Candidates in the 2023 New Zealand general election by electorate

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This page lists candidates contesting electorates in the 2023 New Zealand general election.

General electorates[edit]

Auckland Central[edit]

2023 general election: Auckland Central
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Legalise Cannabis Christopher Coker Contested Bay of Plenty in 2020; contested Tauranga in 2022 9   [1]
Rock The Vote NZ Paul Davie Contested New Lynn for Voice of the People in 2020 7   [2]
Animal Justice Madeleine Kane 15   [3]
Independent Andi Shen Liu [4]
National Mahesh Muralidhar 43   [5][6]
ACT Felix Poole Contested electorate in 2020 25   [7]
Labour Oscar Sims 63   [8][9]
New Nation Guy Slocum 2   [4]
Green Chlöe Swarbrick 3   [10][11]
Opportunities Damian Sycamore 8   [12][13]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Money Free Party Luke Beharral Announced, but not on final list of candidates [14][4]
ACT Scott Boness   [15]
NZ First Heeni Phillips-Williams Announced, but not on final list of candidates   [16][17]

Banks Peninsula[edit]

2023 general election: Banks Peninsula
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
DemocracyNZ Doug Allington 9   [18]
Animal Justice Paran Jeet 10   [19]
NZ First Lindsay Kerslake   [20]
Labour Tracey McLellan 27   [21][9]
NewZeal Lisa Mead   [22]
Green Lan Pham 6   [23][11]
ACT Laura Trask 10   [24]
Independent Peter Wakeman Contested Tauranga and Hamilton West in 2022 [25]
National Vanessa Weenink 40   [26][6]

Bay of Plenty[edit]

2023 general election: Bay of Plenty
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Leighton Baker Party Wendy Gillespie 2   [27]
Animal Justice Caitlin Grattan 14   [19]
ACT Cameron Luxton Contested Tauranga in 2020 and 2022 11   [24]
Green Matthew Macmillan   [28]
NZ First Kirsten Murfitt Originally selected to contest Tauranga for DemocracyNZ   [20]
National Tom Rutherford Sought nomination in 2022 Tauranga by-election 70   [29][6]
Labour Pare Taikato 54   [30][9]
Independent Taupo Wahed [31]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Todd Muller Was re-selected, but later chose to retire [32][33]

Botany[edit]

2023 general election: Botany
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Zealand Loyal John Armstrong   [34]
ACT Bo Burns 54   [35]
New Conservative Dieuwe de Boer Contested electorate in 2020 2   [36]
National Christopher Luxon 1   [37][6]
Animal Justice Robert McNeil 1   [3]
Labour Kharag Singh 66   [38][9]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Vision NZ Mark Terrill Announced, but not on final list of candidates   [39][40]

Christchurch Central[edit]

2023 general election: Christchurch Central
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NZ First Mark Arneil Contested electorate in 2020   [20]
Legalise Cannabis Michael Britnell Contested electorate in 2020 3   [41]
Green Kahurangi Carter 14   [42][11]
ACT Matthew Fisken 44   [24]
Animal Justice Sarah Jackson 7   [19]
National Dale Stephens Contested Ohariu-Belmont in 2002, Contested electorate in 2020 29   [43][6]
Labour Duncan Webb 20   [44][9]

Christchurch East[edit]

2023 general election: Christchurch East
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Sahra Ahmed   [45]
Labour Reuben Davidson Contested Selwyn in 2020 57   [46][9]
New Conservative Helen Houghton Contested electorate in 2020 1   [36]
Legalise Cannabis Paula Lambert Contested electorate in 2020 4   [41]
Independent Sam Park [47]
ACT Toni Severin Contested electorate in 2020 14   [24]
National Matt Stock 50   [48][6]
Animal Justice Danette Wereta 5   [19]
NZ First Shane Wiremu   [20]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Poto Williams [49]

Coromandel[edit]

2023 general election: Coromandel
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NZ First Caleb Ansell Contested Waikato for New Conservative in 2020   [50]
New Zealand Loyal Ray Cobb   [34]
Green Pamela Grealey Contested electorate in 2020   [28]
Labour Beryl Riley 75   [44][9]
National Scott Simpson 55   [51][6]
Outdoors Sarai TePou Contested Tāmaki for Advance NZ in 2020   [52]
ACT Joanna Verburg 55   [7]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Nation Andrew Hollis   [53][54]

Dunedin[edit]

2023 general election: Dunedin
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Rachel Brooking 23   [55][9]
New Conservative Cyndee Elder 7   [36]
Green Francisco Hernandez 17   [56][11]
NZ First Keegan Langeveld 20   [20]
Legalise Cannabis Adrian McDermott   [41]
ACT Tim Newman 53   [7]
Independent Jim O'Malley [57]
Opportunities Benjamin Peters Contested electorate in 2020 3   [12][13]
Independent Pamela Taylor [58]
National Michael Woodhouse Contested electorate in 2020 none   [59][6]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour David Clark [49]

East Coast[edit]

2023 general election: East Coast
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Independent Monaco Caracas [60]
Labour Tāmati Coffey MP for Waiariki 2017–20; cancelled planned retirement from Parliament following Allan's resignation 36   [61][9]
Independent Gordon Dickson Contested Tauranga and Hamilton West in 2022 [60]
Te Pāti Māori Fallyn Flavell   [60]
ACT Michael Howe 27   [24]
National Dana Kirkpatrick 44   [62][6]
Vision NZ Leighton Packer   [39]
Independent Don Richards [60]
DemocracyNZ Chris Robinson 12   [18]
NZ First Craig Sinclair   [63]
Green Jordan Walker   [64]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Kiri Allan Was re-selected, but later chose to retire [65]

East Coast Bays[edit]

2023 general election: East Coast Bays
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NewZeal Paul Adams United Future MP 2002–2005; contested electorate for Family Party in 2008   [22]
Labour Naisi Chen Contested electorate in 2017; contested Botany in 2020; sought nomination in Auckland Central 33   [66]
New Zealand Loyal Bill Dyet Originally selected by DemocracyNZ to contest Whangaparāoa; contested Northcote for New Conservative in 2020   [67][34]
ACT Michael McCook Contested electorate in 2020 32   [24]
National Erica Stanford 7   [37][6]

Epsom[edit]

2023 general election: Epsom
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Camilla Belich Contested electorate in 2020; sought nomination in Mount Albert 26   [68][9]
National Paul Goldsmith Contested electorate in 2020 5   [37][6]
New Zealand Loyal Anna Rotheray   [69]
ACT David Seymour 1   [70][24]
Opportunities Nina Su 4   [12][13]
NZ First Tanya Unkovich 8   [20]
Green Lawrence Xu-Nan Contested Pakuranga in 2020 16   [71][11]

Hamilton East[edit]

2023 general election: Hamilton East
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Zealand Loyal Tanya Ban   [72]
Animal Justice Lily Carrington 8   [3]
Opportunities Alex Corkin 12   [73][13]
New World Order McCann Party Nathan Lee Couper [72]
Labour Georgie Dansey Contested Hamilton West in 2022 31   [74][9]
Republic of New Zealand Party Jacobus Gielen Contested electorate in 2020 [72]
National Ryan Hamilton 66   [75][6]
NZ First Russelle Knaap 32   [72]
Te Pāti Māori Awatea Parker 30   [72]
ACT Ash Parmar 13   [24]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Jamie Strange [76]

Hamilton West[edit]

2023 general election: Hamilton West
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Benjamin Doyle 18   [77][11]
Vision NZ Rudi du Plooy Originally selected as New Conservative candidate; contested electorate for New Conservative in 2022   [78][39]
Opportunities Naomi Pocock Contested electorate in 2022; contested Hamilton East in 2020 9   [73][13]
National Tama Potaka 24   [37][6]
ACT Susan Stevenson 31   [24]
NZ First Kevin Stone   [20]
Labour Myra Williamson 62   [79][9]
Animal Justice Melanie Wilson 16   [3]

Hutt South[edit]

2023 general election: Hutt South
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Ginny Andersen 17   [80][9]
National Chris Bishop MP for Hutt South 2017–2020 3   [81][6]
New Zealand Loyal Jordan Blake   [82]
NZ First Lee Donoghue 12   [83]
Green Neelu Jennings 28   [84][11]
ACT Andy Parkins Contested electorate in 2020 24   [24]
Vision NZ Max Rangitutia 32   [39]
Opportunities Ben Wylie-van Eerd Contested electorate in 2020 11   [85][13]

Ilam[edit]

2023 general election: Ilam
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Legalise Cannabis Irinka Britnell 10   [41]
National Hamish Campbell Contested Wigram in 2020 63   [86][6]
Green Mike Davidson 19   [87][11]
Opportunities Raf Manji Contested electorate as an independent in 2017 1   [88][13]
New Conservative Chris O'Brien 5   [36]
DemocracyNZ Juanita O'Connell 6   [18]
Labour Sarah Pallett 51   [89][9]

Invercargill[edit]

2023 general election: Invercargill
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Liz Craig Contested electorate in 2020 44   [90][9]
ACT Scott Donaldson 43   [24]
New Zealand Loyal David Kowalewski   [34]
Legalise Cannabis Kevin O'Connell 7   [41]
National Penny Simmonds 16   [37][6]
Vision NZ Judith Terrill Contested Southland for ONE in 2020   [39]

Kaikōura[edit]

2023 general election: Kaikōura
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NZ First Jamie Arbuckle Contested electorate in 2020 6   [91]
Money Free Party NZ Shaun Brown [92]
DemocracyNZ Sandra Campbell 11   [93]
New Zealand Loyal Natalie Colello   [92]
Labour Emma Dewhirst 67   [94][9]
New Conservative David Greenslade Contested electorate in 2020   [36]
ACT Keith Griffiths 29   [24]
Independent Ted Howard Contested electorate in 2020 [92]
Independent John McCaskey Contested electorate for Social Credit in 2020 [92]
Green Richard McCubbin Contested electorate in 2020 39   [95]
National Stuart Smith 56   [91][6]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Green Alec McNeil   [96][97]

Kaipara ki Mahurangi[edit]

2023 general election: Kaipara ki Mahurangi
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Brent Bailey 58   [7]
DemocracyNZ Sarah Brewer 10   [93]
Green Zephyr Brown Contested electorate in 2020   [28]
NZ First Jenny Marcroft MP 2017–2020; contested Auckland Central in 2020   [20]
National Chris Penk 18   [37][6]
Labour Guy Wishart 71   [98][9]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ACT Anto Coates   [24][99]
New Zealand Loyal Brenton Faithfull Withdrew to act as justice of the peace   [34][100]

Kelston[edit]

2023 general election: Kelston
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Jake Curran 42   [24]
NZ First Anne Degia-Pala Contested electorate in 2020 15   [20]
Green Golriz Ghahraman Contested Mount Roskill in 2020 7   [11]
Te Pāti Māori Jacqui Harema 24   [101]
New Conservative Alister Hood 6   [36]
National Ruby Manukia Schaumkel 42   [102][6]
Labour Carmel Sepuloni 3   [44][9]
DemocracyNZ Leao Tildsley Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020 3   [18]

Mana[edit]

2023 general election: Mana
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Protect & Prosper New Zealand Kush Bhargava [103]
ACT Lily Brown 22   [24]
Green Gina Dao-McLay 23   [104][11]
Labour Barbara Edmonds 18   [105][9]
NZ First Andy Foster Contested Wellington Central in 2017 7   [106]
Not A Party Richard Goode Contested electorate in 2020 [107]
National Frances Hughes 33   [108][6]
New Zealand Loyal Lisa Temperton   [107]

Māngere[edit]

2023 general election: Māngere
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Vision NZ Fuiavailili Ala'ilima Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020 20   [39]
National Rosemary Bourke 32   [109][6]
ACT Pothen Joseph 46   [24]
Independent Brooke Pao Stanley [110]
Te Pāti Māori Hilda Peters 11   [111]
Labour Lemauga Lydia Sosene 53   [44][9]
Green Peter Sykes Contested electorate in 2020 48   [28]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour William Sio [49]

Manurewa[edit]

2023 general election: Manurewa
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Siva Kilari 30   [112][6]
Te Pāti Māori Rangi McLean Contested Tāmaki Makaurau in 2014 28   [113]
Vision NZ Caine Warren 9   [39]
Labour Arena Williams 48   [44][9]

Maungakiekie[edit]

2023 general election: Maungakiekie
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Independent Phillip Bridge [114]
Rock The Vote NZ Eric Chuah Contested Owairaka for Advance NZ in 1996 14   [115]
National Greg Fleming 65   [116][6]
NZ First Andrew Hogg 34   [20]
ACT Margo Onishchenko 59   [7]
Labour Priyanca Radhakrishnan 15   [117][9]
Green Sapna Samant 30   [28][11]

Mount Albert[edit]

2023 general election: Mount Albert
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Melissa Lee 13   [118][6]
Green Ricardo Menéndez March Contested Maungakiekie in 2020 8   [119][11]
ACT Ollie Murphy 28   [24]
Independent Tesi Naufahu [120]
Opportunities Ciara Swords Contested Whangārei in 2020 7   [12][13]
Human Rights Party Anthony van den Heuvel Contested electorate in 2020 [120]
Labour Helen White Contested Auckland Central in 2020 47   [121][9]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Jacinda Ardern [122]

Mount Roskill[edit]

2023 general election: Mount Roskill
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Carlos Cheung 48   [123][6]
ACT Rahul Chopra 26   [24]
Green Suveen Sanis Walgampola 21   [28][11]
Labour Michael Wood 45   [44][9]

Napier[edit]

2023 general election: Napier
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Julienne Dickey   [28]
Labour Mark Hutchinson 60   [124][9]
DemocracyNZ Martin Langford 4   [18]
ACT Pawel Milewski 34   [24]
National Katie Nimon Contested electorate in 2020 22   [125][6]
Independent John Smith Contested electorate in 2020 [126]
NZ First Laurie Turnbull 18   [127]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Stuart Nash Was re-selected, but later chose to retire [128][129]

Nelson[edit]

2023 general election: Nelson
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Chris Baillie Contested electorate in 2020 17   [24]
Labour Rachel Boyack 42   [130][9]
National Blair Cameron 35   [131][6]
Progressive Aotearoa Bruce Dyer Contested electorate in 2020 [132]
Green Jace Hobbs   [133]
New Zealand Loyal Peter Vaughan   [132]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Green Teall Crossen Contested Rongotai in 2020   [134][135]
New Zealand Loyal Anne Fitzsimon Contested West Coast-Tasman for Advance NZ in 2020   [136]
New Nation Dean McNamara Announced, but not on final list of candidates   [54][132]

New Lynn[edit]

2023 general election: New Lynn
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Steve Abel Contested electorate in 2020 9   [137][11]
ACT Juan Alvarez de Lugo 33   [24]
National Paulo Garcia MP 2019–2020 34   [138][6]
Vision NZ Phineas Mann   [39]
New Zealand Loyal Steve Oliver   [34]
Labour Deborah Russell 22   [44][9]

New Plymouth[edit]

2023 general election: New Plymouth
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Glen Bennett 29   [139][9]
National David MacLeod 67   [140][6]
ACT Bruce McGechan 62   [7]
New Nation Greg Robinson 3   [141]
Animal Justice Hamish Watkins 6   [19]
New Zealand Loyal Warren Willetts   [141]

North Shore[edit]

2023 general election: North Shore
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Pat Baskett   [28]
Opportunities Abe Gray Contested Wellington Central in 2020 10   [73][13]
Labour George Hampton 41   [142][9]
National Simon Watts 17   [37][6]
ACT Anna Yallop 21   [24]

Northcote[edit]

2023 general election: Northcote
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Dan Bidois MP for Northcote 2018–2020 60   [143][6]
Vision NZ Mark Donaldson   [39]
ACT Leo Foley 20   [24]
Labour Shanan Halbert 28   [44][9]
Green Andrew Shaw   [144]
NZ First Michelle Warren   [20]

Northland[edit]

2023 general election: Northland
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Mark Cameron Contested electorate in 2020 7   [24]
New Zealand Loyal Michael Feyen Selected to contest Ōtaki for Public Party in 2020 but withdrew   [145]
Northland Party Mike Finlayson [146]
NZ First Shane Jones MP 2005–2014, 2017–2020; contested electorate in 2020   [147]
DemocracyNZ Matt King MP for Northland 2017–2020 1   [18]
Legalise Cannabis Jeffrey Lye Contested Kelston in 2020   [41]
National Grant McCallum 68   [148][6]
Green Reina Penney 24   [149][11]
Labour Willow-Jean Prime 9   [44][9]

Ōhāriu[edit]

2023 general election: Ōhāriu
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Paul Day 61   [7]
Opportunities Jessica Hammond Contested electorate in 2020 6   [12][13]
Protect & Prosper New Zealand Martin Jenkins [103]
Vision NZ Patrick Lim   [39]
Labour Greg O'Connor none   [150][9]
Green Stephanie Rodgers 20   [151][11]
National Nicola Willis Contested Wellington Central in 2020 2   [152][6]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
DemocracyNZ Matt Shelton   [18][67]

Ōtaki[edit]

2023 general election: Ōtaki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Tim Costley Contested electorate in 2020 64   [153][6]
Green Ali Muhammad 40   [28]
Labour Terisa Ngobi 46   [154][9]
ACT Sean Rush 51   [24]
New Zealand Loyal Bryan Ten-Have   [155]
Not A Party Bob Wessex Contested Coromandel in 2020 [155]

Pakuranga[edit]

2023 general election: Pakuranga
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Rock The Vote NZ John Alcock 10   [156]
National Simeon Brown 9   [157][6]
Animal Justice Nicholas Hancock 4   [19]
Labour Nerissa Henry Contested electorate in 2020 61   [44][9]
ACT Parmjeet Parmar National List MP 2014–2020; contested Mount Roskill for National in 2020 9   [158][24]
New Zealand Loyal Phil Scothern   [159]

Palmerston North[edit]

2023 general election: Palmerston North
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Ankit Bansal 52   [160][6]
Animal Justice Douglas Begg 12   [19]
New Zealand Loyal Dean Grant   [161][162]
ACT Mike Harnett 45   [24]
Labour Tangi Utikere 25   [163][9]
Green Teanau Tuiono Contested electorate in 2020 5   [164][11]

Panmure-Ōtāhuhu[edit]

2023 general election: Panmure-Ōtāhuhu
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Efeso Collins 11   [11]
ACT Antonia Modkova 12   [24]
Vision NZ Karl Mokaraka 23   [39]
National Navtej Singh Randhawa 46   [109][6]
Workers Now James Robb [165]
Labour Jenny Salesa 24   [44][9]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
NZ First Mahesh Bindra List MP 2014–2017; contested Hutt South in 2020; announced, but not on final list of candidates   [20][166]

Papakura[edit]

2023 general election: Papakura
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Judith Collins 10   [37][6]
Vision NZ Kathy Harvey 24   [39]
Labour Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki Contested electorate in 2020 34   [44][9]
Independent Karin Kerr [167]
New Zealand Loyal Donna Kouka   [168]
ACT Mike McCormick Contested Takanini in 2020 23   [24]
NZ First Robert Monds Contested electorate in 2020 25   [20]

Port Waikato[edit]

2023 general election: Port Waikato
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Andrew Bayly 15   [37][6]
DemocracyNZ Scotty Bright 5   [18]
Green Karla Buchanan   [144]
ACT Neil Christensen† Died during election, triggering a by-election 35   [24][169]
NZ First Casey Costello Contested Māngere for ACT in 2011   [170]
Labour Gwendoline Keel 65   [44][9]
Animal Justice Anna Rippon 2   [3]
Vision NZ Vijay Sudhamalla Originally selected as DemocracyNZ candidate   [171][39]
New Zealand Loyal Kim Turner   [34]

Rangitata[edit]

2023 general election: Rangitata
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NZ First Robert Ballantyne 16   [20]
Rock The Vote NZ Michael Clarkson 18   [172]
Green Barbara Gilchrist 34   [173]
Labour Jo Luxton 19   [44][9]
National James Meager 69   [174][6]
New Zealand Loyal Wayne Shearer   [175]
New Conservative Karl Thomas 3   [36]
New Nation Dolf van Amersfoort 4   [54]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ACT Elaine Naidu Franz Withdrew after a social media controversy   [176]

Rangitīkei[edit]

2023 general election: Rangitīkei
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Zulfiqar Butt 68   [177][9]
Green Bernard Long   [28]
ACT Andrew Hoggard 5   [178][24]
National Suze Redmayne 21   [179][6]
NZ First Helma Vermeulen   [20]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Ian McKelvie [180]
Green John Cockrem   [164]

Remutaka[edit]

2023 general election: Remutaka
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Emma Chatterton 27   [181][6]
Labour Chris Hipkins 1   [44][9]
ACT Michael Hurle 60   [7]
Green Chris Norton Contested electorate in 2020   [144]
NewZeal Tony Pitiroi   [22]
Vision NZ Heker Robertson   [39]

Rongotai[edit]

2023 general election: Rongotai
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Animal Justice Atom Emet 3   [3]
Labour Fleur Fitzsimons 56   [182][9]
Green Julie Anne Genter Contested Mount Albert in 2017 4   [183][11]
Independent Don McDonald Contested electorate in 2020 [184]
ACT Nicole McKee Contested electorate in 2020 3   [24]
NZ First Geoff Mills Contested electorate in 2017 28   [20]
National Karuna Muthu Contested electorate for United Future in 2008 51   [185][6]
Vision NZ Merania Roa 25   [39]
New Conservative Bruce Welsh Contested electorate in 2020   [36]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Paul Eagle [49]

Rotorua[edit]

2023 general election: Rotorua
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NewZeal Kariana Black-Vercoe Contested electorate in 2020 3   [22]
National Todd McClay 12   [186][6]
Independent Jonn Naera [187]
Te Pāti Māori Merepeka Raukawa-Tait 8   [188][189]
ACT Marten Rozeboom 50   [24]
Labour Ben Sandford Contested electorate in 2017 69   [190][9]

Selwyn[edit]

2023 general election: Selwyn
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Conservative Abe Coulter 9   [36]
New Zealand Loyal Logan Courtney   [191]
National Nicola Grigg 19   [37][6]
ACT Ben Harvey 15   [24]
Labour Luke Jones 74   [44][9]

Southland[edit]

2023 general election: Southland
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Zealand Loyal Logan Evans   [34]
Legalise Cannabis Anntwinette Grumball 11   [41]
Green Dave Kennedy Contested electorate in 2020 22   [11]
Vision NZ Naomi Maclean 19   [39]
Labour Simon McCallum 70   [44][9]
National Joseph Mooney 53   [37][6]
ACT Todd Stephenson 4   [24]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Conservative Paul Deacon Announced, but not on final list of candidates 4   [36][192]

Taieri[edit]

2023 general election: Taieri
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Independent Changrong Dong [193]
National Matthew French 49   [194][6]
Independent Mac Gardner [193]
Labour Ingrid Leary 52   [195][9]
ACT Berty Meffan 49   [24]
NZ First Mark Patterson List MP 2017–2020; contested electorate in 2020 4   [20]
New Zealand Loyal Fred Roberts Contested electorate for Advance NZ in 2020   [34]
Independent David Webber Contested electorate in 2020 [193]
Green Scott Willis Contested electorate in 2020 12   [196][11]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Stephen Jack Withdrew due to social media controversy   [197][198]

Takanini[edit]

2023 general election: Takanini
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Rae Ah Chee 30   [24]
Labour Neru Leavasa 38   [44][9]
National Rima Nakhle Contested electorate in 2020 41   [199][6]
Animal Justice Lynley Tulloch 17   [200]

Tāmaki[edit]

2023 general election: Tāmaki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Simon O'Connor 54   [201][6]
New Zealand Loyal Anne Perratt   [202]
Labour Fesaitu Solomone 59   [203][9]
ACT Brooke van Velden Contested Wellington Central in 2020 2   [70][24]

Taranaki-King Country[edit]

2023 general election: Taranaki-King Country
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Independent William Bruce Burr [204]
National Barbara Kuriger 36   [205][6]
Vision NZ Daryl Raison   [39]
Labour Angela Roberts Contested electorate in 2020 35   [206][9]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ACT Brent Miles 56   [7][207]
DemocracyNZ Lee Smith   [208][67]

Taupō[edit]

2023 general election: Taupō
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Ala' Al-Bustanji Contested electorate in 2020 64   [44][9]
ACT Zane Cozens 19   [24]
Green George Patena 44   [209]
NZ First Tira Pehi 21   [20]
National Louise Upston 6   [37][6]
New Zealand Loyal Gordon Wilson   [210]

Tauranga[edit]

2023 general election: Tauranga
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Independent Larry Baldock United Future MP 2002–2005; contested electorate for Conservatives in 2011 [211]
Green Justin Crooks 32   [28]
NZ First Erika Harvey Contested electorate in 2020 10   [50]
New Conservative Jonathan Langridge 8   [36]
Vision NZ Leon Samuels 27   [39]
Animal Justice Chelsea Stokman 13   [19]
Te Pāti Māori Mikaere Sydney 29   [212]
Labour Jan Tinetti Contested electorate in 2020 and 2022 6   [44][9]
National Sam Uffindell 57   [37][6]
ACT Christine Young 18   [24]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
DemocracyNZ Kirsten Murfitt Contesting the Bay of Plenty electorate for New Zealand First   [213][67]

Te Atatū[edit]

2023 general election: Te Atatū
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Simon Court Contested electorate in 2020 8   [24]
Green Zooey Neumann 41   [144]
National Angee Nicholas 39   [214][6]
Independent Melanie Phillips [215]
Te Pāti Māori John Tamihere Contested Tāmaki Makaurau in 2020 26   [215]
Labour Phil Twyford 49   [44][9]

Tukituki[edit]

2023 general election: Tukituki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Rob Douglas 16   [24]
New Zealand Loyal Rob Hulman   [216]
Labour Anna Lorck 40   [44][9]
Legalise Cannabis Romana Manning Contested electorate in 2020 8   [41]
Vision NZ Michael Ngahuka 16   [217]
Independent Melanie Petrowski Contested electorate for ONE in 2020 [216]
Independent Michael Ponk [216]
Green Nick Ratcliffe 25   [11]
Future Youth Allister Tosh Contested electorate in 2020 [216]
National Catherine Wedd 23   [218][6]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Te Pāti Māori Heather Te Au-Skipworth Initially selected for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti   [219][220]

Upper Harbour[edit]

2023 general election: Upper Harbour
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Cameron Brewer 62   [221][6]
ACT Karen Chhour Contested electorate in 2020 6   [24]
New Zealand Sovereignty Party Tony Corbett Contested Tauranga in 2022 [222]
Green Thea Doyle 33   [28]
Opportunities Shai Navot Contested North Shore in 2020 5   [12][13]
New Zealand Loyal Chris Newman   [223]
Vision NZ Bernadette Soares Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020   [39]
Labour Vanushi Walters 30   [44][9]
NZ First David Wilson Contested Whangārei in 2020 9   [20]

Waikato[edit]

2023 general election: Waikato
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Vision NZ Lois Dornan   [39]
NZ First Stu Husband Contested Hamilton East in 2020   [20]
Opportunities Megan Owen 13   [73][13]
Labour Jamie Toko 73   [44][9]
National Tim van de Molen 58   [37][6]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
DemocracyNZ Steve Cranston   [224][67]
ACT Darren Gilchrist   [15]

Waimakariri[edit]

2023 general election: Waimakariri
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Leighton Baker Party Leighton Baker Contested electorate for New Conservative in 2020 1   [225]
ACT Ross Campbell 40   [24]
National Matt Doocey 8   [226][6]
DemocracyNZ Gordon Malcolm 2   [18]
Labour Dan Rosewarne Contested electorate in 2020 32   [44][9]

Wairarapa[edit]

2023 general election: Wairarapa
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Zealand Loyal Pete Arnott   [227]
National Mike Butterick Contested electorate in 2020 61   [228][6]
ACT Simon Casey 41   [24]
Independent Jared Gardner [227]
Labour Kieran McAnulty 16   [229][9]
Green Celia Wade-Brown Contested electorate in 2020 15   [230][11]
Te Pāti Māori Te Whakapono Waikare 31   [227]

Waitaki[edit]

2023 general election: Waitaki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Miles Anderson 59   [231][6]
New Zealand Loyal Ray Bailey   [34]
ACT Sean Beamish 38   [24]
Green Pleasance Hansen 36   [28]
NZ First Anthony Odering Contested electorate in 2020 29   [63]
Labour Ethan Reille 76   [232][9]
Independent Daniel Shand Contested electorate in 2020 [233]
DemocracyNZ Roger Small 7   [18]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Jacqui Dean [234]

Wellington Central[edit]

2023 general election: Wellington Central
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Opportunities Natalia Albert 2   [85][13]
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby Contested electorate in 2020 1   [235]
NZ First Taylor Arneil 19   [20]
Independent Pete Bains [236]
Workers Now Don Franks [237]
Independent Karl Geiringer [236]
Animal Justice Christopher Gordon 11   [19]
Vision NZ Meg Lim 30   [39]
Labour Ibrahim Omer 37   [238][9]
Green Tamatha Paul none   [239]
National Scott Sheeran 45   [240][6]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Grant Robertson Contesting list only [241]

West Coast-Tasman[edit]

2023 general election: West Coast-Tasman
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NZ First Jackie Farrelly 27   [20]
Outdoors Sue Grey Contested Nelson in 2020; contested Tauranga in 2022 2   [52]
ACT Kelly Lilley 47   [24]
New Zealand Loyal Sebastian Marinkovich   [242]
Labour Damien O'Connor 10   [44][9]
Money Free Party Richard Osmaston Contested electorate in 2020; contested Hamilton West in 2022 [243]
Independent Patrick Phelps [244]
National Maureen Pugh Contested electorate in 2020 26   [37][6]
Green Steve Richards Contested electorate in 2020 45   [133]

Whanganui[edit]

2023 general election: Whanganui
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NZ First William Arnold   [20]
National Carl Bates 47   [245][6]
ACT Craig Dredge 52   [7]
Animal Justice Sandra Kyle 9   [3]
Labour Steph Lewis 50   [246][9]
Green Marion Sanson   [247]

Whangaparāoa[edit]

2023 general election: Whangaparāoa
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
ACT Simon Angelo 37   [24]
DemocracyNZ Craig Laybourn 13   [93]
National Mark Mitchell 11   [37][6]
Labour Estefania Muller-Pallares 55   [248][9]
Green Lorraine Newman 42   [144]
New Zealand Loyal Jeanette Wilson Selected to contest Mount Albert for New Zealand Public Party in 2020 but withdrew   [34]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
DemocracyNZ Bill Dyet   [18][67]
NZ First Janina Massee Announced, but not on final list of candidates   [20][249]

Whangārei[edit]

2023 general election: Whangārei
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Zealand Loyal Janita Andrews   [250]
Green Rick Bazeley 30   [28]
NZ First Gavin Benney 14   [251][252]
ACT Susy Bretherton 39   [24]
DemocracyNZ Diana Burgess 8   [18]
Legalise Cannabis Jeni de Jong Contested electorate in 2020 6   [41]
Independent Fiona Green [253]
National Shane Reti MP for Whangārei 2014–2020 4   [254][6]
Labour Angie Warren-Clark Contested Bay of Plenty in 2020 43   [255][9]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Emily Henderson [256]

Wigram[edit]

2023 general election: Wigram
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Legalise Cannabis Blair Anderson 10   [257]
Leighton Baker Party Debra Cullimore 3   [257]
Economic Euthenics Tubby Hansen Contested electorate in 2020 [257]
ACT Ankita Lynn 57   [7]
Independent Geoff McTague Contested electorate in 2020 [257]
National Tracy Summerfield 37   [258][6]
Independent Wiremu Thomson [257]
New Zealand Loyal Christine Van Duivenboden   [257]
Green Richard Wesley Contested electorate in 2020 27   [11]
Labour Megan Woods 5   [44][9]

Māori electorates[edit]

Hauraki-Waikato[edit]

2023 general election: Hauraki-Waikato
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Nanaia Mahuta none   [259]
Te Pāti Māori Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke 4   [260][189]
Outdoors Donna Pokere-Phillips Contested electorate for Te Pāti Māori in 2020; contested Hamilton West in 2022   [261]

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti[edit]

2023 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Cushla Tangaere-Manuel none   [262][9]
Vision NZ Ata Tuhakaraina   [39]
Te Pāti Māori Meka Whaitiri Labour MP from 2013–2023 3   [263][189]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Te Pāti Māori Heather Te Au-Skipworth Withdrew upon Whaitiri's defection to Te Pāti Māori; later selected for Tukituki, subsequently withdrew altogether   [264][263]

Tāmaki Makaurau[edit]

2023 general election: Tāmaki Makaurau
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Peeni Henare 14   [33][9]
Te Pāti Māori Takutai Moana Kemp 6   [265][189]
Vision NZ Hannah Tamaki Contested Waiariki in 2020   [261]
Green Darleen Tana Contested Northland in 2020 13   [266][11]
National Hinurewa te Hau Contested Upper Harbour for Te Pāti Māori in 2014 38   [267][6]

Te Tai Hauāuru[edit]

2023 general election: Te Tai Hauāuru
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Harete Hipango MP for Whanganui 2017–2020 31   [268][6]
Te Pāti Māori Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Contested electorate in 2020 1   [269][189]
Labour Soraya Peke-Mason Contested electorate in 2011; contested Rangitīkei in 2020 none   [270][9]
Vision NZ Paris Winiata Contested Hutt South in 2020   [39]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Adrian Rurawhe Contesting list only [271]

Te Tai Tokerau[edit]

2023 general election: Te Tai Tokerau
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Kelvin Davis 2   [44][9]
Legalise Cannabis Maki Herbert Contested electorate in 2020 2   [235]
Te Pāti Māori Mariameno Kapa-Kingi Contested electorate in 2020 7   [272][273][189]
Green Hūhana Lyndon 10   [274][273][11]
Independent Paturiri Toautu Contested electorate in 2020 under the name Moemoea Mohoawhenua [275][276]

Te Tai Tonga[edit]

2023 general election: Te Tai Tonga
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Te Pāti Māori Tākuta Ferris Contested electorate in 2020 5   [277][189]
Independent Geoffrey Karena Fuimaono Puhi [278]
Legalise Cannabis Rebecca Rae Robin   [41]
Labour Rino Tirikatene 21   [44][9]

Waiariki[edit]

2023 general election: Waiariki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Toni Boynton 39   [279][9]
Vision NZ Charles Hunia   [39]
Te Pāti Māori Rawiri Waititi 2   [280][189]


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