NZ Election 2023

Tukituki electorate

Tukituki is currently held by Labour's Anna Lorck, who won comfortably with a margin of 1,590. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Tukituki – 48% to National's 30%. Tukituki is named after a popular trout fishing river. The electorate has existed since 1996. It was first held by Labour's Rick Barker for three terms, until it was won by National's Craig Foss in 2005. Foss retired at the 2017 election and the seat was won by National's Lawrence Yu before Labour won the seat back in 2020.

Tukituki candidates

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Melanie Lorraine Petrowski

Independent

Romana Manning

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Anna Lorck

Labour Party

Rob Hulman

New Zealand Loyal

Nick Ratcliffe

Green Party

Michael Ngahuka

Vision NZ

Rob Douglas

ACT Party

Allister David Tosh

Future Youth Party

Catherine Wedd

National Party

Michael Ponk

Independent

Anna Lorck

Labour Party

MP for Tukituki

Why I'm standing

A local MP to the core, I believe that when regional New Zealand is strong the country is strong. I stand as a hard working local MP who gets things done and ensures regions like Hawke's Bay where I have lived and worked all my life get the most from government and have a strong and active voice in parliament.

About me

Voting for me ensures the return of a hardworking local MP for Hawke's Bay who genuinely cares about our community and helping people who live and work here. It takes experience, action, strong working relationships across the region and in government to get things done, and I will keep doing more for Hawke's Bay on a new regional hospital, more community policing and the cyclone recovery for rebuilding resilience, housing and employment.

My priorities

  1. Build a new regional hospital for Hawke's Bay.
  2. Jobs for locals first so those who live and work here get the most from the $1 billion rebuild of Hawke's Bay.
  3. More community policing out across the region to help improve public safety and security.

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