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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

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 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
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
Poll puts Labour well ahead of National
Otago Daily Times — December 17, 2025

Labour leader Chris Hipkins (L) is preferred prime minister on 45 percent, while National's Christopher Luxon is at 39 percent, according to the latest poll. Photo: RNZ Labour has an eight-point lead over National in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but neither the coalition nor the opposition has the numbers to govern.

Parliamentary leaders, including Christopher Luxon, Chris Hipkins deliver final speeches of 2025
NZ Herald — December 17, 2025

National's Christopher Luxon and Labour's Chris Hipkins are among the speakers.

The 2025 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics
The Spinoff — December 17, 2025

The most coveted and glamorous footwear-themed political prizes in the southern hemisphere are back.

Different Labour Party, says Hipkins
Otago Daily Times — December 14, 2025

Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Image: RNZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins is promising voters will see a different Labour in 2026 to the party they turned their backs on in 2023.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins confident Māori won’t split their vote after Te Pāti Māori turmoil
NZ Herald — December 9, 2025

Labour was only able to secure one of the seven Māori electorates in 2023.

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