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


Early life

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


Political career

A member of the ruling
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Labour Party, she was elected the Member of the Parliament for ÅŒtaki in 2020 election, defeating the National candidate Tim Costley by a margin of 2,988 votes. During the
2023 New Zealand general election The 2023 New Zealand general election was held on 14 October 2023 to determine the composition of the 54th New Zealand Parliament, 54th Parliament of New Zealand. Voters elected 122 members to the unicameral New Zealand House of Representatives ...
, Ngobi was
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by National candidate Tim Costley, who won by a margin of 6,271 votes.


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Living people New Zealand Labour Party MPs Year of birth missing (living people) People from Levin, New Zealand New Zealand people of Samoan descent New Zealand people of Scottish descent 21st-century New Zealand women politicians Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 2023 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-Labour-politician-stub Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives