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Chris Hipkins’s Elections & Candidacies
Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2022 and 2017 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.
Contested 8 races — 4 elected 4 not elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Not elected
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MP for RemutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Not elected
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MP for RemutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Not elected
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MP for RimutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Elected
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List MPParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Not elected
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MP for RimutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyFinal Elected
Offices held
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MP for RimutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: LabourOct 2020 – present
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MP for RimutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: LabourNov 2008 – Oct 2020
In the News
Luxon’s job claims met with disbelief amid shrinking youth labour market
The Spinoff — October 9, 2025The PM insists teens can find work by simply ‘getting off the couch’ – but industry leaders and youth advocates say he’s out of touch.
Hipkins still leaving door open to Te Pāti Māori, despite Toitū boycott
Stuff — October 2, 2025There could still be a place for Te Pāti Māori in a government led by Labour, with Chris Hipkins refusing to rule them out as partners - despite the Toitū Te Tiriti movement distancing itself.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Te Pāti Māori ‘a long way away’ from Government amid Toitū Te Tiriti split
NZ Herald — October 2, 2025Leader Chris Hipkins isn't ready to reveal who Labour could work with in Government.
Listen to The Country online: Opposition leader Chris Hipkins on Labour’s plan for agriculture
NZ Herald — October 2, 2025Plus listen to Harriet Bremner-Pinckney, Mark Ferguson, Deanne Parkes and Chris Russell.
Was it a stunt? Did it get leaked? The strange story behind the 'bipartisan' letter
Stuff — September 30, 2025It was meant to be a plea for bipartisanship for a long-term oil and gas plan, but instead it’s left Chris Hipkins blasting the Prime Minister’s office, calling it a media stunt that flies in the face of bipartisanship.
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