The 2023 New Zealand general election was held on Saturday, 14 October 2023 to determine the membership of the 54th New Zealand Parliament .[ 1] This page lists candidates by party, including their ranking on a list. Full official lists were published on 16 September.[ 2]
Successful parties
Names in bold are incumbent MPs.
ACT Party
ACT New Zealand released their list on 16 July 2023.[ 3] [ 4] Anto Coates, 33rd on the list, withdrew in July.[ 5] Elaine Naidu Franz, 29th on the list, stood down on 23 August due to controversial social media comments.[ 6] Brent Miles, 57th on the list, and contesting Taranaki-King Country, withdrew in September for "personal reasons".[ 7] ACT's Port Waikato candidate Neil Christensen died during the early voting period, triggering a by-election in the electorate.[ 8]
Green Party
The Green Party has a two-stage process to determine its party list: an initial list determined by attendees of the annual Green Party conference and then a vote and ordering by members of the party to either uphold the list or generate a different list voted on by the party. The party claims this process is the "most democratic list selection process in the country". The initial list was published on 3 April 2023.[ 9]
A finalised list was released on 20 May.[ a] [ 10] On 15 June Alec McNeil, previously ranked 26th on the list, withdrew from the list.[ 11] Rochelle Francis (#29 on the final list) withdrew from the election in late August, leaving the party with no candidate for the Invercargill electorate.[ 12] Also by late August, Kair Lippiatt (#31 on the final list; list-only) was no longer listed on the Green Party website as one of their candidates.[ 13]
Labour Party
The Labour Party released its list on 31 July 2023.[ 14]
National Party
The National Party released its list on 19 August 2023.[ 17]
New Zealand First
New Zealand First released its list on 16 September 2023.[ 18]
Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori released their list on 20 August 2023.[ 19]
Unsuccessful parties
Animal Justice Party
Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand announced their list.[ 20]
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party has published its list via Policy.nz.[ 21]
DemocracyNZ
DemocracyNZ has published its party list via its website.[ 22]
Freedoms NZ
Freedoms New Zealand is a political alliance made up of The Freedoms & Rights Coalition , Vision NZ , and the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party .[ 23]
Leighton Baker Party
Leighton Baker Party 's list was published by the Electoral Commission .[ 24]
New Conservatives
The New Conservatives announced their list.[ 25]
Rank
Name
Incumbency
Contesting electorate
Previous rank
Change
Initial results
Later changes
1
Helen Houghton
Christchurch East
6
+5
2
Dieuwe de Boer
Botany
9
+7
3
Karl Thomas
Rangitata
—
—
4
Paul Deacon
—
—
5
Chris O'Brien
Ilam
—
—
6
Alister Hood
Kelston
—
—
7
Cyndee Elder
Dunedin
—
—
8
Jonathan Langridge
Tauranga
—
—
9
Abe Coulter
Selwyn
—
—
10
Steven Senn
—
—
New Nation Party
New Nation Party list was published by the Electoral Commission .[ 24]
Rank
Name
Incumbency
Contesting electorate
Previous rank
Change
Initial results
Later changes
1
Michael Jacomb
—
—
2
Guy Slocum
Auckland Central
—
—
3
Greg Robinson
New Plymouth
—
—
4
Dolf van Amersfoort
Rangitata
—
—
5
Jeremy Elvidge
—
—
6
Nathan Barnes
—
—
7
Jan Newbould
—
—
8
Anthony de Vries
—
—
9
Angela Mackie
—
—
10
Brian Johnston
—
—
NewZeal
NewZeal 's list was published by the Electoral Commission .[ 24]
Rank
Name
Incumbency
Contesting electorate
Previous rank
Change
Initial results
Later changes
1
Alfred Ngaro
(Former MP)
(National: 30)
+29
2
Paul Adams
(Former MP)
East Coast Bays
—
—
3
Kariana Black-Vercoe
Rotorua
(ONE: 5)
+2
4
Lisa Marie Mead
Banks Peninsula
—
—
5
Tony Pitiroi
Remutaka
—
—
6
Charles Nimmo
—
—
7
Waipatu Winitana
—
—
8
Tracey Pita
—
—
9
Hayley Colling
—
—
10
Watson Pita
—
—
11
Marlene Angilene Greaves
—
—
New Zealand Loyal
New Zealand Loyal 's list was published by the Electoral Commission .[ 24]
Rank
Name
Incumbency
Contesting electorate
Previous rank
Change
Initial results
Later changes
1
Liz Gunn
—
—
2
Peter Drew
—
—
3
Phillip George Engel
—
—
The Opportunities Party
The Opportunities Party (TOP) announced their list on 4 August 2023.[ 26]
Women's Rights Party
Women's Rights Party announced their list on 14 September 2023 via its website.[ 27]
Rank
Name
Incumbency
Contesting electorate
Previous rank
Change
Initial results
Later changes
1
Jill Ovens
—
—
2
Chimene del la Varis
—
—
3
Karen Guilliland
—
—
4
Marnie Fornusek
—
—
5
Prue Hyman
—
—
6
Catherine Ormsby
—
—
7
Linde Rose
—
—
8
Sue Hoskins
—
—
9
Catherine Mann
—
—
10
MacKenzie Clark
—
—
11
Kathleen Lauderdale
(Social Credit: 5)
-6
12
Adrienne Owen-Jones
—
—
See also
Notes
^ Elizabeth Kerekere resigned from her position as a current list MP in May 2023 during the list ranking process and will not stand for the Green Party in the 2023 election.
References
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^ "ACT announces list for 2023 General Election" . ACT New Zealand. 16 July 2023.
^ "Our Candidates" . ACT New Zealand. Retrieved 7 August 2023 .
^ Desmarais, Felix (23 August 2023). "ACT's Seymour 'happy' another candidate left a month ago" . 1 News .
^ "ACT candidate who compared vaccine mandates to concentration camps quits" . 1 News . 23 August 2023.
^ Collins, Benedict (9 September 2023). "ACT loses another candidate just weeks out from election" . 1 News . Retrieved 9 September 2023 .
^ Cheng, Derek (9 October 2023). "Election 2023: Act candidate Neil Christensen dies, by-election to be held for Port Waikato" . The New Zealand Herald .
^ Coughlan, Thomas (3 April 2023). "Golriz Ghahraman down, Elizabeth Kerekere up in new Green Party list – Efeso Collins in unwinnable position" . The New Zealand Herald .
^ "Green Party unveils its list for the 2023 election" . Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. 20 May 2023.
^ Brew, Andy (15 June 2023). "Green Party's Kaikoura candidate steps down to take up new role in Christchurch" . Marlborough Express .
^ Fallow, Michael (28 August 2023). "No Green candidate for Invercargill" . The Southland Times . Retrieved 6 September 2023 .
^ "Election 2023 Candidates" . Green Party. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023 .
^ "Labour releases party list for 2023 election" . RNZ . 31 July 2023.
^ "Notice of vacancy in seat in House of Representatives" . New Zealand Gazette . 6 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 .
^ "Declaration by Electoral Commission that Camilla Vera Feslier Belich is clected a Member of Parliament" . New Zealand Gazette . 6 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 .
^ Coughlan, Thomas (19 August 2023). "Election 2023: Christopher Luxon unveils list, senior MP withdraws" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 15 October 2023 .
^ "Election 2023: New Zealand First releases party list" . Radio New Zealand . 16 September 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023 .
^ Desmarais, Felix (20 August 2023). "Te Pāti Māori list: 20-year-old ranked at number four" . 1 News . Retrieved 20 August 2023 .
^ "Animal Justice Party" . The Spinoff.
^ "Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis" . The Spinoff . Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
^ "Our People" . DemocracyNZ. Retrieved 14 September 2023 .
^ "OUR PARTY LIST" . Freedoms NZ.
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^ "Our Team" . New Conservative.
^ "The Opportunities Party announces a fresh team to bring new ideas to Parliament at the 2023 General Election" . The Opportunities Party. 4 August 2023.
^ "Election 2023 Candidates" . Women's Rights Party. Retrieved 14 September 2023 .