Simeon Brown

Candidate for Pakuranga
Currently serving: MP for Pakuranga, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Simeon Brown’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2022 and 2017 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 7 races — 3 elected 4 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
Offices held
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Sep 2017 – present
In the News
With strikes hitting hospitals, Simeon Brown makes an unusual plea
Stuff — September 4, 2025

With nurses walking off the job, for the third time on Thursday, Health Minister Simeon Brown made a plea to doctors - who may also strike soon.

Health minister’s last-ditch effort to resolve senior doctors’ dispute
The Post — September 4, 2025

Simeon Brown is turning to binding arbitration in a bid to settle with senior doctors as he faces a backdrop of major strike action across the health sector.

Doctors fear law change would gag healthworkers from speaking out
RNZ — September 4, 2025

But Health Minister Simeon Brown insists the bill does not restrict workers from raising safety concerns.

Nurses accuse Health Minister Simeon Brown of wages ‘disinformation’ amid strikes - The Front Page
NZ Herald — September 3, 2025

About 36,000 unionised nurses went on strike Tuesday and plan to again Thursday.

Health minister leaves message for nurses striking outside his office
RNZ — September 2, 2025

More than 36,000 nurses are walking off the job in a pay dispute, and Simeon Brown had a message for them.

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