NZ Election 2023

East Coast Bays electorate

East Coast Bays extends from the Okura river in the north to suburbs Windsor Park and Schnapper Rock in the south, and includes Long Bay, Torbay, Browns Bay and parts of Albany. The seat is currently held by National's Erica Stanford, who won comfortably with a margin of 8,764. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in East Coast Bays – 40% to National's 38%. The seat was one of the few electorates in the country held by a minor party MP, when in 1980 Social Credit's Gary Knapp defeated National's Don Brash at a by-election.

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Paul Adams

Paul Adams

NewZeal

Michael McCook

Michael McCook

ACT Party

Naisi Chen

Naisi Chen

Labour Party

Erica Stanford

Erica Stanford

National Party

Bill Dyet

Bill Dyet

New Zealand Loyal

Michael McCook

ACT Party

| Not currently in parliament

Michael McCook

ACT Party

| Not currently in parliament

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2020 result

4th in East Coast Bays

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2020 result

4th in East Coast Bays

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