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, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 8 races — 3 elected 5 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWN, Simeon
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWN, Simeon
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 72.5%
    26,105 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWN, Simeon
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWN, Simeon
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 59.3%
    21,575 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWN, Simeon
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Pakuranga
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: BROWN, Simeon
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: Simeon Brown
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Manurewa
    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
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.

Health NZ 'unaware' nurses wanted three percent pay increase
RNZ — September 2, 2025

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

Why tens of thousands of teachers and nurses are striking this week
The Spinoff — August 20, 2025

Secondary students are at home today as their teachers walk off the job, while nurses around the country have been striking too. What’s not working out between these essential professions and the government?

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