Terisa Ngobi

Terisa Ngobi
Ngobi in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Ōtaki
In office
17 October 2020 – 14 October 2023
Preceded byNathan Guy
Succeeded byTim Costley
Majority2,988
Personal details
BornLevin, New Zealand
CitizenshipNew Zealand
Political partyLabour
SpouseHenry Ngobi
Children3

Terisa Telesia Ngobi[1] is a New Zealand politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Ōtaki representing the Labour Party from 2020 to 2023.

Early life

Born in Levin, she is of Samoan and Scottish descent.[2] Before entering Parliament, she spent 16 years working for government and non-profit organisations.[3]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2020–2023 53rd Ōtaki 65 Labour

A member of the ruling centre-left Labour Party, she was elected the Member of the Parliament for Ōtaki in 2020 election, defeating the National candidate Tim Costley by a margin of 2,988 votes.[3][4]

During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Ngobi was unseated by National candidate Tim Costley, who won by a margin of 6,271 votes.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Event – New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz.
  2. ^ "Terisa Ngobi". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Moore, Rachel (18 October 2020). "Election 2020: Labour's Ōtaki candidate takes the seat off National". Stuff. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Ōtaki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Ōtaki - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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2020–2023 		Succeeded by


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