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.