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, 2022 and 2017 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
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Sep 2017 – present
In the News
Principals plead for Govt to stop ‘politically driven’ NCEA replacement
Newsroom — August 28, 2025

Erica Stanford’s not for turning, saying the school heads’ judgement has been marred by their ‘PTSD’ from the unmitigated disaster of previous changes The post Principals plead for Govt to stop ‘politically driven’ NCEA replacement appeared first on Newsroom .

Will new million-dollar investment visa grow the economy? Erica Stanford thinks so
Stuff — August 27, 2025

Stanford announced a new business investor visa to replace the entrepreneur work visa, taking effect from November.

Secondary teachers walk off the job as government digs in
The Spinoff — August 20, 2025

Teachers say an offer of 1% a year is an insult. Ministers say they should be at the negotiating table, not on the picket line, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin.

Why tens of thousands of teachers and nurses are striking this week
The Spinoff — August 20, 2025

Secondary students are at home today as their teachers walk off the job, while nurses around the country have been striking too. What’s not working out between these essential professions and the government?

A tired teacher explains why they’re striking tomorrow
The Spinoff — August 19, 2025

Teachers entered into negotiations with a set of very reasonable demands, but the government ignored our requests and crafted an offer seemingly purpose-built to make things worse, argues secondary teacher Connor Murphy.

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