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New Zealand National Party

48 sitting members. 72 candidates announced for the 2026 General Election.

48 seats
72 candidates

Colour source: national.org.nz (#0072CE).

Members

Source: New Zealand Parliament (official), 16 September 2026.

Roles

Source: National Party team page (party), 16 September 2026.

Party list, 2026 General Election

Ranks as published so far. The official list follows nominations.

  1. 1Christopher LuxonBotany
  2. 2Nicola Willis
  3. 3Chris BishopHutt South
  4. 4Simeon BrownPakuranga
  5. 5Erica StanfordEast Coast Bays
  6. 6Paul GoldsmithEpsom
  7. 7Louise UpstonTaupō
  8. 8Mark MitchellWhangaparāoa
  9. 9Gerry Brownlee
  10. 10Todd McClayRotorua
  11. 11Tama PotakaHamilton West
  12. 12Matt DooceyWaimakariri
  13. 13Simon WattsNorth Shore
  14. 15Penny SimmondsInvercargill
  15. 16Nancy Lu
  16. 17Nicola GriggSelwyn
  17. 18James MeagerRangitata
  18. 19Scott SimpsonCoromandel
  19. 20Cameron BrewerUpper Harbour
  20. 21Mike ButterickWairarapa
  21. 22Stuart SmithKaikōura
  22. 23Dale StephensChristchurch Central
  23. 24Mahesh MuralidharTāmaki
  24. 25Katie MilneWest Coast-Tasman
  25. 26Angee NicholasHenderson
  26. 27Katie NimonNapier
  27. 28Tom RutherfordMount Maunganui
  28. 29Carl BatesWhanganui
  29. 30Melissa LeeMount Albert
  30. 31Dan BidoisNorthcote
  31. 32Suze RedmayneRangitīkei
  32. 33Dana KirkpatrickEast Cape
  33. 34Carlos CheungMount Roskill
  34. 35Grant McCallumNorthland
  35. 36Ryan HamiltonHamilton East
  36. 37Catherine WeddTukituki
  37. 38Tim CostleyKapiti
  38. 39Vanessa WeeninkBanks Peninsula
  39. 40Rosemary BourkeMāngere
  40. 41Blair CameronNelson
  41. 42Kristine AsuncionDunedin
  42. 43Barbara KurigerTaranaki-King Country
  43. 44Greg FlemingMaungakiekie
  44. 45Rima NakhleTakanini
  45. 46David MacLeodNew Plymouth
  46. 47Miles AndersonWaitaki
  47. 48Hamish CampbellIlam
  48. 49Tim van de MolenWaikato
  49. 50Joseph MooneySouthland
  50. 51Sam UffindellTauranga
  51. 52Emma ChattertonPapakura
  52. 53Ankit BansalPalmerston North
  53. 54Matthew FrenchTaieri
  54. 55Candace KinserAuckland Central
  55. 56Coral RaukawaTe Tai Hauāuru
  56. 57Tracy SummerfieldWigram
  57. 58Agnes LoheniWaitakere
  58. 59Lalit AryaŌtāhuhu
  59. 60Matthew EvettsKenepuru
  60. 61Lloyd BuddWhangārei
  61. 62Matthew PaulPort Waikato
  62. 63Sunil KumarGlendene
  63. 64Karunā MuthuWellington Bays
  64. 65Alexandra DavidsChristchurch East
  65. 66Ghouse MajeedManurewa
  66. 67Jonathan PittsWellington North
  67. 68Zabeen LateefRemutaka
  68. 69Troy Elliott
  69. 70Robin Atwall
  70. 71Ash Nayyar
  71. 72Maria Sanson

Source: RNZ, "National Party announces list for 2026 General Election" (8 Aug 2026) (news report), 8 August 2026.

Standing in

  1. Candace KinserAuckland Central
  2. Vanessa WeeninkBanks Peninsula
  3. Christopher LuxonBotany
  4. Dale StephensChristchurch Central
  5. Alexandra DavidsChristchurch East
  6. Scott SimpsonCoromandel
  7. Kristine AsuncionDunedin
  8. Dana KirkpatrickEast Cape
  9. Erica StanfordEast Coast Bays
  10. Paul GoldsmithEpsom
  11. Sunil KumarGlendene
  12. Ryan HamiltonHamilton East
  13. Tama PotakaHamilton West
  14. Angee NicholasHenderson
  15. Chris BishopHutt South
  16. Hamish CampbellIlam
  17. Penny SimmondsInvercargill
  18. Stuart SmithKaikōura
  19. Jessica RoweKaipara ki Mahurangi
  20. Tim CostleyKapiti
  21. Matthew EvettsKenepuru
  22. Rosemary BourkeMāngere
  23. Ghouse MajeedManurewa
  24. Greg FlemingMaungakiekie
  25. Melissa LeeMount Albert
  26. Tom RutherfordMount Maunganui
  27. Carlos CheungMount Roskill
  28. Katie NimonNapier
  29. Blair CameronNelson
  30. David MacLeodNew Plymouth
  31. Simon WattsNorth Shore
  32. Dan BidoisNorthcote
  33. Grant McCallumNorthland
  34. Lalit AryaŌtāhuhu
  35. Simeon BrownPakuranga
  36. Ankit BansalPalmerston North
  37. Emma ChattertonPapakura
  38. Matthew PaulPort Waikato
  39. James MeagerRangitata
  40. Suze RedmayneRangitīkei
  41. Zabeen LateefRemutaka
  42. Todd McClayRotorua
  43. Nicola GriggSelwyn
  44. Joseph MooneySouthland
  45. Matthew FrenchTaieri
  46. Rima NakhleTakanini
  47. Mahesh MuralidharTāmaki
  48. Barbara KurigerTaranaki-King Country
  49. Louise UpstonTaupō
  50. Sam UffindellTauranga
  51. Coral RaukawaTe Tai Hauāuru
  52. Catherine WeddTukituki
  53. Cameron BrewerUpper Harbour
  54. Tim van de MolenWaikato
  55. Matt DooceyWaimakariri
  56. Mike ButterickWairarapa
  57. Agnes LoheniWaitakere
  58. Miles AndersonWaitaki
  59. Karunā MuthuWellington Bays
  60. Jonathan PittsWellington North
  61. Katie MilneWest Coast-Tasman
  62. Carl BatesWhanganui
  63. Mark MitchellWhangaparāoa
  64. Lloyd BuddWhangārei
  65. Tracy SummerfieldWigram

Sources: National Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; Party websites (party), 16 September 2026; Who To Lobby editorial (our research), 16 September 2026; Party websites (party), 16 September 2026; RNZ, "National Party announces list for 2026 General Election" (8 Aug 2026) (news report), 8 August 2026.

Not standing

Sources: Who To Lobby editorial (our research), 16 September 2026; Who To Lobby editorial (our research), 16 September 2026; Who To Lobby editorial (our research), 16 September 2026; Who To Lobby editorial (our research), 16 September 2026; Who To Lobby editorial (our research), 16 September 2026.

All candidates for the 2026 General Election