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This page lists announced candidates in New Zealand's 2008 general election, grouping them by the electorate that they plan to contest. As candidate selection is only just beginning, this list is incomplete.

General electorates

Auckland Central

Name Party Notes Source
Richard Green Green Party [1]
Nikki Kaye National Party [2]

Bay of Plenty

Name Party Notes Source
Tony Ryall National Party Incumbent [3]

Botany

Name Party Notes Source
Pansy Wong National Party Current List MP [4]

Christchurch Central

Name Party Notes Source
Brendon Burns Labour Party [5]
Nicky Wagner National Party Current List MP [6]

Christchurch East

Name Party Notes Source
Aaron Gilmore National Party [7]
Mojo Mathers Green Party [8]

Clutha-Southland

Name Party Notes Source
Bill English National Party Incumbent, current National Party deputy leader [9]

Coromandel

Name Party Notes Source
Sandra Goudie National Party Incumbent [10]
Hugh Kininmonth Labour Party [11]

Dunedin North

Name Party Notes Source
Micheal Woodhouse National Party [12]
Metiria Turei Green Party Current list MP [13]

Dunedin South

Name Party Notes Source
Clare Curran Labour Party [14]
Conway Powell National Party [15]

East Coast

Name Party Notes Source
Anne Tolley National Party Incumbent [16]
Catherine Delahunty Green Party [17]

East Coast Bays

Name Party Notes Source
Paul Adams Family Party United Future list MP 2002-05 [18]
Sue Bradford Green Party Current list MP [19]
Murray McCully National Party Incumbent [20]

Epsom

Name Party Notes Source
Rodney Hide Act Party Incumbent, current ACT Party leader [21]
Keith Locke Green Party Current list MP [22]
Kate Sutton Labour Party [23]
Richard Worth National Party [24]

Hamilton East

Name Party Notes Source
David Bennett National Party Incumbent [25]
Sue Moroney Labour Party List MP

Hamilton West

Name Party Notes Source
Martin Gallagher Labour Party incumbent
Tim Macindoe National Party [26]

Helensville

Name Party Notes Source
David Clendon Green Party [27]
Darien Fenton Labour Party List MP
John Key National Party Incumbent, current National Party leader [28]

Hunua

Name Party Notes Source
Jordan Carter Labour Party [29]
Paul Hutchison National Party Current MP for Port Waikato [30]

Hutt South

Name Party Notes Source
Trevor Mallard Labour Party Incumbent
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| Murray Smith United Future Former List MP 2002-05 [31]
Paul Quinn National Party [32]

Ilam

Name Party Notes Source
Gerry Brownlee National Party Incumbent [33]
Kennedy Graham Green Party [34]
Sam Yau Labour Party [35]

Invercargill

Name Party Notes Source
Eric Roy National Party Incumbent [36]

Kaikōura

Name Party Notes Source
Steffan Browning Green Party [37]
Colin King National Party Incumbent [38]
Brian McNamara Labour Party [39]

Mana

Name Party Notes Source
Hekia Parata National Party [40]

Māngere

Name Party Notes Source
Jerry Filipaina Family Party [41]
Mita Harris National Party [42]
Su'a William Sio Labour Party List MP[43]

Manukau East

Name Party Notes Source
Kanwal Bakshi National Party [44]
Richard Lewis Family Party [45]

Manurewa

Name Party Notes Source
Cam Calder National Party [46]

Maungakiekie

Name Party Notes Source
Sam Lotu-liga National Party [47]

Mount Albert

Name Party Notes Source
Ravi Musuku National Party [48]

Mount Roskill

Name Party Notes Source
Jackie Blue National Party Current List MP [49]

Napier

Name Party Notes Source
Russell Fairbrother Labour Party MP for Napier 2002-05, current list MP [50]
Chris Tremain National Party Incumbent [51]

Nelson

Name Party Notes Source
Nick Smith National Party Incumbent [52]
Maryan Street Labour Party Current List MP [53]

New Lynn

Name Party Notes Source
Tim Groser National Party Current List MP [54]

New Plymouth

Name Party Notes Source
Clem Coxhead National Party [55]

North Shore

Name Party Notes Source
Wayne Mapp National Party Incumbent [56]

Northcote

Name Party Notes Source
Jonathan Coleman National Party Incumbent [57]
Hamish McCracken Labour Party [58]

Northland

Name Party Notes Source
John Carter National Party Incumbent [59]

Ōhariu

Name Party Notes Source
Charles Chauvel Labour Party Current List MP [60]
bgcolor=Template:United Future New Zealand/meta/color| Peter Dunne United Future Incumbent [61]
Gareth Hughes Green Party [62]
Katrina Shanks National Party Current List MP [63]

Ōtaki

Name Party Notes Source
Nathan Guy National Party Current List MP [64]

Pakuranga

Name Party Notes Source
Maurice Williamson National Party Incumbent [65]

Palmerston North

Name Party Notes Source
Iain Lees-Galloway Labour Party [66]
Malcolm Plimmer National Party [67]

Papakura

Name Party Notes Source
Judith Collins National Party Current MP for Clevedon [68]

Port Hills

Name Party Notes Source
Terry Heffernan National Party [69]

Rangitata

Name Party Notes Source
Julian Blanchard Labour Party [70]
Jo Goodhew National Party current MP for Aoraki [71]

Rangitīkei

Name Party Notes Source
Jills Angus Burney Labour Party [72]
Simon Power National Party Incumbent [73]

Rimutaka

Name Party Notes Source
Chris Hipkins Labour Party [74]
Richard Whiteside National Party [75]

Rodney

Name Party Notes Source
Conor Roberts Labour Party [76]
Lockwood Smith National Party Incumbent [77]

Rongotai

Name Party Notes Source
Chris Finlayson National Party Current List MP [78]

Rotorua

Name Party Notes Source
Todd McClay National Party [79]

Selwyn

Name Party Notes Source

[80]

Tāmaki

Name Party Notes Source
Allan Peachey National Party Incumbent [81]

Taranaki-King Country

Name Party Notes Source
Shane Ardern National Party Incumbent [82]

Taupō

Name Party Notes Source
Louise Upston National Party [83]

Tauranga

Name Party Notes Source
Larry Baldock Kiwi Party United Future list MP 2002-05 [84]
Simon Bridges National Party [85]
Anne Pankhurst Labour Party [86]

Te Atatū

Name Party Notes Source
Tau Henare National Party Incumbent [87]

Tukituki

Name Party Notes Source
Craig Foss National Party Incumbent [88]

Waikato

Name Party Notes Source
Lindsay Tisch National Party Currently MP for Piako [89]

Waimakariri

Name Party Notes Source
Kate Wilkinson National Party current list MP [90]

Wairarapa

Name Party Notes Source
John Hayes National Party Incumbent [91]
Denise Mackenzie Labour Party 2005 candidate

Waitakere

Name Party Notes Source
Paula Bennett National Party Current List MP [92]

Waitaki

Name Party Notes Source

Wellington Central

Name Party Notes Source
Stephen Franks National Party Former ACT MP [93]
Sue Kedgley Green Party Current list MP [94]
Grant Robertson Labour Party [95]
Heather Roy ACT ACT party deputy leader [96]

West Coast-Tasman

Name Party Notes Source
Chris Auchinvole National Party current list MP [97]
Kevin Hague Green Party current list MP [98]

Whanganui

Name Party Notes Source
Hamish McDouall Labour Party [23]

Whangarei

Name Party Notes Source

Wigram

Name Party Notes Source
Marc Alexander National Party Former United Future MP, 2002-05 [99]

Māori electorates

Hauraki-Waikato

Name Party Notes Source
Angeline Greensill Māori Party 2005 candidate [100]

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Name Party Notes Source

Tāmaki Makaurau

Name Party Notes Source
Louisa Wall Labour Party New list MP [101]

Te Tai Hauāuru

Name Party Notes Source

Te Tai Tokerau

Name Party Notes Source
Kelvin Davis Labour Party [102]

Te Tai Tonga

Name Party Notes Source

Waiariki

Name Party Notes Source

See also

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