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Josephine Bartley

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Josephine Bartley
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Councillor
Assumed office
21 February 2018
Preceded byDenise Lee
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Josephine Ruth Bartley is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland Councillor.

Political career

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Auckland Council
Years Ward Affiliation
2018–2019 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Labour
2019–2022 Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Labour
2022–present Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Labour

Bartley was the Labour Party candidate for Tāmaki electorate in 2008, finishing second.[1]

Bartley was elected to the Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board in the 2010 local elections and re-elected in 2013 and 2016.[2][3][4] Bartley was the chair of the board from 2016-2018.[2]

In February 2018 she was elected as councillor representing the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward on the Auckland Council in a by-election following the resignation of councillor Denise Lee.[5] Bartley is the first Pacific woman to be elected to Auckland Council.[6]

In the 2019 local body elections, Bartley was re-elected, growing her majority from 7225 to 8358.[7]

In November 2021, Bartley received a substantial number of threats of violence because of her involvement in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.[8][9]

Personal life

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Bartley is Samoan, her father's village is Tapatapao and her mother's is Singamoga.[6]

References

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  1. ^ New Zealand Electoral Commission. "Official Count Results -- Tāmaki".
  2. ^ a b "Auckland Councillor and Waitematā Local Board candidates confirmed". Stuff. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ Auckland Council (26 October 2013). "2013 Election Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ Auckland Council (2016). "Local board members" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "New Auckland Council representatives elected". The New Zealand Herald. February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "First Pacific woman has been elected to Auckland's Council". 20 February 2018.
  7. ^ Auckland Council (2019). "2019 local elections final results – Mayor, ward councillors, local board members" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Community rallies around Auckland councillor Josephine Bartley after abuse by COVID-19 anti-vaxxers". Newshub. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Covid-19: Auckland councillor worried after three 'intimidating men' threaten to vandalise car". Stuff. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.