Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/politics/New MPs/David Kennedy (New Zealand politician)

David John Kennedy is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2023 general election as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Early life
Kennedy attended Konini Primary School and Kingswell High School.

Political career
Kennedy contested the Invercargill electorate in 2011, placing third. He ran again in 2014, placing fourth.

Kennedy unsuccessfully ran for the Invercargill City Council in 2016, placing 22nd.

Kennedy returned to national politics in 2020, this time contesting the Southland electorate, placing third. He contested Southland again in 2023.