NZ Election 2023

Epsom electorate

Epsom includes Parnell, Newmarket, Remuera, Epsom, and Mt Eden. The seat is currently held by ACT's David Seymour, who won comfortably with a margin of 9,224. In 2020, National won the greatest share of party votes in Epsom – 37% to Labour's 36%. The electorate has been held by an ACT MP since 2005 when it was won by Rodney Hide. Epsom is the smallest and most wealthy electorate in the country by land area and ranks first among electorates for the proportion of houses that are owned through a trust.

Epsom candidates

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Tanya Unkovich

NZ First

Anna Rotheray

New Zealand Loyal

Paul Goldsmith

National Party

Lawrence Xi Xu-Nan

Green Party

Nina Su

The Opportunities Party (TOP)

David Seymour

ACT Party

Camilla Belich

Labour Party

David Seymour

ACT Party

MP for Epsom

Why I'm standing

I believe New Zealand is going in the wrong direction under Labour. The government has got its values wrong with excessive borrowing, taxing and spending, a lack of consequences for criminals and dividing New Zealanders by race. I'm standing with ACT because it's the only party offering New Zealand real change in these areas. ACT will get government spending under control, get tougher and smarter on crime and unite Kiwis behind their common humanity.

About me

Being elected to Parliament is a great privilege and responsibility. Being an effective MP means listening to constituents, which is why you'll often see me at street corner meetings and visiting businesses. It's also essential to help people, and since becoming the Epsom MP my office has helped over 2,000 constituents with things like ACC claims or hazardous trees, and I've spoken up on electorate-wide issues like Parnell cycleways and threats to Epsom's school zones.

My priorities

  1. Restore law and order by holding criminals accountable and recognising rights of victims.
  2. Cut the cost of living by cutting wasteful Government spending, cutting tax and cutting red tape.
  3. Unite Kiwis behind a Treaty which recognises their common humanity and stop dividing NZ by race.

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