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Andrew Little

Currently serving: Mayor, Wellington City Council Labour
Party Labour
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Andrew Little’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 6 races — 5 elected 1 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Mayor
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Policy [email protected] Ballot name: Andrew Little
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 56.7%
    46,016 votes
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: LITTLE, Andrew
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: LITTLE, Andrew
    Final Elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: LITTLE, Andrew
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Ballot name: LITTLE, Andrew
    Final Elected
  • MP for New Plymouth
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour Party
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • Mayor
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2025 – present
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Labour
    Nov 2011 – Dec 2023
In the News
The moment Andrew Little snatched Ray Chung’s notes, in this weird mayoral race
Stuff — September 19, 2025

The contest is a circus where being boring could be the cleverest trick.

Tensions boil over at the Post mayoral debate
The Post — September 17, 2025

The Post’s mayoral debate got heated after one of Ray Chung’s staffers made a bid to snatch papers Andrew Little took from Chung after revelations Better Wellington has been cut from Chung’s campaign. Watch the drama unfold in the video.

The Post mayoral debate: Spotlight on the big four
The Post — September 17, 2025

Leading contenders Andrew Little, Karl Tiefenbacher, Diane Calvert and Ray Chung will be grilled by The Post national affairs editor Andrea Vance in a live debate at 3pm today.

Q+A Wellington mayoral poll: Andrew Little surges ahead with 58% support
NZ Herald — September 14, 2025

Ray Chung, once the frontrunner, has slipped to 16% amid recent scandal.

Weary candidates and parroting party lines – but who’s ready to lead?
The Post — September 11, 2025

ANALYSIS: At last night’s debate, Ray Chung stood out – not for fresh ideas, but for repeating his well-worn talking points. Karl Tiefenbacher earned dubious martyrdom, while Andrew Little and Diane Calvert showed they knew their audience.

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