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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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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

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
'It's been a failure right across the board' - Peeni Henare
RNZ — August 22, 2025

Labour's Peeni Henare and Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara discuss the issues facing whānau in the biggest Polynesian city in the world.

Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Labour and Te Pāti Māori face off - The Front Page
NZ Herald — August 20, 2025

Peeni Henare and Oriini Kaipara are key contenders.

Tāmaki Makaurau: By-election:Peeni Henare
RNZ — August 16, 2025

Peeni Henare speaks to Mihingarangi about his vision for the electorate.

Who is Peeni Henare? Labour MP says byelection is his ‘redemption’ journey
NZ Herald — August 10, 2025

After a “heartbreaking” defeat in 2023 by 42 votes, Labour MP Peeni Henare is ready to contest the Auckland Māori seat of Tāmaki Makaurau again.

One MP, One Pint: Whisky and the new ‘Jacinda-wave’ with Peeni Henare
The Spinoff — August 6, 2025

Labour MP Peeni Henare is eyeing up a win in the upcoming Tāmaki Makaurau byelection – but first, whisky and fried doughnuts.

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