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A record of the party, through its history and elections.
1999–2026 · Years with records9 election results · 1,028 candidacies
14 October 2023 · MMP
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List MPs are elected through the party list. A listed contested electorate is not a seat won.
| Name | Elected through | Electorate / list rank | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlöe Charlotte Swarbrick | Electorate MP | Auckland Central | |
| Darleen Tana | List MP | Party list · rank 13Contested: Tāmaki Makaurau | |
| Fa'anānā Efeso Collins | List MP | Party list · rank 11Contested: Panmure-Ōtāhuhu | |
| Golriz Ghahraman | List MP | Party list · rank 7Contested: Kelston | |
| Hūhana Lyndon | List MP | Party list · rank 10Contested: Te Tai Tokerau | |
| James Shaw | List MP | Party list · rank 2 | |
| Julie Anne Genter | Electorate MP | Rongotai | |
| Kahurangi Carter | List MP | Party list · rank 14Contested: Christchurch Central | |
| Marama Mere-Ana Davidson | List MP | Party list · rank 1 | |
| Ngoc-Lan Thi Pham | List MP | Party list · rank 6 | |
| Ricardo Menendez March | List MP | Party list · rank 8Contested: Mt Albert | |
| Scott Matthew Willis | List MP | Party list · rank 12 | |
| Stephen George Bremner Abel | List MP | Party list · rank 9 | |
| Tamatha Paul | Electorate MP | Wellington Central | |
| Teanau Tuiono | List MP | Party list · rank 5Contested: Palmerston North |
The 15 recorded elected members reconcile with the official 15 seats.
Electorate candidacies and party-list entries are separate records; a person may appear in both. Counts are not unique people.
Candidate coverage is limited to reviewed tables and may be partial even when the elected roster matches official seats.
52 electorate candidacies · 49 party-list entries. Coverage and methods.
The Green Party was formed in 1990, drawing on environmental activism and members of the earlier Values Party. It participated in the Alliance before deciding to leave that grouping in 1997. Standing separately at the 1999 election, the Greens won seven seats in Parliament under MMP.
The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand was established and contested the general election.
The Greens left the Alliance and prepared to contest the next election separately.
The Green Party won seven parliamentary seats at the general election.
Selected, sourced milestones. This is not a complete chronology.
Select a year to read its people and places above. “Not applicable” means there was no separate MMP party vote; “Not recorded” marks a gap.
| Year | Party votes | Vote share | Electorate | List | Total seats | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330,907 | 11.60% | 3 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 226,757 | 7.86% | 1 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 162,443 | 6.27% | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 257,359 | 10.70% | 0 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 247,372 | 11.06% | 0 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 157,613 | 6.72% | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 120,521 | 5.30% | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 142,250 | 7.00% | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 106,560 | 5.16% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Party proposals in their original time. These summaries do not establish delivery, present-day policy or individual MPs’ personal positions.
The Green Party proposed an annual rent-increase cap of no more than 3%, linked to the property across tenancies, with an exception for substantial improvements. It also proposed a rental warrant of fitness and a register of rental properties, owners and property managers. These are recorded proposals, not findings about their effects.
Full policy recordThe Green Party proposed a universal Best Start payment of $140 per week for children under three, alongside changes to family income support. These were proposed entitlements, not a description of payments in force.
Full policy recordThe Green Party proposed working towards universal, publicly funded early childhood education, improving staffing ratios, expanding school health and social services, and extending free lunches to all school students.
Full policy recordThe Green Party proposed progressively expanding public health services, increasing PHARMAC funding, resourcing Te Aka Whai Ora as an equal partner, and improving ventilation standards and upgrades for healthier buildings.
Full policy recordThe Green Party proposed a standalone climate-change ministry, allowing the Climate Change Commission to set emissions-trading unit supply, strengthening the Zero Carbon Act, and pricing agricultural emissions.
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Electoral Commission · Review recorded 16 September 2026
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Electoral Commission · Review recorded 16 September 2026
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