Ron Mark

Party NZ First
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Ron Mark’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 7 races — 3 elected 4 not elected

2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Mayor
    Carterton District Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: MARK, Ron
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wairarapa
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: MARK, Ron
    Source
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 7.4%
    3,278 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: MARK, Ron
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for Wairarapa
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: MARK, Ron
    Source
    Final Not elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Ballot name: MARK, Ron
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for Wairarapa
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: New Zealand First Party
    Source
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • Mayor
    Carterton District Council
    Oct 2022 – Oct 2025
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: NZ First
    Sep 2014 – Oct 2020
  • Mayor
    Carterton District Council
    Oct 2010 – Sep 2014
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: NZ First
    Oct 1996 – Nov 2008
In the News
'Repeating the same mistakes': Ex Defence Minister over 'ticking time bomb' soldier
RNZ — November 25, 2025

Jack Wesley who attacked a taxi driver in a drunken rage after training Ukrainian troops. Ron Mark says it's a textbook example of Defence Force mismanagement.

Former Carterton mayor Ron Mark has not ruled out a return to the Beehive
Stuff — October 21, 2025

Former Minister of Defence, MP, and most recently mayor of Carterton, Ron Mark talks to Local Democracy Reporting about his time as mayor and what the future might hold.

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