Angie Warren-Clark
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour party list
In office
23 September 2017 – 14 October 2023
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Political partyLabour
SpouseBlair
Children2
ResidencePapamoa
Alma materUniversity of Waikato
ProfessionLawyer

Angela Maree Warren-Clark (born 1971)[1] is a New Zealand politician and former Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

Professional career

Warren-Clark is a non-practicing barrister and solicitor.[2] She has been active in the field of domestic violence since the early 2000s, and was the manager of Women's Refuge in Tauranga prior to her election.[3] The refuge had to operate on a mere $21 a week fund from Government which she described as "appalling" and had to raise $500,000 every year in fundraising to sustain the refuge.[4]

Political career

Warren-Clark stood for the Labour candidacy in the Tauranga electorate in 2017 but was beaten by Jan Tinetti.[5] Her successful candidacy to represent Labour in the Bay of Plenty electorate was announced in February 2017.[2]

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2017–2020 52nd List 39 Labour
2020–2023 53rd List 35 Labour

During the 2017 election, Warren-Clark stood on the Labour's party list, where she was placed 39th.[6] She also contested the Bay of Plenty electorate but was defeated by National MP Todd Muller by a margin of 13,996 votes.[7] Initially she had not been elected on the provisional results, however Labour gained enough party votes when special votes were counted for Warren-Clark to be allocated a seat.[8]

During the 2020 New Zealand general election, Warren-Clark contested the Bay of Plenty electorate again, standing against incumbent Todd Muller. She lost by a final margin of 3,415 votes.[9] However, she was elected on the party list.[10]

During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Warren-Clark contested the Whangārei electorate but lost to National MP Shane Reti by a margin of 11,424 votes.[11]

Private life

Warren-Clark has two adult children who live overseas. She is married to Blair, and they live in Papamoa.[3] Warren-Clark has a law degree from the University of Waikato and was admitted to the bar in 1998.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Warren-Clark wins BOP candidacy". SunLive. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Labour Bay of Plenty candidate announced". Bay of Plenty Times. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ↑ McLeod, Jaden (4 October 2017). "Labour candidate in limbo". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Gillespie, Kiri (11 February 2017). "Labour Party's new Tauranga candidate to be voice of the people". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election". Scoop. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Bay of Plenty - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "2017 General Election - Official Result Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bay of Plenty - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "2020 General Election and Referendums - Official Result Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Whangārei - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Angie Warren-Clark". Labour Party. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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