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

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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
    Vote share • 47.9%
    19,643 votes
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
Auckland intensification: Housing Minister Chris Bishop says he has ‘sensible’ solution as Govt mulls changes
NZ Herald — January 27, 2026

Bishop: 'You know me, I’m always a middle-ground kind of guy.'

Dear Chris Bishop, this is not the kind of future we should fast-track
Stuff — January 22, 2026

We may not always agree on methods, but I am confident we share the same underlying objective: making decisions today that genuinely serve New Zealand’s long-term interests.

Christopher Luxon throwing Chris Bishop under the bus on housing, says Chris Hipkins
RNZ — January 21, 2026

The Labour leader has accused the prime minister of starting this election year by "panicking".

Bishop’s second blink on housing will be tough
The Post — January 21, 2026

OPINION: Chris Bishop has to carefully dismantle a housing policy he personally backs for the second time. It won’t be easy.

Bishop outranks other senior National ministers (including PM and ‘Nicky no boats’) in CTU’s survey
Stuff — January 20, 2026

Chris Bishop is ranked the top-performing National Party minister in the CTU’s survey - but his score is hardly a resounding endorsement. The worst? “Nicky no boats.”

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