Selwyn

General electorate in Canterbury

2026 General Electorate/Canterbury/Selwyn
2023 election resultsShow â–¾

Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Nicola Grigg (National), majority 19,782.

  • Nicola GriggNational31,504 (66.2%)
  • Luke JonesLabour11,722 (24.6%)
  • Ben HarveyACT2,822 (5.9%)
  • Logan CourtneyLOYAL1,022 (2.1%)
  • Abe CoulterNew Conservative506 (1.1%)

Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.

Current MP for Selwyn

Nicola Grigg

Current MP
National
FromCanterbury
About
Former journalist now MP with ministerial roles in trade, women's affairs, agriculture and ACC.

Focus

Deeply passionate about promoting Selwyn's agricultural sector and supporting farming businesses and Canterbury-based exporters.

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Candidates

Elizabeth Mundt

New
NZ First
FromSelwyn
About
Two-term Selwyn district councillor with an international equine-industry background

Sunita Gautam

New
Labour
FromSt Albans, Christchurch
About
Senior business management lecturer at Ara Institute of Canterbury; PhD in management (University of Canterbury); chair of the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board.

Focus

Focused on early childhood education, community services and fair representation for Selwyn.

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Iain Murray

New
ACT
FromCanterbury
About
Principal of Hornby High School and former Royal New Zealand Air Force leading airman.

Focus

Standing in Selwyn on school performance, education funding and reducing administrative overhead, from 10 years leading schools.

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Adrian Mee

New
TOP
FromSelwyn
About
Medical laboratory scientist of more than 40 years; small business owner in Selwyn.

Focus

Standing in Selwyn on health services, evidence-based policy and conditions for small business.

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Zoran Rakovic

New
Independent
FromCanterbury
About
Retired structural engineer who helped over 500 families fight earthquake insurance claims after the Canterbury earthquakes.

Jesse Luke

New
Alliance
FromRolleston, Canterbury
About
Labourer and trade unionist working in distribution, born in Christchurch.
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Alma de Anda

New
Green Party
FromSelwyn
About
Conservation scientist and reproductive-rights advocate.
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General electorateCanterbury2026 General Election - 7 Nov 2026