Nick Smith

Currently serving: Mayor, Nelson City Council
Party Independent
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Nick Smith’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2022 and 2017 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 8 races — 3 elected 4 not elected 1 pending

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Mayor
    Nelson City Council
    Filed Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Nelson
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Nelson
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Nelson
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • Mayor
    Nelson City Council
    Oct 2022 – present
In the News
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith launches his re-election campaign
RNZ — August 8, 2025

Nelson Mayor Nick Smith has launched his re-election campaign, with a pledge to keep rate increases over the next three years under 5 percent, except in the case of an extraordinary event like a natural disaster.

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