Nicola Willis

Currently serving: List MP, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Nicola Willis’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 6 races — 2 elected 4 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WILLIS, Nicola
    Final Elected
  • MP for Ōhāriu
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WILLIS, Nicola
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 38.5%
    16,305 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WILLIS, Nicola
    Final Elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WILLIS, Nicola
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 17.9%
    8,488 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WILLIS, Nicola
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WILLIS, Nicola
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 25.8%
    10,910 votes
Offices held
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Apr 2018 – present
In the News
Nicola Willis says Chris Hipkins is politicising extreme weather tragedy
The Post — January 27, 2026

The Finance Minister says the Labour leader’s comments about the Government’s resilience spending so soon after a tragedy was “the wrong kind of politics”.

Hipkins launches election year attack, calls exodus an ‘absolute indictment’ on Luxon
Stuff — January 21, 2026

On Wednesday, both major political parties will hold their first caucus meetings of the year.

‘3am fine with me’: Willis chides RBNZ governor for no early-morning heads up
The Post — January 19, 2026

Nicola Willis says Anna Breman should have called her before signing statement expressing solidarity with under-fire Fed Reserve boss Jerome Powell, but “she didn’t want to wake me up at 3am”.

The making of a policy warrior: Craig Renney takes aim at Parliament
The Post — January 18, 2026

The trade union economist and Labour policy big cheese will stand for Wellington Bays, bringing with him an interventionist economic agenda, a back-story forged in Britain’s coalfields, and a track record of getting under Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ skin.

Nicola Willis’ 2026 Budget plans: Undo Labour’s health reforms and sell assets – but which ones?
NZ Herald — January 17, 2026

The Finance Minister also explains her thinking on fossil fuel imports and asset sales.

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