Political career
Hamilton City Council
Hamilton unsuccessfully ran for the Hamilton City Council in 2004,2010,and 2016. [3] [4] [5] He also unsuccessfully ran for election to the WEL Energy Trust and the Waikato District Health Board. [6] He was finally elected to the council in a February 2018 by-election following the death of councillor Philip Yeung. [7] He was elected to a full term in 2019 and in 2022 was the highest-polling councillor in the East Ward. [8]
During the COVID-19 pandemic,he was the only councillor to vote against requiring My Vaccine Pass to enter council facilities. [9]
He formally resigned from his seat on the Council in October 2023 following his election to Parliament. [10]
Member of Parliament
Hamilton expressed interest in being the National candidate for Hamilton East in August 2022 following David Bennett's decision to retire. [11] He was selected as the candidate in February 2023 [12] and placed 66th on the 2023 party list. [13] During the election campaign there was a media exposé on Hamilton's social media history linking him to conspiracy theories about fluoridation in drinking water and others relating to COVID-19 including calling vaccine mandates illegal. Hamilton did not respond to media interview requests but the National Party released an unsolicited statement in Hamilton's name apologising for his past comments. [14]
On election night, Hamilton won the Hamilton East electorate, defeating Labour's candidate Georgie Dansey by 5,060 votes. [15] [16] He delivered his maiden statement on 7 December 2023 and was appointed as a member of the finance and expenditure committee and as deputy chair of the regulations review committee. [17]
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