McCabe | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Ravi Musuku | National Party | 2005 candidate | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Pacific Party/meta/color| | Milo Siilata | Pacific Party | [4] | |
Anthony van den Heuvel | Human Rights Party | [4] |
Mount Roskill
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Suki Amirapu | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Jackie Blue | National Party | List MP 2005–present; elected from party list | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Lisa Er | Green Party | [23] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Phil Goff | Labour Party | Incumbent since 1999; MP 1993–present and 1981–90; winner. Goff, from post 2008 general election to present, is the Labour Leader of the Opposition | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Residents Action Movement/meta/color| | Daphne Lawless | Residents Action Movement | [36] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Joseph Rebello | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Shawn Tan | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Neville Wilson | United Future | [5] |
Napier
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Russell Fairbrother | Labour Party | MP 2002–08; not re-elected | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | John Ormond | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Brett Stansfield | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Chris Tremain | National Party | Incumbent since 2005; winner | [14] |
Nelson
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Kelvin Deal | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Paul Hufflett | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Diana Mellor | Green Party | [23] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Nick Smith | National Party | Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990; winner | [56] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Maryan Street | Labour Party | List MP since 2005; elected off party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Robin Westley | Kiwi Party | [13] |
New Lynn
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | David Cunliffe | Labour Party | Incumbent since 1999; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Kerryanne Dalgleish | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Kath Dewar | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Tim Groser | National Party | List MP 2005–present; elected from party list | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Mohammad Kazemi-Yazdi | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Michael Tasker | ACT | [11] |
New Plymouth
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Chris Albers | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Harry Duynhoven | Labour Party | Incumbent since 1996; MP 1993–2008 and 1984–90; not re-elected | [10] |
Rusty Kane | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Mike Webber | Libertarianz | 2005 candidate | [57] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Jonathan Young | National Party | winner | [58] |
North Shore
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | John Boscawen | ACT | elected from party list | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Louise Cleary | Family Party | [59] | |
bgcolor=Template:Residents Action Movement/meta/color| | Stephen Cooper | Residents Action Movement | [36] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Joe Gregory | New Zealand First | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Damian Light | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Wayne Mapp | National Party | Incumbent since 1996; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Michael Murphy | Libertarianz | 2005 candidate | [60] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Phil Twyford | Labour Party | 2005 candidate; elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Pieter Watson | Green Party | [15] |
Northcote
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Jonathan Coleman | National Party | Incumbent since 2005; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:Residents Action Movement/meta/color| | Benjamin Doherty | Residents Action Movement | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Steven Dromgool | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color | | Jeanette Elley | Green Party | [23] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Brenda Hill | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Nick Kearney | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Peter Linton | Libertarianz | [61] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Hamish McCracken | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Barry McDonald | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Angela Xu | Family Party | [33] |
Northland
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | John Carter | National Party | Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Shane Jones | Labour Party | List MP, 2005–present; elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color | | Martin Leiding | Green Party | [20] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Mike Shaw | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Melanie Taylor | Family Party | [59] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | David Wilson | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Alan Wood | ACT | [11] |
Ōhariu
new seat largely replacing Ōhariu-Belmont.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Kelly Buchanan | Alliance | 2005 Mana candidate | [3] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Charles Chauvel | Labour Party | List MP 2006–present; 2005 Ōhariu-Belmont candidate; elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Colin du Plessis | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Peter Dunne | United Future | MP for Ōhariu-Belmont 1996–present; MP since 1984; United Future party leader; won the seat | [5] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Gareth Hughes | Green Party | Will be elected from the party list in 2010 to replace Jeanette Fitzsimons | [28] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Katrina Shanks | National Party | List MP since 2007; 2005 candidate for Ōhariu-Belmont; elected from party list | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Joel Sison | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party/meta/color| | Danyl Strype | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | [62] |
Ōtaki
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Dianne Brown | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Nathan Guy | National Party | List MP 2005–08; winner | [63] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Darren Hughes | Labour Party | Incumbent 2002–2008; returned to Parliament from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Jim Kebbel | Green | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Peter McCaffrey | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Josie Pagani | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | David Scott | New Zealand First | [4] |
Pakuranga
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Zachary Dorner | Green Party | [28] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Brian Hilder | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Andrew Jollands | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Brian Kelly | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Jeffrey Ly | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Pita Paraone | New Zealand First | MP, 2002–08; not returned to parliament | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Quentin Todd | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Maurice Williamson | National Party | Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner | [14] |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arshad Chatha | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Kevin Dittmer | ACT | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Iain Lees-Galloway | Labour Party | winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Debbie Lucas | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Lawrence O'Halloran | Green Party | 2005 candidate | [64] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Graham Odering | New Zealand First | 2005 candidate | [65] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Frank Owen | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Malcolm Plimmer | National Party | 2005 candidate | [66] |
Grant Seton | Independent | [4] |
Papakura
New seat largely replacing the old Clevedon seat.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Brent Catchpole | New Zealand First | LIst MP 2002–05 | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Judith Collins | National Party | MP for Clevedon, 2002–08; winner | [67] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Rachel Grimwood | Green Party | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Dave Hereora | Labour Party | List MP, 2002–2008; not re-elected | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Bryan Mockridge | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Residents Action Movement/meta/color| | Pat O'Dea | Residents Action Movement | [36] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | John Thompson | ACT | [11] |
Port Hills
New seat largely replacing the old Banks Peninsula seat.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Joseph Burston | Green Party | [28] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Phil Clearwater | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Ruth Dyson | Labour Party | MP for Banks Peninsula, 1999–2008; MP since 1993; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Wilton Gray | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Terry Heffernan | National Party | [68] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Robin Loomes | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Andrew McKenzie | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Geoff Russell | ACT | [11] |
Rangitata
New seat
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Julian Blanchard | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Tony Bunting | Kiwi Party | [69] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Jo Goodhew | National Party | MP for Aoraki, 2005–08; winner | [24] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Peter McCaw | ACT | [11] | |
Paul Tew | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Brian Ward | United Future | [5] |
Rangitīkei
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Jills Angus Burney | Labour Party | [10] | |
Steve Gibson | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | John Langford | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Simon Power | National Party | Incumbent since 1999; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Jean Thompson | ACT | [11] |
Rimutaka
Incumbent MP Paul Swain of the Labour Party stood down as MP for Rimutaka after twelve years, having served various Hutt Valley electorates since 1987.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Chris Hipkins | Labour Party | winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Jenni Hurn | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Nigel Kearney | ACT | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Ron Mark | New Zealand First | List MP since 1996; not returned to Parliament | [70] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | John Maurice | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Lynette Vigrass | Green Party | [20] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Richard Whiteside | National Party | [71] |
Rodney
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Karl Adams | Family Party | [33] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Kathleen Deal | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Simonne Dyer | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Beryl Good | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | David Hay | Green Party | [23] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Tracey Martin | New Zealand First | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Conor Roberts | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Lockwood Smith | National Party | Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1984; winner | [14] |
Rongotai
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Mike Bridge | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Gordon Copeland | Kiwi Party | ex-United Future list MP 2002–2008; not re-elected | [72] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Chris Finlayson | National Party | List MP 2005– ; elected from party list | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Annette King | Labour Party | Incumbent since 1986; MP 1993–present and 1984–90; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Mitch Lees | Libertarianz | [73] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Karuna Muthu | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Russel Norman | Green Party | Co-leader of the Green Party; MP since 2008; elected from party list | [28] |
Rotorua
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Steve Chadwick | Labour Party | Incumbent since 1999; defeated in constituency and returned from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Todd McClay | National Party | winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:Residents Action Movement/meta/color| | Grant Rogers | Residents Action Movement | [36] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Raewyn Saville | Green Party | [28] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Daryl Smith | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Arthur Solomon | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Fred Stevens | Libertarianz | [4] |
Selwyn
New seat largely replacing the old Rakaia seat.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Amy Adams | National Party | winner | [74] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | David Coates | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Samuel Dennis | Family Party | [59] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Phillipa Main | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Victoria Norman | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Ivor Watson | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Eleanor Williamson | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
Bill Woods | Independent | [4] |
Tāmaki
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Josephine Bartley | Labour | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Greg Graydon | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Richard Leckinger | Green Party | [23] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Doug Nabbs | New Zealand First | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Allan Peachey | National Party | Incumbent since 2005; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Chris Simmonds | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Ralph Taylor | Progressive Party | [8] |
Taranaki-King Country
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Shane Ardern | National Party | Incumbent since 1998; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Rob Hamill | Green | Also known as an Olympic rower | [75] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Bill Izard | ACT | [76] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Iain Parker | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Renee van de Wert | Labour Party | [10] |
Taupō
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Bloxham | Independent | [77] | ||
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Mark Burton | Labour Party | Incumbent 1996–2008; MP from 1993–2008; not re-elected | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Max Edwards | United Future | [5] | |
Robbie Mac | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Louise Upston | National Party | winner | [78] |
Tauranga
Incumbent MP Bob Clarkson of the National Party is retiring in 2008, having served as MP for Tauranga since 2005.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Larry Baldock | Kiwi Party | United Future list MP 2002–05; Leader of The Kiwi Party | [79] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Simon Bridges | National Party | winner | [80] |
Gray Eatwell | Independent | [4] | ||
Terry Leaming | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:The Republic of New Zealand Party/meta/color| | David Macartney | The Republic of New Zealand Party | [2] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Anne Pankhurst | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Winston Peters | New Zealand First | List MP; MP for Tauranga 1984–2005; Leader of New Zealand First; not returned to Parliament | [81] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Katherine Ransom | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Ron Scott | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Karen Summerhays | Green Party | [82] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | John Willocks | United Future | [5] |
Te Atatū
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Pacific Party/meta/color| | Fiasili Ah Tong | Pacific Party | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Lech Beltowski | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Chris Carter | Labour Party | Incumbent 1999–present and 1993–96; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Xavier Goldie | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Tau Henare | National Party | list MP 2005–present; MP (New Zealand First, Independent, Mauri Pacific) 1993–99; elected from party list | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Pavitra Roy | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Talei Solomon-Mua | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Jo van Kempen | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Bob van Ruyssevelt | Alliance | [3] |
Tukituki
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Rick Barker | Labour Party | List MP 2005; MP for Tukituki 1996–05; MP since 1993; elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Quentin Duthie | Green Party | [23] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Craig Foss | National Party | Incumbent 2005–present; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Duncan Lennox | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Thomas O’Neill | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Dawn Patchett | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Barry Pulford | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] |
Waikato
New seat largely replacing the old Piako seat.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Jacinda Ardern | Labour Party | elected from party list | [83] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Mark Davies | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color | | Wendy Harper | Green Party | [20] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | John Pemberton | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | James Ross | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Barbara Stewart | New Zealand First | MP 2002–08; not re-elected | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Lindsay Tisch | National Party | MP for Piako 2002–present; MP since 1999; winner | [25] |
Waimakariri
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Leighton Baker | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Clayton Cosgrove | Labour Party | Incumbent since 1999; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Aaron Keown | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Alan Liefting | Green Party | [20] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Melanie Mark-Shadbolt | New Zealand First | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Kelleigh Sheffield-Cranstoun | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Kate Wilkinson | National Party | list MP 2005–present; elected from party list | [24] |
Wairarapa
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Shane Atkinson | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | John Hayes | National Party | Incumbent since 2005; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Denise Mackenzie | Labour Party | 2005 candidate | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Richard McGrath | Libertarianz | [84] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Edwin Perry | New Zealand First | MP 2002–05 | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Graeme Reeves | United Future | National Party MP for Miramar, 1990–93 | [5] |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Amy Tubman | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Michael Woodcock | Green Party | [15] |
Waitakere
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rita Beckmannflay | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Paula Bennett | National Party | List MP 2005–2008; winner | [85] |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Sandra Ethell | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:Family Party/meta/color| | Michael Kidd | Family Party | [59] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Craig McNair | New Zealand First | MP 2002–05 | [4] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Pacific Party/meta/color| | Fia Misa Tupou | Pacific Party | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Lynne Pillay | Labour Party | Incumbent 2002–2008; returned to parliament from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | John Riddell | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Gary Stewart | Green Party | [15] |
Waitaki
New seat largely replacing the old Otago seat.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color | | Oliver Briggs | Green Party | [20] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Jacqui Dean | National | MP for Otago 2005–08; winner | [14] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | John Fraser | ACT | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand/meta/color| | Simon Guy | Direct Democracy | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Claire Main | Progressive Party | [8] | |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Norm MacRitchie | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | David Parker | Labour Party | List MP 2005–present; MP since 2002; elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Hessel van Wieren | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] |
Wellington Central
Incumbent Labour MP Marian Hobbs is retiring at the 2008 election, having served the seat since 1999.
West Coast-Tasman
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Chris Auchinvole | National Party | list MP 2005–present; winner | [24] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Kevin Hague | Green Party | elected from party list | [28] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Damien O'Connor | Labour Party | Incumbent 1996–08; MP 1993–2008; not re-elected | [10] |
Steve Richards | McGillicuddy Serious Party | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Jocelyn Smith | United Future | [5] | |
Robert Terry | Aotearoa NZ Youth | [4] | ||
Reg Turner | Representative Party | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party/meta/color| | Steven Wilkinson | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | [90] |
Whanganui
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Chester Borrows | National Party | Incumbent since 2005; winner | [91] |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Alan Davidson | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Hamish McDouall | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | John Milnes | Green Party | [20] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Heather Smith | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] |
Whangarei
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Paul Chalmers | Labour Party | 2005 candidate | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Paul Doherty | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | Ken Goodhue | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Maureen Gunston | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Phil Heatley | National Party | incumbent, 1999–present, winner | [14] |
Don Hedges | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Helen Hughes | Libertarianz | [92] | |
bgcolor=Template:Residents Action Movement/meta/color| | Martin Kaipo | Residents Action Movement | [36] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Tom McLelland | ACT | [11] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Viv Shepherd | Progressive Party | [8] | |
Simon Vallings | Independent | [4] |
Wigram
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand National Party/meta/color| | Marc Alexander | National Party | Former United Future MP, 2002–05 | [93] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Progressive Party/meta/color| | Jim Anderton | Progressive Party | Incumbent MP 1996–present: MP since 1984, Progressive leader; winner | [8] |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Lindsay Cameron | Kiwi Party | [13] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand First/meta/color| | Steve Campbell | New Zealand First | [4] | |
bgcolor=Template:Alliance (New Zealand political party)/meta/color| | Tom Dowie | Alliance | [3] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Erin Ebborn-Gillespie | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Matthew Gardiner | ACT | [11] | |
Michael Hansen | Economic Euthenics | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Libertarianz/meta/color| | Ben Morgan | Libertarianz | [43] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Democratic Party/meta/color| | John Ring | Democrats for Social Credit | [22] | |
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| | Vanessa Roberts | United Future | [5] | |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Peter Taylor | Green Party | [15] |
Māori electorates
Hauraki-Waikato
New seat replacing the old Tainui seat.
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Māori Party/meta/color| | Angeline Greensill | Māori Party | 2005 candidate | [94] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Nanaia Mahuta | Labour Party | MP for Tainui, 2005–08; MP since 1996; winner | [10] |
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Māori Party/meta/color| | Derek Fox | Māori Party | [95] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Parekura Horomia | Labour Party | Incumbent since 1999; winner | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Bevan Tipene | Green Party | [4] |
Tāmaki Makaurau
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Mikaere Curtis | Green Party | [15] | |
bgcolor=Template:The Kiwi Party/meta/color| | Vapi Kupenga | Kiwi Party | [69] | |
Marama Nathan | Independent | [96] | ||
bgcolor=Template:Māori Party/meta/color| | Pita Sharples | Māori Party | incumbent since 2005; Māori Party co-leader; winner | [97] |
Kane Te Waaka | Independent | [4] | ||
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Louisa Wall | Labour Party | list MP, 2008–present; not re-elected | [10] |
Te Tai Hauāuru
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Errol Mason | Labour Party | [10] | |
bgcolor=Template:Māori Party/meta/color| | Tariana Turia | Māori Party | incumbent since 1999; MP since 1996 (Labour 1996 – 2004); Māori Party co-leader; winner | [98] |
Te Tai Tokerau
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party/meta/color| | Judy Daniels | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | [99] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Kelvin Davis | Labour Party | elected from party list | [10] |
bgcolor=Template:Māori Party/meta/color| | Hone Harawira | Māori Party | incumbent 2005– ; winner | [98] |
bgcolor=Template:Hapu Party/meta/color| | David Rankin | Hapu Party | [100] | |
bgcolor=Template:ACT New Zealand/meta/color| | Peter Tashkoff | ACT | [11] |
Te Tai Tonga
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Māori Party/meta/color| | Rahui Katene | Māori Party | winner | [101] |
bgcolor=Template:Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand/meta/color| | Dora Roimata Langsbury | Green Party | [28] | |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Mahara Okeroa | Labour Party | Incumbent since 1999; not re-elected | [10] |
Waiariki
Name | Party | Notes | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor=Template:Māori Party/meta/color| | Te Ururoa Flavell | Māori Party | Incumbent since 2005; winner | [102] |
bgcolor=Template:New Zealand Labour Party/meta/color| | Mita Ririnui | Labour Party | List MP 2005–present; MP 1999–2005; elected from party list | [10] |
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