NZ Election 2023

Port Waikato electorate

Port Waikato is currently held by National's Andrew Bayly, who won comfortably with a margin of 4,313. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Port Waikato – 40% to National's 36%. Due to the death of a candidate during the campaign, a by-election will be held for the Port Waikato seat on 25 November 2023. Voters in Port Waikato can still cast a party vote on 14 October, but votes for the electorate candidate will not be counted.

Port Waikato candidates

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Karla Buchanan

Green Party

Vijayendra Sudhamalla

Vision NZ

Scotty Bright

DemocracyNZ

Kim Turner

New Zealand Loyal

Anna Rippon

Animal Justice Party

Neil Christensen

ACT Party

Andrew Bayly

National Party

Gwendoline Keel

Labour Party

Casey Costello

NZ First

Anna Rippon

Animal Justice Party

Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

I am running as a candidate to give animals a more dedicated voice in parliament so that policies that have strong public support are able to be seen through to fruition. All too many times lip service is given in place of fundamental changes for the animals. For example, there was a huge public and judicial support to abolish sow crates for mother pigs and this has not happened yet. Colony cages for hens...

About me

Problem-solving is something I deeply desire for people and animals alike. I care deeply about community issues. I discuss this at length in the hopes of finding ways to resolve these issues and seeking to incite others. I believe in community-driven solutions where the most affected stakeholders should have the opportunity to openly discuss, learn, and be involved in finding solutions that relate to their community and families.

My priorities

  1. Establish a commissioner for animals that does not sit within the Ministry for Primary Industries.
  2. Extend the ban on live export to include day-old chicks, longfin eels, crayfish, and many more.
  3. More funding for desexing companion animals to reduce the number of animals who end up in shelters.

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