Jami-Lee Ross

Party Independent
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Jami-Lee Ross’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 6 races — 2 elected 4 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Howick Local Board (Flat Bush Subdivision)
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Ballot name: Jami-Lee Ross
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 10.6%
    1,649 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Advance NZ
    Ballot name: ROSS, Jami-Lee
    Final Not elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: ROSS, Jami-Lee
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Botany
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: ROSS, Jami-Lee
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Botany
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
In the News
Winners, losers, big losers and gigantic losers from the 2025 local elections
The Spinoff — October 13, 2025

Winner: the endless cycle of underinvestment in core infrastructure. Big loser: the pipes.

Former MP turned escort agency owner plans return to politics
Stuff — August 1, 2025

Jami-Lee Ross says he is “calmer and humbled” after his catastrophic exit from politics, so much so he is seeking re-election, albeit at quite a different level — the Howick local board. When he sat down for an interview with Paula Penfold he acknowledged there would be “awkward” questions to answer. And there were: his new business as an escort agency owner, allegations about how he has treated sex workers, and the “mistakes” he made as an MP. So why is he putting himself out there again?

National candidate speaks out over harassment by rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross
NZ Herald — October 18, 2018

A National Party candidate has spoken about a campaign of harassment by rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross which became so severe she sought medical help and intervention by the party hierarchy.

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