Te Waka McLeod

Currently serving: Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward, New Plymouth
Te Waka McLeod’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Contested 5 races — 2 elected 2 not elected 1 withdrawn

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
    New Plymouth
    Ballot name: Te Waka McLeod
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 67.2%
    1,116 votes
  • Waitara Community Board
    New Plymouth
    Ballot name: Te Waka McLeod
    Source
    Final Withdrawn
    Vote share • 0.0%
    0 votes
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: MCLEOD, Te Waka Ruapounamu
    Source
    Final Not elected
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
    New Plymouth
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 72.0%
    816 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Māori Party
    Ballot name: McLEOD, Te Waka
    Source
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
    New Plymouth
    Oct 2022 – present
In the News
Small-town surge tops growth of Taranaki council contestants
RNZ — August 2, 2025

Candidates have tripled in contests for Inglewood and Waitara's general wards, and Stratford's Māori ward, spotlighting stronger competition for Taranaki seats in this year's local elections. Most wards and constituencies have more candidates than 2022, countering the trend of ever-lower engagement with local democracy.

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