NZ Election 2023

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.

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Jake Curran

ACT Party

Anne Degia-Pala QSM

NZ First

Leao Tildsley

DemocracyNZ

Jacqui Harema

Te Pāti Māori

Carmel Sepuloni

Labour Party

Golriz Ghahraman

Green Party

Ruby Schaumkel

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Alister Hood

New Conservatives

Jacqui Harema

Te Pāti Māori
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Jacqui Harema

Te Pāti Māori
 | Not currently in parliament

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