NZ Election 2023

Auckland Central electorate

Auckland Central covers the Auckland city centre, inner western suburbs and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. The electorate is currently held by the Green's Chlöe Swarbrick, who won by a narrow margin of 1,068 – one of the smallest margins in the country. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Auckland Central – 46% to National's 21%. Labour held the seat for all but three years between 1919 and 2008.

Auckland Central candidates

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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

Paul Davie

Rock the Vote NZ

Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

There is not one single political party that has a single policy that is going to change the life of New Zealanders. Rock the Vote NZ and Freedoms NZ are promoting policies that will change both the political landscape and the social landscape for the better. Every social, financial and justice metric is currently slipping lower compared to other OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries. Rock the Vote NZ and Freedoms NZ can turn this country around. Change how and why you vote.

About me

All of the candidates in both Rock the Vote NZ (RTVNZ) and Freedoms NZ come from a variety of backgrounds and none of them are career politicians. This is important because career politicians create problems, then sell you the proposed solutions. Only, they never solve any real problems. If they did you would not need them. We at RTVNZ and Freedoms NZ can reverse the crime statistics, we can cure poverty, we can reduce petrol and food prices.

My priorities

  1. Reverse appalling crime statistics.
  2. Remove relationships and sexuality education from our curriculum.
  3. Remove New Zealand from United Nations, World Economic Forum and World Health Organisation, and defund the climate emergency treaties.

Get across the policies, candidates and parties

Don’t know who to vote for? Policy.nz is the complete guide to the 2023 general election. Compare the parties, candidates and policies to see where you stand.

Policies

Compare the parties’ positions on the key issues this election

Candidates

See the electorate candidates running in your local area

Parties

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Things to know...

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  • Enrol to vote by Sunday 25 October

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  • Voting day is Saturday 7 November

    Head to your nearest voting place on the day, or vote early from 26 October.

  • You get two votes

    One for a party (the party vote) and one for a person in your area (the electorate vote).

  • Your party vote is the most powerful

    It decides how many seats each party gets in Parliament. That’s what Policy helps you figure out.