Tom Rutherford

MP for Bay of Plenty

Now

Electorate: Bay of Plenty, House of Representatives
Sits with: National

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

2026 General Election

Announced

Announced by the party or reported by the media. Not final until the official candidate list is published. Nominations close on 8 October 2026; the official candidate list follows.

Mount MaunganuiNational
Party list, rank 28National

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

Links

Email: Tom.Rutherford@parliament.govt.nz
Phone: +64 4 817 9999 (shared by 122 members)
Postal address: Private Bag 18888, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160 (shared by 122 members)
Parliament profile: parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/members-of-parliament/rutherford-tom
Party profile: national.org.nz/team/tomrutherford

Sources: New Zealand Parliament (official), 17 September 2026; National Party team page (party), 16 September 2026.