Miles Anderson

Miles John Anderson (born ) is a New Zealand farmer and politician. He was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Waitaki, representing the National Party, in the 2023 New Zealand general election. From a farming background, he was with Federated Farmers, chaired one of their national bodies, and was on their national board.

Early life Anderson was born in , and grew up in Southburn , a locality in the Waimate district. He went on to study at Massey University, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Agriculture degree in 1992.

Career After university, Anderson joined other farmers in 1992 to set up a livestock ultrasound scanning service. Initially servicing the central South Island, the company expanded into South Australia. He was then the national chair of the group from 2017 to 2020, and had it renamed to Meat & Wool so that wool would get more prominence. He was spokesperson for Federated Farmers on rural security. In this role, he supported the Sixth Labour Government's gun reform following the Christchurch mosque shootings that resulted in the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019, but criticised the lack of an exemption for semi-automatic rifles for pest control.

Upon his election to parliament, Anderson leased out his farm.

Political career

Anderson was selected by the National Party to contest the safe electorate of Waitaki at the , succeeding Jacqui Dean who had held the seat since the . He was 59th on the 2023 party list.

The election night results showed Anderson had been elected with a 10,359-vote majority over Labour's Ethan Reille.