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Damien O'Connor

Currently serving: List MP, Parliament of New Zealand Labour
Party Labour
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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: O'CONNOR, Damien
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for West Coast-Tasman
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: O'CONNOR, Damien
    Source Booth results
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 29.6%
    12,300 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: O'CONNOR, Damien
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for West Coast-Tasman
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: O'CONNOR, Damien
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 48.5%
    20,753 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: O'CONNOR, Damien
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for West Coast-Tasman
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: O'CONNOR, Damien
    Source
    Final Elected
    18,488 votes
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: Damien O
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for West Coast-Tasman
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Source
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2023 – present
  • MP for West Coast-Tasman
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Nov 2011 – Oct 2023
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    May 2009 – Nov 2011
  • MP for West Coast-Tasman
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 1996 – Nov 2008
  • MP for West Coast
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Nov 1993 – Oct 1996
In the News
O’Connor keen to seek seat
Otago Daily Times — February 8, 2026

PHOTO. ALLIED MEDIA FILES Labour list MP and former West Coast/Tasman MP Damien O’Connor (pictured with Labour MPs Rachel Brooking and Ingrid Leary) has confirmed he is standing for the Labour candidacy to run against sitting Waitaki MP Miles Anderson, who last week confirmed he would stand again as the National Party candidate.

Labour MP labelled 'carpetbagger' over bid for Waitaki seat
Otago Daily Times — February 3, 2026

Labour list MP and former West Coast/Tasman MP Damien O’Connor has confirmed he is standing for the Labour candidacy to run against sitting National MP Miles Anderson, who last week confirmed he would stand again. Mr O’Connor, who moved to Dunedin last year, said the issue of whether he stood as a list MP or for an electorate was being discussed with the party, "and, ultimately, there is a party process that will determine that".

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