Parmjeet Parmar
| Dr Parmjeet Parmar MP | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for List | |
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Assumed office 20 September 2014 |
Kushmiita Parmjeet Kaur Parmar is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2014 general election as a representative of the New Zealand National Party.
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2014–present | 51st | List | 48 | National |
In early 2014, Parmar was photographed wearing a National Party ribbon with John Key at an Auckland event. This led to Labour MP Rajen Prasad to question whether it was appropriate for Parmar to remain as a commissioner for the Families Commission, fueled also by rumours of Parmar's potential of running as a candidate for the 2014 general election.[1]
After originally contesting the National Party's Hunua selection, Parmar contested the Mount Roskill electorate at the 2014 election, placing second after Labour's Phil Goff. Ranked 48th on National's party list, she was elected as a list MP.
In November 2015, it was revealed housing officials tried to hide Parmar's attempt to use a Government housing roadshow to raise her profile in the Mount Roskill area.[2]
Parmar contested the 2016 Mount Roskill by-election[3] on 3 December 2016, but she was unsuccessful with more than twice as many votes going to Labour's Michael Wood who won in a landslide victory.[4]
References
- ↑ "Families Commission questioned over political links". Stuff.co.nz. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "National MP busted 'trying to use taxpayer money for political campaigning'". NZ Herald. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ Nicole Lawton (19 October 2016). "Parmjeet Parmar selected by National to contest the Mt Roskill by-election". Central Leader. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mt Roskill by-election: Labour candidate builds healthy lead". Radio New Zealand. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.