Erica Stanford

Candidate for East Coast Bays
Currently serving: MP for East Coast Bays, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Erica Stanford’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 6 races — 3 elected 3 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    Source Booth results
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 72.5%
    27,687 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    Source
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 54.9%
    20,466 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    Source
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    Source
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Sep 2017 – present
In the News
Erica Stanford’s Treaty move weakens more than a line of law – Editorial
NZ Herald — November 12, 2025

OPINION: Erica Stanford says boards shouldn't interpret constitutional law.

Education Minister Erica Stanford marks ministry 7/10, doubling previous rating
RNZ — November 8, 2025

Erica Stanford rated the ministry 7/10 for its oversight of the education system, up from 3/10 the previous year.

Erica Stanford is stripping our curriculum of its identity – Willow-Jean Prime
NZ Herald — November 5, 2025

OPINION: It’s worrying that we still don’t know who’s behind this curriculum.

Education leaders vow to uphold Te Tiriti despite Government’s Treaty clause removal
NZ Herald — November 4, 2025

Education Minister Erica Stanford says Treaty duties sit with the Crown.

Draft curriculum controversy
Otago Daily Times — November 3, 2025

Education Minister Erica Stanford is keen to downplay concerns about the draft of the new year 1-10 curriculum, emphasising there will be six months of consultation on it.

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