East Coast electorate

East Coast is currently held by Labour's Kiri Allan, who won comfortably with a margin of 6,331. Allan is not standing again in 2023. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in East Coast – 50% to National's 27%. It is the largest general electorate in the North Island by land area.

Michael Howe

ACT Party

| Not currently in parliament

Michael Howe

ACT Party

| Not currently in parliament

Why I'm standing

New Zealand is going in the wrong direction under Labour. The government has got its values wrong with excessive borrowing, taxing and spending, a lack of consequences for criminals and dividing New Zealanders by race. I'm standing with ACT because it's the only party offering New Zealand real change in these areas. ACT will get government spending under control, get tougher and smarter on crime and unite Kiwis behind their common humanity.

About me

No response provided

My priorities
  1. Restore law and order by holding criminals accountable and recognising rights of victims.
  2. Cut the cost of living by cutting wasteful government spending, cutting tax and cutting red tape.
  3. Unite kiwis behind a Treaty which recognises their common humanity and stop dividing NZ by race.
Candidate list rank

27

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

Business person

Residence

Whakatāne

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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Why I'm standing

New Zealand is going in the wrong direction under Labour. The government has got its values wrong with excessive borrowing, taxing and spending, a lack of consequences for criminals and dividing New Zealanders by race. I'm standing with ACT because it's the only party offering New Zealand real change in these areas. ACT will get government spending under control, get tougher and smarter on crime and unite Kiwis behind their common humanity.

About me

No response provided

My priorities
  1. Restore law and order by holding criminals accountable and recognising rights of victims.
  2. Cut the cost of living by cutting wasteful government spending, cutting tax and cutting red tape.
  3. Unite kiwis behind a Treaty which recognises their common humanity and stop dividing NZ by race.
Candidate list rank

27

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

Business person

Residence

Whakatāne

Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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