NZ Election 2023

Christchurch East electorate

Christchurch East runs from Brooklands in the north to Bexley in the south and includes Parklands, Redwood, New Brighton, Shirley, Bromley, Mairehau and Southshore. The seat is currently held by Labour's Poto Williams, who won safely with a margin of 17,336. Williams is not standing again in 2023. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Christchurch East – 60% to National's 16%. It has the highest proportion of both technical and trades workers and construction workers in the country and has been held by Labour since 1922.

Christchurch East candidates

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Shane Wiremu

NZ First

Toni Severin

ACT Party

Danette Wereta

Animal Justice Party

Paula Lambert

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Reuben Davidson

Labour Party

Matt Stock

National Party

Sahra Ahmed

Green Party

Sam Park

Independent

Helen Houghton

New Conservatives

Sahra Ahmed

Green Party

Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

I am standing because I feel at home here and I want to stand for all those who made Aotearoa New Zealand home by choice or displacement. This an opportunity for me to support an inclusive and thriving community where everybody feels at home and valued.

About me

I was born in Somalia, where climate change had a massive impact with unrelenting droughts and famine fuelling conflict. I came to Aotearoa New Zealand as a young asylum seeker and since then I have become a nurse and worked nationally and internationally in health care. I have been involved in my own and other communities especially during Covid-19. Environment and social justice are interwoven and cannot be addressed in isolation.

My priorities

  1. Work to improve access to warm, dry and affordable housing for whanau.
  2. Make health care free and accessible including dental care.
  3. Ensure Christchurch East will be a resilient community through climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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