Epsom (New Zealand electorate)

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Epsom
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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

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

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[change | change source]

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 Green tickY means an incumbent won re-election.
A Red XN means an incumbent lost re-election.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
ACT Green tickY 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[change | change source]

  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.