Denise Lee

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Auckland Council
Denise Lee
Denise Lee.jpg
Lee in 2018
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Maungakiekie
In office
23 September 2017 –6 November 2020
YearsWardAffiliation
2013 –16 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Communities and Residents
2016 –17Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Auckland Future

Lee was elected to the Auckland Council as a Communities & Residents candidate at the 2013 elections, defeating incumbent and former Labour MP Richard Northey. [4] She ran on the Auckland Future ticket during the 2016 local elections, and was re-elected with an increased majority. [3]

In 2016, the then newly elected Mayor Phil Goff, appointed her as the deputy chairperson of the planning committee. [5]

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2017 –2020 52nd Maungakiekie 63 National

In 2017 she announced she would seek selection as the National Party's candidate for Maungakiekie at the 2017 general election. [6] On 7 March 2017 Lee was selected as National's candidate for Maungakiekie. [7] She was elected at the 2017 general election with a majority of almost 2000 votes. [8]

She resigned from her position as councillor for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward, effective 12 October 2017, [9] triggering a by-election held on 17 February 2018.

In her maiden speech, Lee noted that the driving force behind her political career was the death of her son. [10] She said that;

Politics really did become personal for me then. A flick of the pen, the wording of an amendment, an exchange in this debating chamber—Parliament's processes affect everyday lives. [11]

When the 52nd Parliament opened, she was appointed as a member of the Education and Workforce select committee. [12]

During the 2020 New Zealand general election held on 17 October, on preliminary results Lee was ahead of Labour candidate Priyanca Radhakrishnan by a margin of 580 votes. [13] However, when final results were released she lost the seat to Radhakrishnan by 635 votes. [14] [15]

In 2021 Lee returned to local government when she was elected as a trustee of Entrust, a trust for electricity consumers in Auckland. [16]

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  13. ↑ "Maungakiekie - Preliminary Count". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 26 October 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Maungakiekie - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  15. ↑ Cheng, Derek (6 November 2020). "Election 2020: National loses two seats, Labour and Māori Party gain one". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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