Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election by electorate

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

New Zealand political candidates
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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
ACT Kartini Clarke   [1]
Outdoors Steve Hart   [2]
National Nikki Kaye   [3]
Opportunities Joshua Love   [4]
Green Chlöe Swarbrick Contested Maungakiekie in 2017 3   [3][5]
Labour Helen White Contested electorate in 2017; is next on the Labour list should a vacancy occur 50   [6]

Banks Peninsula
2020 general election: Banks Peninsula[7][8]
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 Catherine Chu   [9]
ACT David Fox Contested Port Hills in 2017   [1]
New Conservative Caleb Honnis   [10]
Labour Tracey McLellan 55   [11]
NZ First Denis O'Rourke List MP, 2011-2017; contested Port Hills in 2017   [12]
Green Eugenie Sage Contested Port Hills in 2017 6   [5]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Ruth Dyson [13]

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 15   [1]
New Conservative Margaret Colmore   [10]
National Todd Muller 1   [14]
Labour Angie Warren-Clark Contested electorate in 2017 37   [15]

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 40   [16]
New Conservative Dieuwe de Boer   [17]
National Christopher Luxon   [18]
Advance NZ Jami-Lee Ross Was a National MP at the time of the 2017 election; defected in 2018   [19]
ACT Damien Smith 11   [1]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Conservative Elliot Ikilei Contesting Takanini instead.   [10]

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   [12]
ACT Abigail Johnson   [1]
National Dale Stephens   [20]

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
New Conservative Helen Houghton   [10]
National Lincoln Platt   [21]
ACT Toni Severin Contested electorate in 2017 10   [1]
Outdoors Charlotte Staples   [2]

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 79   [22]
Outdoors Georgia Todd   [2]

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
Green Jack Brazil 20   [23] [5]
Labour David Clark 17   [23]
Outdoors Carol Moulin   [2]
Opportunities Benjamin Peters   [4]
ACT Callum Steele-Macintosh   [1]
National Michael Woodhouse Contested Dunedin North in 2017   [23]

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
Labour Kiri Allan Contested electorate in 2017 27   [24]
Outdoors Jennie Brown   [2]
National Tania Tapsell   [25]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Anne Tolley Was planning on contesting list only, later retired completely [26][27]

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 76   [28]
Outdoors Marius Koekemoer   [2]

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
Labour Camilla Belich 32   [29]
Opportunities Adriana Christie   [4]
National Paul Goldsmith Contested electorate in 2017   [30]
Green Kyle MacDonald 14   [31] [5]
ACT David Seymour 1   [1]

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
ACT Myah Deedman 18   [1]

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 Naomi Pocock   [4]
Labour Gaurav Sharma Contested electorate in 2017 65   [32]
ACT Roger Weldon   [1]

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 47   [33]
Outdoors Wilf Bearman-Reidel Contested electorate in 2017   [2]
New Conservative Roger Earp   [10]
Green Richard McIntosh 23   [5]
ACT Andy Parkins Contested electorate in 2017   [1]
Opportunities Ben Wylie-van Eerd   [4]

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
ACT Paul Gilbert Contested electorate in 2017   [1]
Opportunities Doug Hill Contested Christchurch Central in 2017   [4]
Outdoors Heidi Jensen-Warren   [2]
Labour Sarah Pallett 64   [34]
New Conservative Simon Walmisley   [35]

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
Labour Liz Craig Contested electorate in 2017 43   [36]
National Penny Simmonds   [37]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Sarah Dowie Was re-selected, but later chose to retire [38]

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   [12]
ACT Richard Evans Contested electorate in 2017   [1]
Labour Matt Flight 81   [39]
New Conservative David Greenslade Contested electorate in 2017   [10]
Social Credit John McCaskey Contested electorate in 2017   [40]
Green Richard McCubbin Contested electorate in 2017   [41]
Outdoors Darlene Morgan   [2]

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
ACT Beth Houlbrooke Contested Rodney in 2014 13   [1]
Labour Marja Lubeck Contested Rodney in 2017 36   [42]
Social Credit Callan Neylon   [40]
National Chris Penk   [43]

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   [44]

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
Labour Barbara Edmonds 51   [45]
National Jo Hayes Contested Christchurch East in 2017   [46]
Green Jan Logie Contested electorate in 2017 5   [5]
Outdoors Calli Veludos   [2]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Kris Faafoi Contesting list only [47]

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 21   [10]
National Agnes Loheni Contested electorate in 2017   [48]

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
NZ First John Hall Contested electorate in 2017   [12]
ACT Dave King 20   [1]
National Nuwanthie Samarakone   [48]
Green Lourdes Vano 15   [49] [5]
Vision NZ Sonny Wilcox   [50]
Labour Arena Williams 60   [45]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Louisa Wall Contesting list only after withdrawing from selection process [51]

Maungakiekie

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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   [1]
Green Ricardo Menéndez March Contested Mount Roskill in 2017 10   [52] [5]
Labour Priyanca Radhakrishnan Contested electorate in 2017 33   [53]

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   [54]
Opportunities Cameron Lord   [4]
Green Luke Wijohn 18   [55] [5]

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
Green Golriz Ghahraman Contested Te Atatū in 2017 7   [5]
ACT Chris Johnston   [1]

Napier

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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   [10]
Green James Crow 21   [56] [5]
ACT Judy Kendall   [1]
Labour Stuart Nash 12   [56]
National Katie Nimon   [57]

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   [1]
Labour Rachel Boyack Contested electorate in 2017 59   [58]
Outdoors Sue Grey   [59]
Opportunities Mathew Pottinger   [4]
National Nick Smith   [60]
Green Aaron Stallard   [61]

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 11   [62] [5]
Social Credit Lisa Er   [40]
New Conservative Victoria O'Brien   [10]
National Lisa Whyte   [63]

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 75   [64]
Independent Rusty Kane Contested Tauranga in 2017 [65]
Social Credit Kath Lauderdale   [40]
ACT Ada Xiao   [1]
National Jonathan Young   [66]

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
Opportunities Shai Navot 2   [4]
Labour Romy Udanga Contested electorate in 2017 73   [67]
National Simon Watts   [68]
ACT Max Whitehead   [1]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Maggie Barry [69]

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
Labour Shanan Halbert Contested electorate in 2017 and 2018 by-election 53   [70]
ACT Tim Kronfeld Contested electorate in 2017   [1]

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
ACT Mark Cameron 8   [1]
NZ First Shane Jones Contested Whangārei in 2017   [71]
National Matt King   [72]
Outdoors Michele Mitcalfe   [2]
Independent Mike Shaw [73]
New Conservative Melanie Taylor   [10]

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
Opportunities Jessica Hammond Contested electorate in 2017   [4]
National Brett Hudson Contested electorate in 2017   [74]
NZ First Tracey Martin Contested Rodney in 2017   [75]
Labour Greg O'Connor none   [76]
Green John Ranta 16   [5]

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   [77]
New Conservative Martin Frauenstein   [10]
ACT Wayne Grattan Contested electorate in 2017   [1]
Outdoors Michael Kay   [2]
Green Bernard Long   [78]
Labour Terisa Ngobi 67   [79]
Social Credit Amanda Vickers   [40]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Nathan Guy [80]

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   [81]
ACT Stephen Berry Contested East Coast Bays in 2017 9   [1]
Labour Nerissa Henry 80   [82]
Green Lawrence Xu-Nan 17   [5]

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
ACT Jack Phillips   [1]
Green Teanau Tuiono Contested Manurewa in 2017 8   [83] [5]
National William Wood   [84]

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

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   [10]
Outdoors Mark Ford   [2]
ACT Bruce Whitehead   [1]

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 New Zealand Party Mark Ball Former Franklin District mayor [85]
ACT Niko Kloeten   [1]
Outdoors Lucie Rutherfurd   [2]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Outdoors Steve Hart Contesting Auckland Central instead.   [86][2]

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   [10]
Social Credit Brannon Favel   [40]
Outdoors Grant Kelynack   [2]
Green Gerrie Ligtenberg 24   [5]

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
Labour Soraya Peke-Mason 62   [87]
ACT Neil Wilson Contested electorate in 2017   [1]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Green Joe Boon Withdrew candidacy due to illness   [83][88]

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   [89]
ACT Grae O'Sullivan Contested electorate in 2017 17   [1]

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
Green Teall Crossen Contested electorate in 2017 12   [5]
ACT Nicole McKee 3   [1]
National David Patterson   [90]
New Conservative Bruce Welsh   [10]

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   [91]
Labour Claire Mahon 77   [92]
National Todd McClay   [91]
New Conservative Alan Tāne Solomon   [10]
Green Kaya Sparke 19   [5]
NZ First Fletcher Tabuteau Contested electorate in 2017   [93]

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   [1]
Labour Reuben Davidson 70   [94]
National Nicola Grigg   [95]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Amy Adams Contesting list only; had previously planned to retire from Parliament [96]

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
Outdoors Victoria Hoskins-Bonham   [2]
Labour Jon Mitchell 78   [97]
Opportunities Joel Rowland   [4]
ACT Basil Walker   [1]
National Hamish Walker   [98]

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   [1]
National Liam Kernaghan   [99]
Labour Ingrid Leary 61   [100]
NZ First Mark Patterson Contested Clutha-Southland in 2017   [101]
Green Scott Willis 13   [23] [5]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Clare Curran [102]

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
New Conservative Elliot Ikilei Contested Manurewa in 2017   [103]
Labour Neru Leavasa 54   [104]
ACT Mike McCormick   [1]
National Rima Nakhle   [105]

Tamaki
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
Labour Shirin Brown 82   [106]
ACT Carmel Claridge 14   [1]

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
ACT Brent Miles   [1]
Labour Angela Roberts 52   [107]
New Conservative Lee Smith   [10]

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
ACT David Freeman   [1]
New Conservative Jan-Marie Quinn   [10]
Outdoors Alan Simmons   [2]

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   [108]
NZ First Erika Harvey   [12]
New Conservative Paul Hignett   [10]
Outdoors Tracy Livingston   [2]
ACT Cameron Luxton 16   [1]
Labour Jan Tinetti Contested electorate in 2017 34   [109]

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
ACT Simon Court 5   [1]
Opportunities Brendon Monk   [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
Labour Anna Lorck Contested electorate in 2017   [110]
Green Chris Perley Contested electorate in 2017   [56]
National Lawrence Yule   [56]

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   [111]
ACT Karen Chhour 7   [1]
New Conservative Bernadette Soares   [112]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Paula Bennett Contesting list only [113]

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   [10]
Labour Kerrin Leoni 69   [114]
ACT James McDowall Contested Hamilton East in 2017 6   [1]

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 1   [115]
ACT James Davies   [1]
Labour Dan Rosewarne Contested electorate in 2017 58   [34]

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   [116]
ACT Roger Greenslade Contested electorate in 2017   [1]
NZ First Ron Mark Contested electorate in 2017   [117]
Labour Kieran McAnulty Contested electorate in 2017 28   [118]
Green Celia Wade-Brown Former Wellington mayor   [119]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Alastair Scott [120]

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
ACT Sean Beamish   [1]
National Jacqui Dean   [23]
Labour Liam Wairepo 83   [121]

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
Labour Grant Robertson 3   [122]
Green James Shaw Contested electorate in 2017 2   [122] [5]
ACT Brooke van Velden Contested Auckland Central in 2017 2   [1]
National Nicola Willis Contested electorate in 2017   [122]

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 [123]
Social Credit Jack Collin   [40]
NZ First Jackie Farrelly Contested electorate in 2017   [12]
Green Steve Richards   [124]

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
National Harete Hipango   [125]
Labour Steph Lewis Contested electorate in 2017 57   [126]

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 Nina Ash   [2]
ACT Paul Grace   [1]
New Conservative Fiona Mackenzie   [10]

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   [127]
Labour Emily Henderson 66   [128]
Social Credit Chris Leitch Contested electorate in 2017 1   [40]
ACT David Seymour Not the ACT leader 19   [129]
NZ First David Wilson Contested Te Atatū in 2017   [12]

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
National Hamish Campbell   [130]
ACT Miles McConway 12   [1]

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
Māori Donna Pokere-Phillips   [131]

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
Green Elizabeth Kerekere 9   [132] [5]
Māori Heather Te Au Skipworth   [133]
Outdoors Kelly Thurston   [2]
Labour Meka Whaitiri 30   [56]

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
Green Marama Davidson Contested electorate in 2017 1   [134] [5]
Māori John Tamihere   [135]

Te Tai Hauāuru
2020 general election: Te Tai Hauāuru
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Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Māori Debbie Ngarewa-Packer   [136]

Te Tai Tokerau
2020 general election: Te Tai Tokerau
Notes:

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 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Māori Mariameno Kapa-Kingi   [137]

Te Tai Tonga

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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
Māori Tākuta Ferris   [138]

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
Labour Tamati Coffey 39   [91]
Vision NZ Hannah Tamaki 1   [139]
Māori Rawiri Waititi Contested electorate for Labour in 2014   [140]

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