ACT has today announced its list for the 2023 General Election.

“New Zealanders from all walks of life are demanding real change. Today, ACT has announced a talented and diverse team of Kiwis equipped to deliver it,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.

“In 2020, 10 ACT MPs were elected against all odds and every political commentator’s prediction. This term, they’ve defied expectations in the best way, being far and away the most disciplined and high-performing caucus in Parliament, and growing the party to the point where we will add more MPs in 2023.

“ACT’s list of candidates is a true representation of New Zealand society. There are farmers, legal experts, business executives, tradies, mothers and fathers, army lieutenants, policy experts, small business owners, teachers, engineers, licensed firearms owners and more. We have candidates from all walks of like. The one thing they all have in common is that they share a vision for real change.

“Kiwis reading the news today see a country in terminal decline. Almost every part of life is becoming more expensive, less productive, and less safe. This year’s election can’t be about just changing the Government, it needs to be about changing the direction of the country.

“ACT has put forward policies that address the cost-of-living crisis, restore law and order, get rid of divisive race-based policy, and make it easier to build affordable homes. ACT’s economic policies will restore the productivity and prosperity that New Zealand needs to move forward as a first world nation with the sort of health and education services that people expect and deserve.

“This is the team putting real change on the agenda. New Zealand can’t afford to go through another term of Labour running down every aspect of society followed by National slowing the decline but ultimately keeping things the same. History tells us the courage to reverse Labour’s policies and have real change won’t exist unless ACT is a big part of the next government.

ACT’s list for the 2023 General Election:

1. David Seymour - Epsom
2. Brooke van Velden - Tāmaki
3. Nicole McKee - Rongotai
4. Todd Stephenson - Southland
5. Andrew Hoggard - Rangitikei
6. Karen Chhour - Upper Harbour
7. Mark Cameron - Northland
8. Simon Court - Te Atatū
9. Parmjeet Parmar - Pakuranga
10. Laura Trask - Banks Peninsula
11. Cameron Luxton - Bay of Plenty
12. Antonia Modkova - Panmure-Ōtāhuhu
13. Ash Parmar - Hamilton East
14. Toni Severin - Christchurch East
15. Ben Harvey - Selwyn
16. Rob Douglas - Tukituki
17. Chris Baillie - Nelson
18. Christine Young - Tauranga
19. Zane Cozens - Taupō
20. Leo Foley - Northcote
21. Anna Yallop - North Shore
22. Lily Brown - Mana
23. Mike McCormick - Papakura
24. Andy Parkins - Hutt South
25. Felix Poole - Maungakiekie
26. Rahul Chopra - Mt Roskill
27. Michael Howe - East Coast
28. Ollie Murphy - Mt Albert
29. Elaine Naidu Franz - Rangitata
30. Keith Griffiths – Kaikōura
31. Rae Ah Chee - Takanini
32. Susan Stevenson - Hamilton West
33. Anto Coates - Kaipara Ki Mahurangi
34. Michael McCook - East Coast Bays
35. Juan Alvarez de Lugo - New Lynn
36. Pawel Milewski - Napier
37. Neil Christensen - Port Waikato
38. Dion Anderson - List
39. Simon Angelo - Whangaparāoa
40. Sean Beamish - Waitaki
41. Scott Boness - Auckland Central
42. Susy Bretherton - Whangarei
43. Ross Campbell - Waimakariri
44. Simon Casey - Wairarapa
45. Jake Curran - Kelston
46. Scott Donaldson - Invercargill
47. Matthew Fisken - Christchurch Central
48. Darren Gilchrist - Waikato
49. Mike Harnett - Palmerston North
50. Pothen Joseph - Mangere
51. Kelly Lilly - West Coast Tasman
52. Kevin Matthews - List
53. Burty Meffan - Taieri
54. Marten Rozeboom - Rotorua
55. Sean Rush - Ōtaki

“Over the past six years, ACT has been the fastest growing political movement in New Zealand. Since the beginning of 2021, our membership has grown by 155 per cent,” says ACT Party President Henry Lynch.

“Today’s list shows that ACT is attracting successful New Zealanders from all different backgrounds who know that ACT is the party of real change. If you share ACT’s vision for a multi-ethnic liberal democracy where working Kiwis aren’t punished, but get ahead, and where families are proud to live and raise their kids then this is the team you want representing you in Parliament in 90 days’ time.”

Note: A PDF of the full ACT Party list is here.

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