Judith Collins

Candidate for Papakura
Currently serving: MP for Papakura, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Judith Collins’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 — 4 elected 4 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: COLLINS, Judith
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Papakura
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: COLLINS, Judith
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 58.7%
    24,109 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: COLLINS, Judith
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Papakura
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: COLLINS, Judith
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 50.0%
    19,420 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: COLLINS, Judith
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Papakura
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: COLLINS, Judith
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: Collins
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Papakura
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Papakura
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Nov 2008 – present
  • MP for Clevedon
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Aug 2002 – Nov 2008
In the News
Live: Did officers act ‘corruptly’? ‘If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck,’ minister says
Stuff — November 11, 2025

Public Service Minister Judith Collins harshly criticised those named in a bombshell IPCA report, which did not go as far as alleging corruption.

TVNZ journalist ‘escorted out’ of Judith Collins’ Pentagon meeting
The Post — October 21, 2025

Logan Church’s accreditation for the Defence Minister’s chat with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was revoked last minute, the public broadcaster says. It comes after strict new rules for US journalists were implemented by the Trump administration.

Why are NZ spy agencies involved in buying the Cook Strait ferries?
Stuff — October 17, 2025

The state-owned Chinese company chosen to build Interislander’s two new ferries also builds gear for China’s military. Judith Collins says NZ spy agencies have played a role in the procurement process - although she won’t say what role.

Judith Collins on merging the public service
The Post — September 30, 2025

Following speculation about the future of the public service, public service minister Judith Collins sets the record straight.

What is NZ’s role in Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence system?
NZ Herald — September 29, 2025

Judith Collins says NZ is ‘open for business’ but is steering clear of the project.

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