Mt Albert electorate

Mt Albert is currently vacant, and was held by Labour's Jacinda Ardern until she resigned in April 2023. The electorate centres on Mt Albert, and extends to Kingsland on its eastern boundary and Avondale to the west. In 2020, Ardern won the seat safely with a margin of 21,246. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Mt Albert – 49% to Green's 20%. Labour has held the seat since 1946 and the area the current electorate represents has elected three Labour prime ministers – Michael Joseph Savage, Helen Clark, and Jacinda Ardern.

Melissa Lee

National Party

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Melissa Lee

National Party

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Why I'm standing

People in Mt Albert deserve a champion in parliament who will represent their needs and support safer street, getting our economy back on track and reduce the burden of the cost of living. We need better health and education outcomes.

About me

As an experienced MP, I have listened to the Mt Albert community and the wider multicultural communities that make up our country to represent them both in government and in opposition. I have delivered for our communities and advocated for their issues.

My priorities
  1. Getting Mt Albert electorate streets safe so we don't have another Janak Patel or Lena Zhang.
  2. Getting our Auckland transport network sorted so we don't waste money on ghost trams on Dominion Road.
  3. Ensuring new infrastructure builds and developments are properly vetted/consulted with the public.
Candidate list rank

13

Current role

List MP

Before politics

TV producer

Residence

Auckland city

Year entered parliament

2008

2020 result

2nd in Mt Albert

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Why I'm standing

People in Mt Albert deserve a champion in parliament who will represent their needs and support safer street, getting our economy back on track and reduce the burden of the cost of living. We need better health and education outcomes.

About me

As an experienced MP, I have listened to the Mt Albert community and the wider multicultural communities that make up our country to represent them both in government and in opposition. I have delivered for our communities and advocated for their issues.

My priorities
  1. Getting Mt Albert electorate streets safe so we don't have another Janak Patel or Lena Zhang.
  2. Getting our Auckland transport network sorted so we don't waste money on ghost trams on Dominion Road.
  3. Ensuring new infrastructure builds and developments are properly vetted/consulted with the public.
Candidate list rank

13

Current role

List MP

Before politics

TV producer

Residence

Auckland city

Year entered parliament

2008

2020 result

2nd in Mt Albert

Connect via

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