Elected member for this seat in the current Parliament. Open their profile for background, promises and coverage.
Official Labour 2026 candidate for Hamilton East with a verified individual campaign profile.
Priorities: Jobs, affordable healthcare, secure housing, cost-of-living relief and effective local representation.
PhD-qualified researcher and published author with corporate experience at Hewlett Packard and Ernst & Young in New Zealand and Europe; former entrepreneur, University of Waikato teacher and climate and planetary-health educator.
Priorities: Ending policy flip-flops, environmental and community wellbeing in every decision, careful use of taxpayer funds, long-term investment, education and a pragmatic party able to work across blocs.
Waikato beef farmer, former Wintec business-studies lecturer, fishing-charter operator and Raglan Community Board member with postgraduate strategic-management and commerce qualifications.
Priorities: Small effective government, rural and primary-sector conditions, community voice, fairness, transparency, reduced waste and practical local solutions.
Hamilton East MP, long-time local business owner and former city councillor who chairs Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee.
Priorities: Small-business growth, RMA reform, a Waikato medical school and practical delivery for Hamilton East.