Mariameno Kapa-Kingi

Candidate for Te Tai Tokerau
Currently serving: MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Parliament of New Zealand Independent
Party Independent
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Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 4 races — 1 elected 3 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: KAPA-KINGI, Mariameno
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Te Tai Tokerau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: KAPA-KINGI, Mariameno
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 38.8%
    10,428 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: KAPA-KINGI, Mariameno
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Te Tai Tokerau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: KAPA-KINGI, Mariameno
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 25.7%
    6,768 votes
Offices held
  • MP for Te Tai Tokerau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Independent
    Nov 2025 – present
  • MP for Te Tai Tokerau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Oct 2023 – Nov 2025
In the News
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.

‘Highly offensive’ swearing, and counter-claims, in lead up to MP expulsion revealed
Stuff — December 11, 2025

Court documents filed from Te Pāti Māori reveal just how toxic the relationship had become between the party leadership and MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.

Te Pāti Māori, its AGM and what happens from here
The Spinoff — December 8, 2025

Te Pāti Māori’s implosion has been the political shitstorm of the year. In the wake of the party’s AGM at the weekend, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Liam Rātana dissect the unravelling and ask, what’s next?

Reinstated Te Pāti Māori MP says expulsion saga an ‘incredibly taumaha journey’
Stuff — December 5, 2025

The High Court has reinstated Mariameno Kapa-Kingi as a Te Pāti Māori MP, for Te Tai Tokerau.

Kapa-Kingi reinstated as member of Te Pāti Māori
Otago Daily Times — December 5, 2025

MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith By Lillian Hanley of RNZ MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been reinstated as a member of Te Pāti Māori, following an interim ruling by a High Court judge, and will now attend the party's annual general meeting this weekend.

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