Chris Hipkins
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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 & 2022 local government elections and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.
Contested 8 races — 4 elected 4 not elected
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Final Not elected
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Final ElectedVote share • 54.2%22,344 votes
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Final Not elected
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Final ElectedVote share • 68.6%29,217 votes
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Final Not elected
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Final ElectedVote share • 56.0%21,725 votes
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Final Not elected
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Final ElectedVote share • 53.0%19,286 votes
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
Hipkins teases Labour’s emissions-reduction ambitions
The Post — September 9, 2025The Government’s “minimum viable” climate emissions plan is criticised as Chris Hipkins promises stronger ETS, and a price on methane.
Foreign buyers are being welcomed back, and they have Winston Peters to thank
The Spinoff — September 2, 2025After months of negotiations, NZ First has agreed to let wealthy investors buy a home here – but only one, and only if it’s really, really expensive.
Labour won’t commit to much, but these are the six promises it has made in Opposition
Stuff — August 31, 2025Chris Hipkins often bats away questions by saying he’s still working on policies. But he has made a few commitments.
Should we fret about public debt?
The Spinoff — August 28, 2025Depending on who you talk to, New Zealand is either drowning in debt or starving the country of the investment it needs because of a self-righteous fixation on driving debt down. Here’s an attempt to get to the bottom of it.
Almighty debt fight in Parliament, as Nicola Willis accuses Chris Hipkins and Chlöe Swarbrick of fiscal vandalism
NZ Herald — August 19, 2025Tempers flared in Parliament as a ratings agency turned up the temperature.
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