Which MPs can not vote for themselves?
Having seen some of the tension in Ohariu about who does and does not live in the electorate, it got me curious about which MPs are standing in a seat where they are unable to vote for themselves. Based on what I could find out, this is my list of MPs who will not be able to vote for themselves in this election:
| MP | Voting | Standing |
| Tony Ryall | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty |
| Michael Woodhouse | Dunedin South | Dunedin North |
| David Parker | Dunedin North | Epsom |
| John Key | Epsom | Helensville |
| Ross Robertson | Hunua | Manukau East |
| Cam Calder | North Shore | Manurewa |
| David Clendon | Tamaki Makaurau | Mt Albert |
| Jackie Blue | Auckland Central | Mt Roskill |
| Phil Goff | Hunua | Mt Roskill |
| David Cunliffe | Auckland Central | New Lynn |
| Charles Chauvel | Wellington Central | Ohariu |
| Gareth Hughes | Wellington Central | Ohariu |
| Katrina Shanks | Wellington Central | Ohariu |
| Shane Jones | Te Tai Tokerau | Tamaki Makaurau |
| Pita Sharples | Te Tai Tokerau | Tamaki Makaurau |
| Shane Ardern | Whanganui | Taranaki King-Country |
| Rick Barker | Tukituki | Taranaki King-Country |
In four electorates there are multiple MPs standing who do not live there – Mt Roskill, Ohariu, Tamaki Makaurau and Taranaki King-Country. I haven’t gone into the reasons for each case, but in some cases they have a very good reason. For example Shane Ardern has lived and farmed in Opunake for several decades and that was in the TKC boundaries when he first got elected. The boundaries has since shifted, so hence he is now just outside the electorate.
Some like John Key have never lived in their electorate, while others like Phil Goff lived there initially and then moved out.
The most geographically remote MP will be David Parker who is enrolled in Dunedin North but standing in Epsom!