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NZ First
New Zealand First (Aotearoa Tuatahi) is a nationalist populist party. NZ First was formed in 1993 after Winston Peters resigned from the National Party. The party has been in government twice, once with National and once with Labour from 2017 to 2020, and had a confidence and supply agreement with Labour after the 2005 election. In 2020, the party exited Parliament after its vote share fell below 5 percent.
- Year founded1993
- Times in government2
- Current MPs0
- Number of electorates held0
- 2023 donations$831,141
- 2023 polling average5.4%
Party List
01 | LeaderView moreWinston Peters
List only candidate
02View moreShane Jones
Candidate for the Northland electorate
03View moreCasey Costello
Candidate for the Port Waikato electorate
04View moreMark Patterson
Candidate for the Taieri electorate
05View moreJenny Marcroft
Candidate for the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate
06View moreJamie Arbuckle
Candidate for the Kaikōura electorate
07View moreAndy Foster
Candidate for the Mana electorate
08View moreTanya Unkovich
Candidate for the Epsom electorate
- 09View more
David Ashley Wilson
List only candidate
10View moreErika Harvey
Candidate for the Tauranga electorate
11View moreKirsten Murfitt
Candidate for the Bay of Plenty electorate
12View moreLee Donoghue
Candidate for the Hutt South electorate
13View moreStuart Husband
Candidate for the Waikato electorate
14View moreGavin Benney
Candidate for the Whangārei electorate
15View moreAnne Degia-Pala QSM
Candidate for the Kelston electorate
16View moreRobert Ballantyne
Candidate for the Rangitata electorate
17View moreHelma Vermeulen
Candidate for the Rangitīkei electorate
18View moreLaurie Turnbull
Candidate for the Napier electorate
19View moreTaylor Arneil
Candidate for the Wellington Central electorate
20View moreKeegan Langeveld
Candidate for the Dunedin electorate
21View moreTira Pehi
Candidate for the Taupō electorate
22View moreShane Wiremu
Candidate for the Christchurch East electorate
23View moreMark Arneil
Candidate for the Christchurch Central electorate
24View moreMichelle Warren
Candidate for the Northcote electorate
25View moreRobert Monds
Candidate for the Papakura electorate
26View moreKevin Stone
Candidate for the Hamilton West electorate
27View moreJackie Farrelly
Candidate for the West Coast-Tasman electorate
28View moreGeoff Mills
Candidate for the Rongotai electorate
29View moreAnthony Odering
Candidate for the Waitaki electorate
30View moreWilliam Arnold
Candidate for the Whanganui electorate
- 31View more
Craig Sinclair
Candidate for the East Coast electorate
- 32View more
Russelle Knaap
List only candidate
- 33View more
Lindsay Kerslake
Candidate for the Banks Peninsula electorate
- 34View more
Andrew Hogg
Candidate for the Maungakiekie electorate
35View moreCaleb Ansell
Candidate for the Coromandel electorate
View moreJanina Massee
Candidate for the Whangaparāoa electorate
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Heeni Phillips-Williams
Candidate for the Auckland Central electorate
View moreMahesh Bindra
Candidate for the Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate
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