NZ Election 2023

New Plymouth electorate

New Plymouth is currently held by Labour's Glen Bennett, who won comfortably with a margin of 2,555. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in New Plymouth – 48% to National's 30%. Since its establishment in 1853, the seat has changed hands more than 20 times between members from more than four parties.

New Plymouth candidates

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Bruce McGechan

ACT Party

Glen Bennett

Labour Party

David Macleod

National Party

Greg Robinson

New Nation Party

Hamish Watkins

Animal Justice Party

Warren Willetts

New Zealand Loyal

Warren Willetts

New Zealand Loyal

Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

I believe New Zealand is being run by international corporations and investment companies lobbying our government for favourable outcomes to their shareholders. I'm running to bring NZ back to ordinary kiwis, to wipe corporate control out of government. To have representatives instead of politicians, to have a fairer and shared tax system, where the rich pay their fair share and its spread amounts us all. NZ Loyal is a peoples movement.

About me

New Plymouth is such a beautiful place, and Taranaki has a unique perspective on community with a large international population from the oil and gas industry. As a electrical inspector and business owner I have an appreciation for the predicament of the energy sector and the concern of government selling out to the corporate interests of carbon credits and the billions the likes of Bill Gates will make from the agenda.

My priorities

  1. Support Liz Gunn in her reshaping government to a local representation.
  2. Help with scrapping the tax system and replacing it with a 1% financial transaction tax.
  3. Support the community from the damage done by Labour's World Economic Forum-aligned policies.

Get across the policies, candidates and parties

Don’t know who to vote for? Policy.nz is the complete guide to the 2023 general election. Compare the parties, candidates and policies to see where you stand.

Policies

Compare the parties’ positions on the key issues this election

Candidates

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Parties

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Things to know...

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  • Enrol to vote by Sunday 25 October

    You need to be enrolled before you can vote. You can enrol online at vote.nz.

  • Voting day is Saturday 7 November

    Head to your nearest voting place on the day, or vote early from 26 October.

  • You get two votes

    One for a party (the party vote) and one for a person in your area (the electorate vote).

  • Your party vote is the most powerful

    It decides how many seats each party gets in Parliament. That’s what Policy helps you figure out.