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
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
‘Ridiculous’: Chris Bishop rules out leadership bid
The Post — September 5, 2025

“Christopher Luxon is doing an excellent job, and I fully support him,” says the housing minister, predicting Luxon will be leader going into the next election.

Homeless announcement: Housing Minister Chris Bishop outlines ‘actions to support’ rough sleepers
NZ Herald — September 5, 2025

The latest official data showed there were almost 5000 people homeless in New Zealand.

One MP, One Pint: The Julie Anne Genter guide to surviving Wellington as a cyclist
The Spinoff — September 3, 2025

Green MP Julie Anne Genter doesn’t mind if you call her JAG. It’s not a sitting week in parliament, but because I’m always standing on business, there’s no reason not to find a member of parliament to have a pint with.

Reserve Bank independence under spotlight as PM weighs in
The Spinoff — August 26, 2025

Luxon’s comments about the OCR have stirred debate over political influence, just as the Reserve Bank begins weighing whether to relax rules that the government opposes.

Bishop wants house prices to fall. PM Luxon wants them to rise
Stuff — August 25, 2025

House Minister Chris Bishop has openly called for house prices to fall. But Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wants to see modest increases.

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