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Candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election by electorate
Seventy of the one hundred and twenty members of the New Zealand House of Representatives elected in New Zealand's 2008 general election will be from single member constituencies, an increase of one electorate seat from 2005. The initial composition of the 2005 Parliament gave the Labour and National parties each 31 constituencies, the Māori Party four and ACT, United Future and the Progressive Party one each. The election was held on Saturday, 8 November. Nominations for constituency candidates closed at noon on Wednesday, 14 October; this is the final list. Lines coloured pink denote an MP elected from a party list; lines coloured beige denote the winner of the constituency vote.
General electorates
Bay of Plenty
Botany
New seat
Christchurch Central
Incumbent Tim Barnett of the Labour Party retired at the 2008 election, having been the MP for Christchurch Central since 1996.
Christchurch East
Clutha-Southland
Coromandel
Dunedin North
Dunedin South
Incumbent Labour MP David Benson-Pope was deselected in 2008, having served as MP for Dunedin South since 1999.
East Coast
East Coast Bays
Epsom
Hamilton East
Hamilton West
Helensville
New seat largely replacing the old Port Waikato seat.
Hutt South
Ilam
Invercargill
Kaikōura
Mana
Māngere
Sitting MP Taito Phillip Field was expelled from the Labour Party in 2007 and will contest the seat for the New Zealand Pacific Party.
Manukau East
Manurewa
Maungakiekie
Sitting Labour MP Mark Gosche is retiring in 2008, having served as electorate MP for Maungakiekie since 1999.
Mount Albert
Mount Roskill
Napier
Nelson
New Lynn
New Plymouth
North Shore
Northcote
Northland
Ōhariu
new seat largely replacing Ōhariu-Belmont.
Ōtaki
Pakuranga
Palmerston North
Sitting Labour MP Steve Maharey is retiring at the 2008 election, having been MP for the seat since 1990.
Papakura
New seat largely replacing the old Clevedon seat.
Port Hills
New seat largely replacing the old Banks Peninsula seat.
Rangitata
New seat
Rangitīkei
Rimutaka
Incumbent MP Paul Swain of the Labour Party stood down as MP for Rimutaka after twelve years, having served various Hutt Valley electorates since 1990.
Rodney
Rongotai
Rotorua
Selwyn
New seat largely replacing the old Rakaia seat.
Tāmaki
Taranaki-King Country
Taupō
Tauranga
Incumbent MP Bob Clarkson of the National Party is retiring in 2008, having served as MP for Tauranga since 2005.
Te Atatū
Tukituki
Waikato
New seat largely replacing the old seat.
Waimakariri
Wairarapa
Waitakere
Waitaki
New seat largely replacing the old Otago seat.
Incumbent Labour MP Marian Hobbs is retiring at the 2008 election, having served the seat since 1999.
West Coast-Tasman
Whanganui
Whangarei
Wigram
Māori electorates
Hauraki-Waikato
New seat replacing the old Tainui seat.
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Tāmaki Makaurau
Te Tai Hauāuru
Te Tai Tokerau
Te Tai Tonga
Waiariki
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