Chris Bishop

Candidate for Hutt South
Currently serving: MP for Hutt South, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Chris Bishop’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 8 races — 4 elected 4 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BISHOP, Chris
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Hutt South
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BISHOP, Chris
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 44.7%
    19,144 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BISHOP, Chris
    Final Elected
  • MP for Hutt South
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BISHOP, Chris
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 41.6%
    18,676 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BISHOP, Chris
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Hutt South
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BISHOP, Chris
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BISHOP, Chris
    Final Elected
  • MP for Hutt South
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • MP for Hutt South
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 2023 – present
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 2020 – Oct 2023
  • MP for Hutt South
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Sep 2017 – Oct 2020
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Sep 2014 – Sep 2017
In the News
Geoffrey Palmer: The vaulting ambition of Chris Bishop
Newsroom — December 23, 2025

Opinion: I worry about the loss of significant features of the environment being sacrificed on the altar of development The post Geoffrey Palmer: The vaulting ambition of Chris Bishop appeared first on Newsroom .

We’re planning to be talking about planning again in 2026
Otago Daily Times — December 20, 2025

Rachel Brooking. PHOTO: ODT FILES Chris Bishop. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Regular readers of this column may feel like much of it this year has been about Dunedin Labour MP Rachel Brooking and her National counterparts, especially RMA Minister Chris Bishop.

A late poll lift for Labour as parliament calls time for the year
The Spinoff — December 18, 2025

With National now eight points behind Labour, this wasn’t the send-off to 2025 the government was hoping for.

The 2025 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics
The Spinoff — December 17, 2025

The most coveted and glamorous footwear-themed political prizes in the southern hemisphere are back.

‘Better to be upfront’: Chris Bishop says careful thought given to mega ministry merger timing
Waikato Times — December 16, 2025

The new Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport is expected to be stood up by July. Faced with criticism that thousands of public servants face uncertainty over Christmas Bishop said it was better to front the speculation.

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