Nelson (New Zealand electorate)

Nelson is an electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was created in 1853 and is the only electorate in New Zealand to have been contested at every election.

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General electorate of the
New Zealand House of Representatives
Location of Nelson within the South Island
Other names
Māori nameWhakatū
Member(s)
MPBlair Cameron
PartyNational
Geography
Region(s)Auckland
History
Created1853
Named afterNelson

Election results
2023 general election: Nelson[1]
Notes:

A blue background means the winner of the electorate vote.
A pink background means a candidate elected from their party list.
A yellow background means an electorate win by a list member, or by another incumbent.
A Green tickY means an incumbent won re-election.
A Red XN means an incumbent lost re-election.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Labour Green tickY Rachel Boyack 17,541 41.11 –6.98 12,520 29.14 –24.50
National Blair Cameron 17,515 41.05 +3.14 13,856 32.25 +11.68
Green Jace Hobbs 2,791 6.54 +1.98 6,154 14.33 +5.31
ACT Chris Baillie 2,692 6.31 +3.35 4,428 10.31 +2.16
New Zealand Loyal Peter Vaughan 1,316 3.08 642 1.50
Independent Bruce Dyer 169 0.40
NZ First   2,612 6.10 +4.22
Opportunities   1,058 2.50 +0.77
Te Pāti Māori   343 0.80 +0.60
NewZeal   290 0.68
Freedoms New Zealand   263 0.61
Legalise Cannabis   187 0.44 +0.12
DemocracyNZ   100 0.23
New Conservatives Party   82 0.20 –1.34
Animal Justice Party   75 0.18
Women's Rights Party   50 0.12
Leighton Baker Party   31 0.07
New Nation Party   15 0.04
Informal votes 646 254
Total Valid votes 42,670 42,960
Labour hold Majority 26 0.06 –10.12

References
  1. "Amended official result for the Nelson Electoral District". New Zealand Gazette. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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