Rangitīkei electorate

Rangitīkei is currently held by National's Ian McKelvie, who won comfortably with a margin of 2,961. McKelvie is not standing again in 2023. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Rangitīkei – 44% to National's 30%. Since its establishment in 1861, the seat has changed hands more than 27 times between members from more than six parties including Bruce Beetham of Social Credit one of the few minor party MPs prior to the introduction of MMP.

Andrew Hoggard

ACT Party

| Not currently in parliament

Andrew Hoggard

ACT Party

| Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

My motivation for running is simply that I have gotten very disillusioned with the not only the direction the country is heading in, but also the poor quality of decision making and complete lack of understanding around the unintended consequences of various decisions. I just really believe we need a real change not just swapping red for blue.

About me

I listen and I think. I have had a fair bit to do with many politicians over the years and very few of them do that.

My priorities
  1. We need proper reform of the the resource management system in the next 3 years.
  2. Sound economic management, and cutting wasteful spending is essential.
  3. We need to ensure the rules and regulations for farming make sense, so that farming can be fun again.
Candidate list rank

5

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

Dairy farmer/Fed Farmers

Residence

Kiwitea

Age

48

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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Why I'm standing

My motivation for running is simply that I have gotten very disillusioned with the not only the direction the country is heading in, but also the poor quality of decision making and complete lack of understanding around the unintended consequences of various decisions. I just really believe we need a real change not just swapping red for blue.

About me

I listen and I think. I have had a fair bit to do with many politicians over the years and very few of them do that.

My priorities
  1. We need proper reform of the the resource management system in the next 3 years.
  2. Sound economic management, and cutting wasteful spending is essential.
  3. We need to ensure the rules and regulations for farming make sense, so that farming can be fun again.
Candidate list rank

5

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

Dairy farmer/Fed Farmers

Residence

Kiwitea

Age

48

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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