Murray Chong

Currently serving: District Wide Ward, New Plymouth
Murray Chong’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 7 races — 2 elected 5 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • District Wide Ward
    New Plymouth
    Ballot name: Murray Chong
    Policy Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 24.3%
    9,566 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
    New Plymouth
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 15.0%
    3,520 votes
  • Mayor
    New Plymouth
    Source
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 17.7%
    5,791 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Conservative
    Ballot name: CHONG, Murray
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for New Plymouth
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Conservative
    Ballot name: CHONG, Murray
    Source
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 3.1%
    1,347 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: CHONG, Murray
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for New Plymouth
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: CHONG, Murray
    Source
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • District Wide Ward
    New Plymouth
    Oct 2022 – present
  • City Ward
    New Plymouth
    Oct 2013 – Oct 2022
In the News
Mayor describes Chong’s actions as a ‘misstep’ and election hangover
The Post — November 12, 2025

Comments by New Plymouth’s rookie deputy mayor, Murray Chong, during an online Q&A session have provoked numerous complaints from his fellow councillors.

Four departing mayors tell us what they really think
The Spinoff — September 23, 2025

They want to keep Māori wards, they think rates capping will fail, and they say the government is being patronising and paternalistic.

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