Nicola Willis

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

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

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
    Final Elected
  • MP for Ōhāriu
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Apr 2018 – present
In the News
National's Nicola Willis defends govt removing Treaty of Waitangi responsibilities from school boards
RNZ — November 5, 2025

"It made not an iota of difference for the kids whose learning we're focused on," the cabinet minister says amid criticism from teachers and the opposition.

Government doubles local government lender’s financial backstop to $3b
The Post — November 4, 2025

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has doubled local government lender liquidity facility, in anticipation of rising council debt levels.

The question Nicola Willis needed to ask: Why keep the power companies?
The Post — October 23, 2025

OPINION: Asking why and acting decisively is the essence of leadership. Nicola Willis had that moment to lead. She didn’t take it.

Big names at risk as Labour pulls ahead and PM loses ground
The Post — October 15, 2025

Christopher Luxon’s leadership is under growing pressure as National slips behind Labour in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll – and senior figures Nicola Willis and Gerry Brownlee face being voted out of Parliament.

Nicola Willis says Chorus sales money could go towards funding hospitals and schools, slams Orr’s $416k payout
NZ Herald — October 10, 2025

Willis said Chorus move does not amount to asset sales, insists economy is improving.

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