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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
    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
    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
    Final Elected
  • MP for Northland
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: PETERS, Winston
    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
    Final Elected
In the News
Former Winston Peters staffer to lead Labour’s election year media
The Post — November 28, 2025

Experienced Beehive operator Alex Masters will be taking up the role while Labour’s chief press secretary Gia Garrick is on maternity leave.

Watch: Winston Peters for Prime Minister? Chris Hipkins on what’s up for grabs next election - and what’s not
Stuff — November 26, 2025

Chris Hipkins talks to Tova O’Brien about doing the ‘will they, won’t they’ Winston waltz

‘Political games’ Winston Peters hits back at Labour over Regulatory Standards repeal, attacks spelling mistake
NZ Herald — November 25, 2025

Labour has opened the door to repealing the Regulatory Standards Act this term.

MP property rich list: Our MPs have stakes in a combined $379 million of property - who owns the most?
NZ Herald — November 24, 2025

Christopher Luxon, Judith Collins and Winston Peters are among those with luxurious homes

The math on Winston Peters’ ferries deal
The Post — November 23, 2025

Cancelling the iRex project cost millions in break fees. So how have much have we saved by entering a new deal? Vernon Small crunches the numbers.

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This database currently contains data from the 2025 local government eleciton, and general elections in 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014. It is being backfilled with older data. Please get in touch if you want to help.