# 16 MPs likely voted out of Parliament > 16 MPs exit Parliament after election results. - Title: 16 MPs likely voted out of Parliament · RNZ | Shortify - Summary: 16 MPs exit Parliament after election results. 16 MPs including National's Nicola Willis and Gerry Brownlee will not return to Parliament following election… - Keywords: new zealand, parliament, national party, labour party, election 2026, RNZ - Source: RNZ — https://rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/2585373/the-16-mps-likely-voted-out-of-parliament - Author: RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa - Published: 2026-11-13T18:59:59+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: new zealand, parliament, national party, labour party, election 2026, mp, politics, news ## National Party exits National Party's Nicola Willis, Gerry Brownlee, and 15 others will not return to Parliament after election results. > not even a massive 131-seat parliament could save these jobs ## Nicola Willis Nicola Willis, deputy leader and finance minister, left National after 2018 election and returned to Parliament. > she had worked as a staffer for both john key and bill english ## Gerry Brownlee Gerry Brownlee leaves Parliament as father of the House and Speaker. > he became mp for ilam in the first mmp election of 1996 ## Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith won 30.5 percent of votes but lost to David Seymour in election. > he shifted from the one-tick strategy he'd run in epsom ## Chris Bishop Chris Bishop lost Hutt South to Labour's Ginny Andersen after 2020 election. > he acknowledged his chances of returning in the final count were extremely unlikely ## Vanessa Weenink Vanessa Weenink switched from Labour to National after NZ Medical Association disestablished. > she would not miss the abuse from members of the public ## Labour MPs Labour's Deborah Russell, Rachel Boyack, and Dan Rosewarne lost their seats in election. > she had lost the hamilton west by-election ## Green Party Mike Davidson entered Parliament in October 2025 but will not return to Parliament. > his 2026 list placing at 20th means a return to parliament seems very unlikely ## NZ First Jamie Arbuckle stays on as Marlborough district councillor after entering Parliament. > he's 13th on the list - so, next in line ## Independents Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris left Te Pāti Māori and ran as independents. > she had defeated labour deputy kelvin davis and was later re-instated to te pāti māori ## Pre-election exits Six MPs resigned within six months to avoid by-elections. > they include, from national, judith collins, chris penk, andrew bayly ## Election results 16 MPs will not return to Parliament after election results. > not even a massive 131-seat parliament could save these jobs ## Consequence 16 MPs exit Parliament after election results. ## Key takeaway 16 MPs including National's Nicola Willis and Gerry Brownlee will not return to Parliament following election results.