In a by-election you have one vote for the candidate you want to be your local member of Parliament.
This is different from a general election when you have two votes – one for a party and the other for your local candidate.
These are the candidates who were standing in the Hamilton West by-election which took place on Saturday 10 December 2022.
| Candidate name | Party |
| DANSEY, Georgie | Labour Party |
| DICKSON, Gordon John | Independent |
| DU PLOOY, Rudi | New Conservative + One Party |
| FU, Frank | Independent |
| McDOWALL, James | ACT New Zealand |
| OSMASTON, Richard | Money Free Party |
| POCOCK, Naomi | The Opportunities Party (TOP) |
| POKERE-PHILLIPS, Donna | NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party |
| POTAKA, Tama | National Party |
| SHARMA, Gaurav | New Zealand Momentum Party |
| TAIT, Jade | Vision New Zealand |
| WAKEMAN, Peter | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party |