2026 MP Profile - Stanford, Erica - National
2026 MP Profile
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Sector body
June 2026
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New Zealand
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Short Answer
Immigration portfolio — controls visa settings for aged care nurses and caregivers, a critical workforce issue for the sector.
Key Points
- •Born: 1978 (née Poppelbaum)
- •Education: BA (First Class Honours) in Politics, University of Auckland
- •Pre-politics career: Export sales for NZ manufacturers; television producer (produced Piha Rescue and Noise Control for over six years)
- •Political start: Worked for Hon Murray McCully (then-MP for East Coast Bays) from 2013 as Senior MP Support
- •Selected as National candidate: 2016, after McCully's retirement
- •Elected: 2017 with 66% of vote; re-elected 2020 (majority 8,764); re-elected 2023 (majority 20,353)
Full Summary & Notes
- Immigration portfolio — controls visa settings for aged care nurses and caregivers, a critical workforce issue for the sector. 2. Abuse in Care portfolio — leads the Crown's response to historical abuse in state and faith-based care, including in aged care facilities. 3. Electorate engagement — hosts monthly 'National Super Blues' seniors morning teas; has conducted regular rest home visits since first elected. 4. Cabinet collective responsibility — part of a government that lifted NZ Super age eligibility to 67 (to commence 2037, as National Party policy). However, she has no direct policy portfolio touching aged care, health, housing, disability support, or NZ Super in the current government. Based on the Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament (Summary of Annual Returns as at 31 January 2025): Note on property: Stuff (May 2023) and The Spinoff (2021) reported Stanford as having added a residential holiday home property in Whangamatā (via family trust) to her interests since 2024. The family home in Ōkura is her primary residence. Sources: Parliament.nz PDF (opens in a new tab) (accessed 9 Jun 2026); Stuff (opens in a new tab) (accessed 9 Jun 2026); [The Spinoff](https://thespinoff.co.n (opens in a new tab)
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