Southland electorate

Southland is currently held by National's Joseph Mooney, who won comfortably with a margin of 5,645. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Southland – 39% to National's 36%. It is the second-largest general electorate in the country, and has been held by the National Party since its establishment in 1996, including by former prime minister Bill English from 1996-2014.

Anntwinette Grumball

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

| Not currently in parliament

Anntwinette Grumball

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

| Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

New Zealand could be doing so much better environmentally and economy-wise growing hemp, so many uses for this plant.

About me

I've lived in southland for over 45 years, I know the people, the landscape and most of all the problems people are going through with health and medical problems and no way to get cannabis to help them, medical cannabis is so expensive, hence why I took up being a green fairy to help those people.

My priorities
  1. Push for change on our cannabis and hemp laws.
  2. Change the drug testing regime from urine to swab testing.
  3. Treat cannabis as a health issue not a criminal issue.
Candidate list rank

12

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

Disability benefit

Residence

Invercargill

Age

53

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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Why I'm standing

New Zealand could be doing so much better environmentally and economy-wise growing hemp, so many uses for this plant.

About me

I've lived in southland for over 45 years, I know the people, the landscape and most of all the problems people are going through with health and medical problems and no way to get cannabis to help them, medical cannabis is so expensive, hence why I took up being a green fairy to help those people.

My priorities
  1. Push for change on our cannabis and hemp laws.
  2. Change the drug testing regime from urine to swab testing.
  3. Treat cannabis as a health issue not a criminal issue.
Candidate list rank

12

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

Disability benefit

Residence

Invercargill

Age

53

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

Connect via

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