Epsom (New Zealand electorate)

Electorate in New Zealand

Epsom is an electorate of the New Zealand House of Representatives. It is in Auckland.

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General electorate of the
New Zealand House of Representatives
Location of Epsom within Auckland
Member(s)
MPDavid Seymour
PartyACT
List MP(s)Camilla Belich (Labour)
Paul Goldsmith (National)
Geography
Region(s)Auckland
Area20km²
History
Named afterEpsom

By size, Epsom is the smallest electorate in New Zealand, covering just 20km² (8 sq mi).[1] However, it is also the richest electorate, with a median household income of NZD$118,300.[1] It is also a conservative electorate, having only ever been held by either the National Party or the ACT Party.

Election results

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2023 general election: Epsom[2]
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  Y means an incumbent won re-election.
A  N means an incumbent lost re-election.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
ACT  Y David Seymour 17,826 44.43 -2.54 5,041 12.40 +2.04
National Paul Goldsmith 9,684 24.14 +8.73 20,948 51.54 +14.27
Labour Camilla Belich 6,189 15.42 -9.33 5,945 14.62 -21.25
Green Lawrence Xu-Nan 3,537 8.81 +1.34 5,507 13.55 +2.62
Opportunities Nina Asu 1,803 4.49 +2.35 1,307 3.21 +1.26
NZ First Tanya Unkovich 573 1.42 1,059 2.60 +1.16
New Zealand Loyal Anna Rotheray 164 0.40 123 0.30
Te Pāti Māori   299 0.73 +0.48
NewZeal   76 0.18 −+0.12
Legalise Cannabis   66 0.16
Freedoms New Zealand   34 0.08
New Conservatives Party   28 0.06 -0.44
Women's Rights Party   26 0.06
DemocracyNZ   16 0.03
New Nation Party   5 0.01
Leighton Baker Party   2 0.00
Informal votes 339 109
Total Valid votes 40,115 40,637
ACT hold Majority 8,142 20.29 -1.93

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Epsom: Work - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. "Epsom - Official Result". electionresults.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 November 2023.