Banks Peninsula electorate

Banks Peninsula is currently held by Labour's Tracey McLellan, who won safely with a margin of 13,156. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Banks Peninsula – 50% to National's 21%. The electorate existed from 1996 to 2008, and was recreated in the 2019/2020 electorate redistribution. It has generally been held by Labour MPs.

Vanessa Weenink

National Party

| Not currently in parliament

Vanessa Weenink

National Party

| Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

I believe New Zealand has so much potential to be the best place in the world to live. We need good policies and leadership to get us there.

About me

I am a good listener, and as a GP I know that it's important to understand problems before solving them. I am a strategic and systematic thinker, thanks to over 20 years in the army. I have served as a board director and understand business and governance. I'm also a mother of five, balancing a blended family of teenagers.

My priorities
  1. Advocate for more visible police coverage for the electorate.
  2. Fix the roads and making speed limits sensible.
  3. Clean up the Whakaraupo/Lyttelton harbour.
Candidate list rank

40

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

General Practitioner

Residence

Cashmere

Age

44

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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Why I'm standing

I believe New Zealand has so much potential to be the best place in the world to live. We need good policies and leadership to get us there.

About me

I am a good listener, and as a GP I know that it's important to understand problems before solving them. I am a strategic and systematic thinker, thanks to over 20 years in the army. I have served as a board director and understand business and governance. I'm also a mother of five, balancing a blended family of teenagers.

My priorities
  1. Advocate for more visible police coverage for the electorate.
  2. Fix the roads and making speed limits sensible.
  3. Clean up the Whakaraupo/Lyttelton harbour.
Candidate list rank

40

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

General Practitioner

Residence

Cashmere

Age

44

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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