Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election by electorate

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This page lists candidates contesting electorates in the 2020 New Zealand general election.

General electorates

Auckland Central

2020 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
Opportunities Tuariki Delamere NZ First/Te Tawharau MP for Te Tai Rawhiti, 1996–1999 6  
TEA Dominic Hoffman Dervan 6  
Independent Joshua Love Originally selected as the Opportunities Party candidate
NZ First Jenny Marcroft Contested Tāmaki in 2017 17  
National Emma Mellow 66  
ACT Felix Poole 50  
Independent Chris Sadler
New Conservative Kevin Stitt Contested Māngere in 2017  
Green Chlöe Swarbrick Contested Maungakiekie in 2017 3  
Sustainable NZ Vernon Tava Contested Northcote for Greens in 2011;
unsuccessfully sought National nomination
to contest Northcote in 2018 by-election
1  
Labour Helen White Contested electorate in 2017; is next
on the Labour list should a vacancy occur
48  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ACT Kartini Clarke  
National Nikki Kaye Was re-selected, but later chose to retire

Banks Peninsula

2020 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
Opportunities Ben Atkinson 7  
National Catherine Chu 46  
ACT David Fox Contested Port Hills in 2017 30  
New Conservative Caleb Honiss  
Labour Tracey McLellan 53  
NZ First Denis O'Rourke List MP, 2011–2017; contested Port Hills in 2017 10  
Green Eugenie Sage Contested Port Hills in 2017 6  
Advance NZ Tiamara Williams 5  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Libertarian Party NZ Jessica Bailey Announced, but not on final list of candidates
Labour Ruth Dyson

Bay of Plenty

2020 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
ACT Bruce Carley Contested electorate in 2017 14  
Legalise Cannabis Christopher Coker 11  
New Conservative Margaret Colmore 22  
ONE Sharon Devery 22  
Green Pete Huggins  
Opportunities Chris Jenkins 15  
NZ First Tricia Lawrence 18  
Advance NZ Angela Moncur 52  
National Todd Muller 8  
Labour Angie Warren-Clark Contested electorate in 2017 35  

Botany

2020 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
Labour Naisi Chen Contested East Coast Bays in 2017 38  
New Conservative Dieuwe de Boer 9  
Sustainable NZ Peter Fleming 6  
National Christopher Luxon 61  
ACT Damien Smith 10  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Conservative Elliot Ikilei Contesting Takanini instead.  
Advance NZ Jami-Lee Ross National MP from 2011 by-election until
leaving the party in 2018; initially sought
to retain seat but now contesting list only

Christchurch Central

2020 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 14  
Legalise Cannabis Michael Britnell Contested Christchurch East in 2011 3  
Advance NZ Carole Church 50  
Green Chrys Horn Contested Selwyn in 2017 33  
ACT Abigail Johnson 38  
Independent Hayden Laurie
New Conservative Benjamin Price Contested Waimakariri in 2017 21  
National Dale Stephens Contested Ohariu-Belmont in 2002 29  
Labour Duncan Webb 43  
ONE Ken Webb  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ONE Paula Eason Contesting Christchurch East instead  

Christchurch East

2020 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 Nikki Berry Contested Waimakariri in 2017 26  
ONE Paula Eason 23  
New Conservative Helen Houghton 6  
Legalise Cannabis Paula Lambert Contested electorate in 2017 4  
Advance NZ Glen McConnell 17  
National Lincoln Platt 53  
ACT Toni Severin Contested electorate in 2017 9  
Outdoors Charlotte Staples 18  
Labour Poto Williams 21  

Coromandel

2020 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
Labour Nathaniel Blomfield Contested electorate in 2017 76  
Advance NZ Tony Brljevich 15  
New Conservative Michael Egleton  
Green Pamela Grealey 32  
Outdoors Steve Hart 19  
Opportunities Rob Hunter 13  
ACT David Olsen 47  
National Scott Simpson 10  
Not A Party Bob Wessex Contested Wellington Central in 2017

Dunedin

2020 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
Social Credit Zariah Anjaiya-Winder 15  
Green Jack Brazil 20  
Labour David Clark 16  
NZ First Robert Griffith 20  
New Conservative Solomon King  
Opportunities Benjamin Peters 5  
ACT Callum Steele-Macintosh 52  
National Michael Woodhouse Contested Dunedin North in 2017 12  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ONE Stan Smith Contesting Taieri instead  

East Coast

2020 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
Green Meredith Akuhata-Brown  
Labour Kiri Allan Contested electorate in 2017 25  
Advance NZ Jennie Brown Initially selected as Outdoors Party candidate 16  
ONE Veronica King 17  
New Conservative Helena Nickerson 14  
National Tania Tapsell 64  
ACT Blake Webb 53  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Anne Tolley Was planning on contesting list only,
later retired completely

East Coast Bays

2020 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
Labour Monina Hernandez 73  
Green Daniel Jones 34  
Outdoors Marius Koekemoer 11  
TEA Susanna Kruger Contested Epsom as an independent in 2014 2  
ACT Michael McCook 44  
National Erica Stanford 39  
New Conservative Matthew Webster Contested Northcote in 2014  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Conservative Dennis Knox Initially announced but later withdrew  

Epsom

2020 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
Advance NZ Faith-Joy Aaron 55  
Labour Camilla Belich 30  
Opportunities Adriana Christie 9  
National Paul Goldsmith Contested electorate in 2017 3  
Not A Party Finn Harris
TEA Noel Jiang 5  
Green Kyle MacDonald 14  
Outdoors Maia Prochazka 28  
ACT David Seymour 1  
New Conservative Norman Sutton  
Sustainable NZ Shannon Withers 5  

Hamilton East

2020 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
National David Bennett 11  
Green Rimu Bhooi 27  
Independent Matt Coleman
ACT Myah Deedman 17  
RONZ Jack Gielen Contested electorate in 2017  
Advance NZ Siggi Henry 27  
NZ First Stu Husband Contested Waikato in 2017 16  
New Conservative Julie Manders  
Vision NZ Destry Murphy 2  
Opportunities Naomi Pocock 8  
Labour Jamie Strange Contested electorate in 2017 40  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Social Credit Mischele Rhodes Announced, but not on final list of
candidates; also intended to contest electorate in 2017
 

Hamilton West

2020 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
Opportunities Hayden Cargo 20  
New Conservative Rudi Du Plooy  
ONE Te Rongopai Heta 34  
National Tim Macindoe 23  
Outdoors Chloe Mansfield 21  
Advance NZ Cherie Ormsby-Kingi 25  
Labour Gaurav Sharma Contested electorate in 2017 63  
ACT Roger Weldon 54  

Hutt South

2020 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 Contested electorate in 2017 45  
Outdoors Wilf Bearman-Riedel Contested electorate in 2017 5  
NZ First Mahesh Bindra List MP, 2014–2017; contested Mount Roskill in 2017 12  
National Chris Bishop 7  
Advance NZ Mishaela Daken Initially selected as Outdoors Party candidate for Wellington Central 23  
New Conservative Roger Earp 10  
Green Richard McIntosh 23  
ACT Andy Parkins Contested electorate in 2017 20  
ONE Edward Shanly 2  
Vision NZ Paris Winiata 5  
Opportunities Ben Wylie-van Eerd 14  

Ilam

2020 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
Green David Bennett  
National Gerry Brownlee 2  
ACT Paul Gilbert Contested electorate in 2017 33  
Outdoors Heidi Jensen-Warren 6  
Labour Sarah Pallett 62  
Advance NZ Toni Pengelly 18  
New Conservative Simon Walmisley  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Legalise Cannabis Blair Anderson Announced, but not on final list of candidates  
Opportunities Doug Hill Announced, but not on final list of
candidates; contested Christchurch Central in 2017
 

Invercargill

2020 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
Social Credit Winsome Aroha 8  
Labour Liz Craig Contested electorate in 2017 41  
Green Rochelle Francis Contested electorate in 2017  
NZ First Joshua Gunn 15  
Independent Zy Hayden
New Conservative Josh Honiss  
Advance NZ Kurt Rohloff 54  
National Penny Simmonds 63  
Independent Basil Walker Initially selected as ACT candidate for Southland
ONE Jackie West 14  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Sarah Dowie Was re-selected, but later chose to retire

Kaikōura

2020 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 2017 13  
Money Free Party Prince Bhavik
ACT Richard Evans Contested electorate in 2017 27  
Labour Matt Flight 78  
New Conservative David Greenslade Contested electorate in 2017  
Independent Ted Howard Contested electorate for Money Free in 2014
Social Credit John McCaskey Contested electorate in 2017 22  
Green Richard McCubbin Contested electorate in 2017 35  
ONE Don Moore Contested electorate for Christian Heritage in 2002 7  
Outdoors Darlene Morgan 4  
Advance NZ Lisa Romana 57  
National Stuart Smith 32  

Kaipara ki Mahurangi

2020 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
New Conservative Pauline Berry  
Green Zephyr Brown 28  
Independent David Ford
ACT Beth Houlbrooke Contested Rodney in 2014 12  
Labour Marja Lubeck Contested Rodney in 2017 34  
Social Credit Callan Neylon 11  
National Chris Penk 41  
ONE Richard Reeves 35  
NZ First Brenda Steele 26  

Kelston

2020 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
National Bala Beeram Contested electorate in 2017 52  
Trump New Zealand Party Kevin Brett
NZ First Anne Degia-Pala Contested electorate in 2017 24  
Green Jessamine Fraser  
Social Credit Jason Jobsis Contested Tauranga in 2017 6  
Advance NZ Maureen Kumeroa 43  
ONE Faye Lavaka Tangipa 13  
Legalise Cannabis Jeff Lye Contested electorate in 2017 9  
ACT Matthew Percival 48  
Labour Carmel Sepuloni 8  
New Conservative Leao Tildsley  

Mana

2020 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
New Conservative Roy Barry Contested electorate in 2014  
Integrity Helen Cartwright
Labour Barbara Edmonds 49  
Not A Party Richard Goode Contested electorate in 2017
ONE Stephanie Harawira 1  
National Jo Hayes Contested Christchurch East in 2017 44  
Attica Mike Iles
Green Jan Logie Contested electorate in 2017 5  
Independent Gordon Marshall Contested electorate in 2017
Advance NZ Edward Ponder 61  
Progressive Aotearoa Michael Walker
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Kris Faafoi Contesting list only

Māngere

2020 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
New Conservative Fuiavailili Ala'ilima 18  
Social Credit Grant Crowther 20  
Climate First Leslie Jones Contested Auckland Central in 2017
National Agnes Loheni Contested electorate in 2017 28  
Independent Wayne Tetou Nooroa
Labour Aupito William Sio 20  
Green Peter Sykes  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Advance NZ Juricz Blackman Announced, but not on final list of candidates  

Manurewa

2020 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
TEA Wella Bernardo 9  
NZ First John Hall Contested electorate in 2017 25  
Advance NZ Linda Jackson 53  
Independent Luella Linaker
New Conservative Mote Pahulu  
National Nuwanthie Samarakone Following selection, unsuccessfully
sought to be selected in Auckland Central instead
55  
ONE Rattan Singh 20  
Green Lourdes Vano 15  
Communist League Annalucia Vermunt Contested Manukau East in 2014  
Vision NZ Sonny Wilcox 3  
Labour Arena Williams Contested Hunua in 2014 58  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ONE Stephanie Harawira Contesting Mana instead  
ACT Dave King Contesting Port Waikato instead 19  
Labour Louisa Wall Contesting list only after
withdrawing from selection process

Maungakiekie

2020 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
ACT Tommy Fergusson Contested Mount Albert in 2014 28  
New Conservative Philip Holder  
National Denise Lee 34  
Green Ricardo Menéndez March Contested Mount Roskill in 2017 10  
Labour Priyanca Radhakrishnan Contested electorate in 2017 31  

Mount Albert

2020 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
Labour Jacinda Ardern 1  
National Melissa Lee Contested electorate in 2017 16  
Opportunities Cameron Lord 12  
New Conservative Daniel Reurich  
Human Rights Party Anthony van den Heuvel Contested electorate in 2017
Green Luke Wijohn 18  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Public Jeanette Wilson  

Mount Roskill

2020 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
TEA Vishal Choksi 8  
Voice of the People Warwick Frederikson
Green Golriz Ghahraman Contested Te Atatū in 2017 7  
Social Credit Cliff Hall 3  
New Conservative Alister Hood  
ACT Chris Johnston 39  
National Parmjeet Parmar Contested electorate in 2017 27  
ONE Charlene Pehi 28  
Advance NZ Anil Sharma 7  
Labour Michael Wood 23  

Napier

2020 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
New Conservative Deborah Burnside Sought National nomination in 2017 11  
Green James Crow 21  
Independent Ian Gaskin Contested Christchurch Central for United Future in 2017
ACT Judy Kendall 41  
Labour Stuart Nash 12  
National Katie Nimon 45  
Independent John Smith

Nelson

2020 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 4  
Labour Rachel Boyack Contested electorate in 2017 57  
ONE Deon Claassens 3  
Progressive Aotearoa Bruce Dyer
Outdoors Sue Grey 1  
New Conservative Simon Gutschlag Contested electorate in 2017  
Advance NZ Ben Harris 9  
Opportunities Mathew Pottinger 4  
National Nick Smith 18  
Green Aaron Stallard 41  

New Lynn

2020 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 Māngere in 2002 11  
ACT Shawn Blanchfield 24  
Voice of the People Paul Davie Contested electorate for Conservatives in 2017
Social Credit Lisa Er Contested Mount Roskill for Greens in 2008 13  
NZ First Robert Gore 19  
ONE Khurram Malik 29  
New Conservative Victoria O'Brien 3  
Advance NZ Steve Oliver 49  
TEA Smitaben Patel 11  
Labour Deborah Russell 33  
National Lisa Whyte 49  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ONE Carolyn Shanly  

New Plymouth

2020 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 72  
New Conservative Murray Chong Contested electorate for NZ First in 2017 13  
Independent Rusty Kane Contested Tauranga in 2017
Social Credit Kath Lauderdale 5  
Opportunities Dan Thurston-Crow Contested Mount Albert in 2017 19  
Advance NZ Rowena Wood 42  
ACT Ada Xiao 57  
National Jonathan Young 22  

North Shore

2020 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
New Conservative Mike Brewer 12  
Outdoors Sue Dick 23  
Sustainable NZ Mari Huusko 2  
Opportunities Shai Navot 2  
Advance NZ Megan Osborn 41  
Green Liz Rawlings 38  
Labour Romy Udanga Contested electorate in 2017 70  
National Simon Watts 65  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Maggie Barry
ONE Edward Shanly Contesting Hutt South instead  

Northcote

2020 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 43  
New Conservative Bill Dyet  
Green Natasha Fairley  
Labour Shanan Halbert Contested electorate in 2017
and 2018 by-election
51  
ACT Tim Kronfeld Contested electorate in 2017 43  
Sustainable NZ Bevan Read 11  
Outdoors Lynn Usmani 27  

Northland

2020 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
New Conservative Trevor Barfoote  
ACT Mark Cameron 8  
Social Credit Brad Flutey Initially selected as Outdoors Party candidate 18  
Opportunities Helen Jeremiah 21  
NZ First Shane Jones Contested Whangārei in 2017 4  
National Matt King 40  
Outdoors Michele Mitcalfe 17  
Advance NZ Nathan Mitchell 14  
Labour Willow-Jean Prime Contested electorate in 2017 36  
Independent Mike Shaw
Green Darleen Tana 42  
Harmony Network NZ Sophia Xiao-Colley
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Conservative Melanie Taylor Announced, but not on final list of candidates  

Ōhāriu

2020 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
ONE Allan Cawood 6  
ACT Sean Fitzpatrick Contested electorate in 2014 29  
Opportunities Jessica Hammond Contested electorate in 2017 3  
National Brett Hudson Contested electorate in 2017 36  
New Conservative Philip Lynch Contested Rimutaka in 2017  
NZ First Tracey Martin Contested Rodney in 2017 3  
Labour Greg O'Connor none  
Green John Ranta 16  
Advance NZ Jolene Smith 32  
Not A Party Liam Walsh Contested Northcote in 2018 by-election

Ōtaki

2020 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 59  
New Conservative Martin Frauenstein Contested Ilam in 2017 20  
ACT Wayne Grattan Contested electorate in 2017 35  
Attica Michael Kay Initially selected as Outdoors Party candidate
Green Bernard Long  
Labour Terisa Ngobi 65  
ONE Pisa Seala 33  
Social Credit Amanda Vickers Contested electorate as an independent in 2014 2  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Public Michael Feyen  
National Nathan Guy

Pakuranga

2020 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
National Simeon Brown 37  
Labour Nerissa Henry 77  
ACT Mo Yee Poon 51  
New Conservative Ian Sampson  
Sustainable NZ Rachel Wood 4  
Green Lawrence Xu-Nan 17  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ACT Stephen Berry Contested East Coast Bays in 2017; withdrew for health reasons 9  

Palmerston North

2020 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
NZ First Darroch Ball Contested electorate in 2017 6  
Advance NZ Sharon Lyon 10  
ACT Jack Phillips 49  
New Conservative David Poppelwell  
Green Teanau Tuiono Contested Manurewa in 2017 8  
Labour Tangi Utikere Unsuccessfully sought Labour nomination for electorate in 2008 none  
National William Wood 54  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Iain Lees-Galloway Initially re-selected but later chose to retire after losing his ministerial status

Panmure-Ōtāhuhu

2020 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
National Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Contested Manukau East in 2017 24  
Outdoors Phil Bridge 15  
Communist League Patrick Brown Contested Mount Roskill in 2011  
New Conservative Ted Johnston Contested Manukau East in 2017 for The Opportunities Party  
Advance NZ Bryn Jones 38  
Labour Jenny Salesa 13  
Green Mark Simiona 40  

Papakura

2020 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
New Conservative David Arvidson  
National Judith Collins 1  
Green Sue Cowie  
Labour Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki 44  
NZ First Robert Monds 27  
Advance NZ Vikki-Lee Pomare 29  
Outdoors Teena Smith 25  
ACT Bruce Whitehead Contested Hunua for Libertarianz in 2008 55  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Outdoors Mark Ford  
ONE Lawrence Sami Announced, but not on final list of candidates  

Port Waikato

2020 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
Heartland Mark Ball Former Franklin District mayor 1  
National Andrew Bayly 17  
Independent Ian Cummings Contested Hunua in 2017
ONE Ian Johnson 4  
Labour Baljit Kaur Contested Hunua in 2017 none  
ACT Dave King 19  
Advance NZ Jamie Macgregor 36  
Independent Nick Pak
Outdoors Lucille Rutherfurd 14  
New Conservative Steven Senn  
Green Bill Wilson  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Outdoors Steve Hart Contesting Auckland Central instead.  
ACT Niko Kloeten Announced, but not on final list of candidates  

Rangitata

2020 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
New Conservative Lachie Ashton 4  
Social Credit Brannon Favel 9  
National Megan Hands 67  
ACT Hamish Hutton 37  
Outdoors Grant Kelynack 12  
Green Gerrie Ligtenberg Contested electorate in 2011 24  
Labour Jo Luxton Contested electorate in 2017 39  
Advance NZ Aroha Maru 51  
Not A Party James Rae
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Andrew Falloon Was re-selected, but later resigned from Parliament
Libertarian Party NZ Leonard Wright Announced, but not on final list of candidates

Rangitīkei

2020 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
Advance NZ Ricky Cribb 26  
New Conservative Reuben Leung Wai  
National Ian McKelvie 38  
Labour Soraya Peke-Mason Contested Te Tai Hauāuru in 2011 60  
Green Ali Hale Tilley 43  
ACT Neil Wilson Contested electorate in 2017 56  
NZ First Antony Woollams 28  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Conservative Cedric Backhouse Initially announced, but later withdrew  
Green Joe Boon Withdrew candidacy due to illness  

Remutaka

2020 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 Mark Crofskey 56  
ONE Frank Eijgenraam 8  
Labour Chris Hipkins 6  
NZ First Talani Meikle Contested electorate in 2017 8  
Green Chris Norton 36  
ACT Grae O'Sullivan Contested electorate in 2017 16  
New Conservative Hank Optland  
Advance NZ Michael Stace 4  

Rongotai

2020 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
NZ First Taylor Arneil 23  
Green Teall Crossen Contested electorate in 2017 12  
Labour Paul Eagle 47  
Independent Don McDonald
ACT Nicole McKee 3  
Integrity Troy Mihaka
National David Patterson 48  
Opportunities Geoff Simmons Contested Wellington Central in 2017 1  
New Conservative Bruce Welsh Contested electorate in 2017 17  

Rotorua

2020 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
ACT Pete Kirkwood 42  
Labour Claire Mahon 74  
National Todd McClay 6  
New Conservative Alan Tāne Solomon 8  
Green Kaya Sparke 19  
NZ First Fletcher Tabuteau Contested electorate in 2017 2  
ONE Karri-Ann Vercoe 5  
Advance NZ Kiri Ward 13  

Selwyn

2020 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
ACT Stu Armstrong 22  
Labour Reuben Davidson 67  
National Nicola Grigg 60  
Advance NZ Jerry Larason 30  
New Conservative Bronnie Lyell 19  
Green Abe O'Donnell 37  
Independent Calvin Payne
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Amy Adams Cancelled planned retirement from
Parliament to seek place on party list;
later returned to original plan
Libertarian Party NZ Chris Perry Announced, but not on final list of candidates

Southland

2020 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
Social Credit Elisabeth Dacker 12  
Green David Kennedy Contested Invercargill in 2014  
New Conservative Fiona Meyer  
Labour Jon Mitchell 75  
National Joseph Mooney 62  
Opportunities Joel Rowlands 17  
ONE Judith Terrill 15  
Advance NZ Robert Wilson 45  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ACT Basil Walker Contesting Invercargill as an independent instead  
National Hamish Walker Was re-selected, but later resigned

Taieri

2020 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
ACT Robert Andrews 21  
New Conservative Ally Kelleher  
National Liam Kernaghan 51  
Labour Ingrid Leary 59  
Independent Olivier Lequeux
NZ First Mark Patterson Contested Clutha-Southland in 2017 7  
Advance NZ Fred Roberts 60  
ONE Stan Smith 9  
Social Credit Warren Voight Contested Dunedin North for NZ First in 2017 7  
Independent David Webber
Green Scott Willis 13  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Clare Curran
ONE Alex McLaughlin  

Takanini

2020 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
TEA John Hong 1  
New Conservative Elliot Ikilei Contested Manurewa in 2017 2  
Advance NZ Mitesh Kagathra 44  
Labour Neru Leavasa 52  
ACT Mike McCormick 45  
National Rima Nakhle 50  
Vision NZ George Ngatai Contested Tāmaki Makaurau for National in 2002 4  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ONE Edward Shanly Contesting Hutt South instead  

Tāmaki

2020 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
Green Sylvia Boys  
Labour Shirin Brown 79  
ACT Carmel Claridge 13  
National Simon O'Connor 35  
New Conservative Paul Sommer  
Advance NZ Sarai TePou 58  

Taranaki-King Country

2020 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
Outdoors Chris Grey 24  
National Barbara Kuriger 20  
ACT Brent Miles 46  
Labour Angela Roberts 50  
New Conservative Lee Smith 16  

Taupō

2020 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 2017 71  
ONE Gary Coffin 18  
Outdoors Micheal Downard Contested Coromandel for Ban 1080 in 2014 8  
ACT David Freeman 31  
Green Danna Glendining Contested Wellington Central for Alliance in 1996 31  
Advance NZ Antoinette James 46  
New Conservative Jan-Marie Quinn  
National Louise Upston 9  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Outdoors Alan Simmons Contested electorate in 2017  

Tauranga

2020 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
National Simon Bridges 4  
Opportunities Andrew Caie 16  
Independent James Capamagian
Green Josh Cole 30  
Advance NZ Daniel Crosa 59  
NZ First Erika Harvey 11  
New Conservative Paul Hignett 15  
Independent Yvette Lamare Contested electorate in 2017
Outdoors Tracy Livingston Intended to contest Bay of Plenty for Democrats in 2017 3  
ACT Cameron Luxton 15  
Labour Jan Tinetti Contested electorate in 2017 32  

Te Atatū

2020 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
TEA Frank Amoah 10  
ACT Simon Court 5  
Green Scott Hindman  
Opportunities Brendon Monk 10  
National Alfred Ngaro Contested electorate in 2017 30  
New Conservative Okusitino Paseka  
Labour Phil Twyford 4  

Tukituki

2020 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 Jan Daffern 25  
Labour Anna Lorck Contested electorate in 2017 none  
Legalise Cannabis Romana Manning 8  
New Conservative Nick McMinn-Collard  
Green Chris Perley Contested electorate in 2017  
Advance NZ Carl Peterson Contested Rotorua for ACT in 2005 37  
ONE Melanie Petrowski 25  
Future Youth Allister Tosh Contested electorate in 2017
National Lawrence Yule 33  

Upper Harbour

2020 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 Jake Bezzant 57  
ACT Karen Chhour 7  
Outdoors Catherine Giorza 7  
Green Ryan Nicholls  
New Conservative Bernadette Soares 7  
TEA Winson Tan 3  
Sustainable NZ Dion Thomas 10  
Advance NZ Peter Vaughn 35  
Labour Vanushi Walters 22  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Paula Bennett Was planning on contesting list only, later retired completely

Waikato

2020 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
New Conservative Caleb Ansell  
Labour Kerrin Leoni 66  
ACT James McDowall Contested Hamilton East in 2017 6  
National Tim van de Molen 42  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Advance NZ Craig Taylor Announced, but not on final list of candidates 22  

Waimakariri

2020 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
New Conservative Leighton Baker Contested Epsom in 2017 1  
ACT James Davies 26  
National Matt Doocey 31  
Sustainable NZ John Hyndman 3  
Social Credit Lawrence McIsaac 10  
Advance NZ Shelley Richardson 47  
Labour Dan Rosewarne Contested electorate in 2017 56  
Independent Bjorn Sadler
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ONE Nikita McCausland Announced, but not on final list of candidates  

Wairarapa

2020 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
National Mike Butterick 58  
New Conservative Warren Butterworth 24  
Advance NZ Nigel Gray 28  
ACT Roger Greenslade Contested electorate in 2017 36  
Independent Aileen Haeata
NZ First Ron Mark Contested electorate in 2017 5  
Labour Kieran McAnulty Contested electorate in 2017 26  
Green Celia Wade-Brown Former Wellington mayor; contested Rongotai in 2002  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Alastair Scott

Waitaki

2020 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
New Conservative Troy Allan  
ACT Sean Beamish 23  
National Jacqui Dean 14  
Green Sampsa Kiuru  
Sustainable NZ Brian Mowat-Gainsford 7  
NZ First Anthony Odering 22  
Advance NZ Heather Meri Pennycook 21  
Independent Daniel Shand
Labour Liam Wairepo 80  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Conservative Sue Baker Initially announced, but later withdrew  

Wellington Central

2020 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
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby Contested electorate in 2011 1  
Outdoors Robert Bruce 26  
Opportunities Abe Gray Contested Dunedin North in 2017 11  
Advance NZ Rose Greally 48  
Independent Jesse Richardson
New Conservative Liam Richfield  
Labour Grant Robertson 3  
Green James Shaw Contested electorate in 2017 2  
ONE Gina Sunderland 10  
ACT Brooke van Velden Contested Auckland Central in 2017 2  
National Nicola Willis Contested electorate in 2017 13  

West Coast-Tasman

2020 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
Independent Cory Aitken
New Conservative Karl Barkley  
Social Credit Jack Collin 4  
Independent Peter Ewen
NZ First Jackie Farrelly Contested electorate in 2017 21  
Advance NZ Anne Fitzsimon Contested Nelson for Māori Party in 2005 62  
ACT William Gardner 32  
Outdoors Luke King 9  
Labour Damien O'Connor 14  
Money Free Party Richard Osmaston Contested Nelson in 2017
National Maureen Pugh Contested electorate in 2017 19  
Green Steve Richards 39  

Whanganui

2020 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
Green Alan Clay 29  
National Harete Hipango 21  
Independent Hillary Kieft Initially selected as Advance NZ candidate for Taranaki-King Country
Labour Steph Lewis Contested electorate in 2017 55  
New Conservative Jonathan Marshall 23  
Social Credit Heather Smith Contested electorate in 2014 17  
Advance NZ Charlotte Weber 33  

Whangaparāoa

2020 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
Outdoors Tricia Cheel Contested Northcote for Democrats in 2017 10  
Sustainable NZ John Davies 9  
Labour Lorayne Ferguson  
Advance NZ Kathryn Flay 40  
ACT Paul Grace 34  
New Conservative Fiona Mackenzie 5  
National Mark Mitchell 15  

Whangārei

2020 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
Green Moea Armstrong Contested electorate in 2005 25  
New Conservative Kerry Campbell  
Legalise Cannabis Jennifer de Jonge 10  
Labour Emily Henderson 64  
Social Credit Chris Leitch Contested electorate in 2017 1  
National Shane Reti 5  
ACT David Seymour Not the ACT leader 18  
Opportunities Ciara Swords 18  
ONE Daniel Watts 27  
Advance NZ Chris Wetere 24  
NZ First David Wilson Contested Te Atatū in 2017 9  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Conservative Jim Taylor Initially announced, but later withdrew  

Wigram

2020 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
Advance NZ Doug Allington 11  
National Hamish Campbell 47  
NZ Economic Euthenics Party Tubby Hansen Perennial candidate; contested electorate in 2017
Social Credit Deane Landreth 16  
ACT Miles McConway 11  
ONE Linda McLaughlin 24  
Independent Geoff McTague Contested electorate for ALCP in 2011
New Conservative Averil Nuttall  
Green Richard Wesley Contested electorate in 2017 44  
Labour Megan Woods 5  

Māori electorates

Hauraki-Waikato

2020 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
New Conservative Richard Hill  
Advance NZ Phillip Lambert 19  
Labour Nanaia Mahuta 10  
Māori Party Donna Pokere-Phillips Contested Hamilton West for TOP in 2017 5  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ONE Te Rongopai Heta Contesting Hamilton West instead  

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

2020 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
New Conservative Melissa Hill  
Green Elizabeth Kerekere Contested electorate in 2017 9  
Advance NZ Waitangi Kupenga 34  
Māori Party Heather Te Au-Skipworth 3  
Outdoors Kelly Thurston 20  
Labour Meka Whaitiri 28  

Tāmaki Makaurau

2020 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
New Conservative Erina Anderson  
Green Marama Davidson Contested electorate in 2017 1  
Labour Peeni Henare 18  
Māori Party John Tamihere Represented electorate as Labour MP, 2002–2005 7  

Te Tai Hauāuru

2020 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
Advance NZ Noeline Apiata 56  
ONE Korrallie Bailey-Taurua 19  
Outdoors Kiri McKee 16  
New Conservative Josh Morgan  
Māori Party Debbie Ngarewa-Packer 1  
Labour Adrian Rurawhe 24  

Te Tai Tokerau

2020 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
ONE Janice Arahanga-Epiha 12  
Labour Kelvin Davis 2  
Independent Clinton Dearlove  
Legalise Cannabis Maki Herbert Contested electorate in 2017 2  
Māori Party Mariameno Kapa-Kingi 6  
Independent Moemoea Mohoawhenua
New Conservative Daniel Shortland  
Public Billy Te Kahika 1  
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
ONE Stephanie Harawira Contesting Mana instead  

Te Tai Tonga

2020 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
Maori Party Tākuta Ferris 4  
Legalise Cannabis Anituhia McDonald 7  
Green Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati Contested Rongotai for Mana Movement in 2014  
Advance NZ Matiu Thoms 31  
Labour Rino Tirikatene 29  
New Conservative Raymond Tuhaka  

Waiariki

2020 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
New Conservative Riki Broughton  
Labour Tāmati Coffey 37  
Vision NZ Hannah Tamaki 1  
Outdoors Rawiri Tekowhai 13  
Māori Party Rawiri Waititi Contested electorate for Labour in 2014 2  
Advance NZ Ema Williams 6  

See also

  • Party lists in the 2020 New Zealand general election

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