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Chris Hipkins

Candidate for Remutaka
Currently serving: MP for Rimutaka, Parliament of New Zealand Labour
Party Labour
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Chris Hipkins’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 8 races — 4 elected 4 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HIPKINS, Chris
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Remutaka
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HIPKINS, Chris
    Source Booth results
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 54.2%
    22,344 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HIPKINS, Chris
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Remutaka
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HIPKINS, Chris
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 68.6%
    29,217 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HIPKINS, Chris
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Rimutaka
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HIPKINS, Chris
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 56.0%
    21,725 votes
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: Hipkins
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Rimutaka
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Source
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Rimutaka
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2020 – present
  • MP for Rimutaka
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Nov 2008 – Oct 2020
In the News
Nicola Willis says Chris Hipkins is politicising extreme weather tragedy
The Post — January 27, 2026

The Finance Minister says the Labour leader’s comments about the Government’s resilience spending so soon after a tragedy was “the wrong kind of politics”.

Chris Hipkins gives class politics a go
The Post — January 22, 2026

OPINION: The Opposition leader used his first speech to attack “rich donors” on the right. But he is an awkward fit for a class warrior.

Hipkins paints Labour as underdog
Waikato Times — January 22, 2026

In his first public speech of the election year, Chris Hipkins said Labour was up against history and wealthy donors behind the Government.

A confident Chris Hipkins lays out how Labour can win in 2026
The Spinoff — January 22, 2026

The Labour leader thinks he’s found a path to victory. He just needs his MPs to stick to the game plan. Chris Hipkins returned from summer with a pep in his step. He’s in love (you only get engaged for the second time once) and brimming with confidence that he could be the prime minister again by year’s end.

Hipkins takes aim at govt's performance
Otago Daily Times — January 21, 2026

Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZ By Lillian Hanly of RNZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins has come out swinging at the government in his first speech of election year, saying it is responsible for the situation New Zealand is in.

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