Local Focus: Who is Stuart Nash, Labour candidate for Napier?

Sitting Napier MP and Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash is in a good position to retain his seat in next month's general election.

For the third election in a row, National is putting a political rookie up against him. This year it is Nimon bus company general manager, Katie Nimon.

At the last election Nash won the seat with a majority of 5220 votes against then-National candidate David Elliot. But split voting shows 3248 more people giving their party vote to National than Labour. Clearly Napier electorate holds Nash in high regard.

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In this Local Focus video, Nash outlines his links to the electorate and what makes him a candidate worth voting for.

He also answers some less important questions, like whether he prefers Tiger King or Downton Abbey!

• John Smith and Ian Gaskin are also standing in the Napier electorate as independents.

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