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
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    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
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    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
    Final Not elected
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: STANFORD, Erica
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Sep 2017 – present
In the News
‘Must intervene’: Union wants ministers to save seafarers’ jobs
The Post — October 30, 2025

The Maritime Union challenges Immigration Minister Erica Stanford to back up her “tough talk” on employers prioritising migrants over Kiwi workers, by saving the jobs of 32 Kiwi seafarers.

Education Minister Erica Stanford stands by contentious curriculum amid growing criticism
RNZ — October 29, 2025

The full draft school curriculum for Years 0 to 10 has been released amid growing criticism.

Principals boycott Minister's curriculum roadshow
The Post — October 20, 2025

Faced with a backlash over ‘massive’ curriculum changes, Minister of Education Erica Stanford asked school boards to ‘encourage your leadership team to prioritise attendance and engage fully’ in her curriculum roadshow.

Principals urge minister to halt 'rushed' rollout of new curriculum
The Post — October 17, 2025

Hundreds of primary school principals call on Education Minister Erica Stanford to halt the new curriculum rollout, saying it's too much, too fast, without enough support.

What Elon’s sexual chatbot said to NZ Ministers: ‘Brooke and Erica - you're cute’
Stuff — October 2, 2025

Ani may be a highly sexual AI chatbot. But she has also given top-level political advice to Brooke van Velden and Erica Stanford.

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