| Hamilton West | |||||||
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| Single-member general constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |||||||
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| Formation | 1969 | ||||||
| Region | Waikato | ||||||
| Character | Urban and suburban | ||||||
| Term | 3 years | ||||||
| Member for Hamilton West | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:POTAKA,_Tama_-_Hamilton_West_(cropped).png) Tama Potaka since 10 December 2022 | |||||||
| Party | National | ||||||
| Previous MP | Gaurav Sharma (Ind) | ||||||
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Hamilton West is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It has been held by Tama Potaka MP[1] of the National Party since the 2022 by-election.[2]
Hamilton West is regarded as a bellwether seat.[3] In 17 of the 18 general elections since the electorate's creation, the party that has won the plurality of seats nationally has won Hamilton West. The sole exception was in 1993, when Labour won the electorate but National won the plurality of the seats.
- ^ "Gaurav Sharma". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 19 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sowman-Lund, Stewart (18 October 2022). "Rogue MP Gaurav Sharma quits parliament, triggers byelection". The Spinoff. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton West – Electorate Profile". New Zealand Parliament. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.