John Tamihere

Party Te Pāti Māori
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John Tamihere’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 5 races — 0 elected 5 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Waitākere Licensing Trust (Ward No. 1 - Te Atatū)
    Auckland Council
    Ballot name: John Tamihere
    Final Not elected
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: TAMIHERE, John
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Te Atatū
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: TAMIHERE, John
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 3.5%
    1,261 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: TAMIHERE, John
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: TAMIHERE, John
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 37.3%
    9,329 votes
Offices held
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Jul 2002 – Sep 2005
  • MP for Hauraki
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Nov 1999 – Jul 2002
In the News
No room for 'rogue' MPs in Te Pāti Māori - Tamihere
Otago Daily Times — November 4, 2025

Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. File photo By Anneke Smith of RNZ

John Tamihere wants MPs gone if they continue to be ‘rogue’
Stuff — November 4, 2025

In a post on Monday, president John Tamihere challenged two MPs to resign if they were unhappy with the party’s direction.

Calls for resignations on both sides as Tamihere deepens Te Pāti Māori crisis
The Spinoff — November 4, 2025

The party president accused two MPs of plotting a leadership coup and said they should ‘do the honourable thing’ and resign – though many members say it’s he who should go.

Te Pāti Māori: John Tamihere’s call for MPs to quit ‘unhelpful’ to reconciliation attempts: Iwi leaders’ forum
NZ Herald — November 3, 2025

John Tamihere and the TPM co-leaders are expected to meet with the forum on Tuesday.

John Tamihere challenges rogue MPs to split from Te Pāti Māori
The Post — November 3, 2025

In a scathing online post, the party president says Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris should “do the honourable thing” and start their own political party.

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