Whanganui electorate

Whanganui is currently held by Labour's Steph Lewis, who won comfortably with a margin of 8,191. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Whanganui – 51% to National's 26%. The electorate has existed since the third parliament in 1860 and has changed hands more 23 times between members of more than six parties – including New Zealand's eighth prime minister Julius Vogel.

William Arnold

NZ First

| Not currently in parliament

William Arnold

NZ First

| Not currently in parliament

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Candidate list rank

30

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

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Residence

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Year entered parliament

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2020 result

Did not stand

Why I'm standing

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About me

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Candidate list rank

30

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

Did not stand

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