David Seymour won by 8,142 votes in 2023. 4,071 voters switching to Labour would have flipped Epsom.
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Won Epsom by a majority of 8,142 in 2023, making it a safe seat.
David Seymour is the Member of Parliament for Epsom and leader of ACT New Zealand. First elected in 2014, he became Deputy Prime Minister in May 2025 under the National–ACT–NZ First coalition. He is Minister for Regulation and an Associate Minister of Finance, Education, Health, and Justice.
