Tauranga electorate

Tauranga is currently held by National's Sam Uffindell, who won comfortably with a margin of 6,354 in a 2022 by-election following the resignation of Simon Bridges. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Tauranga – 42% to National's 32%. Tauranga has been held by Natonal since 1938 with one exception: Winston Peters won the seat for National in 1984, but held the seat for NZ First from 1993 until 2005.

Chelsea Stokman

Animal Justice Party

| Not currently in parliament

Chelsea Stokman

Animal Justice Party

| Not currently in parliament

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Candidate list rank

13

Current role

Not currently in parliament

Before politics

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Year entered parliament

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2020 result

Did not stand

Why I'm standing

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Candidate list rank

13

Current role

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Before politics

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Residence

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Year entered parliament

Not previously in parliament

2020 result

Did not stand

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