Tāmaki
General electorate in Auckland East
2023 election resultsShow ▾
Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Brooke van Velden (ACT), majority 4,158.
- Brooke van VeldenACT17,858 (43.6%)
- Simon O'ConnorNational13,700 (33.5%)
- Fesaitu SolomoneLabour8,968 (21.9%)
- Anne PerrattLOYAL389 (1.0%)
Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.
Outgoing MP - Retiring at this election
Brooke van Velden
RetiringACT
FromAuckland
About
Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety.
Candidates
Helen Houghton
NewConservative Party NZ
About
Conservative Party leader; contested Christchurch East in 2023.
John Ryan
NewNZ First
FromAuckland
About
Healthcare professional with long service to large NZ hospitals
Mahesh Muralidhar
NewNational
FromMission Bay, Auckland
About
Venture capital entrepreneur and startup executive with technology leadership across Asia-Pacific.
Focus
Focused on making New Zealand as prosperous as Australia; emphasises economic growth, law and order, healthcare and education for Tamaki.
Max Harris
NewLabour
FromNew Zealand
About
Lawyer, campaigner and writer with long-standing connections to Tāmaki.
James Christmas
NewACT
FromAuckland
About
Public law barrister specialising in constitutional and national security issues, former senior adviser to PMs John Key and Bill English.
Focus
Campaigning on rule of law, legal reform and government accountability in the affluent eastern Auckland Tamaki electorate.
Donald Mackenzie-Mayo
NewGreen Party
About
Medical graduate, junior doctor and screenwriter.
Sacha Haskell
NewTOP
FromAuckland
About
Executive leader and former police detective with 20+ years across government, sport and infrastructure.
Focus
Former police detective and executive leader focused on community development and governance reform in Tamaki.
General electorateAuckland East2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026