Winston Peters
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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
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Parliament of New Zealand (See full results)Affiliation: New Zealand First PartyBallot name: PETERS, WinstonFinal Elected
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Parliament of New Zealand (See full results)Affiliation: New Zealand First PartyBallot name: PETERS, WinstonFinal Elected
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Parliament of New Zealand (See full results)Affiliation: New Zealand First PartyBallot name: PETERS, WinstonFinal Elected
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Parliament of New Zealand (See full results)Affiliation: New Zealand First PartyBallot name: PETERS, WinstonFinal Not electedVote share • 34.8%13,854 votes
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Parliament of New Zealand (See full results)Affiliation: New Zealand First PartyBallot name: PETERS, WinstonFinal Elected
In the News
Moving on from the myth of Winston the Great Statesman
The Post — January 29, 2026OPINION: Winston Peters as a change agent within the coalition? Yeah, nah. Winston has always been about making NZ smaller, more isolated, with fewer migrants.
India Free Trade Agreement: Christopher Luxon calls out Winston Peters over immigration claim
NZ Herald — January 28, 2026"He was wrong then, he’s wrong on this one too,” the Prime Minister says.
Gone By Lunchtime: Are Winston Peters and Christopher Luxon on a collision course?
The Spinoff — January 28, 2026Storms at home and chaos offshore with 283 days to go. As Christopher Luxon announced an election date of November 7, a strip of the North Island was under siege from another bout of brutal weather. As the clean-up and recovery continues, and families and communities grieve the loss of nine lives, questions swirl around the response. In the first Gone By Lunchtime podcast for 2026, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire assess that response, and ask whether the bigger picture around climate adaptation and mitigation will filter through the forthcoming campaign. The year begins, meanwhile, with incessant geopolitical disorder emanating from the White House. As Mark Carney sets out his stall in compelling fashion at Davos, what does the Canadian prime minister’s “new world order” approach have in common with Christopher Luxon’s, where do they differ, and is New Zealand’s prime minister on an election-year collision course with a foreign minister set upon below-parapet foreign relations and flirting with the thought of quitting the World Health Organisation? Speaking of Winston Peters, his New Zealand First Party has enjoyed a bump in recent polling. Could they emulate the populist-nationalist trends in Australia and the UK and climb even further? Follow Gone By Lunchtime on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Winston Peters rubbishes polls as NZ First surges in support in election year voter sampling
NZ Herald — January 28, 2026The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll places NZ First third, behind Labour and National.
Luxon's invite to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza needs 'measured look' - Winston Peters
RNZ — January 27, 2026Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says advice from his ministry is being prepared "as we speak".
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