Candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election by electorate
# Candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election by electorate

65 electorate members of the New Zealand House of Representatives were elected in the general election on 12 October 1996.

## General electorates

Unless otherwise noted the information is sourced from here:

### Albany

1996 general election: Albany :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Progressive Green | Miles Allen | | none | |
| | NZ First | Terry Heffernan | Contested Wanganui in 1993 | 28 | |
| | Natural Law | Tom Hopwood | | 26 | |
| | Labour | Colin Hutchinson | | none | |
| | Alliance | Heather McConachy | | 18 | |
| | National | Murray McCully | Incumbent for East Coast Bays | 21 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Tina Nevin | | none | |
| | Christian Coalition | Judith Phillips | | 29 | |
| | ACT | Marilyn Thomas | | 13 | |
| Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates ||||||
| | Labour | Ann Batten | Resigned from party | n/a | |
| | National | Don McKinnon | Contesting list only | Contesting list only | |

### Aoraki

1996 general election: Aoraki :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | NZ First | Jenny Bloxham | Contested Timaru in 1993 | 5 | |
| | National | Stuart Boag | | 54 | |
| | ACT | Alan Cone | | none | |
| | Christian Coalition | Robin Donovan | | none | |
| | Labour | Jim Sutton | Incumbent for Timaru | 18 | |
| | Natural Law | Royal van der Werf | | 51 | |
| | Alliance | Rex Verity | | 32 | |

### Auckland Central

1996 general election: Auckland Central :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Progressive Green | Laurence Boomert | | 5 | |
| | Blokes Liberation Front | Chris Brady | | | |
| | Independent | Victor Bryers | | | |
| | Independent | Peter de Jonge | | | |
| | National | Shane Frith | | 50 | |
| | ACT | Rodney Hide | | 7 | |
| | Independent | Adam Le Lievre | | | |
| | Alliance | Sandra Lee | | 2 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Barrie Patterson | | none | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Alistair Ramsden | | 36 | |
| | Green Society | Simon Reeves | | 1 | |
| | Independent | Lynne Robertson | | | |
| | Republican | Duane Sutton | | | |
| | Labour | Judith Tizard | Incumbent for Panmure | 11 | |
| | Natural Law | Mark Watts | | 8 | |
| | NZ First | Richard Whittaker | | 43 | |
| | Citizens Party | Wayne Young | | | |

### Banks Peninsula

1996 general election: Banks Peninsula :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Dominion Workers | Anton Bailey | | | |
| | National | David Carter | Incumbent for Selwyn | 41 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Neville Chamberlain | | 35 | |
| | Alliance | Rod Donald | | 10 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Dyson | Incumbent for Lyttelton | 19 | |
| | NZ First | Ross Gluer | Contested Lyttelton in 1993 | 25 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Elizabeth Holland | | none | |
| | Independent | Ann Lewis | | | |
| | ACT | Jeff Lopas | | | |
| | Natural Law | David Lovell-Smith | | 2 | |

### Bay of Plenty

1996 general election: Bay of Plenty :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Alliance | Jim Bennett | | none | |
| | Communist League | Patrick Brown | | | |
| | NZ First | Peter Brown | | 13 | |
| | Natural Law | Lew Cormack | | 62 | |
| | Progressive Green | Graeme Leech | | none | |
| | Te Tawharau | Rangitukehu David Paul | | none | |
| | National | Tony Ryall | Incumbent for Eastern Bay of Plenty | 29 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Mark Servian | | 1 | |
| | Labour | Julie Tucker | | none | |
| | Christian Coalition | Judy Turner | | none | |
| | ACT | Reg Turner | | 56 | |

### Christchurch Central

1996 general election: Christchurch Central :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Independent | David Christopher Ball | | | |
| | ACT | Matthew Ball | | 26 | |
| | Progressive Green | Gillian Baillie | | none | |
| | Labour | Tim Barnett | | none | |
| | Communist League | Patrick Brown | | | |
| | Natural Law | Raymond Cain | | 31 | |
| | Alliance | Liz Gordon | | 13 | |
| | United NZ | Jacinta Grice | | 16 | |
| | NZ First | Ron Mark | Contested Selwyn for Labour in 1993 | 11 | |
| | National | Kerry Sullivan | | none | |
| Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates ||||||
| | Labour | Lianne Dalziel | Contesting list only | Contesting list only | |
| | National | John Connelly | Withdrew following sexual allegations | none | |
| | Alliance | Joanna Waiwai Ryan | Won selection, result later overruled | n/a | |

### Christchurch East

1996 general election: Christchurch East :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Jeffrey Buchanan | | 51 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Phil Clayton | | 61 | |
| | National | Sue McKenzie | | 61 | |
| | Natural Law | Sean O'Connor | | 30 | |
| | NZ First | Lem Pearse | | 40 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Tim Shadbolt | Contested Selwyn for NZ First in 1994 by-election | 8 | |
| | Labour | Larry Sutherland | Incumbent for Avon | none | |
| | Alliance | Marie Venning | | 34 | |

### Clutha-Southland

1996 general election: Clutha-Southland :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | National | Bill English | Incumbent for Wallace | 9 | |
| | Alliance | Tracey Hicks | | 61 | |
| | ACT | Peter Snow | | 16 | |
| | Labour | Lesley Soper | Contested Wallace in 1993 | 33 | |
| | Natural Law | Gilbert Urquhart | | 54 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Robyn West | Contested Wallace in 1993 | 5 | |
| | NZ First | Alan Wise | | 53 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Russell Zwies | | none | |

### Coromandel

1996 general election: Coromandel :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | Vern Byrne | | none | |
| | Progressive Green | Ralph Dell | | none | |
| | Alliance | Jeanette Fitzsimons | Contested Hauraki in 1993 | 3 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Hawkeswood | | none | |
| | Natural Law | Mimousse Hodgson | | 17 | |
| | ACT | Thomas Howard | | 33 | |
| | NZ First | Robyn McDonald | | 14 | |
| | United NZ | Gail McIntosh | | 12 | |
| | National | Murray McLean | | none | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Gary Young | | 57 | |
| Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates ||||||
| | National | Robert Anderson | Withdrew due to illness | Withdrew due to illness | |

### Dunedin North

1996 general election: Dunedin North :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | NZ First | Neil Benson | | 24 | |
| | United NZ | Graeme Brown | | 19 | |
| | Alliance | Jim Flynn | Contested electorate in 1993 | 31 | |
| | Labour | Pete Hodgson | | 30 | |
| | Natural Law | Mary-Anne McGregor | | 19 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Doug Mackie | | 14 | |
| | ACT | Michael Steeneveld | | 14 | |
| | National | Margie Stevens | | 39 | |

### Dunedin South

1996 general election: Dunedin South :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Progressive Green | David Beatty | | none | |
| | Labour | Michael Cullen | Incumbent for St Kilda | 2 | |
| | ACT | Roland Henderson | | 29 | |
| | National | Malcolm MacPherson | | none | |
| | Alliance | Leah McBey | | 17 | |
| | NZ First | Noeline McGlynn | | 57 | |
| | Independent | Alan William McDonald | | | |
| | United NZ | Clive Matthewson | Incumbent for Dunedin West | 1 | |
| | Natural Law | Inga Schader | | 23 | |

### Epsom

1996 general election: Epsom :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | John Boscawen | | 25 | |
| | Green Society | Sam Cunningham | | 5 | |
| | Labour | Helen Duncan | | 22 | |
| | National | Christine Fletcher | Incumbent for Eden | 22 | |
| | Progressive Green | Rob Fenwick | | 1 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Kerry Hoole | | 42 | |
| | Natural Law | Bryan Lee | | 1 | |
| | NZ First | Gavin Logan | | 46 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Ewen McQueen | | 4 | |
| | United NZ | Bryan Mockridge | | 20 | |
| | Libertarianz | Lindsay Perigo | | 1 | |
| | Alliance | Mary Tierney | | 37 | |

### Hamilton East

1996 general election: Hamilton East :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Natural Law | John G. Cleary | | 4 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Justine Francis | | 13 | |
| | Independent | Patricia Neagle | | | |
| | Alliance | Ashok Parbhu | | 39 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Lindsay Priest | | 39 | |
| | National | Tony Steel | Contested electorate in 1993 | 44 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | Leslie Stroud | | 4 | |
| | Progressive Green | Dianna Tawharu | | none | |
| | ACT | Graeme Williams | | 45 | |
| | NZ First | Doug Woolerton | | 8 | |
| | Labour | Dianne Yates | | 16 | |

### Hamilton West

1996 general election: Hamilton West :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Peter Caldwell | | 18 | |
| | Natural Law | Mike Dunn | | 45 | |
| | Labour | Martin Gallagher | | 24 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Eleanor Goodall | | 37 | |
| | Progressive Green | Robert Henderson | | none | |
| | NZ First | Neil Kirton | | 12 | |
| | ACT | Garry Mallett | | 27 | |
| | Alliance | John Pemberton | | 57 | |
| | National | Bob Simcock | | 45 | |

### Hunua

1996 general election: Hunua :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Christian Coalition | Enosa Auva'a | | 41 | |
| | NZ First | Patra de Coudray | | 39 | |
| | ACT | Simon Harding | | 31 | |
| | Republican | Sophie James | | | |
| | National | Warren Kyd | Incumbent for Clevedon | 40 | |
| | Alliance | Huia Mitchell | | 64 | |
| | United NZ | John Robertson | Incumbent for Papakura | 4 | |
| | Labour | Paul Schofield | | none | |

### Hutt South

1996 general election: Hutt South :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Alliance | Peter Love | | none | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Alastair McGlinchy | | 31 | |
| | National | Joy McLauchlan | Incumbent for Western Hutt | 13 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Mallard | Incumbent for Pencarrow | none | |
| | ACT | Chris Milne | | 11 | |
| | NZ First | Deborah Morris | | 9 | |
| | United NZ | Frank Owen | | 13 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | Jack Powell | | 3 | |
| | Independent | Brian Russell | | | |
| | Natural Law | Angela Slade | | 60 | |

### Ilam

1996 general election: Ilam :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | United NZ | Margaret Austin | Incumbent for Yaldhurst | 2 | |
| | NZ First | Helen Broughton | | 29 | |
| | National | Gerry Brownlee | Contested Sydenham in 1993 | 47 | |
| | Labour | Eamon Daly | | none | |
| | Alliance | Jan Davey | | 25 | |
| | ACT | Nigel Mattison | | 15 | |
| | Natural Law | Andrew Sanderson | | 28 | |

### Invercargill

1996 general election: Invercargill :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Louis Crimp | | 49 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Anthony Hobbs | | 48 | |
| | NZ First | Owen Horton | | 49 | |
| | Natural Law | Jacque Hughes | | 61 | |
| | Independent | Philip Jones | Contested electorate in 1993 | Contested electorate in 1993 | |
| | United NZ | Stuart Jordan | | 23 | |
| | Labour | Mark Peck | | 21 | |
| | National | Eric Roy | Incumbent for Awarua | 23 | |
| | Alliance | Bruce Stirling | | 56 | |

### Kaikoura

1996 general election: Kaikoura :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Independent | Desmond Joseph Bell | | | |
| | Natural Law | Anne Brigid | | 58 | |
| | Alliance | Ian Ewen-Street | | 52 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Rodney Hansen | | 33 | |
| | NZ First | Tom Harrison | | 20 | |
| | Labour | Marian Hobbs | Contested Selwyn in 1994 | 12 | |
| | National | Doug Kidd | | 14 | |
| | ACT | Peter King-Talbot | | 52 | |

### Karapiro

1996 general election: Karapiro :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Vince Ashworth | | 12 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Craig Beere | | 22 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Philip Holdway-Davis | | none | |
| | Natural Law | Belinda Hills | | 47 | |
| | Alliance | John Kilbride | | 36 | |
| | National | John Luxton | Incumbent for Matamata | 33 | |
| | United NZ | Tim Macindoe | | 11 | |
| | Labour | Sue Moroney | | 31 | |
| | Mana Māori Movement | Lai Toy | | none | |

### Mahia

1996 general election: Mahia :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Craig Bauld | | | none |
| | Independent | Luke Donnelly | | | |
| | National | Wayne Kimber | Contested Gisborne in 1993 | 59 | |
| | Labour | Janet Mackey | Incumbent for Gisborne | 17 | |
| | Natural Law | Roy Neumegen | | none | |
| | NZ First | Gordon Preston | | 47 | |
| | Alliance | Graham Smith | | 59 | |

### Mana

1996 general election: Mana :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Progressive Green | David Green | | 11 | |
| | NZ First | Graham Harding | | 17 | |
| | Independent | Marie Iupeli | | | |
| | Labour | Graham Kelly | Incumbent for Porirua | 13 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Renton Maclauchlan | | 36 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Grant Prankered | | 29 | |
| | Natural Law | Wayne Shepherd | | 49 | |
| | Alliance | Vernon Tile | | 33 | |
| | National | Allan Wells | | none | |
| | ACT | Neil Wilson | | 44 | |

### Mangere

1996 general election: Mangere :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Natural Law | Grant Bilyard | | none | |
| | National | David Broome | | none | |
| | Labour | Taito Phillip Field | Incumbent for Otara | none | |
| | United NZ | Francis Ifopo | | 21 | |
| | ACT | Kevin Mathewson | | 46 | |
| | NZ First | Thomas Moana | | 60 | |
| | Advance NZ | Afamasaga Rasmussen | | 4 | |
| | Alliance | Len Richards | Contested electorate in 1993 | 60 | |
| | Christian Coalition | James Ward | | none | |

### Manukau East

1996 general election: Manukau East :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | NZ First | Ngaire Clark | | 58 | |
| | ACT | Patrick Cole | | none | |
| | Natural Law | Greg Dodds | | 33 | |
| | United NZ | Ted Faleauto | | 8 | |
| | Alliance | Tafa Mulitalo | | 21 | |
| | Labour | Ross Robertson | Incumbent for Papatoetoe | none | |
| | Conservatives | Trevor Rogers | Incumbent for Howick | 1 | |
| | Advance NZ | Taimalelagi Tofilau | | 3 | |
| | Communist League | Annalucia Vermunt | | | |
| | National | Ken Yee | | 64 | |

### Manurewa

1996 general election: Manurewa :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Green Society | Colin Amery | | 8 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Derek Craig | Contested electorate in 1993 | 30 | |
| | Labour | George Hawkins | | none | |
| | United NZ | Malcolm Hood | | 9 | |
| | Alliance | Willie Jackson | | 20 | |
| | Natural Law | Faye McLaren | | 50 | |
| | NZ First | Roger Mail | | 51 | |
| | National | Les Marinkovich | | none | |
| | Christian Coalition | Braden Matson | | 31 | |
| | ACT | John Thompson | | 40 | |

### Maungakiekie

1996 general election: Maungakiekie :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Progressive Green | Dorothy Bond | | none | |
| | Natural Law | Graeme Lodge | | 20 | |
| | NZ First | Gilbert Myles | Contested Roskill in 1993 | 15 | |
| | Labour | Richard Northey | Incumbent for Onehunga | 29 | |
| | ACT | Angus Ogilvie | | 28 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | John Orchard | | none | |
| | Republican | Bill Puru | | | |
| | Alliance | Matt Robson | | 7 | |
| | United NZ | Ramparkash Samujh | | 10 | |
| | Advance NZ | England So'onalole | | 1 | |
| | National | Belinda Vernon | | 18 | |

### Napier

1996 general election: Napier :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Labour | Geoff Braybrooke | | none | |
| | Alliance | Robin Gwynn | | 53 | |
| | ACT | Jean Hill | | 19 | |
| | Natural Law | Ian Levingston | | 32 | |
| | NZ First | Stuart Spencer | | 42 | |
| | National | Kathryn Ward | | 65 | |

### Nelson

1996 general election: Nelson :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Christian Coalition | Nick Barber | Contested electorate in 1993 | 18 | |
| | Labour | John Blincoe | | 23 | |
| | NZ First | Bernard Downey | Contested electorate in 1993 | 22 | |
| | Natural Law | Michelle McGregor | | 39 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Tim Owens | | 19 | |
| | National | Nick Smith | Incumbent for Tasman | 30 | |
| | Alliance | Mike Ward | Contested electorate in 1993 | 47 | |
| | ACT | Graeme Williams | | none | |

### New Lynn

1996 general election: New Lynn :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Progressive Green | Mark Darin | | none | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Richard Foster | | none | |
| | National | Richard Gardner | | none | |
| | Labour | Phil Goff | Incumbent for Roskill | none | |
| | United NZ | John Hubscher | | 26 | |
| | Natural Law | Les McGrath | | 63 | |
| | NZ First | Dawn Mullins | Contested electorate in 1993 | 52 | |
| | Advance NZ | James Prescott | | 2 | |
| | Alliance | Cliff Robinson | Contested electorate in 1993 | none | |

### New Plymouth

1996 general election: New Plymouth :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Labour | Harry Duynhoven | | none | |
| | Alliance | Sue Gaffy | | 40 | |
| | ACT | Tony Huston | | 32 | |
| | National | Roger Maxwell | Incumbent for Taranaki | 25 | |
| | Progressive Green | Paul O'Neill | | none | |
| | NZ First | Harry Slaats | | 48 | |
| | Natural Law | Bruce Sowry | Contested electorate in 1993 | 29 | |

### North Shore

1996 general election: North Shore :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | NZ First | Ann Batten | Contested Glenfield in 1993 | 3 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Julie Belding | | 8 | |
| | Labour | Perry Cameron | | none | |
| | Alliance | Joel Cayford | Contested electorate in 1993 | 23 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Felix Clark | | none | |
| | Progressive Green | Cassandra Doherty | | none | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | Trevor Gilligan | | 2 | |
| | Green Society | Bradley Heising | | 10 | |
| | Natural Law | Gail Pianta | | 7 | |
| | ACT | Derek Quigley | Former MP | 2 | |
| | National | Wayne Mapp | | 58 | |

### Northcote

1996 general election: Northcote :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Kieran Bird | | 30 | |
| | Alliance | Grant Gillon | Contested Glenfield in 1993 | 11 | |
| | Labour | Ann Hartley | Contested Birkenhead in 1993 | 47 | |
| | United NZ | Peter Hilt | Incumbent for Glenfield | 6 | |
| | Progressive Green | Peter Lee | | 9 | |
| | Green Society | Merete Molving | | 3 | |
| | Natural Law | Kevin O'Brien | | 22 | |
| | NZ First | Janie Phillips | | 26 | |
| | National | Ian Revell | Incumbent for Birkenhead | 36 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Bernard Smith | | 8 | |
| | Republican | Pamera Warner | | | |

### Northland

1996 general election: Northland :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Natural Law | Leigh Bush | | 57 | |
| | National | John Carter | Incumbent for Far North | 34 | |
| | Independent | Cherry Daly | | | |
| | Alliance | Frank Grover | | 5 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Ned Jack | | none | |
| | ACT | John Latimer | | 38 | |
| | Labour | Peter Pangari | | none | |
| | NZ First | Ron Peters | | none | |
| | Progressive Green | Kevin Prime | | 15 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Dale Magnus Taylor | | 47 | |

### Ohariu-Belmont

1996 general election: Ohariu-Belmont :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Alliance | Phillida Bunkle | | 9 | |
| | NZ First | Ernie Davis | | none | |
| | Natural Law | Penelope Donovan | | 6 | |
| | United NZ | Peter Dunne | Incumbent for Onslow | 3 | |
| | ACT | Ken Shirley | Former MP | 3 | |
| | Labour | Verna Smith | Contested Eden in 1993 | 25 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Rosemarie Thomas | | 15 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Jonat Wharton | | 21 | |

### Otago

1996 general election: Otago :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Independent | Bruce Albitson | Contested Waitaki in 1993 | Contested Waitaki in 1993 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Grant Bradfield | | 6 | |
| | ACT | Anne Dill | | 9 | |
| | Natural Law | Carolyn Drake | | 34 | |
| | Independent | Garth Hamilton | | | |
| | National | Gavan Herlihy | | 57 | |
| | United NZ | Kevin Fleury | | 17 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Mike Legge | | 25 | |
| | Conservatives | Margaret McHugh | | 2 | |
| | NZ First | Stan Perkins | | 55 | |
| | Alliance | Norman Wood | | 45 | |
| | Labour | Janet Yiakmis | | none | |

### Otaki

1996 general election: Otaki :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Robin Culee | | 34 | |
| | Natural Law | Ian Gaustad | | 16 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Kevin Honore | | 33 | |
| | Labour | Judy Keall | Incumbent for Horowhenua | none | |
| | Alliance | Mike Smith | | 16 | |
| | National | Roger Sowry | Incumbent for Kapiti | 15 | |
| | NZ First | Jack Tamihana | | 56 | |
| Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates ||||||
| | ACT | Eddie Perkins | Ineligible due to citizenship | | |

### Owairaka

1996 general election: Owairaka :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Advance NZ | Eric Chuah | | 5 | |
| | Labour | Helen Clark | Incumbent for Mt Albert | 1 | |
| | ACT | Andrew Couper | | none | |
| | Natural Law | Martin Davy | | 52 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Julia Johnson | | 50 | |
| | NZ First | Jason Keiller | | 20 | |
| | Alliance | Keith Locke | Contested Eden in 1993 | 24 | |
| | National | Phil Raffills | | 46 | |
| Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates ||||||
| | National | Cheryl Parsons | Withdrew due to low list placing | 66 | |

### Pakuranga

1996 general election: Pakuranga :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Alliance | Trevor Barnard | | 29 | |
| | Labour | James Clarke | | none | |
| | Progressive Green | Catherine Forsyth | | none | |
| | Natural Law | John Hodgson | | 3 | |
| | ACT | Heather Mackay | Contested electorate in 1993 | 23 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Craig Starrenburg | | none | |
| | National | Maurice Williamson | | 20 | |

### Palmerston North

1996 general election: Palmerston North :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Alliance | Gerard Hehir | Contested electorate in 1993 | 28 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Grant Bowater | | 16 | |
| | NZ First | Trevor Jans | | 38 | |
| | Labour | Steve Maharey | | none | |
| | Natural Law | Tony Martin | | 10 | |
| | National | George Mathew | | 62 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Paddy O'Neil | | none | |
| | ACT | Val Wilde | | 17 | |

### Port Waikato

1996 general election: Port Waikato :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | National | Bill Birch | Incumbent for Franklin | 3 | |
| | United NZ | Diane Colson | | 7 | |
| | Natural Law | Rhonda-Lisa Comins | | 64 | |
| | NZ First | John Forbes | | 31 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Rick Hayward | | none | |
| | Labour | Terry Hughes | | none | |
| | ACT | Marlene Lamb | | 20 | |
| | Alliance | Francis Petchey | | 65 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | David Sutcliffe | | 64 | |
| Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates ||||||
| | Labour | Paul Harris | | none | |

### Rakaia

1996 general election: Rakaia :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Christian Coalition | Rosemary Francis | | 15 | |
| | United NZ | John Howie | | 15 | |
| | NZ First | Colleen Page | | 32 | |
| | ACT | Dean Richardson | | 37 | |
| | Alliance | Mark Robertson | | 62 | |
| | National | Jenny Shipley | | 4 | |
| | Natural Law | Ian Smillie | | 55 | |
| | Labour | Geoff Stone | | 39 | |

### Rangitikei

1996 general election: Rangitikei :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Victor Bailey | | 55 | |
| | Independent | Bruce Beetham | Former MP | Former MP | |
| | Natural Law | John Blatchford | | 46 | |
| | Conservatives | Jim Howard | | 18 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Vic Jarvis | | 20 | |
| | Alliance | Hamish MacIntyre | Contested Manawatu in 1993 | 19 | |
| | National | Denis Marshall | | 32 | |
| | Labour | Jill White | Incumbent for Manawatu | 9 | |
| | NZ First | Peter Woolston | | 54 | |

### Rimutaka

1996 general election: Rimutaka :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | National | Karyn Bisdee | | 48 | |
| | ACT | Owen Dance | | 21 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Dan Hegarty | | none | |
| | Christian Coalition | Geoff Hounsell | | 12 | |
| | NZ First | Peter McCardle | Incumbent for Heretaunga | 4 | |
| | Labour | Paul Swain | Incumbent for Eastern Hutt | none | |
| | Alliance | Brendan Tracey | | 55 | |
| | Natural Law | Neil West | | none | |

### Rodney

1996 general election: Rodney :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Green Society | Vic Albon | | 6 | |
| | Labour | Mike Coutanche | | none | |
| | ACT | Brian Dent | | 53 | |
| | NZ First | David Gill | | 34 | |
| | Progressive Green | Callum Hayes | | none | |
| | United NZ | Michael Hilt | | 28 | |
| | Alliance | Mike Lee | | none | |
| | Independent | Ross Meurant | Incumbent for Hobson | Incumbent for Hobson | |
| | National | Lockwood Smith | Incumbent for Kaipara | 8 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Val Smith | | 7 | |
| | Natural Law | Angela Wood | | 36 | |

### Rongotai

1996 general election: Rongotai :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | United NZ | Steven Bright | | 14 | |
| | ACT | Stephen Gore | | 43 | |
| | Alliance | Bill Hamilton | | 26 | |
| | Labour | Annette King | Incumbent for Miramar | 6 | |
| | National | David Major | | 38 | |
| | Private Enterprise | Frank Moncur | | | |
| | Natural Law | Richard Moreham | | 15 | |
| | Asia Pacific | Mano'o Mulitalo | | 1 | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Kevin Patrick O'Connell | | none | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Greg Smith | | 10 | |

### Rotorua

1996 general election: Rotorua :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | National | Max Bradford | Incumbent for Tarawera | none | |
| | Natural Law | Frank Gwynne | | 38 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Adrian Holroyd | | 20 | |
| | Labour | Rosemary Michie | | 46 | |
| | Conservatives | Dennis Quirke | | 4 | |
| | Alliance | Keith Ridings | Contested electorate in 1993 | 22 | |
| | NZ First | Charles Sturt | | 44 | |
| | Te Tawharau | Hawea Vercoe | | 3 | |
| | Progressive Green | Allan Williams | | none | |
| | Christian Coalition | Geoff Winter | | 38 | |
| | ACT | Stephen Wrathall | | 47 | |

### Tamaki

1996 general election: Tamaki :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | NZ First | Ron Chamberlain | | 45 | |
| | Independent | Sue Henry | | | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Hunt | Incumbent for New Lynn | 7 | |
| | Advance NZ | Manu Prescott | | 8 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | A.J. Russell | | none | |
| | ACT | Patricia Schnauer | | 5 | |
| | National | Clem Simich | | 42 | |
| | Progressive Green | Rodger Spiller | | 6 | |
| | Alliance | Rosalie Steward | | 42 | |
| | Green Society | Peter Whitmore | | 2 | |

### Taranaki-King Country

1996 general election: Taranaki-King Country :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Mana Māori Movement | Jacqui Amohanga | | 7 | |
| | National | Jim Bolger | | 1 | |
| | Labour | Peter Calvert | | none | |
| | Alliance | Kevin Campbell | | 48 | |
| | Natural Law | Joanna Grieg | | 59 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Anand Hayso | Contested electorate in 1993 | 17 | |
| | ACT | Trevor Johnson | | none | |
| | NZ First | Robin Ord | | 33 | |
| | Independent | Brett Power | | | |
| Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates ||||||
| | Labour | Murray Simpson | | none | |

### Taupo

1996 general election: Taupo :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Labour | Mark Burton | | 10 | |
| | Alliance | Sheryl Cadman | | 43 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | David Dick | | 35 | |
| | ACT | Adrian Dixon | | 41 | |
| | Natural Law | Jan Flynn | | 53 | |
| | National | John McCarthy | | none | |
| | NZ First | Ian Peters | Former MP | 16 | |
| | Conservatives | Bob Vine | | 5 | |

### Tauranga

1996 general election: Tauranga :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Alliance | Gary Barham | Contested electorate in 1993 | 50 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Graeme Cairns | | 65 | |
| | Labour | Stephanie Hammond | | none | |
| | Independent | Maxime Leech | | | |
| | National | Katherine O'Regan | Incumbent for Waipa | 10 | |
| | NZ First | Winston Peters | | 1 | |
| | ACT | Michael Ryan | | | |
| | Christian Coalition | Kel Steiner | | none | |
| | Te Tawharau | Steven Te Kani | | 5 | |
| | Natural Law | Helen Treadwell | Contested Whangarei in 1993 | 40 | |

### Tukituki

1996 general election: Tukituki :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Alliance | Harry Alchin-Smith | | 41 | |
| | Labour | Rick Barker | | 28 | |
| | NZ First | Keri James Kingi | | 41 | |
| | ACT | John Ormond | | 10 | |
| | Natural Law | Martyn Ouseley | | 27 | |
| | National | Graeme Reeves | Contested Miramar in 1993 | 60 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Helma Vermeulen | | 24 | |
| | Asia Pacific | Tuli Wong Kee | | 6 | |

### Waimakariri

1996 general election: Waimakariri :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Ross Andrews | | none | |
| | Christian Coalition | Lindsay Bain | | 23 | |
| | Natural Law | Mike Barthmelmeh | | 21 | |
| | NZ First | Claire Bulman | | 19 | |
| | National | Jim Gerard | Incumbent for Rangiora | 17 | |
| | Independent | Peter Hawkhead | | | |
| | Labour | Mike Moore | Incumbent for Christchurch North | none | |
| | Alliance | John Wright | Contested Rangiora in 1993 | 4 | |

### Waipareira

1996 general election: Waipareira :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Natural Law | Judy Boock | | 13 | |
| | Labour | Chris Carter | Incumbent for Te Atatu | none | |
| | NZ First | Jack Elder | Incumbent for Henderson | 7 | |
| | ACT | Chris Fidoe | | none | |
| | Alliance | Laila Harré | Contested Te Atatu in 1993 | 8 | |
| | National | Brian Neeson | Incumbent for Waitakere | 35 | |
| | Republican | Akesa Tagaloa-Faleiva | | | |

### Wairarapa

1996 general election: Wairarapa :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Natural Law | Bruce Brown | | 18 | |
| | National | Wyatt Creech | | 12 | |
| | ACT | Derek Daniell | | 42 | |
| | World Socialist | Christopher Fackney | | | |
| | NZ First | George Groombridge | | 35 | |
| | Progressive Green | Mathew Horrocks | | 12 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Mike Lloyd | | 10 | |
| | Alliance | Dave MacPherson | | 14 | |
| | Labour | Lynette Stutz | | 35 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Vince Terreni | Contested Auckland Central in 1990 | none | |

### Waitakere

1996 general election: Waitakere :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Progressive Green | Mark Bellingham | | 4 | |
| | Superannuitants & Youth | John Cronin | Contested Tauranga in 1993 | 1 | |
| | ACT | Stephen Depiazzi | | 54 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Gravity George | | none | |
| | Green Society | Hans Grueber | | 4 | |
| | National | Marie Hasler | Former MP | 27 | |
| | Natural Law | Kay Morgan | | 25 | |
| | NZ First | John Riddell | | 62 | |
| | Labour | Suzanne Sinclair | Incumbent for Titirangi | 27 | |
| | Alliance | Liz Thomas | | 38 | |

### Wellington Central

1996 general election: Wellington Central :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Michael Appleby | | 1 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Robin Corner | | 14 | |
| | Progressive Green | Alison Davis | | 3 | |
| | Independent | Andy Foster | | | |
| | United NZ | Pauline Gardiner | Incumbent for Wellington-Karori | 5 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Ross Gardner | | 27 | |
| | Alliance | Danna Glendining | | 30 | |
| | Mana Māori Movement | Waiariki Grace | | 12 | |
| | Libertarianz | Nikolas Haden | | 9 | |
| | Natural Law | Daniel Meares | | 14 | |
| | NZ First | Sarah Porter | | none | |
| | ACT | Richard Prebble | Contested Auckland Central in 1993 | 1 | |
| | Asia Pacific | Rama Ramanathan | | 2 | |
| | Independent | Peter Franklin Robinson | | | |
| | Labour | Alick Shaw | | none | |
| | National | Mark Thomas | | 49 | |

### West Coast-Tasman

1996 general election: West Coast-Tasman :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Alliance | Richard Davies | | 49 | |
| | Progressive Green | Gwenny Davis | | 7 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Iola Griffin | | none | |
| | ACT | Owen Jennings | | 6 | |
| | NZ First | Marlene Kennedy | | 61 | |
| | National | Margaret Moir | Contested West Coast in 1993 | 51 | |
| | Labour | Damien O'Connor | Incumbent for West Coast | 32 | |
| | Natural Law | Mark Rayner | | 41 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Steve Richards | | 6 | |
| | Independent | Ken Waldron | | | |

### Whanganui

1996 general election: Whanganui :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Christian Coalition | Gael Donoghue | Contested electorate in 1993 | 11 | |
| | National | Peter Gresham | Incumbent for Waitotara | 24 | |
| | Natural Law | Kevin Harvey | | 43 | |
| | Alliance | Caroline Lampp | | 27 | |
| | ACT | John Lithgow | Former MP | 39 | |
| | NZ First | Duncan Mathews | | 50 | |
| | Labour | Jill Pettis | | 14 | |
| | Conservatives | Eric Werder | | 3 | |

### Whangarei

1996 general election: Whangarei :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | National | John Banks | | 16 | |
| | NZ First | Brian Donnelly | Contested electorate in 1993 | 6 | |
| | Independent | Paul Gourlie | Contested electorate in 1993 | Contested electorate in 1993 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Grose | | none | |
| | Natural Law | Guy David Hatchard | | 9 | |
| | Independent | Mary Le Myre | | | |
| | Alliance | Brian Morris | | 63 | |
| | ACT | Muriel Newman | | 8 | |
| | United NZ | Gray Phillips | | 29 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Richard Wolfe | | none | |

### Wigram

1996 general election: Wigram :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Progressive Green | Jules Adams | | none | |
| | Alliance | Jim Anderton | Incumbent for Sydenham | 1 | |
| | United NZ | John Austin | | none | |
| | NZ First | Nicci Bergman | Contested Sydenham in 1993 | 23 | |
| | Economic Euthenics | Tubby Hansen | Contested Sydenham in 1993 | Contested Sydenham in 1993 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Nick Harper | | 45 | |
| | Natural Law | Warwick Jones | | 11 | |
| | National | Angus McKay | | 53 | |
| | Dominion Workers | Clifford Mundy | Contested Sydenham in 1993 | Contested Sydenham in 1993 | |
| | Labour | Mick Ozimek | | none | |
| | Independent | Averil Tunridge | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Wakeman | | | |
| | ACT | Stu Whyte | | | |

## Maori electorates

### Te Puku O Te Whenua

1996 general election: Te Puku O Te Whenua :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Donna Awatere Huata | | 4 | |
| | Natural Law | Tim Irwin | Contested Southern Maori in 1993 | 48 | |
| | Alliance | Rewi James | | 54 | |
| | Te Tawharau | Niko John Maihi | | 4 | |
| | Mana Māori Movement | Ken Mair | | 8 | |
| | Independent | Te Aroha Jack Mei | | | |
| | Indigenous Peoples | Turangapito Parata | | | |
| | National | Timoti Te Heuheu | | none | |
| | Labour | Rino Tirikatene | | none | |
| | Christian Coalition | Maahi Tukapa | | 34 | |
| | NZ First | Rana Waitai | | 27 | |
| | Nga Iwi Morehu | Jennifer Waitai-Rapana | | | |

### Te Tai Hauauru

1996 general election: Te Tai Hauauru :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | Derek Alston | | none | |
| | Mana Māori Movement | Angeline Greensill | | 1 | |
| | Alliance | Te Pare Joseph | | 58 | |
| | ACT | Merania Karauria | | 18 | |
| | Labour | Nanaia Mahuta | | 8 | |
| | National | Tahuna Minhinnick | | none | |
| | NZ First | Tuku Morgan | | 10 | |
| | Indigenous Peoples | Kotene Pihima | | | |
| | Natural Law | Ken Thomas | | 44 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Rawiri Whare | Contested Southern Maori in 1993 | none | |

### Te Tai Rawhiti

1996 general election: Te Tai Rawhiti :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | ACT | Hinemoa Awatere | | | |
| | National | Peta Butt | | 56 | |
| | Te Tawharau | Willie Coates | | 1 | |
| | NZ First | Tuariki Delamere | | 18 | |
| | Mana Māori Movement | Tame Iti | Contested Eastern Maori in 1993 | 2 | |
| | Alliance | Alamein Kopu | Contested Eastern Maori in 1993 | 12 | |
| | Natural Law | Lynne Patterson | | 24 | |
| | Labour | Peter Tapsell | Incumbent for Eastern Maori | none | |

### Te Tai Tokerau

1996 general election: Te Tai Tokerau :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | Natural Law | Mere Austin | | 5 | |
| | Independent | Maryanne Baker | | | |
| | Alliance | Peter Campbell | | 35 | |
| | National | Rihari Dick Dargaville | | 55 | |
| | Labour | Joe Hawke | | 15 | |
| | NZ First | Tau Henare | Incumbent for Northern Maori | 2 | |
| | McGillicuddy Serious | K.T. Julian | | 4 | |
| | Christian Coalition | Larry Sytherland | | none | |
| | Indigenous Peoples | Kingi Eruera Taurua | | | |

### Te Tai Tonga

1996 general election: Te Tai Tonga :

| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. | Blue background denotes an incumbent.  Pink background denotes a current list MP.  Yellow background denotes a retiring MP. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Notes | List # | Source |
| | National | Cliff Bedwell | | 63 | |
| | Alliance | Hone Kaiwai | | 15 | |
| | Mana Māori Movement | Eva Rickard | | none | |
| | Labour | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | Incumbent for Southern Maori | none | |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Honty Whaanga | | 17 | |
| | NZ First | Tu Wyllie | | 36 | |
