2025 Tāmaki Makaurau by-election

2025 Tāmaki Makaurau by-election

6 September 2025

Tāmaki Makaurau Māori constituency of the House of Representatives
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Oriini Kaipara Peeni Henare
Party Te Pāti Māori Labour
Popular vote 6,948 3,429
Percentage 65.01% 32.08%

Margin of victory

MP before election

Takutai Tarsh Kemp
Te Pāti Māori

Elected MP

Oriini Kaipara
Te Pāti Māori

A by-election was held in the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate on 6 September 2025. The by-election was triggered by the death of Takutai Tarsh Kemp, an MP for Te Pāti Māori.

Broadcaster Oriini Kaipara held the seat for Te Pāti Māori, defeating Labour MP Peeni Henare, who previously held it between 2014 and 2023.