David Seymour

Candidate for Epsom
Currently serving: MP for Epsom, Parliament of New Zealand ACT
Party ACT
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David Seymour’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 7 races — 4 elected 3 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: ACT New Zealand
    Ballot name: SEYMOUR, David Breen
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: ACT New Zealand
    Ballot name: SEYMOUR, David Breen
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 44.8%
    17,826 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: ACT New Zealand
    Ballot name: SEYMOUR, David Breen
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: ACT New Zealand
    Ballot name: SEYMOUR, David Breen
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 47.5%
    19,500 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: ACT New Zealand
    Ballot name: SEYMOUR, David
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: ACT New Zealand
    Ballot name: SEYMOUR, David
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: ACT New Zealand
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: ACT
    Sep 2014 – present
In the News
‘Give it a rest, jerk’: Bullying allegations fly at school lunch grilling
The Post — December 4, 2025

David Seymour says he flatly rejects the accusation he has bullied a Christchurch principal after students were served mouldy lunches.

Principal ‘little bit hurt’ by David Seymour’s ‘frequent flyer’ jibe over mouldy school lunch
Stuff — December 2, 2025

Christchurch parents are horrified after their children ate a contaminated meal from the government's free school lunches programme.

Christchurch school mouldy lunches: David Seymour labels principal a media ‘frequent flyer’, questions if food supplier is responsible
NZ Herald — December 2, 2025

The principal has hit back saying the food is delivered daily and leftovers removed.

Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in government-funded school lunches
RNZ — December 2, 2025

Parents were horrified after their children ate contaminated food, but David Seymour has criticised the school's principal.

David Seymour, Paula Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head
RNZ — December 1, 2025

A $357,000 payout to the former chief executive of Pharmac was "well beyond the norm in the public sector", says Labour.

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