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 local government election 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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MP for RemutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyBallot name: HIPKINS, ChrisFinal ElectedVote share • 54.2%22,344 votes
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Final Not elected
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MP for RemutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyBallot name: HIPKINS, ChrisFinal ElectedVote share • 68.6%29,217 votes
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Final Not elected
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MP for RimutakaParliament of New ZealandAffiliation: Labour PartyBallot name: HIPKINS, ChrisFinal 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
Live: Chris Hipkins says Stuart Nash ‘free to rewrite history however he wants’
The Post — September 9, 2025After a two week recess MPs are back in Parliament and the political week is shaping up to be dominated about questions about the dramatic end to fugitive Tom Phillips’ four years on the run with his three children.
Labour’s Chris Hipkins won’t call Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris’ Instagram post ‘racist’, says those labels aren’t helpful
NZ Herald — September 9, 2025That's despite him saying in 2023 that racism should be called out.
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.
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