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Mahesh Muralidhar
National Party
Guy Slocum
New Nation Party
Paul Davie
Rock the Vote NZ
Oscar Sims
Labour Party
Madeleine Kane
Animal Justice Party
Christopher Coker
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Chlöe Swarbrick
Green Party
Damian Sycamore
The Opportunities Party (TOP)
Felix Poole
ACT Party
Andi Shen Liu
Independent
Damian Sycamore
The Opportunities Party (TOP)
| Not currently in parliament
Damian Sycamore
The Opportunities Party (TOP)
| Not currently in parliament
Why I'm standing
I'm running for TOP to promote its plan to make housing affordable overnight. Climate change and overshoot are the world's biggest story but unaffordable housing is NZ's. NZ's addiction to over-investing in residential property has made homes and renting obscenely unaffordable. The social damage this causes is massive. TOP is the only party with a plan to make housing for people not portfolios.
About me
My young family and I want to stay in NZ for the rest of our lives. I want to ensure that we have a diverse, caring community and a strong, resilient economy. After spending the last decade learning about NZ's unhealthy addiction to property investment, I've left my senior role in a software company to do something about it. I'm incorruptible, passionate, and get things done.
My priorities
- Deliver more affordable homes through a $3 billion community housing fund.
- Put an end to NZ's reliance on property investment as the main form of wealth generation.
- Reduce climate emissions and transition to a climate-resilient society.
Candidate list rank
8
Current role
Not currently in parliament
Before politics
Community housing
Residence
Waiheke Island
Age
35
Year entered parliament
Not previously in parliament
2020 result
Did not stand
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Why I'm standing
I'm running for TOP to promote its plan to make housing affordable overnight. Climate change and overshoot are the world's biggest story but unaffordable housing is NZ's. NZ's addiction to over-investing in residential property has made homes and renting obscenely unaffordable. The social damage this causes is massive. TOP is the only party with a plan to make housing for people not portfolios.
About me
My young family and I want to stay in NZ for the rest of our lives. I want to ensure that we have a diverse, caring community and a strong, resilient economy. After spending the last decade learning about NZ's unhealthy addiction to property investment, I've left my senior role in a software company to do something about it. I'm incorruptible, passionate, and get things done.
My priorities
- Deliver more affordable homes through a $3 billion community housing fund.
- Put an end to NZ's reliance on property investment as the main form of wealth generation.
- Reduce climate emissions and transition to a climate-resilient society.
Candidate list rank
8
Current role
Not currently in parliament
Before politics
Community housing
Residence
Waiheke Island
Age
35
Year entered parliament
Not previously in parliament
2020 result
Did not stand
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