Kelston electorate
Kelston covers the west Auckland suburbs of Avondale, Glen Eden, Rosebank, Sunnyvale and Waterview. The seat is currently held by Labour's Carmel Sepuloni, who won safely with a margin of 15,660. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Kelston – 62% to National's 17%. Almost half of people in Kelston identify as either Pasifika (24%) or Asian (22%). The electorate was created in 2014 when the Waitakere electorate was abolished and split into two new electorates, Kelston and Upper Harbour.
Carmel Sepuloni
Labour Party
| MP for Kelston
Carmel Sepuloni
Labour Party
| MP for Kelston
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MP for Kelston
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2008
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Won Kelston
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MP for Kelston
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2008
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Won Kelston
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