By-election Candidates And Voting Places

Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 12:21 pm
Press Release: Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission has released the names of the candidates standing in the Hamilton West by-election, along with a list of voting places for when voting starts.

12 candidates are seeking election as the Hamilton West member of Parliament. Nominations for the by-election have closed and the following candidates have been confirmed.

Candidate Name	Party
DANSEY, Georgie	Labour Party
DICKSON, Gordon John	Independent
DU PLOOY, Rudi	New Conservative + One Party
FU, Frank	Independent
McDOWALL, James	ACT New Zealand
OSMASTON, Richard	Money Free Party
POCOCK, Naomi	The Opportunities Party (TOP)
POKERE-PHILLIPS, Donna	NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
POTAKA, Tama	National Party
SHARMA, Gaurav	New Zealand Momentum Party
TAIT, Jade	Vision New Zealand
WAKEMAN, Peter	Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

‘Now that nominations have closed, we can start to print voting papers for the by-election,’ says Karl Le Quesne, Chief Electoral Officer.

Voting in the Hamilton West electorate starts on Monday 28 November and ends at 7pm on election day, Saturday 10 December.

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‘There will be 12 advance voting places open before election day in locations that are easy to access, where people will be able to enrol and vote,’ says Karl Le Quesne. ‘The days and hours that advance voting places are open vary, so please check before you go to vote.’

On election day, Saturday 10 December, 20 voting places will be open from 9am to 7pm.

Advance and election day voting place locations and opening hours are listed below and are available at vote.nz.

Voters enrolled in the Hamilton West electorate who are currently overseas, or who will be overseas on election day, can also vote. From Wednesday 23 November, voters who are overseas will be able to download voting papers from vote.nz and return them by upload to the website.

More information on overseas voting can be found at vote.nz.

Hamilton West by-election voting places
Suburb	Address	Dates and hours open
Dinsdale	Dinsdale LDS Chapel 91 Tuhikaramea Road	Mon 28 Nov - Sat 3 Dec 9am - 4pm Mon 5 Dec - Fri 9 Dec 9am - 4pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Dinsdale	Rhode Street School 7 Rhode Street	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Flagstaff	Te Ao Mārama School 33 Hare Puke Drive	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Forest Lake	Forest Lake School 59 Storey Avenue	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Frankton	Frankton School Hall 206 Massey Street	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Frankton	Frankton Shopping Centre 124 Commerce Street	Mon 28 Nov - Sat 3 Dec 9am - 4pm Mon 5 Dec - Fri 9 Dec 9am - 4pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Glenview	Glenview Community Centre 12 Tomin Road	Thu 1 Dec 9am - 4.30pm Fri 2 Dec 9am - 7pm Wed 7 Dec 9am - 7pm Thu 8 Dec 9am – 4.30pm Fri 9 Dec 9am - 7pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Glenview	Glenview Primary School 68 Bruce Avenue	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Hamilton Central	Centre Place Shopping Centre 501 Victoria Street	Mon 28 Nov - Wed 30 Nov 9am - 6pm Thu 1 Dec 9am - 7pm Fri 2 Dec - Sat 3 Dec 9am - 6pm Sun 4 Dec 10am - 5pm Mon 5 Dec - Wed 7 Dec 9am - 6pm Thu 8 Dec 9am - 7pm Fri 9 Dec 9am - 6pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Hamilton Lake	Meade Clinical Centre Level 1, Waikato Hospital, Pembroke Street	Sat 3 Dec - Sun 4 Dec 10am - 4pm
Hamilton Lake	The Verandah Rotoroa Drive	Mon 28 Nov - Wed 30 Nov 9am - 4pm Mon 5 Dec 9am - 4pm Wed 7 Dec - Thu 8 Dec 9am - 4pm
Hamilton West	Hamilton West School 36 Hammond Street	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Maeroa	Maeroa Intermediate School 57 Churchill Avenue	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Melville	Melville Methodist Church 2 Bader Street	Mon 28 Nov - Fri 2 Dec 9am - 4pm Sat 3 Dec 11am - 4pm Mon 5 Dec - Tue 6 Dec 9am - 4pm Thu 8 Dec - Fri 9 Dec 9am - 4pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Nawton	Crawshaw School Crawshaw Drive	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Nawton	Good News Community Centre Corner Breckons Avenue & Dominion Road	Mon 28 Nov - Tue 29 Nov 9am - 3pm Fri 2 Dec 12pm - 4pm Sat 3 Dec 9am - 4pm Mon 5 Dec - Tue 6 Dec 9am - 3pm Fri 9 Dec 12pm - 4pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Nawton	Western Community Centre 46 Hyde Avenue	Mon 28 Nov - Wed 30 Nov 9am - 4pm Fri 2 Dec 9am - 2.30pm Mon 5 Dec - Wed 7 Dec 9am - 4pm Fri 9 Dec 9am - 2.30pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Pukete	Pukete School 100 Pukete Road	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Pukete	Te Rapa Primary School 61 Ashurst Avenue	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
St Andrews	All Saints Church Hall 191 Sandwich Road	Tue 29 Nov - Thu 1 Dec 9am - 4pm Sat 3 Dec 9am - 4pm Tue 6 Dec - Thu 8 Dec 9am - 4pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
St Andrews	Hamilton Junior High School 90 Heath Street	Sat 3 Dec 9am - 4pm
Te Rapa	Te Awa, The Base (upstairs by Hoyts) Maahanga Drive	Mon 28 Nov - Wed 30 Nov 9am - 6pm Thu 1 Dec - Fri 2 Dec 9am - 9pm Sat 3 Dec - Wed 7 Dec 9am - 6pm Thu 8 Dec - Fri 9 Dec 9am - 9pm Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm
Whitiora	Whitiora School 38 Willoughby Street	Sat 10 Dec 9am - 7pm

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