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
    Vote share • 66.1%
    22,731 votes
Offices held
  • MP for East Coast Bays
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Sep 2017 – present
In the News
‘Really disappointed’: Minister drops speech at national teachers conference amid pay talks
The Post — September 19, 2025

Erica Stanford has cancelled her speech at a national teachers conference after the ministry advised her not to go, but the move has a union saying it’s “a bit of a snub”.

NCEA changes: Labour’s Willow-Jean Prime finally meets Education Minister Erica Stanford over proposal, but still no position
NZ Herald — September 12, 2025

Here's what went down in the highly anticipated Govt-Labour meeting.

Waitangi Treaty, Māori dropped from new English, maths curriculums, teachers say
The Post — September 4, 2025

A principal says the government is taking the school system back in time. Minister of Education Erica Stanford rejects the allegation.

Minister of Education Erica Stanford rejects claims Treaty being removed from school documents
RNZ — September 4, 2025

Principals and teachers have repeatedly told RNZ there have been noticeably fewer Māori words and Treaty references.

Government announces crackdown on immigration breaches with new deportation rules, as overstayer numbers revealed
NZ Herald — September 4, 2025

Erica Stanford wants enforcement of the deportation rules.

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