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.
Lines coloured pink denote an MP elected from a party list; lines coloured beige denote the winner of the constituency vote.
General electorates
NamePartyNotesSource Kerry Bevin The Republic of New Zealand Party party leader Sarita Divis Alliance Thomas Forde Independent Aaron Galey-Young United Future Stephen Greenfield Independent Nikki Kaye National Party winner Kevin O'Connell Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Anthony Ravlich Human Rights Party Justin Robson Progressive Party Denise Roche Green Party Judith Tizard Labour Party Incumbent, 1996–2008; MP since 1990; defeated Scott Uren ACT Oliver Woods Residents Action Movement
Bay of Plenty NamePartyNotesSourcePeter Brown New Zealand First list MP 1996–2008; deputy party leader; not returned to parliament Brian Carter United Future Tony Christiansen Kiwi Party Francis Denz ACT Carol Devoy-Heena Labour Party Tony Ryall National Party Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990; winner
Botany New seat NamePartyNotesSourceJudy Carter United Future Racheal Cheam Progressive Party Peter Cooper Green Party Simon Kan Kiwi Party Raj Subramanian Independent Koro Tawa Labour Party Kenneth Wang ACT List MP 2004–05 Pansy Wong National Party List MP, 1996–2008; winner
Christchurch Central Incumbent Tim Barnett of the Labour Party retired at the 2008 election, having been the MP for Christchurch Central since 1996. NamePartyNotesSourceSomnath Bagchi Progressive Party Andrew Beaven Kiwi Party Mike Britnall Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Brendon Burns Labour Party winner Byron Clark Workers Party Greg Kleis Alliance Jan McLauchlan Green Party Toni Severin ACT Nicky Wagner National Party List MP 2005–present; elected off party list
Christchurch East NamePartyNotesSourceLianne Dalziel Labour Party incumbent since 1999; MP since 1990; winner Aaron Gilmore National Party elected off party list Paul Hopkinson Workers Party Tony le Cren Kiwi Party Nick McIlraithDemocrats for Social Credit Mojo Mathers Green Party Sevaschan Park Independent Paul Piesse Alliance Elspeth Sandys Progressive Party Maretta Solomon United Future
Clutha-Southland NamePartyNotesSource Bill English National Party Incumbent, current National Party deputy leader, winner Tim Gow Green Party Roly Henderson ACT Marvin Hubbard Alliance Don Pryde Labour Party Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union President Paul Tankard Family Party
Coromandel NamePartyNotesSourceRay Bassett ACT Sandra Goudie National Party Incumbent since 2002; winner Hugh Kininmonth Labour Party James Redwood Green Party Huey Rurehe Kiwi Party
Dunedin North NamePartyNotesSourceVictor Billot Alliance 2005 candidate Hilary CalvertACT Julian Crawford Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Pete Hodgson Labour Party incumbent; winner Mary Edwards United Future Olive McCrae Democrats for Social Credit Metiria Turei Green Party current MP; elected from party list Michael Woodhouse 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. NamePartyNotesSourceDavid Bernhardt Independent Clare Curran Labour Party winner Shane Gallagher Green Party Jacqui McAlpine Progressive Party Dawn McIntoshDemocrats for Social Credit Pauline Moffat United Future Kay Murray Alliance Colin Nicholls ACT Conway Powell National Party 2005 candidate Robert Wansink Restore All Things In Christ Philip Wescombe Kiwi Party
East Coast NamePartyNotesSource Catherine Delahunty Green Party 2005 candidate, elected from party list Brendan Horan New Zealand First Moana Mackey Labour Party List MP, 2003–present; elected from party list Anne Tolley National Party Incumbent MP since 2005; List MP from 1999–2002; winner Judy Turner United Future List MP 2002–2008; United Party deputy leader; not re-elected
East Coast Bays NamePartyNotesSourcePaul Adams Family Party United Future list MP 2002–05 Sue Bradford Green Party list MP; 1999–present; elected from party list Vivienne Goldsmith Labour Party Toby Hutton No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai Dail Jones New Zealand First current list MP; not re-elected Tim Kronfield ACT Murray McCully National Party Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner Ian McInnes United Future Elah Zamora Libertarianz
Epsom NamePartyNotesSourceAndrena Bishop Human Rights Party Rafe Copeland Residents Action Movement Grace Haden Kiwi Party Rodney Hide ACT Incumbent since 2005; MP since 1996, current ACT Party leader; winner Keith Locke Green Party list MP since 1999; 2005 candidate; elected from party list Kate Sutton Labour Party Janet Tuck United Future 2005 candidate Richard Worth National Party MP for Epsom, 1999–2005; List MP; elected from party list
Hamilton East NamePartyNotesSourceDavid Bennett National Party Incumbent since 2005; winner Jack Gielen The Republic of New Zealand Party Robyn Jackson Kiwi Party Garry Mallett ACT Sue Moroney Labour Party List MP since 2005; elected from party list Linda Persson Green Party Rochelle White United Future Doug Woolerton New Zealand First list MP since 1996; not re-elected
Hamilton West NamePartyNotesSourceMartin Gallagher Labour Party incumbent1999–2008 and 1993–96; not re-elected Tim Macindoe National Party 2005 candidate; winner Ian Parker ACT Ken Smith United Future Dale Stevens Green Party Suresh Vatsyayann Independent Tim Wikiriwhi Libertarianz 2005 candidate
Helensville NamePartyNotesSourceDavid Clendon Green Party Darien Fenton Labour Party List MP since 2005, elected from party list David Garrett ACT elected from party list John Key National Party Incumbent since 2002, current Leader of the Opposition; current Leader of the National Party; winner Angela Lovelock United Future Peter Osborne Libertarianz
New seat largely replacing the old Port Waikato seat. NamePartyNotesSourceJordan Carter Labour Party Sir Roger Douglas ACT Former MP 1969–1990, Minister of Finance 1984-88; elected from party list Toni Driller United Future Paul Hutchison National Party MP for Port Waikato 1996–2008; winner Fiona Kenworthy Green Party Helen Mulford New Zealand First Frank Naea Kiwi Party Bruce Whitehead Libertarianz
Hutt South NamePartyNotesSourceCamilia Chin Kiwi Party Virginia Horrocks Green Party Phil Howison Libertarianz 2005 candidate Trevor Mallard Labour Party Incumbent 1996–present; MP since 1993 and from 1984–90; winner Lindsay Mitchell ACT 2005 candidate Paul Quinn National Party elected from party list NZ Rugby Union Maori Board Chairman; Dominion Post 8 April 2008 page A5Murray Smith United Future Former List MP 2002–05; 2005 candidate
Ilam NamePartyNotesSource Gerry Brownlee National Party Incumbent since 1996; winner Brian Davidson ACT Kennedy Graham Green Party elected from party list after the counting of the special votes Craig Hutchinson Progressive Party John Pickering United Future David Weusten Kiwi Party Sam Yau Labour Party
Invercargill NamePartyNotesSourceIan Carline ACT Craig Carson Green Party 2005 candidate Shane Pleasance Libertarianz Eric Roy National Party Incumbent since 2005; MP from 1993–2002; winner Maureen Smith United Future Lesley Soper Labour Party List MP, 2005; 2007–2008; not re-elected
Kaikōura NamePartyNotesSourceAlastair Belcher Kiwi Party Steffan Browning Green Party 2005 candidate Coralie Christie United Future Colin King National Party Incumbent since 2005; winner Linda King New Zealand First John McCaskeyDemocrats for Social Credit Brian McNamara Labour Party Dave Tattersfield ACT
Mana NamePartyNotesSourceMichael Collins ACT 2005 candidate Michael Gilchrist Green Party Richard Goode Libertarianz Robin Gunson United Future 2005 candidate Luamanuvao Winnie Laban Labour Party incumbent since 2002; MP since 1999; winner Renton Maclachlan Kiwi Party Tim Manu Pacific Party Hekia Parata National Party elected from party list Titahi Bay resident; Dominion Post 8 April 2008 page A5
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. NamePartyNotesSourceTaito Phillip Field Pacific Party incumbent from 1996–2008; MP since 1993 (as Labour); not returned to Parliament Jerry Filipaina Family Party Roger Fowler Residents Action Movement Mita Harris National Party Lemalu Matatumua Independent Tala P'oe Progressive Party William Sio Labour Party List MP since 2008; winner Pulotu Selio Solomon United Future Mua Strickson-Pua Green Party Michael Tabachnik ACT
Manukau East NamePartyNotesSourceKanwal Singh Bakshi National Party elected from party list Trevor Barnard Progressive Party Manogi Turua Head United Future Tevanga Leavasa Pacific Party Lynn Murphy ACT Poutua Papali'l Family Party Ross Robertson Labour Party incumbent since 1996; MP since 1987; winner Kevin Stitt Kiwi Party Annalucia Vermunt Communist League Daphna Whitmore Workers Party Donna WyndGreen Party
Manurewa NamePartyNotesSourceMichael Bailey ACT Sukhdev Bains Progressive Party Cam Calder National Party initially elected from party list until the return of special votes John Hall New Zealand First George Hawkins Labour Party incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990; winner Alan Johnson Green Party Amjad Khan Kiwi Party Richard Lewis Family Party party leader; former leader of Destiny New Zealand Jim Stowers United Future Vui Vitale Pacific Party
Maungakiekie Sitting Labour MP Mark Gosche is retiring in 2008, having served as electorate MP for Maungakiekie since 1999. NamePartyNotesSourceCarol Beaumont Labour Party elected from party list Elliott Blade Residents Action Movement Patrick Brown Communist League Darren Jones Pacific Party Denise Krum United Future Party president Asenati Lole-Taylor New Zealand First Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga National Party Auckland City Councilor; winner Athol McQuilkan ACT Bernie Ogilvy Kiwi Party Former United Future MP Rawiri Paratene Green Party Matt Robson Progressive Party Former MP
Mount Albert NamePartyNotesSourceJon Carapiet Green Party Helen Clark 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 Christian Dawson Kiwi Party Dave Llewll The Republic of New Zealand Party Kathleen McCabe ACT Ravi Musuku National Party 2005 candidate Milo Siilata Pacific Party Anthony van den Heuvel Human Rights Party
Mount Roskill NamePartyNotesSourceSuki Amirapu Progressive Party Jackie Blue National Party List MP 2005–present; elected from party list Lisa Er Green Party Phil Goff 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 Daphne Lawless Residents Action Movement Joseph Rebello Kiwi Party Shawn TanACT Neville Wilson United Future
Napier NamePartyNotesSourceRussell Fairbrother Labour Party MP 2002–08; not re-elected John Ormond ACT Brett Stansfield Green Party Chris Tremain National Party Incumbent since 2005; winner
Nelson NamePartyNotesSourceKelvin Deal United Future Paul Hufflett ACT Diana Mellor Green Party Nick Smith National Party Incumbent since 1996; MP since 1990; winner Maryan Street Labour Party List MP since 2005; elected off party list Robin Westley Kiwi Party
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