Stuart Smith (politician)
Stuart Smith MP | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Kaikōura | |
Assumed office 20 September 2014 | |
Preceded by | Colin King |
Majority | 12,570 |
Personal details | |
Born | Stuart Tayler Smith 1963 (age 58–59) |
Political party | National |
Spouse(s) | Julie Smith |
Website | stuartsmith.co.nz |
Stuart Tayler Smith (born 1963)[1] is a New Zealand National Party politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives for the Kaikōura electorate since the 2014 general election. Before entering parliament he was a Marlborough grape grower and chairman of the New Zealand Winegrowers Association.
Political career[]
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
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2014–2017 | 51st | Kaikōura | 62 | National |
2017–2020 | 52nd | Kaikōura | 47 | National |
2020–present | 53rd | Kaikōura | 32 | National
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In 2013 Smith contested the National Party selection for the Kaikōura seat, defeating incumbent Colin King.[2] He was elected at the 2014 election with a majority of 12,570 votes.[3]
During the 2017 New Zealand general election, Smith retained Kaikōura for the National Party, defeating Labour candidate Janette Walker by a margin of 10,553 votes.[4]
During the 2020 New Zealand general election, Smith retained Kaikōura, defeating Labour candidate Matt Flight by a final margin of 2,295 votes.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Bell, Cathie (18 December 2013). "Smith picked over King". Stuff. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Kaikōura: electoral profile". New Zealand Parliament. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Kaikōura - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Kaikōura - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- Living people
- New Zealand National Party MPs
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- 21st-century New Zealand politicians
- Candidates in the 2017 New Zealand general election
- 1963 births