Simon Watts

Candidate for North Shore
Currently serving: MP for North Shore, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Simon Watts’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 4 races — 2 elected 2 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WATTS, Simon
    Final Not elected
  • MP for North Shore
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WATTS, Simon
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 61.6%
    24,892 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WATTS, Simon
    Final Not elected
  • MP for North Shore
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: WATTS, Simon
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 46.2%
    19,202 votes
Offices held
  • MP for North Shore
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 2020 – present
In the News
The rates battle continues as council debt rises
The Spinoff — September 23, 2025

Smack bang in the middle of local elections, rates are more scrutinised than ever , writes Duncan Greive in today’s extract from The Bulletin.

Climate minister calls emissions targets ‘solid’ amid criticism of low ambition
The Post — September 10, 2025

Simon Watts mounted a tame defence of current emissions policies, in speaking to an audience that was clearly wanting more.

Climate minister encourages calling out dairy industry
Newsroom — September 10, 2025

Simon Watts is pre-emptively turning the blame for lack of climate action onto Fonterra and the dairy industry The post Climate minister encourages calling out dairy industry appeared first on Newsroom .

'Virtually all' new water providers expected to pass financial test
The Post — September 8, 2025

The deadline for councils to produce their 10-year water service delivery plans has passed and Local Government Minister Simon Watts likes what he has seen of this “unprecedented consolidation”.

Private sector consortium ‘serious’ about reviving Lake Onslow hydro scheme
The Post — September 5, 2025

Energy Minister Simon Watts says he hasn’t received any formal information on the proposal but private sector participants are “free to explore potential opportunities”.

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