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Peeni Henare

Candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau
Currently serving: List MP, Parliament of New Zealand Labour
Party Labour
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Contested 7 races — 4 elected 3 not elected

2025 Tāmaki Makaurau Byelection • September 6, 2025 General
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 32.3%
    3,429 votes
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENARE, Peeni
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENARE, Peeni
    Source Booth results
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 39.9%
    10,026 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENARE, Peeni
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENARE, Peeni
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 41.0%
    10,256 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: HENARE, Peeni
    Source
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • MP for Tāmaki Makaurau
    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 Tāmaki Makaurau
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Sep 2014 – Oct 2023
In the News
‘Over the moon’: Oriini Kaipara wins Auckland byelection for Te Pāti Māori against Labour’s Peeni Henare
NZ Herald — September 6, 2025

“I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for my whānau, my friends, my supporters.”

Labour's Peeni Henare concedes Tāmaki Makaurau by-election to Te Pāti Māori rival Oriini Kaipara
RNZ — September 6, 2025

The Labour candidate announced his concession to his Te Pāti Māori rival, when the vote count hit 80 percent.

Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Labour’s Peeni Henare concedes, Oriini Kaipara heading to Parliament
NZ Herald — September 6, 2025

Follow the action from the race as votes are counted.

Asians, Black and Pākehā ‘campaigning to take a Māori seat from Māori’ - Labour hits out at TMP social post
Stuff — September 4, 2025

Labour has condemned a social media post by Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris, after he questioned why visible non-Māori were helping Labour candidate Peeni Henare campaign in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election.

Low turnout clouds Tāmaki Makaurau byelection as Henare and Kaipara make final appeals
The Spinoff — September 4, 2025

Labour’s ground game is up against Te Pāti Māori’s online momentum – but a vanishingly small percentage of voters seem to care.

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