Neru Leavasa

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Anae Neru Leavasa
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Leavasa in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Takanini
In office
17 October 2020 –14 October 2023
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2020 –2023 53rd Takanini 52 Labour

Leavasa was elected to the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board in the 2019 elections. [4]

At the 2020 election Leavasa stood for parliament for the Labour Party and was ranked 52nd on the party list. [8] He also ran for the Takanini electorate which he won by a margin of 7,724 votes, defeating National Party candidate Rima Nakhle. [9] [10] This was the first election after Takanini had been created and many, including University of Auckland political scientist Lara Greaves, had anticipated prior to the election that the seat would be won by National. [7] During his time in Parliament, Leavasa was deputy chair of the health committee and also sat as a member of the Pae Ora legislation committee. [11]

Leavasa and Nakhle contested Takanini a second time at the 2023 New Zealand general election; Leavasa lost by a margin of 8,775 votes. [12] His position of 38 on the Labour Party list was not high enough to see him return as a list MP. [13] [14]

Views and positions

Leavasa depicts himself as a social conservative with a Christian faith background. [15] He opposed the 2020 decriminalisation of abortion, saying: "I come from a faith background, and so I won't move on my moral convictions. In regards to the abortion legislation, I would have, from a faith background and a conservative view, have voted against it." [16]

Leavasa wants the government to build more housing to accommodate Takanini's growing population and to also reduce the health risks from overcrowding. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Speech – New Zealand Parliament".
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  4. 1 2 3 "A few words from…Neru Leavasa". New Zealand Doctor. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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  6. ↑ Keogh, Brittany (6 August 2020). "Doctor, businesswoman among candidates for new Takanini seat". Stuff . Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. 1 2 Keogh, Brittany (19 October 2020). "Labour's Neru Leavasa becomes MP for newest electorate, Takanini". Stuff . Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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  9. ↑ "2020 General Election and Referendums – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Election 2020: The 40 diverse new MPs entering Parliament". Newstalk ZB . 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020– via The New Zealand Herald.
  11. ↑ "Leavasa, Neru". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Takanini - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  14. ↑ Mathias, Shanti (17 October 2023). "Which Labour MPs have been washed away by the outgoing red tide?". The Spinoff. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  15. 1 2 Latif, Justin (6 August 2020). "Welcome to Takanini, the sparkling new seat in the 2020 election". The Spinoff . Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Latif, Justin (7 August 2020). "Abortion became legal in March – but it still divides Labour in South Auckland". The Spinoff . Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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