Bridget Bell

Currently serving: Ngā Tapuae o Mātangi Māori Ward, Manawatū District Council Te Kōtui Reo - Local Marae Collective
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Bridget Bell’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 3 races — 2 elected 1 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Ngā Tapuae o Mātangi Māori Ward
    Manawatū District Council
    Affiliation: Te Kōtui Reo - Local Marae Collective
    [email protected] 027 220 6386 Ballot name: Bridget Bell
    Final Elected
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Ballot name: BELL, Bridget Frances
    Final Not elected
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Ngā Tapuae o Mātangi Māori Ward
    Manawatū District Council
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • Ngā Tapuae o Mātangi Māori Ward
    Manawatū District Council
    Affiliation: Te Kōtui Reo - Local Marae Collective
    Oct 2025 – present
  • Ngā Tapuae o Mātangi Māori Ward
    Manawatū District Council
    Affiliation: Te Pāti Māori
    Oct 2022 – Oct 2025
In the News
‘Our community has matured’
The Post — October 18, 2025

Though wounded from the looming loss of Manawatū District Council’s Māori ward, Bridget Bell has taken hope and joy from a campaign trail starkly different to the one that confronted her three years ago.

Old software blamed for wiping ‘face of Māori ward’ from voter booklet
The Post — September 16, 2025

Though she accepts the omission of her candidate profile from the Manawatū district voter booklets is not intentional, it does nothing to dull the sting, says Bridget Bell.

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