Deborah Russell

Currently serving: List MP, Parliament of New Zealand Labour
Party Labour
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Deborah Russell’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 8 races — 3 elected 5 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: RUSSELL, Deborah
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for New Lynn
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: RUSSELL, Deborah
    Source Booth results
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 37.4%
    14,873 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: RUSSELL, Deborah
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for New Lynn
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: RUSSELL, Deborah
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 57.1%
    23,352 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: RUSSELL, Deborah
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for New Lynn
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: RUSSELL, Deborah
    Source
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: Russell
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Rangitīkei
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Source
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2023 – present
  • MP for New Lynn
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Sep 2017 – Oct 2023
In the News
Lies, conspiracy theories and Deborah Russell’s scone – tempers flare in parliamentary clash
NZ Herald — December 2, 2025

MPs clashed in Parliament this morning, hurling insults at each other.

Labour criticises lack of commitment over fossil fuels
Otago Daily Times — November 23, 2025

Labour's climate change spokesperson Deborah Russell. Photo: RNZ Labour's climate change spokesperson says she is deeply disappointed New Zealand did not sign up to an international fossil fuels phase-out plan.

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