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Sunday, July 5, 2026

David Farrar: Laws standing for NZ First in Waitaki


NZ First have announced that Michael Laws will stand for NZ First in Waitaki.

The seat is a very traditional National seat. Last election they got 43% party vote (5% higher than NZ average) and NZF got 7% (1% higher than NZ average) . The majority is over 12,000.

Laws has been elected to the Otago Regional Council four times. His record is:
  • 2016: Won final spot by just 5 votes
  • 2019: Won top spot by 1,600 votes
  • 2022: Won third (last) spot by 21 votes
  • 2025: Won top spot by 2,300 votes
It will be an interesting seat to watch. Also interesting to see the NZ First party list when released.

David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The National Party vote in the 2026 election will be the most interesting aspect of the election .

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