Waitaki electorate
Waitaki is currently held by National's Jacqui Dean, who won comfortably with a margin of 3,281. Dean is not standing again in 2023. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Waitaki – 44% to National's 31%. First established for the 1871 election, Waitaki has been abolished and re-established several times. It is a safe National seat and has been held by Jacqui Dean since 2008.
Sean Beamish
ACT Party
| Not currently in parliament
Sean Beamish
ACT Party
| Not currently in parliament
Why I'm standing
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Candidate list rank
38
Current role
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Before politics
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Residence
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Year entered parliament
Not previously in parliament
2020 result
4th in Waitaki
Why I'm standing
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About me
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My priorities
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Candidate list rank
38
Current role
Not currently in parliament
Before politics
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Residence
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Year entered parliament
Not previously in parliament
2020 result
4th in Waitaki
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