Rawiri Waititi

Candidate for Waiariki
Currently serving: MP for Waiariki, Parliament of New Zealand Te Pāti Māori
Party Te Pāti Māori
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Rawiri Waititi’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 5 races — 2 elected 3 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: WAITITI, Rawiri
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Waiariki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: WAITITI, Rawiri
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 76.3%
    21,500 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: WAITITI, Rawiri
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Waiariki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: WAITITI, Rawiri
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • MP for Waiariki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • MP for Waiariki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Oct 2020 – present
In the News
'Insulted': Ngāpuhi critical of leaders' no-show at hui
Otago Daily Times — November 22, 2025

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. Photo: RNZ Ngāpuhi's general manager says they are insulted Te Pāti Māori leadership is refusing to participate in a hui after expelling its local MP.

Is it time for a second Māori political party to enter the fray?
The Spinoff — November 7, 2025

Hone Harawira walked away from Te Pāti Māori over a decade ago. Now, another Te Tai Tokerau MP looks set to do the same.

A month on from its reset, what exactly has Te Pāti Māori changed?
The Spinoff — November 5, 2025

Will it be iwi-led intervention or a schism that finally ends weeks of strife for Te Pāti Māori?

Te Pāti Māori not ruling out triggering twin byelections as it considers expelling ‘rogue MPs’
NZ Herald — November 4, 2025

Co-leader Rawiri Waititi said he was awaiting decisions from the party's national council.

Rawiri Waititi not keen to kick ‘rogue’ MPs out of Parliament despite coup attempt
Waikato Times — November 4, 2025

Waititi says he wouldn’t use waka jumping legislation to remove two MPs who challenged his leadership.

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This database currently contains data from the 2025 local government eleciton, and general elections in 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014. It is being backfilled with older data. Please get in touch if you want to help.