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

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 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
Tākuta Ferris confirms he will stand in Te Tai Tonga
The Spinoff — February 5, 2026

Speaking exclusively to The Spinoff, former Te Pāti Māori MP and independent member for Te Tai Tonga Tākuta Ferris confirmed he would be seeking reelection as an independent. Ferris was unsure whether Te Pāti Māori would stand a candidate in the electorate. He said the decision of the court case against the party – led by Te Tai Tokerau Mariameno Kapa-Kingi – would impact him “indirectly”. However, whatever the outcome of the case, Ferris confirmed he would not seek to return to Parliament under the party’s banner. Ferris won the seat by a majority of 2800 votes, or 10% at the 2023 general election.

TPM case: Can the High Court really force people to be friends again?
The Post — February 4, 2026

OPINION: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi may have her mana restored without being let back into the party.

Chris Hipkins gives bottom line on coalition prospects with Te Pāti Māori
NZ Herald — February 3, 2026

A court case over Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's expulsion is still underway.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets sights on Māori seats
RNZ — February 3, 2026

It comes as Te Pāti Māori MP's Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris enter a substantive hearing at the Wellington High Court after being expelled.

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, John Tamihere and the case of the confusing constitution
The Spinoff — February 3, 2026

The hearing into the expulsion of Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi saw lawyers offering their own interpretations of the party’s governing document.

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