Nine candidates are standing in the Port Waikato by-election which will be held on Saturday 25 November 2023.
The by-election is being held following the death of a Port Waikato electorate candidate during the 2023 General
Election. Port Waikato voters will be electing a local member of Parliament.
Nominations for the by-election closed today, noon Friday 20 October, and the following candidates have been confirmed.Candidate NamePartyBAYLY, AndrewNational PartyBRIGHT, ScottyDemocracyNZCOSTELLO, CaseyNew Zealand First PartyDICKSON, Gordon JohnIndependentNGARO, Alf MetuakoreNewZealOVENS, Jill AnnetteWomen’s Rights PartyRIPPON, Anna JoyAnimal Justice PartySUDHAMALLA, VijayVision New ZealandTURNER, KimNew Zealand Loyal
Overseas voting for the by-election starts on Wednesday 8 November and advance voting in New Zealand starts on Monday 13
November. Voting places will be open from 9am to 7pm on election day, Saturday 25 November, and preliminary results will
be released that night.
More information can be found at vote.nz.