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Elections / 2026 / Auckland Central / Chlöe Swarbrick
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2026 general election Sitting MP
Defending Auckland Central

Chlöe Swarbrick

Kind
Electorate & list
Source
elections-wikipedia
As of
9 Jun 2026

Background

Research run #34 · 27 Apr 2026
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Chlöe Swarbrick is a New Zealand politician [1] and Co-Leader of the Green Party [13], currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Auckland Central [18].

Swarbrick attended the University of Auckland [12], where she studied towards a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Laws, according to a single reputable secondary source [10][11]. She is affiliated with the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand [28][29].

Before entering Parliament, Swarbrick worked at student radio station 95bFM, where she held roles as a news writer and news reader [4], producer [5], and host of The Wire [3], according to a single reputable secondary source. In 2016, she stood as a candidate in the Auckland mayoral election [9][2], an entry into public life that preceded her parliamentary career.

Swarbrick entered Parliament in 2017 as a Green Party List MP [14][16]. From 2020, she has held the electorate seat of Auckland Central [18]. She became Green Party co-leader on 10 March 2024 [15], with a single reputable secondary source describing her as the youngest person to hold the co-leader role [6].

From 29 November 2023, Swarbrick has held spokesperson roles for Mental Health [23], Drug Law Reform [22], Revenue [24], Tertiary Education and Skills [25], Auckland Issues [21], and Associate Climate Change (Adaptation) [20], according to a single reputable secondary source. She has also been noted as a Member of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee [8][19], according to a single reputable secondary source.

Swarbrick is the confirmed Co-founder and former Chair of the Cross-Party Group on Mental Health and Addiction [7]. According to a single reputable secondary source, she has been awarded the New Zealander of the Year Local Hero Award [26] and the University of Auckland 40 Under 40 award in 2017 [27].

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Education

Career

  • [1]
    Prior career: Politician. unverified
  • [2]
    Prior career: candidate in the Auckland mayoral race (from 2016). unverified
  • [3]
    Prior career: host of The Wire at 95bFM. unverified
  • [4]
    Prior career: news writer and news reader at student radio station 95bFM. unverified
  • [5]
    Prior career: producer at 95bFM. unverified
  • [6]
    Prior career: youngest co-leader of the Green Party (from 10 March 2024). unverified

Political offices

Party affiliation

Civic roles & honours

Looked for, not found

  • No public record found confirming the name of Swarbrick's 2012 fashion label or specific details of the digital marketing business she co-owned prior to entering Parliament.
  • Wikipedia page for Chlöe Swarbrick returned zero extractable verbatim claims despite containing relevant biographical information — extractor could not match quotes to snapshot body.

The agent checked these topics across the allowed public sources but could not find verbatim-quotable evidence. Absence doesn't rule the fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source covered it at run time.

Pecuniary interests

2025 register · as of 27 May 2026

As a sitting MP, this candidate files an annual Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests. Items below are the most recent declarations from the Register.

Debts owed by you
Sovereign Sovereign – home loan / mortgage
Managed investment schemes
Betashares Australian Sustainability Leaders Fund Betashares Australian Sustainability Leaders Fund
Betashares Climate Change Innovation Exchange Traded Fund Betashares Climate Change Innovation Exchange Traded Fund
Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders Fund Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders Fund
Devon Artesian Green and Sustainable Bond Fund Devon Artesian Green and Sustainable Bond Fund
Harbour Australasian Equity Fund Harbour Australasian Equity Fund
Harbour Australasian Equity Income Fund Harbour Australasian Equity Income Fund
Harbour NZ Corporate Bond Fund Harbour NZ Corporate Bond Fund
Harbour Sustainable Impact Fund Harbour Sustainable Impact Fund
Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Hyperion Australian Growth Companies
Impax Sustainable Leaders Fund Impax Sustainable Leaders Fund
Nanuk New World Fund Nanuk New World Fund
Nikko AM NZ Bond Fund Nikko AM NZ Bond Fund
Nikko AM NZ Corporate Bond Fund Nikko AM NZ Corporate Bond Fund
Pathfinder Global Responsibility Fund Pathfinder Global Responsibility Fund
Pathfinder Global Water Fund Pathfinder Global Water Fund
Pathfinder Managed Ethical Trans-Tasman Fund Pathfinder Managed Ethical Trans-Tasman Fund
Pengana Emerging Companies Pengana Emerging Companies
Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund
Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund
Organisations and trusts seeking Government funding
Community Groups Feeding the Homeless Incorporated Community Groups Feeding the Homeless Incorporated – facilitating community building and providing hot meals for people in the Auckland Central city region, especially those experiencing homelessness
Whakamanatia Whakamanatia – Auckland Central - based kaupapa Māori organisation facilitating community wellbeing, including with and for our street whānau
Real property
Apartment (jointly owned) – Auckland Central
Retirement schemes
Pathfinder KiwiSaver Growth Fund Pathfinder KiwiSaver Growth Fund