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Blair Cameron is a New Zealand researcher and politician. Shown as the winner of the Nelson electorate at the 2023 election based on preliminary results, the final results gave the incumbent a narrow lead of 26 votes.
Cameron grew up in rural Canterbury outside Methven, where his mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a barman at the working men's club. [1] Cameron was schooled in Highbank, and at Mount Hutt College. [2] At the age of sixteen, he was awarded a scholarship to study at Li Po Chun United World College. [3] He gained a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Brown University in the United States before working as a senior research specialist at Princeton University. [4] Cameron has worked as a research officer for the International Monetary Fund’s legal department and as a consultant for the World Bank. [2] His work for the World Bank involved researching how governments could be made less corrupt. [3] He returned to New Zealand in 2020 for a friend's wedding, and decided to stay. His mother had moved to Nelson and so he settled there. [5] [3]
Cameron was selected by the National Party to contest the Nelson electorate at the 2023 election. He was 35th on the party list. [6] Preliminary results showed him beating incumbent Labour Party MP Rachel Boyack by 54 votes. [7] He identified Nelson infrastructure and health services as areas he would prioritise. He is concerned about the state of Nelson hospital, which he says "might fall down if we have a decent sized earthquake". [3] Cameron and the National Party health spokesperson Shane Reti have said rebuilding Nelson hospital is a top priority, although Boyack alleges National Party leader Christopher Luxon has not committed to it. [8]
Following the release of final results on 3 November, Cameron's election night victory was overturned, with Boyack winning by a narrow margin of 29 votes. In response, the National Party sought a judicial recount in the Nelson electorate on 8 November. [9] [10] On 10 November, the Electoral Commission confirmed that Boyack had won Nelson by a margin of 26 votes, three votes fewer than the final vote results. [11]
Cameron enjoys kayaking, tramping, rugby and racing. [2] [3]
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