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Winston Peters

Party NZ First
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Winston Peters’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 5 races — 4 elected 1 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: PETERS, Winston
    Source
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: PETERS, Winston
    Source
    Final Elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: PETERS, Winston
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for Northland
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: PETERS, Winston
    Source
    Final Not elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: PETERS, Winston
    Source
    Final Elected
In the News
Winston Peters says fixing NZ will ‘take time’
The Post — September 6, 2025

The NZ First leader has told party members that political parties were wrong to promise a remedy within three years at the 2023 election.

Winston Peters kicks off New Zealand First's annual gathering in Palmerston North
RNZ — September 6, 2025

The next 12 or so months will be crucial for Winston Peters' election campaign.

How will NZ First members swallow the foreign buyers dead rat?
NZ Herald — September 5, 2025

ANALYSIS: Winston Peters promises the crowd attending his main address could number 1000.

Shipbuilder selected for two new Cook Strait ferries
NZ Herald — September 3, 2025

Rail Minister Winston Peters won't say who the supplier is just yet.

Foreign buyers are being welcomed back, and they have Winston Peters to thank
The Spinoff — September 2, 2025

After months of negotiations, NZ First has agreed to let wealthy investors buy a home here – but only one, and only if it’s really, really expensive.

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