In a by-election you have one vote for the candidate you want to be your local member of Parliament.
This is different from a general election when you have two votes – one for a party and the other for your local candidate.
These are the candidates who stood in the Tauranga by-election which took place on Saturday 18 June 2022.
| Candidate name | Party |
| CAWOOD, Allan | ONE Party |
| COKER, Christopher | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party |
| CORBETT, Tony | Independent |
| DICKSON, Gordon | Independent |
| GREY, Sue | NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party |
| HOLLIS, Andrew | New Nation Party |
| HOUGHTON, Helen | New Conservative |
| LAMARE, Yvette | Independent |
| LUXTON, Cameron | ACT New Zealand |
| TINETTI, Jan | Labour Party |
| UFFINDELL, Sam | National Party |
| WAKEMAN, Peter | Independent |