Hamilton East electorate

Hamilton East covers the inner city and suburbs east of the Waikato River and runs from Flagstaff in the north to Riverlea in the south. The seat is currently held by Labour's Jamie Strange, who won comfortably with a margin of 2,973. Strange is not standing again in 2023. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Hamilton East – 49% to National's 27%. Together with its sister seat Hamilton West the electorate is historically considered a bellwether with the winning party going on to form a government.

Ryan Hamilton

National Party

| Not currently in parliament

Ryan Hamilton

National Party

| Not currently in parliament

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66

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2020 result

Did not stand

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66

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Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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