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Elections / 2026 / Hamilton West / Louise Hutt
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2026 general election
Standing for Hamilton West

Louise Hutt

Green Party // List #19
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Electorate & list
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elections-wikipedia
As of
9 Jun 2026

Background

Research run #132 · 6 May 2026
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Louise Hutt is a Hamilton-based local body councillor and Green Party candidate, according to a single reputable secondary source [24][25].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Hutt holds a Master's of Media and Creative Technologies from the University of Waikato, completed in 2019 [13][14].

Her career background spans several roles, according to single reputable secondary sources. She is reported to have worked as a senior advisor at the Waikato District Health Board [4], including within its COVID-19 Directorate [5], and to have held a role as Senior Advisor for the COVID-19 Response [2]. She is also reported to have served as CEO of an electricity company [1].

In terms of civic and local government involvement, Hutt is reported to have stood as a candidate for Mayor of Hamilton in 2019 [23] and as a candidate for Hamilton West in a local body election that same year [22]. According to a single reputable secondary source, she was elected to the West General Ward of Hamilton City Council from October 2022 [21], and is reported to hold the position of Hamilton City Councillor for the West Ward [19][20]. She is also reported to have stood again as a candidate for the West General Ward in 2025 [18].

Within Hamilton City Council, Hutt is reported to have served as Chair of the Regulatory and Hearings Committee [6], as lead of the Climate Strategy Advisory Group [8], as lead of the Climate Advisory Panel [9], as portfolio holder for disability and older people [12], and as a member of the Creative Communities arts panel [10]. She is further reported to have served as Chairperson of Go Eco [7] and as a member of the governance board for GoEco [11].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Hutt is a Green Party candidate for Hamilton West at the 2026 General Election [17] and appears on the Green Party list for that election [3].

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Education

Career

  • [1]
    Prior career: CEO of an electricity company. unverified
  • [2]
    Prior career: Senior Advisor, COVID-19 Response. unverified
  • [3]
    Prior career: candidate on the Green Party list for the 2026 General Election (from 2026). unverified
  • [4]
    Prior career: senior advisor at the Waikato DHB. unverified
  • [5]
    Prior career: worker in COVID-19 Directorate at the Waikato District Health Board. unverified

Political offices

  • [15]
    Held the office of Candidate for Hamilton City Council West General Ward (from 2022). unverified
  • [16]
    Held the office of Candidate for Hamilton West. unverified
  • [17]
    Held the office of Candidate for MP for Hamilton West (from 2026). unverified
  • [18]
    Held the office of Candidate for West General Ward, Hamilton City Council (from 2025). unverified
  • [19]
    Held the office of Hamilton City Councillor - West Ward. unverified
  • [20]
    Held the office of Hamilton City Councillor for Hamilton West. unverified
  • [21]
    Held the office of West General Ward, Hamilton City Council (from October 2022). unverified
  • [22]
    Held the office of candidate for Hamilton West in local body election (from 2019). unverified
  • [23]
    Held the office of candidate for Mayor of Hamilton (from 2019). unverified

Party affiliation

Civic roles & honours

  • [6]
    Civic role: Chair of the Regulatory and Hearings Committee. unverified
  • [7]
    Civic role: Chairperson of Go Eco. unverified
  • [8]
    Civic role: Climate Strategy Advisory Group lead, Hamilton City Council. unverified
  • [9]
    Civic role: lead of the Climate Advisory Panel. unverified
  • [10]
    Civic role: member of the Creative Communities arts panel. unverified
  • [11]
    Civic role: member of the governance board for GoEco. unverified
  • [12]
    Civic role: portfolio holder for disability and older people. unverified

Looked for, not found

  • Louise Hutt's exact list position on the 2023 Green Party election list and the result — her Facebook post mentions being "#19" but no secondary source confirms the full 2023 list position.
  • The name of the electricity company of which Louise Hutt was CEO could not be confirmed from any public secondary source.

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.