Barbara Edmonds

Candidate for Kenepuru
Currently serving: MP for Mana, Parliament of New Zealand Labour
Party Labour
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Barbara Edmonds’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 5 races — 2 elected 2 not elected 1 pending

2026 NZ General Election • November 7, 2026 General
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
Offices held
  • MP for Mana
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2020 – present
In the News
Out of the “bear pit”: Judith Collins on her retirement from politics
Waikato Times — January 28, 2026

The long-serving MP and government minister has served her country with “commitment and conviction”, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says, while Labour’s Barbara Edmonds says Parliament will be a “less exciting place without Judith”.

Judith Collins to leave politics in April
The Post — January 28, 2026

The long-serving National MP and Attorney-General is set take over as president of the Law Commission. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says she has served her country with “commitment and conviction”.

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.

Labour MP Barbara Edmonds and business executive Dame Therese Walsh dance to Abba at Bold Steps leadership conference
NZ Herald — December 4, 2025

Christopher Luxon attended after opening New Zealand's first Ikea today.

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