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Nerissa Henry

Currently serving: Mount Wellington Licensing Trust, Auckland Council Labour Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board (Tāmaki Subdivision), Auckland Council Labour
Party Labour
Nerissa Henry’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 8 races — 4 elected 4 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board (Tāmaki Subdivision)
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Ballot name: Nerissa Henry
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 11.5%
    3,440 votes
  • Mount Wellington Licensing Trust
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Ballot name: Nerissa Henry
    Final Elected
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENRY, Nerissa
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENRY, Nerissa
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 20.5%
    7,395 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board (Tāmaki Subdivision)
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 12.5%
    3,773 votes
  • Mount Wellington Licensing Trust
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 8.9%
    2,523 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENRY, Nerissa
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENRY, Nerissa
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 31.7%
    11,525 votes
Offices held
  • Mount Wellington Licensing Trust
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2025 – present
  • Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board (Tāmaki Subdivision)
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2022 – present
In the News
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Pacific Media Network — August 9, 2025

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