Whanganui electorate
Whanganui is currently held by Labour's Steph Lewis, who won comfortably with a margin of 8,191. In 2020, Labour won the greatest share of party votes in Whanganui – 51% to National's 26%. The electorate has existed since the third parliament in 1860 and has changed hands more 23 times between members of more than six parties – including New Zealand's eighth prime minister Julius Vogel.
William Arnold
NZ First
| Not currently in parliament
William Arnold
NZ First
| Not currently in parliament
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Candidate list rank
30
Current role
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Before politics
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2020 result
Did not stand
Why I'm standing
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My priorities
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Candidate list rank
30
Current role
Not currently in parliament
Before politics
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Residence
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Year entered parliament
Not previously in parliament
2020 result
Did not stand
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