Ingrid Leary

Candidate for Taieri
Currently serving: MP for Taieri, Parliament of New Zealand Labour
Party Labour
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Ingrid Leary’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 4 races — 2 elected 2 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: LEARY, Ingrid
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Taieri
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: LEARY, Ingrid
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 39.9%
    16,579 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: LEARY, Ingrid
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Taieri
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: LEARY, Ingrid
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 57.2%
    25,263 votes
Offices held
  • MP for Taieri
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2020 – present
In the News
Leary defends I am Hope criticism: 'Read the letter'
Otago Daily Times — December 2, 2025

Former comedian Mike King has laid into Labour MP Ingrid Leary in a lengthy social media post. Photo: RNZ Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says Mike King has "cherry-picked" elements of a letter about government funding of his charity after accusing her of being "obsessed" with making cuts to it.

Mike King lays into Ingrid Leary over I am Hope review
Otago Daily Times — December 2, 2025

Former comedian Mike King has laid into Labour MP Ingrid Leary in a lengthy social media post. Photo: RNZ Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says she won't stop advocating for young people after a prominent mental health campaigner called on her to stop being "obsessed" with cutting funding to his charity and give her southern constituents the representation they "deserve".

Mike King urges Ingrid Leary to focus on electorate after audit clears Gumboot Friday contract
NZ Herald — December 2, 2025

The Auditor-General found the Gumboot Friday contract was managed properly.

Labour MP Ingrid Leary deletes post complaining Government didn’t invite her to event, despite invite from organiser
NZ Herald — November 18, 2025

She initially justified her post, but then removed it.

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