| Palmerston North | |||||||
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| Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |||||||
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| Formation | 1963 | ||||||
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui | ||||||
| Character | Urban and suburban | ||||||
| Term | 3 years | ||||||
| Member for Palmerston North | |||||||
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Tangi_Utikere_(cropped).jpg) Tangi Utikere since 17 October 2020 | |||||||
| Party | Labour | ||||||
| List MPs | Teanau Tuiono (Green) | ||||||
| Previous MP | Iain Lees-Galloway (Labour) | ||||||
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Palmerston North is a parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate was first formed for the 1890 election and was called Palmerston until 1938. The current MP for Palmerston North is Tangi Utikere of the Labour Party. He has held this position since the 2020 election.