Ruth Suzanne Dyson is a former New Zealand politician. She was a Labour Party Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2020. She represented the Port Hills electorate from the 2008 election election to 2020. She also held a number of senior offices in the Labour Party,including president.
Tini "Whetu" Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan was a New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1967 to 1996,representing the Labour Party and was New Zealand’s first Māori woman cabinet minister. At the time of her retirement,she was the second longest-serving MP in Parliament,being in her tenth term of office. She was one of twenty holders of the Order of New Zealand,the highest honour of the country.
Aupito Tofae Su'a William Sio is a politician who became a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives on 1 April 2008 for the Labour Party as a list MP. Since the November 2008 election,he has represented the Māngere electorate.
Banks Peninsula is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate which initially existed from 1996 to 2008,and was later recreated in 2020 ahead of the 2020 election. It was held by National's David Carter for the initial term,and then by Labour's Ruth Dyson from 1999 to 2008. As of 2023,the seat is currently held by National's Vanessa Weenink.
Māngere is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate,returning one member of parliament to the Representatives of New Zealand. The current MP for Māngere is Lemauga Lydia Sosene of the Labour Party. She has held this electorate since 2023.
Te Tai Tonga is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate,returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was established for the 1996 general election,replacing Southern Maori. It covers all of the South Island,Stewart Island,the Chatham Islands,and parts of both Wellington City and the Hutt Valley. The current MP for Te Tai Tonga is Tākuta Ferris of Te Pāti Māori.
The 2011 New Zealand general election took place on Saturday 26 November 2011 to determine the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament.
Eugenie Meryl Sage is a environmentalist and former New Zealand politician. Since the 2011 election,she has been a Green Party list MP in the House of Representatives and served as the Minister of Conservation and Land Information and the Associate Minister for the Environment from 2017 to 2020. She concluded her parliamentary term following the 2023 New Zealand general election.
Rino Tirikatene is a New Zealand Labour Party politician and a former member of the House of Representatives. He comes from a family with a strong political history.
The Southern Māori by-election of 1967 was a by-election for the electorate of Southern Maori on 11 March 1967 during the 35th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election resulted from the death of the previous member Sir Eruera Tirikatene on 11 January 1967.
Virginia Ruby Andersen is a New Zealand politician. She has been a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party since the 2017 New Zealand general election.
Deborah Faye Russell is a New Zealand academic and politician. She is a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party and served as Minister of Statistics and Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission from February to November 2023.
Jennifer Lyn Marcroft is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the New Zealand First party.
This page lists candidates contesting electorates in the 2020 New Zealand general election.
The 53rd New Zealand Parliament was a meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 25 November 2020 following the 17 October 2020 general election,and dissolved on 8 September 2023 to trigger the next election. It consisted of 120 members of Parliament (MPs) with five parties represented:the Labour and Green parties,in government,and the National,Māori and ACT parties,in opposition. The Sixth Labour Government held a majority in this Parliament. Jacinda Ardern continued as prime minister until her resignation on 25 January 2023;she was succeeded by Chris Hipkins.
Tākuta "Doc" Ferris is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2023 general election as the MP for Te Tai Tonga for Te Pāti Māori. A self-described fisherman,diver,and artist,his electoral success was one of the biggest surprises of the 2023 general election. His win was unexpected,with the family of the incumbent having held the Te Tai Tonga electorate for 72 of the last 91 years.
The 54th New Zealand Parliament is the current meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 5 December 2023 following the 14 October 2023 general election,and will expire on or before 16 November 2026 to trigger the next election.
Reuben John Davidson is a New Zealand television producer and politician. He was on a Christchurch community board from 2019. In the 2023 general election,he was elected to represent the Christchurch East electorate in Parliament.
Ngoc-Lan Thi Pham is a New Zealand politician and ecologist. She was a regional councillor for Environment Canterbury for six years and was elected to Parliament as a Green in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
Vanessa Joan Weenink is a New Zealand politician. She was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Banks Peninsula,representing the National Party,in the 2023 New Zealand general election. She is a doctor by training.
