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This page lists candidates contesting electorates in the 2023 New Zealand general election.

General electorates

Auckland Central

2023 general election: Auckland Central
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Mahesh Muralidhar   [1]
Labour Oscar Sims   [2]
Green Chlöe Swarbrick 3   [3][4]
Opportunities Damian Sycamore   [5]

Banks Peninsula

2023 general election: Banks Peninsula
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
DemocracyNZ Doug Allington   [6]
Labour Tracey McLellan   [7]
Green Lan Pham 6   [8][4]
National Vanessa Weenink   [9]


Bay of Plenty

2023 general election: Bay of Plenty
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Tom Rutherford Sought nomination in 2022 Tauranga by-election   [10]
Labour Pare Taikato   [11]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Todd Muller Was re-selected, but later chose to retire [12][13]

Botany

2023 general election: Botany
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Conservative Ted Johnston Contested Panmure-Ōtāhuhu in 2020   [14]

Christchurch Central

2023 general election: Christchurch Central
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Kahurangi Carter 14   [15][4]
National Dale Stephens Contested electorate in 2020   [16]

Christchurch East

2023 general election: Christchurch East
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Sahra Ahmed   [17]
Labour Reuben Davidson Contested Selwyn in 2020   [18]
New Conservative Helen Houghton Contested electorate in 2020   [14]
National Matt Stock   [19]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Poto Williams [20]

Coromandel

2023 general election: Coromandel
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Scott Simpson   [21]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
New Nation Andrew Hollis   [22][23]

Dunedin

2023 general election: Dunedin
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Rachel Brooking   [24]
Green Francisco Hernandez 17   [25][4]
Opportunities Benjamin Peters Contested electorate in 2020   [5]
National Michael Woodhouse Contested electorate in 2020   [26]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour David Clark [20]

East Coast

2023 general election: East Coast
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Dana Kirkpatrick   [27]
DemocracyNZ Chris Robinson   [6]
Green Jordan Walker   [28]

Epsom

2023 general election: Epsom
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Camilla Belich Contested electorate in 2020; sought nomination in Mount Albert   [29]
ACT David Seymour   [30]
Opportunities Nina Su   [5]
Green Lawrence Xu-Nan Contested Pakuranga in 2020 16   [31][4]

Hamilton East

2023 general election: Hamilton East
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Georgie Dansey Contested Hamilton West in 2022   [32]
National Ryan Hamilton   [33]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Jamie Strange [34]

Hamilton West

2023 general election: Hamilton West
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Benjamin Doyle 18   [35][4]
New Conservative Rudi du Plooy Contested electorate in 2022   [14]
Labour Myra Williamson   [36]

Hutt South

2023 general election: Hutt South
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Ginny Andersen   [37]
National Chris Bishop MP for Hutt South 2017–20   [38]
Green Neelu Jennings 28   [39][4]
Opportunities Ben Wylie-van Eerd Contested electorate in 2020   [40]

Ilam

2023 general election: Ilam
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Hamish Campbell Contested Wigram in 2020   [41]
Green Mike Davidson 19   [42][4]
Opportunities Raf Manji Contested electorate as an independent in 2017   [43]
New Conservative Chris O'Brien   [14]
DemocracyNZ Juanita O'Connell   [6]
Labour Sarah Pallett   [44]

Invercargill

2023 general election: Invercargill
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Liz Craig Contested electorate in 2020   [45]

Kaikōura

2023 general election: Kaikōura
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NZ First Jamie Arbuckle Contested electorate in 2020   [46]
Labour Emma Dewhirst   [47]
Green Alec McNeil 26   [48][4]
National Stuart Smith   [46]

Kelston

2023 general election: Kelston
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Golriz Ghahraman Contested Mount Roskill in 2020 7   [4]
National Ruby Manukia Schaumkel   [49]

Mana

2023 general election: Mana
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Protect & Prosper New Zealand Kush Bhargava [50]
Green Gina Dao-McLay 23   [51][4]
Labour Barbara Edmonds   [52]
National Frances Hughes   [53]

Māngere

2023 general election: Māngere
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Rosemary Bourke   [54]
Independent Brooke Pao Stanley [55]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour William Sio [20]

Manurewa

2023 general election: Manurewa
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Siva Kilari   [56]

Maungakiekie

2023 general election: Maungakiekie
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Greg Fleming   [57]
Labour Priyanca Radhakrishnan   [58]
Green Sapna Samant 30   [59][4]

Mount Albert

2023 general election: Mount Albert
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Melissa Lee   [60]
Green Ricardo Menéndez March Contested Maungakiekie in 2020 8   [61][4]
Opportunities Ciara Swords Contested Whangārei in 2020   [5]
Labour Helen White Contested Auckland Central in 2020   [62]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Jacinda Ardern [63]

Mount Roskill

2023 general election: Mount Roskill
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Carlos Cheung   [64]
Green Suveen Sanis Walgampola 21   [59][4]

Napier

2023 general election: Napier
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Mark Hutchinson   [65]
DemocracyNZ Martin Langford   [6]
National Katie Nimon Contested electorate in 2020   [66]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Stuart Nash Was re-selected, but later chose to retire [67][68]

Nelson

2023 general election: Nelson
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Rachel Boyack   [69]
National Blair Cameron   [70]
New Nation Dean McNamara   [23]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Green Teall Crossen Contested Rongotai in 2020   [71][72]

New Lynn

2023 general election: New Lynn
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Steve Abel Contested electorate in 2020 9   [73][4]
National Paulo Garcia MP 2019–2020   [74]

New Plymouth

2023 general election: New Plymouth
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Glen Bennett   [75]
National David MacLeod   [76]
New Conservative Jonathan Marshall Contested Whanganui in 2020   [14]

North Shore

2023 general election: North Shore
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour George Hampton   [77]

Northcote

2023 general election: Northcote
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Dan Bidois MP for Northcote 2018–2020   [78]

Northland

2023 general election: Northland
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
NZ First Shane Jones MP 2005–2014, 2017–2020   [79]
DemocracyNZ Matt King MP for Northland 2017–20   [6]
National Grant McCallum   [80]
Green Reina Penney 24   [81][4]

Ōhāriu

2023 general election: Ōhāriu
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Opportunities Jessica Hammond Contested electorate in 2020   [5]
Protect & Prosper New Zealand Martin Jenkins [50]
Labour Greg O'Connor   [82]
Green Stephanie Rodgers 20   [83][4]
DemocracyNZ Matt Shelton   [6]
National Nicola Willis Contested Wellington Central in 2020   [84]

Ōtaki

2023 general election: Ōtaki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Tim Costley Contested electorate in 2020   [85]
Labour Terisa Ngobi   [86]

Pakuranga

2023 general election: Pakuranga
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Simeon Brown   [87]
ACT Parmjeet Parmar National List MP 2014–20; contested Mount Roskill for National in 2020   [88]

Palmerston North

2023 general election: Palmerston North
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Ankit Bansal   [89]
Labour Tangi Utikere   [90]
Green Teanau Tuiono Contested electorate in 2020 5   [91][4]

Panmure-Ōtāhuhu

2023 general election: Panmure-Ōtāhuhu
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green Efeso Collins 11   [4]
National Navtej Singh Randhawa   [54]

Port Waikato

2023 general election: Port Waikato
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
DemocracyNZ Scotty Bright   [6]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
DemocracyNZ Vijay Sudhamalla   [92]

Rangitata

2023 general election: Rangitata
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National James Meager   [93]
New Conservative Karl Thomas   [14]
New Nation Dolf van Amersfoort   [23]

Rangitīkei

2023 general election: Rangitīkei
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Green John Cockrem   [91]
ACT Andrew Hoggard   [94]
National Suze Redmayne   [95]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Ian McKelvie [96]

Remutaka

2023 general election: Remutaka
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Emma Chatterton   [97]

Rongotai

2023 general election: Rongotai
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Fleur Fitzsimons   [98]
Green Julie Anne Genter Contested Mount Albert in 2017 4   [99][4]
National Karuna Muthu   [100]
New Conservative Bruce Welsh Contested electorate in 2020   [14]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Paul Eagle [20]

Rotorua

2023 general election: Rotorua
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Todd McClay   [101]
Labour Ben Sandford Contested electorate in 2017   [102]

Southland

2023 general election: Southland
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Conservative Paul Deacon   [14]
Green Dave Kennedy Contested electorate in 2020 22   [4]

Taieri

2023 general election: Taieri
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Matthew French   [103]
Labour Ingrid Leary   [104]
Green Scott Willis Contested electorate in 2020 12   [105][4]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Stephen Jack Withdrew due to social media controversy   [106][107]

Takanini

2023 general election: Takanini
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Conservative Dieuwe de Boer Contested Botany in 2020   [14]
National Rima Nakhle Contested electorate in 2020   [108]

Tāmaki

2023 general election: Tāmaki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Simon O'Connor   [109]
ACT Brooke van Velden Contested Wellington Central in 2020   [30]

Taranaki-King Country

2023 general election: Taranaki-King Country
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Barbara Kuriger   [110]
Labour Angela Roberts Contested electorate in 2020   [111]
DemocracyNZ Lee Smith   [112]

Tauranga

2023 general election: Tauranga
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
DemocracyNZ Kirsten Murfitt   [113]

Te Atatū

2023 general election: Te Atatū
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Angee Nicholas   [114]

Tukituki

2023 general election: Tukituki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Vision NZ Michael Ngahuka   [115]
Te Pāti Māori Heather Te Au-Skipworth Initially selected for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti   [116]
National Catherine Wedd   [117]

Upper Harbour

2023 general election: Upper Harbour
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Cameron Brewer   [118]
Opportunities Shai Navot Contested North Shore in 2020   [5]

Waikato

2023 general election: Waikato
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
New Conservative Caleb Ansell Contested electorate in 2020   [14]
DemocracyNZ Steve Cranston   [119]

Waimakariri

2023 general election: Waimakariri
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Matt Doocey   [120]
DemocracyNZ Gordon Malcolm   [6]

Wairarapa

2023 general election: Wairarapa
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Mike Butterick Contested electorate in 2020   [121]
Labour Kieran McAnulty   [122]
Green Celia Wade-Brown Contested electorate in 2020 15   [123][4]

Waitaki

2023 general election: Waitaki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Miles Anderson   [124]
Labour Ethan Reille   [125]
DemocracyNZ Roger Small   [6]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
National Jacqui Dean [126]

Wellington Central

2023 general election: Wellington Central
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Opportunities Natalia Albert   [40]
Legalise Cannabis Michael Appleby Contested electorate in 2020   [127]
Labour Ibrahim Omer   [128]
Green Tamatha Paul none   [129]
National Scott Sheeran   [130]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Grant Robertson Contesting list only [131]

Whanganui

2023 general election: Whanganui
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Carl Bates   [132]
Labour Steph Lewis   [133]
Green Marion Sanson   [134]

Whangaparāoa

2023 general election: Whangaparāoa
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
DemocracyNZ Bill Dyet Contested Northcote for New Conservative in 2020   [6]
Labour Estefania Muller-Pallares   [135]

Whangārei

2023 general election: Whangārei
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
DemocracyNZ Diana Burgess   [6]
National Shane Reti MP for Whangārei 2014–20   [136]
Labour Angie Warren-Clark Contested Bay of Plenty in 2020   [137]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Emily Henderson [138]

Wigram

2023 general election: Wigram
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Tracy Summerfield   [139]
Green Richard Wesley Contested electorate in 2020 27   [4]

Māori electorates

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

2023 general election: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Te Pāti Māori Meka Whaitiri Labour MP from 2013–2023   [140]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Te Pāti Māori Heather Te Au-Skipworth Withdrew upon Whaitiri's defection to Te Pāti Māori; contesting Tukituki instead   [141][140]

Tāmaki Makaurau

2023 general election: Tāmaki Makaurau
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Peeni Henare   [13]
Te Pāti Māori Takutai Moana Kemp   [142]
Green Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen Contested Northland in 2020 13   [143][4]
National Hinurewa te Hau Contested Upper Harbour for Te Pāti Māori in 2014   [144]

Te Tai Hauāuru

2023 general election: Te Tai Hauāuru
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
National Harete Hipango MP for Whanganui 2017–20   [145]
Te Pāti Māori Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Contested electorate in 2020   [146]
Labour Soraya Peke-Mason Contested Rangitīkei in 2020   [147]
Retiring incumbents and withdrawn candidates
Labour Adrian Rurawhe Contesting list only [148]

Te Tai Tokerau

2023 general election: Te Tai Tokerau
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Legalise Cannabis Maki Herbert Contested electorate in 2020   [127]
Te Pāti Māori Mariameno Kapa-Kingi Contested electorate in 2020   [149][150]
Green Hūhana Lyndon 10   [151][150][4]

Te Tai Tonga

2023 general election: Te Tai Tonga
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Te Pāti Māori Tākuta Ferris Contested electorate in 2020   [152]

Waiariki

2023 general election: Waiariki
Notes:

 Blue background  denotes an incumbent.
 Pink background  denotes a current list MP.
 Yellow background  denotes a retiring MP.

Party Candidate Notes List # Source
Labour Toni Boynton   [153]
Te Pāti Māori Rawiri Waititi   [154]


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