Gerry Brownlee

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

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Contested 7 races — 4 elected 3 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWNLEE, Gerry
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWNLEE, Gerry
    Final Elected
  • MP for Ilam
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWNLEE, Gerry
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 38.4%
    16,362 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWNLEE, Gerry
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Ilam
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWNLEE, Gerry
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: Brownlee
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Ilam
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 2020 – present
  • MP for Ilam
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 1996 – Oct 2020
In the News
Seismic changes put $90m upgrade of Parliamentary Library on hold
The Post — December 2, 2025

Speaker Gerry Brownlee reveals money saved could be used to make empty Beehive annex usable again.

Speaker Gerry Brownlee 'taking advice' after Te Pati Māori burns a copy of a government bill
The Post — October 22, 2025

"It is the dumbest thing you could possibly do," Brownlee said. "It is highly arrogant and unacceptably irresponsible."

Speaker Gerry Brownlee condemns Te Pāti Māori MPs burning bill on Parliament forecourt
NZ Herald — October 22, 2025

Speaker Gerry Brownlee believes the act was the 'dumbest thing you could possibly do'.

Green Party warns Gerry Brownlee against becoming Parliament’s ‘fashion police’
NZ Herald — October 15, 2025

Gerry Brownlee plans tougher stance on MPs’ attendance, dress and behaviour.

Te Pāti Māori in chaos amid leaked allegations and retaliation claims
The Spinoff — October 15, 2025

Just days ago TPM was calling for unity and heralding a party-wide ‘reset’. Now that optimism has collapsed, replaced by bitter public infighting.

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