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Grant Robertson

Party Labour
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Grant Robertson’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 — 4 elected 3 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: ROBERTSON, Grant
    Source
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: ROBERTSON, Grant
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: ROBERTSON, Grant
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 57.7%
    27,366 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: ROBERTSON, Grant
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: ROBERTSON, Grant
    Source
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: Robertson
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Source
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2023 – Mar 2024
  • MP for Wellington Central
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Nov 2008 – Oct 2023
In the News
People are saying a lot about Grant Robertson's decisions in the Covid years. Now, he's having his say
Stuff — August 18, 2025

Says the former minister of finance: “A lot of the history of my time was being written around me.”

Grant Robertson reveals clash with Adrian Orr over housing policy
NZ Herald — August 18, 2025

The former Finance Minister reflects on political and personal relationships in new book.

Grant Robertson’s political tell-all (or tell-some) soon to be released
The Post — August 17, 2025

Says the former minister of finance: “A lot of the history of my time was being written around me.”

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