NZ Election 2023

Wigram electorate

Wigram is currently held by Labour's Megan Woods, who won safely with a margin of 14,770. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Wigram – 55% to National's 21%. Before Woods, the seat was held by Jim Anderton of the Alliance and Progressive parties.

Wigram candidates

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Wiremu Thomson

Independent

Richard Wesley

Green Party

Tracy Summerfield

National Party

Christine Van Duivenboven

New Zealand Loyal

Blair Anderson

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Debra Marie Cullimore

Leighton Baker Party

Tubby Hansen

NZ Economic Euthenics Party

Megan Woods

Labour Party

Geoff McTague

Independent

Ankita Lynn

ACT Party

Wiremu Thomson

Independent

Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

I have made submissions, written to and spoken to MPs, and other public service agencies; and in my opinion no one in Government is either listening or taking the important matters I have been raising seriously. That is why I am standing. Since then, I have found other important issues to be fixed. In addition, there are lots of small government decisions that I would have done differently.

About me

I have interacted with the public service over several years, so I know where it is failing and what improvements can be made (eg a tax loophole, climate change policies, welfare). For climate change I created a website to compare countries. Government is slowly catching up to my views. Unlike many MPs, I have a postgraduate diploma in science with good grades and scholarships to match. I also bring a young, working class perspective.

My priorities

  1. Improve the public service's processing of submissions, so public are heard and debate progresses.
  2. Take more action on climate change, but in a way that is fairer and to NZ's current account benefit.
  3. Fix a range of inequities in banks, tax, democracy, housing, justice, Occupy Wall St, Panama Papers.

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