Angie Warren-Clark Explained

Angie Warren-Clark
Constituency Mp3:Labour party list
Term Start3:23 September 2017
Term End3:14 October 2023
Parliament3:New Zealand
Party:Labour
Spouse:Blair
Children:2
Residence:Papamoa
Alma Mater:University of Waikato
Profession:Lawyer

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 electorate in 2017 but was beaten by Jan Tinetti.[5] Her successful candidacy to represent Labour in the electorate was announced in February 2017.

Member of Parliament

During the, 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] She was also too low on the Labour Party list and left Parliament.

Private life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards . 24 May 2019 . New Zealand Parliament . 3 September 2020.
  2. News: Warren-Clark wins BOP candidacy . 10 September 2017 . SunLive . 24 February 2017.
  3. News: Labour Bay of Plenty candidate announced . 10 September 2017 . . 24 February 2017.
  4. News: Labour candidate in limbo . McLeod, Jaden . 4 October 2017 . . 4 October 2017 .
  5. News: Labour Party's new Tauranga candidate to be voice of the people . 10 September 2017 . . 11 February 2017 . Kiri . Gillespie.
  6. Web site: 15 August 2017 . Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election . . 15 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018171937/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1708/S00314/revised-labour-party-list-for-the-2017-election.htm. 18 October 2020. live.
  7. Web site: Bay of Plenty - Official Result . . 23 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117212505/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/electorate-details-02.html . 17 January 2020 . live.
  8. Web site: 2017 General Election - Official Result Successful Candidates . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117212450/http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017/successful-candidates.html . 17 January 2020 . live.
  9. Web site: Bay of Plenty - Official Result . . 7 November 2020 .
  10. Web site: 2020 General Election and Referendums - Official Result Successful Candidates . . 7 November 2020 .
  11. Web site: Whangārei - Official Result . . 26 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123104120/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-64.html . 23 November 2023 . 3 November 2023 . live.
  12. Web site: Angie Warren-Clark. Labour Party. 10 September 2017.