Tauranga electorate
Tauranga is currently held by National's Sam Uffindell, who won comfortably with a margin of 6,354 in a 2022 by-election following the resignation of Simon Bridges. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Tauranga – 42% to National's 32%. Tauranga has been held by Natonal since 1938 with one exception: Winston Peters won the seat for National in 1984, but held the seat for NZ First from 1993 until 2005.
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Jono Langridge
Why I'm standing
New Zealanders are increasingly depressed and disillusioned with their representation. The increasing struggle to get started, or ahead, compounds this. Therefore, I want to restore their voice to parliament through binding referendums – reviving their freedom of speech and common sense. By building a listening-working relationship with them and our coalition partners, I can create a neutral ground for all ideas and perspectives to be reasonably discussed, leading to finding the best solutions to issues.
About me
Most of my multi-vocational working life has revolved around building and maintaining working relationships and interacting with different people. Having worked diligently through the experiences of, being a job seeker beneficiary, being self-employed, getting a BA and PGD in social policy, almost six years of marriage, and overcoming the hurdles towards homeownership, I am committed to strengthening families and improving job and social mobility in a country that values life, freedom and local community.
My priorities
- Assist in restoring local democracy while ensuring the necessary expertise to move forward is retained.
- Assist the process of getting the support to reconstruct H29 to begin reviving the local economy.
- Advocate to free up land and quicken the consent process to increase the housing supply.
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