NZ Election 2023

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.

Southland candidates

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Naomi Maclean

Vision NZ

Joseph Mooney

National Party

Simon McCallum

Labour Party

Dave Kennedy

Green Party

Logan Evans

New Zealand Loyal

Anntwinette Grumball

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Todd Stephenson

ACT Party

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.

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

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Candidates

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Parties

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Things to know...

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