Maureen Pugh

Currently serving: MP for West Coast-Tasman, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Contested 8 races — 2 elected 6 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
Offices held
  • MP for West Coast-Tasman
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 2023 – present
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Mar 2018 – Oct 2023
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Feb 2016 – Sep 2017
  • Mayor
    Westland District Council
    Oct 2004 – Oct 2013
In the News
National MP Maureen Pugh to retire at election after decade in Parliament
The Post — January 23, 2026

National’s MP for West Coast-Tasman Maureen Pugh has announced her intention to resign at the election - just three years after winning the seat she has been battling for since 2014.

MP Maureen Pugh’s 2025 picks: 91 audiobooks and Outlander
The Post — December 26, 2025

Country music, audiobooks, a Hollywood hard man, and a natural beach art competition are some of the West Coast-Tasman MP’s best cultural experiences of the year.

National MP Maureen Pugh’s name edited online
NZ Herald — June 3, 2024

A National MP has had their name replaced with an insult on her own party’s website. It’s unclear whether the governing party’s website has been hacked or whether the change to National MP Maureen Pugh’s name was done internally. In a newsletter on the National Party’s website from June 2021, Pugh’s name had been edited to “Dumbass Poogh”.

National MP Maureen Pugh repeatedly refuses to say she believes in man-made climate change
Stuff — February 21, 2023

National MP Maureen Pugh has refused to say she believes in man-made climate change. Asked if she believed in climate change caused by human actions, Pugh said she hadn't seen evidence.

National MP Maureen Pugh reveals she's been struck by lightning three times
Stuff — September 14, 2021

National MP Maureen Pugh has been struck by lightning three times, she's revealed - once so powerfully it cooked her flesh and another time leaving her like "a vegetable" for six weeks.

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