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The Labour leader said there "I've only just run in 2020." government. were also Covid priorities she wanted to "My hope is we have elections that "We anticipated achieve before the end of 2020. move beyond the divisiveness of politics." ... perhaps having She said previously "very different -RNZ that number of list MPs, what's interesting is we've had a number of seats turn." Ardern said she abour leader Jacinda Ardern says thought last night's Lthe next government will be formed vote was a vote of confidence in Labour's within the next few weeks, following the Covid plan and recovery. party's resounding victory in the 2020 Ardern said there was nothing further General Election. to report on contact with the Greens and Last night's results have given the the Labour Caucus will meet tomorrow. Labour Party the numbers to govern "I have said that I want to talk with the alone. With 64 seats, Labour will be the Greens and we will do that next week." first party able to govern alone since MMP She has not been in contact with the was introduced in 1996. Maori Party. Speaking to media in Auckland this But she said Labour did have the afternoon, Ardern said work on forming mandate to form a government alone. the next government has begun today, and "It's fair to say there is a range, over she had met with senior members of her various MMP governments, of agreements team to work through a timetable to form ... I don't want to draw any conclusion at government. this point. She said there was a clear mandate to When it came to assigning ministerial form a government before the results were roles, she said she would making sure the Courtesy Election Commission NZ Looking for a Home Loan? Let’s get you sorted* * Subject to Bank lending criteria and approval. We deal with all major banks in NZ Disclosure statement available free of charge on request. Call Manoj Singhal on 021 987 499 Making Home Loan process easy OR 0800 700 600 www.financematters.co.nz 4 I October 22 - October 28, 2020 NZ POLITICS Labour's red tide sees its parliamentary diversity increase iversity in the major parties has and educated in Auckland. She was Dchanged dramatically with National's declared elected on 31 January 2019, taking a dive and Labour's skyrocketing following the resignation of Chris after the votes were counted. Finlayson. She lives in Auckland with Labour's red tide has seen the party her husband and their five children. pick up an extra 18 seats in Parliament, Alfred Ngaro taking it to 64, while National has dropped Ngaro is a New Zealander of Cook 19 seats from 54 to 35. Islands descent married to Samoan- National's diversity has dropped with Niuean Moka Fuemana with four its seats - of its 35 MPs who got back into children and two grandchildren. Parliament, Dr Shane Reti, Simon Bridges Prior to entering Parliament, he and Melissa Lee, are the only three who was a consultant in community led are not Pākehā or European. development and governance with Here's who's gone from National expertise in New Zealand, Cook Harete Hipango Islands and Canada. Hipango was National's MP for Jo Hayes Whanganui, but lost her seat to Labour's Steph Lewis. Hayes was born and raised in makes it in on the list. Omer gets in on the list. Dan Bidois the farming sector and is of Māori She's an experienced employment Rachel Brooking (46th) Bidois, who is of Ngāti Maniapoto descent, and Scots descent. Hayes is of Ngāti lawyer. Rachel Brooking has 20 years experience was National's MP for Northcote, but lost Porou, Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, and According to her Labour Party profile, as a resource management and local his seat to Labour's Shanan Halbert. Rangitāne ki Wairarapa descent. She at high school she campaigned for a youth government lawyer. Bidois has said he is disappointed but had been a National MP since 2014 and health centre in Wellington, securing She's also worked for the Parliamentary is happy to go back to the private sector, was the party's spokesperson for Māori funding to establish Evolve, a dedicated Commissioner for the Environment. although he has not ruled out another tilt Development. youth health service still operating today. She is committed to planning for at Northcote in 2023. Labour While at Law School, Belich was climate change with both adaptation Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Labour had 46 MPs during the last elected co-president of the New Zealand and mitigation, doing business better, He was New Zealand Parliament's first Parliament, and that number has gone up University Students Association. In 2005 reducing inequality, and embracing Te Indian Sikh Member and was elected by to 64. she led a successful campaign for a fairer Tiriti o Waitangi. way of the National Party list. He was a So who are some of the new faces in the student loan scheme, culminating with Brooking is married with three candidate in Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate list that'll increase diversity in the party? Labour's 0 percent student loans election children, and gets into Parliament on but lost to Labour's Jenny Salesa. Ayesha Verrall (17th on list) policy. Labour's list. Paulo Garcia Dr Ayesha Verrall is an infectious She was a volunteer solicitor at Barbara Edmonds (49th), Mana Garcia became the first Member of diseases doctor. She grew up in Te Anau Community Law for many years and has Barbara Edmonds is a mother of eight and Parliament in New Zealand of Filipino and attended medical school at the worked in the UK. a specialist tax lawyer from Titahi Bay, descent, following the retirement of University of Otago before working as a She has worked extensively on pay Porirua. National Party List MP Nuk Korako in May junior doctor at Wellington Hospital. She's equity policy and on legal claims seeking Day-to-day, she's recently been a senior 2019. done training in Singapore and research equal pay for equal work. advisor to a government minister and was Garcia is a solicitor-barrister and was in Indonesia. Naisi Chen (38th) a key contributor to the government's law a former Philippine Honorary Consul Verrall was one of the most prominent Naisi Chen moved to New Zealand from reforms after the 15 March terror attacks. General in Auckland. Prior to migrating voices during the Covid-19 crisis and Beijing aged five. She's also been involved in the to New Zealand, Garcia had 10 years legal criticised the government's contact Her roles stated in her Labour profile government's Covid-19 response. experience in the Philippines, primarily in tracing programme before being brought are many and varied. Edmonds won Mana over National's Jo commercial law, representing foreign and in by the Health Ministry to review its She's a choral conductor, the director of Hayes. multinational investor companies and work. a business consultancy firm specialising Angela Roberts (50th) helping them establish operations. She did interviews endorsing the in employment relations and HR matters, Angela Roberts is a secondary teacher in Parmjeet Parmar government's actions in getting the sits on the board of Foundation North, central Taranaki and past president of the Dr Parmar became the first Indian born system up to speed after submitting her Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, and PPTA Te Wehengarua.