NZ Election 2023

Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate

Panmure-Ōtāhuhu runs from Point Engliand and Tāmaki in the north to Ōtara and Papatoetoe in the south, and includes Panmure, Westfield and Ōtāhuhu. The seat is currently held by Labour's Jenny Salesa, who won safely with a margin of 18,626. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Panmure-Ōtāhuhu – 73% to National's 13%. The electorate was created in the 2019/2020 electorate redistribution, from an area previously covered by Manukau East electorate, which was a safe Labour seat since its creation in 1996.

Panmure-Ōtāhuhu candidates

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Karl Mokaraka

Vision NZ

Efeso Collins

Green Party

James Robb

Workers Now Party

Antonia Modkova

ACT Party

Jenny Salesa

Labour Party

Navtej Randhawa

National Party

Jenny Salesa

Labour Party

MP for Panmure-Ōtāhuhu

Why I'm standing

I've been honoured to serve for nine years as the local Member of Parliament for our community. As the mother of two children, I live locally in the Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate with my husband, teenage daughters and elderly parents. My commitment to social justice, passion for warm housing, ensuring better health and educational outcomes and fairness for all inspired me to join Labour and enter politics to contribute to making a difference in people's lives.

About me

My life and my career have been dedicated to serving families and children and making a positive difference in people's lives. I have extensive experience in health, education and policy, and originally trained in law. I'm also dedicated to our local communities, and serve as a volunteer and organize and lead various community initiatives.

My priorities

  1. Continue advocating for more ways of addressing the cost of living issues for all our local people.
  2. Continue advocating for more warm, dry homes to be built by Government in our Panmure-Ōtāhuhu area.
  3. Ensure that crime is addressed, more support is provided for victims & effective prevention of crime.

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