Megan Woods

Currently serving: MP for Wigram, Parliament of New Zealand Labour
Party Labour
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Megan Woods’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

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: WOODS, Megan
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wigram
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: WOODS, Megan
    Source Booth results
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 42.2%
    15,590 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: WOODS, Megan
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wigram
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: WOODS, Megan
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 63.5%
    24,186 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: WOODS, Megan
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wigram
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: WOODS, Megan
    Source
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: Woods
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Wigram
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Source
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Wigram
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Nov 2011 – present
In the News
Dominik Yanzick will be Labour’s candidate in Megan Woods’ old seat
The Post — December 5, 2025

The once-safe seat held by Megan Woods since 2011 will be a battleground in next year’s general election.

Government energy plan unlikely to cut power bills, expert warns
NZ Herald — October 1, 2025

The Government's energy plans are "tinkering around the edges" – Labour's Megan Woods.

The secrets of one of New Zealand’s most enduring political tickets
The Spinoff — September 11, 2025

In the shifting sands of local politics, the longevity of The People’s Choice in Christchurch is an outlier. Around Ōtautahi, there’s one reliable aspect of election season: dozens of hoardings around the city emblazoned with the logo of The People’s Choice (TPC).

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