Shane Jones

Party NZ First
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Shane Jones’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 6 races — 2 elected 4 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: JONES, Shane Geoffrey
    Final Elected
  • MP for Northland
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: JONES, Shane Geoffrey
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 18.0%
    8,143 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: JONES, Shane Geoffrey
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Northland
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: JONES, Shane Geoffrey
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 11.4%
    5,119 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: JONES, Shane
    Final Elected
  • MP for Whangarei
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: JONES, Shane
    Final Not elected
In the News
Environmental Protection Authority claims Shane Jones’ criticism hurting staff
NZ Herald — September 1, 2025

The minister is set to meet with the EPA's board chairman to discuss his concerns.

Race briefing: A bumpy road ahead for the next crop of Otago Regional councillors
The Spinoff — September 1, 2025

In the first instalment of The Spinoff’s Race Briefings for the 2025 local elections, Shanti Mathias takes a tour through the issues at stake and the candidates running for Otago Regional Council.

Shane Jones says NZ First to debate nuclear power
NZ Herald — August 31, 2025

The NZ First deputy leader roused the party faithful in Warkworth.

US court gives Māui dolphin charity hope in fight over seafood ban
Newsroom — August 29, 2025

Māui dolphins are a headache for Fisheries Minister Shane Jones, not least because he doesn’t believe they exist The post US court gives Māui dolphin charity hope in fight over seafood ban appeared first on Newsroom .

A genius plan to get Māori on board with NZ First’s ‘brown tape’ initiative
The Spinoff — August 26, 2025

The war on woke has identified a new enemy: brown tape. Unsurprisingly, Māori already know we have way too many rules. Over the weekend, the New Zealand First Party declared new threats from the anti-growth agenda had been identified in war on woke.

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