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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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: New Zealand First PartyFinal Elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: New Zealand First PartyFinal Elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: New Zealand First PartyFinal Elected
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MP for NorthlandParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: New Zealand First PartyFinal Not elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: New Zealand First PartyFinal Elected
In the News
One MP, One Pint: Benjamin Doyle on going out on your own terms
The Spinoff — September 23, 2025The outgoing Green MP is wondering if you might have time to read their CV. It’s Benjamin Doyle’s first and last time in parliament’s Pint of Order bar, twirling the straw of their soda with glittering pink nails while I’m trying not to make it obvious that this is not my first pint.
'Not a race': Christopher Luxon tight lipped on recognising Palestinian state
RNZ — September 22, 2025Australia, the UK and Canada have all now recognised a Palestinian state, with Winston Peters expected to announce New Zealand's position in New York soon.
Gone By Lunchtime: Te Pāti Māori wrenches defeat from the jaws of victory
The Spinoff — September 19, 2025Don’t post. Don’t do pub talk. And don’t declare it the year of growth if Donald Trump is the president. Celebrations for a big and bodacious Oriini Kaipara byelection victory were shortlived for Te Pāti Māori thanks to Tākuta Ferris’s decision to double down on a social media post aghast at a multicultural group of Labour supporters for Peeni Henare on the campaign trail.
NZ First is digging its own grave by backing the Regulatory Standards Bill
The Spinoff — September 18, 2025Pressure from coalition partners may see NZ First abandon its stance on the Regulatory Standards Bill, raising questions about principle versus survival. At the recent New Zealand First Convention, Shane Jones criticised “David Seymour’s regulatory bill”, but implied that NZ First will enable it to pass. Despite his attempt to shift responsibility onto Act, the bill was drafted by the coalition government after cabinet policy approvals, introduced as a government bill, and all coalition partners needed to agree to its content.
Winston Peters complains to PM about David Seymour as Palestine tensions ramp up – Audrey Young
NZ Herald — September 18, 2025OPINION: Seymour is straining coalition ties by mouthing off about NZ's position on Gaza.
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