Tamatha Paul

Candidate for Wellington North
Currently serving: MP for Wellington Central, Parliament of New Zealand Green
Party Green
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Tamatha Paul’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 2 races — 2 elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Green Party
    Ballot name: PAUL, Tamatha
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 40.8%
    18,439 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Green Party
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 28.8%
    5,206 votes
Offices held
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Green
    Oct 2023 – present
  • Pukehīnau/Lambton General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Green
    Oct 2019 – Oct 2023
In the News
New Zealand’s foreign buyer ban has been binned (kind of)
The Spinoff — September 2, 2025

The prime minister has announced that big-spending overseas investors will soon be able to buy a home in Aotearoa. Here’s a recap of how we got to this point.

One MP, One Pint: Judith Collins on leadership regrets and writing a murder mystery novel
The Spinoff — August 21, 2025

Yes, defence minister Judith Collins still says ‘talofa’.

One MP, One Pint: Lessons for the left and Warren G karaoke with Tamatha Paul
The Spinoff — August 10, 2025

In a new series of one-on-one pub chats with MPs, The Spinoff sits down with Green Party and Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul, who’s been taking notes on Zohran Mamdani’s rise in New York and worrying about the capital’s arts and culture reputation.

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