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
Bombshell revelation from exiled Te Pāti Māori MP: She still has support from caucus
Stuff — November 13, 2025

On her first day back at Parliament as an independent MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi sat down with Stuff’s Glenn McConnell.

Te Pati Māori MPs meet without co-leaders after expulsion decision
The Post — November 13, 2025

It comes after the National Council made the decision to expel Te Pati Māori MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris.

‘Unconstitutional’: Ngāpuhi rūnanga backs MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
Stuff — November 13, 2025

Ngāpuhi rūnanga is holding a hui ‘in solidarity’ for ‘whanau of the North’ to ‘strategise next steps’ for the Te Tai Tokerau electorate.

Te Pati Māori MPs meet without party co-leaders after expulsion decision
RNZ — November 13, 2025

It comes after the National Council made the decision to expel Te Pati Māori MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris.

Dunedin MP casts proxy vote for expelled pair
Otago Daily Times — November 11, 2025

Tākuta Ferris (left) and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi were absent from the House today. Photo: RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris have delivered their first votes as independent MPs from afar, using the Green Party as proxies.

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