Candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election by electorate explained

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

The election was held on Saturday, 8 November. Nominations for constituency candidates closed at noon on Wednesday, 14 October; this is the final list.^[1]

Lines coloured pink denote an MP elected from a party list; lines coloured beige denote the winner of the constituency vote.

General electorates

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			The Republic of New Zealand Party	party leader	^[2]
bgcolor=		Sarita Divis	Alliance		^[3]
	Thomas Forde	Independent		^[4]
bgcolor=		Aaron Galey-Young	United Future		^[5]
	Stephen Greenfield	Independent
bgcolor=		Nikki Kaye	National Party	winner	^[6]
bgcolor=		Kevin O'Connell	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		^[7]
bgcolor=white			Human Rights Party
bgcolor=		Justin Robson	Progressive Party		^[8]
bgcolor=			Green Party		^[9]
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent, 1996–2008; MP since 1990; defeated	^[10]
bgcolor=		Scott Uren	ACT		^[11]
bgcolor=		Oliver Woods	Residents Action Movement		^[12]

Bay of Plenty

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			New Zealand First	list MP 1996–2008; deputy party leader; not returned to parliament
bgcolor=		Brian Carter	United Future
bgcolor=			Kiwi Party		^[13]
bgcolor=		Francis Denz	ACT
bgcolor=		Carol Devoy-Heena	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Tony Ryall	National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990; winner	^[14]

Botany

New seat

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Judy Carter	United Future
bgcolor=		Racheal Cheam	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Peter Cooper	Green Party		^[15]
bgcolor=		Simon Kan	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=white		Raj Subramanian	Independent
bgcolor=		Koro Tawa	Labour Party
bgcolor=			ACT	List MP 2004–05	^[16]
bgcolor=		Pansy Wong	National Party	List MP, 1996–2008; winner	^[17]

Christchurch Central

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

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Somnath Bagchi	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Andrew Beaven	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Mike Britnall	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		^[18]
bgcolor=		Brendon Burns	Labour Party	winner
bgcolor=		Byron Clark	Workers Party		^[19]
bgcolor=		Greg Kleis	Alliance
bgcolor=		Jan McLauchlan	Green Party		^[20]
bgcolor=			ACT
bgcolor=			National Party	List MP 2005–present; elected off party list

Christchurch East

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	incumbent since 1999; MP since 1990; winner
bgcolor=			National Party	elected off party list	^[21]
bgcolor=		Paul Hopkinson	Workers Party
bgcolor=		Tony le Cren	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Nick McIlraith	Democrats for Social Credit		^[22]
bgcolor=			Green Party		^[23]
bgcolor=white		Sevaschan Park	Independent
bgcolor=			Alliance
bgcolor=		Elspeth Sandys	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Maretta Solomon	United Future

Clutha-Southland

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Bill English	National Party	Incumbent, current National Party deputy leader, winner	^[24]
bgcolor=		Tim Gow	Green Party
bgcolor=		Roly Henderson	ACT
bgcolor=		Marvin Hubbard	Alliance
bgcolor=		Don Pryde	Labour Party	Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union President
bgcolor=		Paul Tankard	Family Party

Coromandel

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Ray Bassett	ACT
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 2002; winner	^[25]
bgcolor=		Hugh Kininmonth	Labour Party
bgcolor=		James Redwood	Green Party
bgcolor=		Huey Rurehe	Kiwi Party

Dunedin North

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Victor Billot	Alliance	2005 candidate
bgcolor=		Hilary Calvert	ACT
bgcolor=		Julian Crawford	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		^[26]
bgcolor=		Pete Hodgson	Labour Party	incumbent; winner
bgcolor=		Mary Edwards	United Future
bgcolor=		Olive McCrae	Democrats for Social Credit		^[27]
bgcolor=			Green Party	current MP; elected from party list	^[28]
bgcolor=			National Party	elected from party list

Dunedin South

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

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=white		David Bernhardt	Independent
bgcolor=			Labour Party	winner
bgcolor=		Shane Gallagher	Green Party		^[29]
bgcolor=		Jacqui McAlpine	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Dawn McIntosh	Democrats for Social Credit		^[30]
bgcolor=		Pauline Moffat	United Future
bgcolor=		Kay Murray	Alliance
bgcolor=		Colin Nicholls	ACT
bgcolor=		Conway Powell	National Party	2005 candidate	^[31]
bgcolor=white		Robert Wansink	Restore All Things In Christ
bgcolor=		Philip Wescombe	Kiwi Party

East Coast

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Green Party	2005 candidate, elected from party list
bgcolor=			New Zealand First		^[32]
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP, 2003–present; elected from party list
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent MP since 2005; List MP from 1999–2002; winner
bgcolor=			United Future	List MP 2002–2008; United Party deputy leader; not re-elected

East Coast Bays

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Family Party	United Future list MP 2002–05	^[33]
bgcolor=			Green Party	list MP; 1999–present; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Vivienne Goldsmith	Labour Party
bgcolor=white		Toby Hutton	No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai
bgcolor=		Dail Jones	New Zealand First	current list MP; not re-elected
bgcolor=		Tim Kronfield	ACT		^[34]
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner
bgcolor=		Ian McInnes	United Future
bgcolor=		Elah Zamora	Libertarianz		^[35]

Epsom

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=white		Andrena Bishop	Human Rights Party
bgcolor=		Rafe Copeland	Residents Action Movement		^[36]
bgcolor=		Grace Haden	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			ACT	Incumbent since 2005; MP since 1996, current ACT Party leader; winner	^[37]
bgcolor=			Green Party	list MP since 1999; 2005 candidate; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Kate Sutton	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Janet Tuck	United Future	2005 candidate
bgcolor=			National Party	MP for Epsom, 1999–2005; List MP; elected from party list	^[38]

Hamilton East

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 2005; winner
bgcolor=		Jack Gielen	The Republic of New Zealand Party		^[39]
bgcolor=		Robyn Jackson	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			ACT
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP since 2005; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Linda Persson	Green Party
bgcolor=		Rochelle White	United Future
bgcolor=			New Zealand First	list MP since 1996; not re-elected

Hamilton West

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	incumbent1999–2008 and 1993–96; not re-elected
bgcolor=			National Party	2005 candidate; winner	^[40]
bgcolor=		Ian Parker	ACT
bgcolor=		Ken Smith	United Future
bgcolor=		Dale Stevens	Green Party
bgcolor=white		Suresh Vatsyayann	Independent
bgcolor=		Tim Wikiriwhi	Libertarianz	2005 candidate	^[41]

Helensville

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Green Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP since 2005, elected from party list
bgcolor=			ACT	elected from party list	^[42]
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 2002, current Leader of the Opposition; current Leader of the National Party; winner
bgcolor=		Angela Lovelock	United Future
bgcolor=		Peter Osborne	Libertarianz		^[43]

New seat largely replacing the old Port Waikato seat.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Jordan Carter	Labour Party
bgcolor=			ACT	Former MP 1969–1990, Minister of Finance 1984-88; elected from party list	^[44]
bgcolor=		Toni Driller	United Future
bgcolor=			National Party	MP for Port Waikato 1996–2008; winner
bgcolor=		Fiona Kenworthy	Green Party
bgcolor=		Helen Mulford	New Zealand First
bgcolor=		Frank Naea	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Bruce Whitehead	Libertarianz		^[45]

Hutt South

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Camilia Chin	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Virginia Horrocks	Green Party
bgcolor=		Phil Howison	Libertarianz	2005 candidate
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent 1996–present; MP since 1993 and from 1984–90; winner
bgcolor=		Lindsay Mitchell	ACT	2005 candidate	^[46]
bgcolor=			National Party	elected from party list	^[47]
bgcolor=			United Future	Former List MP 2002–05; 2005 candidate

Ilam

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1996; winner
bgcolor=		Brian Davidson	ACT		^[48]
bgcolor=			Green Party	elected from party list after the counting of the special votes
bgcolor=		Craig Hutchinson	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		John Pickering	United Future
bgcolor=		David Weusten	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Sam Yau	Labour Party

Invercargill

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Ian Carline	ACT
bgcolor=		Craig Carson	Green Party	2005 candidate
bgcolor=		Shane Pleasance	Libertarianz
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 2005; MP from 1993–2002; winner
bgcolor=		Maureen Smith	United Future
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP, 2005; 2007–2008; not re-elected

Kaikōura

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Alastair Belcher	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			Green Party	2005 candidate
bgcolor=		Coralie Christie	United Future
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 2005; winner
bgcolor=		Linda King	New Zealand First
bgcolor=		John McCaskey	Democrats for Social Credit		^[49]
bgcolor=		Brian McNamara	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Dave Tattersfield	ACT

Mana

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Michael Collins	ACT	2005 candidate
bgcolor=		Michael Gilchrist	Green Party
bgcolor=		Richard Goode	Libertarianz
bgcolor=		Robin Gunson	United Future	2005 candidate
bgcolor=			Labour Party	incumbent since 2002; MP since 1999; winner
bgcolor=		Renton Maclachlan	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Tim Manu	Pacific Party
bgcolor=			National Party	elected from party list	^[50]

Māngere

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

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Pacific Party	incumbent from 1996–2008; MP since 1993 (as Labour); not returned to Parliament	^[51]
bgcolor=		Jerry Filipaina	Family Party		^[52]
bgcolor=		Roger Fowler	Residents Action Movement
bgcolor=		Mita Harris	National Party
bgcolor=white		Lemalu Matatumua	Independent
bgcolor=		Tala P'oe	Progressive Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP since 2008; winner
bgcolor=		Pulotu Selio Solomon	United Future
bgcolor=		Mua Strickson-Pua	Green Party
bgcolor=		Michael Tabachnik	ACT

Manukau East

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			National Party	elected from party list
bgcolor=		Trevor Barnard	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Manogi Turua Head	United Future
bgcolor=		Tevanga Leavasa	Pacific Party
bgcolor=		Lynn Murphy	ACT
bgcolor=		Poutua Papali'l	Family Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner
bgcolor=		Kevin Stitt	Kiwi Party
	Annalucia Vermunt	Communist League		^[53]
bgcolor=		Daphna Whitmore	Workers Party
bgcolor=		Donna Wynd	Green Party

Manurewa

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Michael Bailey	ACT
bgcolor=		Sukhdev Bains	Progressive Party
bgcolor=			National Party	initially elected from party list until the return of special votes
bgcolor=		John Hall	New Zealand First
bgcolor=			Labour Party	incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990; winner
bgcolor=		Alan Johnson	Green Party
bgcolor=		Amjad Khan	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			Family Party	party leader; former leader of Destiny New Zealand	^[54]
bgcolor=		Jim Stowers	United Future
bgcolor=		Vui Vitale	Pacific Party

Maungakiekie

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

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	elected from party list
bgcolor=		Elliott Blade	Residents Action Movement
	Patrick Brown	Communist League
bgcolor=		Darren Jones	Pacific Party
bgcolor=			United Future	Party president
bgcolor=		Asenati Lole-Taylor	New Zealand First
bgcolor=			National Party	Auckland City Councilor; winner
bgcolor=		Athol McQuilkan	ACT
bgcolor=			Kiwi Party	Former United Future MP
bgcolor=			Green Party		^[55]
bgcolor=			Progressive Party	Former MP

Mount Albert

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Jon Carapiet	Green Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Prime Minister, Labour leader, incumbent since 1996; MP since 1981; winner/ resigned from Parliament after 2008 General Election. By- election saw the win of Labour Party candidate, David Shearer
bgcolor=		Christian Dawson	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Dave Llewll	The Republic of New Zealand Party
bgcolor=		Kathleen McCabe	ACT
bgcolor=		Ravi Musuku	National Party	2005 candidate
bgcolor=		Milo Siilata	Pacific Party
bgcolor=white		Anthony van den Heuvel	Human Rights Party

Mount Roskill

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Suki Amirapu	Progressive Party
bgcolor=			National Party	List MP 2005–present; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Lisa Er	Green Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999; MP 1993–present and 1981–90; winner. Goff, from post 2008 general election to present, is the Labour Leader of the Opposition
bgcolor=		Daphne Lawless	Residents Action Movement
bgcolor=		Joseph Rebello	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Shawn Tan	ACT
bgcolor=		Neville Wilson	United Future

Napier

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	MP 2002–08; not re-elected
bgcolor=		John Ormond	ACT
bgcolor=		Brett Stansfield	Green Party
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 2005; winner

Nelson

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Kelvin Deal	United Future
bgcolor=		Paul Hufflett	ACT
bgcolor=		Diana Mellor	Green Party
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990; winner	^[56]
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP since 2005; elected off party list
bgcolor=		Robin Westley	Kiwi Party

New Lynn

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999; winner
bgcolor=		Kerryanne Dalgleish	United Future
bgcolor=		Kath Dewar	Green Party
bgcolor=			National Party	List MP 2005–present; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Mohammad Kazemi-Yazdi	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Michael Tasker	ACT

New Plymouth

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Chris Albers	ACT
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP 1993–2008 and 1984–90; not re-elected
bgcolor=white		Rusty Kane	Independent
bgcolor=		Mike Webber	Libertarianz	2005 candidate	^[57]
bgcolor=			National Party	winner	^[58]

North Shore

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			ACT	elected from party list
bgcolor=		Louise Cleary	Family Party		^[59]
bgcolor=		Stephen Cooper	Residents Action Movement
bgcolor=		Joe Gregory	New Zealand First
bgcolor=			United Future
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1996; winner
bgcolor=		Michael Murphy	Libertarianz	2005 candidate	^[60]
bgcolor=			Labour Party	2005 candidate; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Pieter Watson	Green Party

Northcote

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 2005; winner
bgcolor=		Benjamin Doherty	Residents Action Movement
bgcolor=		Steven Dromgool	United Future
bgcolor=		Jeanette Elley	Green Party
bgcolor=		Brenda Hill	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Nick Kearney	ACT
bgcolor=		Peter Linton	Libertarianz		^[61]
bgcolor=		Hamish McCracken	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Barry McDonald	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Angela Xu	Family Party

Northland

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP, 2005–present; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Martin Leiding	Green Party
bgcolor=		Mike Shaw	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Melanie Taylor	Family Party
bgcolor=		David Wilson	Democrats for Social Credit
bgcolor=		Alan Wood	ACT

Ōhariu

new seat largely replacing Ōhariu-Belmont.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Kelly Buchanan	Alliance	2005 Mana candidate
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP 2006–present; 2005 Ōhariu-Belmont candidate; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Colin du Plessis	ACT
bgcolor=			United Future	MP for Ōhariu-Belmont 1996–present; MP since 1984; United Future party leader; won the seat
bgcolor=			Green Party	Will be elected from the party list in 2010 to replace Jeanette Fitzsimons
bgcolor=			National Party	List MP since 2007; 2005 candidate for Ōhariu-Belmont; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Joel Sison	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Danyl Strype	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		^[62]

Ōtaki

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Dianne Brown	United Future
bgcolor=			National Party	List MP 2005–08; winner	^[63]
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent 2002–2008; returned to Parliament from party list
bgcolor=		Jim Kebbel	Green
bgcolor=		Peter McCaffrey	ACT
bgcolor=		Josie Pagani	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		David Scott	New Zealand First

Pakuranga

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Zachary Dorner	Green Party
bgcolor=		Brian Hilder	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Andrew Jollands	ACT
bgcolor=		Brian Kelly	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Jeffrey Ly	Progressive Party
bgcolor=			New Zealand First	MP, 2002–08; not returned to parliament
bgcolor=		Quentin Todd	United Future
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner

Palmerston North

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

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=white		Arshad Chatha	Independent
bgcolor=		Kevin Dittmer	ACT
bgcolor=			Labour Party	winner
bgcolor=		Debbie Lucas	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Lawrence O'Halloran	Green Party	2005 candidate	^[64]
bgcolor=		Graham Odering	New Zealand First	2005 candidate	^[65]
bgcolor=		Frank Owen	United Future
bgcolor=		Malcolm Plimmer	National Party	2005 candidate	^[66]
bgcolor=white		Grant Seton	Independent

Papakura

New seat largely replacing the old Clevedon seat.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			New Zealand First	List MP 2002–05
bgcolor=		Judith Collins	National Party	MP for Clevedon, 2002–08; winner	^[67]
bgcolor=		Rachel Grimwood	Green Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP, 2002–2008; not re-elected
bgcolor=		Bryan Mockridge	United Future
bgcolor=		Pat O'Dea	Residents Action Movement
bgcolor=		John Thompson	ACT

Port Hills

New seat largely replacing the old Banks Peninsula seat.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Joseph Burston	Green Party
bgcolor=		Phil Clearwater	Progressive Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	MP for Banks Peninsula, 1999–2008; MP since 1993; winner
bgcolor=		Wilton Gray	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			National Party		^[68]
bgcolor=		Robin Loomes	United Future
bgcolor=		Andrew McKenzie	Alliance
bgcolor=		Geoff Russell	ACT

Rangitata

New seat

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Julian Blanchard	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Tony Bunting	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			National Party	MP for Aoraki, 2005–08; winner
bgcolor=		Peter McCaw	ACT
bgcolor=white		Paul Tew	Independent
bgcolor=		Brian Ward	United Future

Rangitīkei

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Jills Angus Burney	Labour Party
bgcolor=white		Steve Gibson	Independent
bgcolor=		John Langford	United Future
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1999; winner
bgcolor=		Jean Thompson	ACT

Rimutaka

Incumbent MP Paul Swain of the Labour Party stood down as MP for Rimutaka after twelve years, having served various Hutt Valley electorates since 1990.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	winner
bgcolor=		Jenni Hurn	United Future
bgcolor=		Nigel Kearney	ACT
bgcolor=			New Zealand First	List MP since 1996; not returned to Parliament	^[69]
bgcolor=		John Maurice	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Lynette Vigrass	Green Party
bgcolor=		Richard Whiteside	National Party		^[70]

Rodney

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Karl Adams	Family Party
bgcolor=		Kathleen Deal	United Future
bgcolor=		Simonne Dyer	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Beryl Good	ACT
bgcolor=		David Hay	Green Party
bgcolor=			New Zealand First
bgcolor=		Conor Roberts	Labour Party
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1984; winner

Rongotai

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Mike Bridge	ACT
bgcolor=			Kiwi Party	ex-United Future list MP 2002–2008; not re-elected	^[71]
bgcolor=			National Party	List MP 2005– ; elected from party list
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent since 1986; MP 1993–present and 1984–90; winner
bgcolor=		Mitch Lees	Libertarianz		^[72]
bgcolor=		Karuna Muthu	United Future
bgcolor=			Green Party	Co-leader of the Green Party; MP since 2008; elected from party list

Rotorua

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999; defeated in constituency and returned from party list
bgcolor=			National Party	winner
bgcolor=		Grant Rogers	Residents Action Movement
bgcolor=		Raewyn Saville	Green Party
bgcolor=		Daryl Smith	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Arthur Solomon	United Future
bgcolor=		Fred Stevens	Libertarianz

Selwyn

New seat largely replacing the old Rakaia seat.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			National Party	winner	^[73]
bgcolor=		David Coates	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Samuel Dennis	Family Party
bgcolor=		Phillipa Main	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Victoria Norman	United Future
bgcolor=		Ivor Watson	ACT
bgcolor=		Eleanor Williamson	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=white		Bill Woods	Independent

Tāmaki

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour
bgcolor=		Greg Graydon	United Future
bgcolor=		Richard Leckinger	Green Party
bgcolor=		Doug Nabbs	New Zealand First
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 2005; winner
bgcolor=		Chris Simmonds	ACT
bgcolor=		Ralph Taylor	Progressive Party

Taranaki-King Country

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			National Party	Incumbent since 1998; winner
bgcolor=			Green	Also known as an Olympic rower	^[74]
bgcolor=		Bill Izard	ACT		^[75]
bgcolor=		Iain Parker	Democrats for Social Credit
bgcolor=		Renee van de Wert	Labour Party

Taupō

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
	Martin Bloxham	Independent		^[76]
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent 1996–2008; MP from 1993–2008; not re-elected
bgcolor=		Max Edwards	United Future
bgcolor=white		Robbie Mac	Independent
bgcolor=			National Party	winner	^[77]

Tauranga

Incumbent MP Bob Clarkson of the National Party is retiring in 2008, having served as MP for Tauranga since 2005.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Kiwi Party		^[78]
bgcolor=			National Party	winner	^[79]
bgcolor=white		Gray Eatwell	Independent
bgcolor=white		Terry Leaming	Independent
bgcolor=		David Macartney	The Republic of New Zealand Party
bgcolor=		Anne Pankhurst	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Winston Peters	New Zealand First	List MP; MP for Tauranga 1984–2005; Leader of New Zealand First; not returned to Parliament	^[80]
bgcolor=		Katherine Ransom	Democrats for Social Credit
bgcolor=		Ron Scott	ACT
bgcolor=		Karen Summerhays	Green Party		^[81]
bgcolor=		John Willocks	United Future

Te Atatū

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Fiasili Ah Tong	Pacific Party
bgcolor=		Lech Beltowski	ACT
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent 1999–present and 1993–96; winner
bgcolor=		Xavier Goldie	Green Party
bgcolor=		Tau Henare	National Party	list MP 2005–present; MP (New Zealand First, Independent, Mauri Pacific) 1993–99; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Pavitra Roy	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Talei Solomon-Mua	United Future
bgcolor=		Jo van Kempen	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Bob van Ruyssevelt	Alliance

Tukituki

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP 2005; MP for Tukituki 1996–05; MP since 1993; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Quentin Duthie	Green Party
bgcolor=		Craig Foss	National Party	Incumbent 2005–present; winner
bgcolor=		Duncan Lennox	ACT
bgcolor=		Thomas O’Neill	Alliance
bgcolor=		Dawn Patchett	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Barry Pulford	Democrats for Social Credit

Waikato

New seat largely replacing the old seat.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Labour Party	elected from party list	^[82]
bgcolor=		Mark Davies	ACT
bgcolor=		Wendy Harper	Green Party
bgcolor=		John Pemberton	Democrats for Social Credit
bgcolor=		James Ross	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			New Zealand First	MP 2002–08; not re-elected
bgcolor=			National Party	MP for 2002–present; MP since 1999; winner

Waimakariri

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Leighton Baker	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999; winner
bgcolor=		Aaron Keown	ACT
bgcolor=		Alan Liefting	Green Party
bgcolor=			New Zealand First
bgcolor=		Kelleigh Sheffield-Cranstoun	United Future
bgcolor=			National Party	list MP 2005–present; elected from party list

Wairarapa

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Shane Atkinson	ACT
bgcolor=		John Hayes	National Party	Incumbent since 2005; winner
bgcolor=		Denise Mackenzie	Labour Party	2005 candidate
bgcolor=		Richard McGrath	Libertarianz		^[83]
bgcolor=			New Zealand First	MP 2002–05
bgcolor=			United Future	National Party MP for Miramar, 1990–93
bgcolor=		Amy Tubman	Alliance
bgcolor=		Michael Woodcock	Green Party

Waitakere

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=white		Rita Beckmannflay	Independent
bgcolor=		Paula Bennett	National Party	List MP 2005–2008; winner	^[84]
bgcolor=		Sandra Ethell	Alliance
bgcolor=		Michael Kidd	Family Party
bgcolor=			New Zealand First	MP 2002–05
bgcolor=		Fia Misa Tupou	Pacific Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent 2002–2008; returned to parliament from party list
bgcolor=		John Riddell	ACT
bgcolor=		Gary Stewart	Green Party

Waitaki

New seat largely replacing the old Otago seat.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Oliver Briggs	Green Party
bgcolor=		Jacqui Dean	National	MP for Otago 2005–08; winner
bgcolor=		John Fraser	ACT
bgcolor=		Simon Guy	Direct Democracy
bgcolor=		Claire Main	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Norm MacRitchie	Alliance
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP 2005–present; MP since 2002; elected from party list
bgcolor=		Hessel van Wieren	Democrats for Social Credit

Incumbent Labour MP Marian Hobbs is retiring at the 2008 election, having served the seat since 1999.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party	party leader	^[85]
bgcolor=		Grant Brookes	Residents Action Movement
bgcolor=		Rebekah Clement	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=			Libertarianz	party leader	^[86]
bgcolor=		Don Franks	Workers Party
bgcolor=			National Party	Former ACT MP, 1999-05	^[87]
bgcolor=		Justin Harnish	Republic of New Zealand
bgcolor=			Green Party	list MP 1999–present; elected from party list
bgcolor=white		Al Mansell	Independent
bgcolor=		Grant Robertson	Labour Party	winner
bgcolor=			ACT	ACT party deputy leader; MP 2002–present; elected from party list	^[88]
bgcolor=		Vaughan Smith	United Future
bgcolor=		David Somerset	Progressive Party
bgcolor=		Richard Wallis	Alliance

West Coast-Tasman

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Chris Auchinvole	National Party	list MP 2005–present; winner
bgcolor=			Green Party	elected from party list
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent 1996–08; MP 1993–2008; not re-elected
bgcolor=pink		Steve Richards
bgcolor=		Jocelyn Smith	United Future
bgcolor=white		Robert Terry	Aotearoa NZ Youth
bgcolor=white		Reg Turner	Representative Party
bgcolor=		Steven Wilkinson	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		^[89]

Whanganui

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Chester Borrows	National Party	Incumbent since 2005; winner	^[90]
bgcolor=		Alan Davidson	ACT
bgcolor=			Labour Party
bgcolor=		John Milnes	Green Party
bgcolor=		Heather Smith	Democrats for Social Credit

Whangarei

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Paul Chalmers	Labour Party	2005 candidate
bgcolor=		Paul Doherty	Green Party
bgcolor=		Ken Goodhue	Democrats for Social Credit
bgcolor=		Maureen Gunston	United Future
bgcolor=		Phil Heatley	National Party	incumbent, 1999–present, winner
bgcolor=white		Don Hedges	Independent
bgcolor=		Helen Hughes	Libertarianz		^[91]
bgcolor=		Martin Kaipo	Residents Action Movement
bgcolor=		Tom McLelland	ACT
bgcolor=		Viv Shepherd	Progressive Party
bgcolor=white		Simon Vallings	Independent

Wigram

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			National Party	Former United Future MP, 2002–05	^[92]
bgcolor=		Jim Anderton	Progressive Party	Incumbent MP 1996–present: MP since 1984, Progressive leader; winner
bgcolor=		Lindsay Cameron	Kiwi Party
bgcolor=		Steve Campbell	New Zealand First
bgcolor=		Tom Dowie	Alliance
bgcolor=		Erin Ebborn-Gillespie	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Matthew Gardiner	ACT
bgcolor=white		Michael Hansen	Economic Euthenics
bgcolor=		Ben Morgan	Libertarianz
bgcolor=		John Ring	Democrats for Social Credit
bgcolor=		Vanessa Roberts	United Future
bgcolor=		Peter Taylor	Green Party

Māori electorates

Hauraki-Waikato

New seat replacing the old Tainui seat.

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Māori Party	2005 candidate	^[93]
bgcolor=		Nanaia Mahuta	Labour Party	MP for Tainui, 2005–08; MP since 1996; winner

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=			Māori Party		^[94]
bgcolor=		Parekura Horomia	Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999; winner
bgcolor=		Bevan Tipene	Green Party

Tāmaki Makaurau

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Mikaere Curtis	Green Party
bgcolor=		Vapi Kupenga	Kiwi Party		^[95]
bgcolor=white		Marama Nathan	Independent		^[96]
bgcolor=		Pita Sharples	Māori Party	incumbent since 2005; Māori Party co-leader; winner	^[97]
bgcolor=white		Kane Te Waaka	Independent
bgcolor=			Labour Party	list MP, 2008–present; not re-elected

Te Tai Hauāuru

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Errol Mason	Labour Party
bgcolor=		Tariana Turia	Māori Party	incumbent since 1999; MP since 1996 (Labour 1996 – 2004); Māori Party co-leader; winner	^[98]

Te Tai Tokerau

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Judy Daniels	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party		^[99]
bgcolor=			Labour Party	elected from party list
bgcolor=		Hone Harawira	Māori Party	incumbent 2005– ; winner
bgcolor=		David Rankin	Hapu Party		^[100]
bgcolor=		Peter Tashkoff	ACT

Te Tai Tonga

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Rahui Katene	Māori Party	winner	^[101]
bgcolor=		Dora Roimata Langsbury	Green Party
bgcolor=			Labour Party	Incumbent since 1999; not re-elected

Waiariki

width=1%		width=30%	Name	width=30%	Party	width=30%	Notes	width=9%	Source
bgcolor=		Te Ururoa Flavell	Māori Party	Incumbent since 2005; winner	^[102]
bgcolor=			Labour Party	List MP 2005–present; MP 1999–2005; elected from party list

See also

• 2008 New Zealand general election
• Opinion polling for the 2008 New Zealand general election

Notes and References

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