15 Facts About Aaron Gilmore

Aaron Wayne Gilmore was born on 26 August 1973 and is a New Zealand former politician and member of the New Zealand National Party.

Aaron Gilmore was a list MP from the 2008 election until the 2011 election and again from February to May 2013.

Aaron Gilmore attended Shirley Boys' High School, before attending the University of Canterbury where he gained a Master of Commerce degree in Economics in 1995.

Aaron Gilmore began his career working as an analyst with the Ministry of Transport in Wellington in 1995.

In 1997 Aaron Gilmore worked on secondment to SOE Minister Tony Ryall, where he advised on the sale of state owned enterprises.

Aaron Gilmore left the public service in 1999 to join Ernst and Young, where he worked on international projects advising utility companies.

In 2005 Aaron Gilmore worked as Corporate Development Manager at General Cable, until selection as a National Party candidate.

Aaron Gilmore was selected by the National Party Christchurch East local electorate as its candidate in the safe Labour seat of Christchurch East at the end of 2007.

Aaron Gilmore came second in the electorate race, losing to the incumbent, Lianne Dalziel, by 5,765 votes, but achieved a record for National in the area of over 12,000 party and personal votes.

Aaron Gilmore attributed the error to the Parliamentary Service, but a spokesman said "biographical information about MPs published on its website was supplied by them and approved by them as correct".

Aaron Gilmore again placed second in the electorate behind Dalziel, and on election night results was set to be returned to parliament via the list, the last-placed candidate to be returned.

However, with the counting of special votes and the release of official results, National lost a seat to the Green Party so Aaron Gilmore was not returned.

Aaron Gilmore was the highest person on National's party list not already in Parliament, and so he replaced Smith and became an MP again.

In December 2021 Aaron Gilmore was ordered to pay NZ$11,000 in costs after a failed attempt to enforce a statutory demand against Mighty Rocket's landlord over the termination of its lease.

In July 2022 Aaron Gilmore ran for the Wellington City Council in the Eastern Ward at the 2022 local government elections.