Paul Goldsmith

Candidate for Epsom
Currently serving: List MP, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Paul Goldsmith’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 8 races — 4 elected 4 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: GOLDSMITH, Paul
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: GOLDSMITH, Paul
    Source Booth results
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 24.4%
    9,684 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: GOLDSMITH, Paul
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: GOLDSMITH, Paul
    Source
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 15.6%
    6,397 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: GOLDSMITH, Paul
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: GOLDSMITH, Paul
    Source
    Final Not elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: GOLDSMITH, Michael
    Source
    Final Elected
  • MP for Epsom
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Source
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Nov 2011 – present
In the News
Shorter voting enrolment deadline: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has ‘every confidence’ Kiwis can do it
NZ Herald — September 16, 2025

Proposals would close enrolment 13 days before election day.

RNZ has been in decline for years – why did it pay $30,000 to have the obvious stated?
The Spinoff — August 18, 2025

A scathing external review into RNZ’s declining audience suggests drastic changes are needed. Radio veteran Bill Kerton wonders if it’s too little, too late.

Another Cabinet minister caught up in United Nations letter-writing saga
RNZ — August 16, 2025

Another Cabinet minister has been caught up in the United Nations letter-writing imbroglio, with new documents showing David Seymour first ran his response past Paul Goldsmith before he sent it.

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