Scott Simpson

Candidate for Coromandel
Currently serving: MP for Coromandel, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Scott Simpson’s Elections & Candidacies

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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: SIMPSON, Scott
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Coromandel
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: SIMPSON, Scott
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 54.3%
    25,082 votes
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: SIMPSON, Scott
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Coromandel
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: SIMPSON, Scott
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 45.6%
    21,218 votes
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: SIMPSON, Scott
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Coromandel
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: SIMPSON, Scott
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Ballot name: Simpson
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Coromandel
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Coromandel
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Nov 2011 – present
In the News
Government considered cutting over $3b of ACC sex-abuse claims
The Post — December 5, 2025

ACC Minister Scott Simpson made a bid for a law change to be included in this year’s legislative programme before the bill was suddenly “reprioritised”, documents show.

Scott Simpson enjoying his ‘battlefield promotion’
The Post — November 23, 2025

The Commerce Minister is pushing ahead with long-overdue company law reform, promising a major legislative overhaul before the next general election.

Govt answers fishing chief’s billion dollar question on climate disclosures
Newsroom — November 5, 2025

There’s a handful of corporates that stand to benefit from Commerce Minister Scott Simpson’s unexpected call to dramatically loosen climate reporting requirements; some are political donors The post Govt answers fishing chief’s billion dollar question on climate disclosures appeared first on Newsroom .

ACT says payment surcharge ban needs fix. Too late, says minister
The Post — October 17, 2025

“Ultimately, Cabinet has already agreed to the bill and we intend to progress it,” Commerce Minister Scott Simpson says in response to coalition partner’s call for changes.

One MP, One Pint: Making wishes come true with Scott Simpson
The Spinoff — October 16, 2025

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s commerce and consumer affairs minister Scott Simpson.

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