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David MacLeod
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MacLeod in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for New Plymouth
Assumed office
14 October 2023
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2023 –present 54th New Plymouth 67 National

On 31 October 2022, MacLeod was selected as National's candidate for New Plymouth at the 2023 New Zealand general election. [2] When his campaign was announced, MacLeod identified Taranaki roads, increasing the number of immigrants available to the workforce, and the oil and gas industry as areas he was keen to work on when in parliament. [6] During the campaign he ran afoul of signage rules by placing his signs outside the designated timeframe and using incorrect font sizes. [29]

MacLeod was listed low on the party list at 67 out of 74, due to the expectation he would win his electorate; it was a placement that former MP and political editor Claudette Hauiti said should have McLeod "fuming", but which he said was "irrelevant" as it showed the party was confident he would win the electoral seat. [30] [31] On election night MacLeod beat incumbent Labour MP Glen Bennett by a margin of 6,991 votes. [32] [33]

MacLeod was appointed the chair of the environment committee and a member of the finance and expenditure committee. [34] He was stood down from his committee roles on 21 May 2024 after failing to declare 19 donations totalling $178,394. [35] [36] On 7 June 2024, the Electoral Commission referred MacLeod to the Police over the undeclared donations. MacLeod maintained that his failure to declare the donations was a genuine mistake and stated that he hope the investigation would make it clear that he did not intend to deceive anyone. [37]

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  4. ↑ "Thomas MACLEOD Obituary (2016)". Legacy.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Address in Reply". New Zealand Parliament. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 McLean, Glenn (1 November 2022). "David MacLeod confirmed as National Party candidate for New Plymouth". Stuff. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bright spark powers up electrical firm". Daily News. New Plymouth. 4 August 2003. p. 5.
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  13. ↑ Evans, Ryan (11 October 2010). "Williamson sole new face on TRC". Taranaki Daily News. p. 5.
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