Jamie Strange
Jamie Strange | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton East | |
Assumed office 17 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | David Bennett |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party List | |
In office 23 September 2017 – 17 October 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Angela |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Teacher |
Jamie Ross Strange (born 1976) is a New Zealand politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.
Biography
Before entering parliament, Strange taught music at Berkley Normal Middle School in Hillcrest, Hamilton.[1] He is also a former church minister.[2]
Strange had a music career himself and has written over 40 songs and released his own album Thanks for Faking It Sometimes in 2007. The songs videos featured a mannequin who was present to mimic the "plastic-looking" girlfriends rock stars often have. Strange named the mannequin 'Kate Brightstar' after purchasing it from a store called Brightstar and later sold it on TradeMe to a truck driver.[3]
Political career
Strange stood unsuccessfully for a seat on the Hamilton City Council in 2013.[4] The next year he contested the North Island electorate of Taupō at the 2014 election, but was defeated by the incumbent, National's Louise Upston.[5]
Member of parliament
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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2017–2020 | 52nd | List | 36 | Labour | |
2020–present | 53rd | Hamilton East | 40 | Labour |
Strange stood for Labour in the Hamilton East electorate in the 2017 election and was placed 36 on Labour's party list.[6] Strange did not win the electorate, but entered parliament via the party list.[7]
In July 2018 Strange said he expects a Hamilton to Auckland rail commuter service to be operating by the end of 2019.[8]
During the 2020 New Zealand general election, Strange contested the Hamilton East electorate, defeating long-time National incumbent David Bennett by a final margin of 2,973 votes.[9][10]
Voting record
On 26 June 2019 he voted against the End of Life Choice Bill (euthanasia).[11]
References
- ^ Akoorie, Natalie (25 June 2017). "Cuts to staff of Waikato University music school opposed". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Strange launches Hamilton East campaign for change". The New Zealand Herald. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Cheng, Derek (1 January 2018). "Meet the backbencher: Jamie Strange and his mannequin". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Trevett, Claire (1 August 2016). "Labour selects Jamie Strange as Hamilton East candidate". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Official Count Results – Taupō". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election". Scoop.co.nz. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Jamie Strange confident Hamilton-Auckland commuter train cash coming (with photo of MP)". Stuff (Fairfax). 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Hamilton East - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Whyte, Anna (18 October 2020). "Analysis: The winners, losers, new faces and goodbyes of election 2020". 1 News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "End of Life Choice Bill — Second Reading". New Zealand Parliament. 26 June 2019.
- Living people
- 1976 births
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 2014 New Zealand general election
- New Zealand schoolteachers
- New Zealand list MPs
- New Zealand musicians
- Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election
- New Zealand Labour Party politician stubs