Su'a William Sio MP | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list |
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In office 29 March 2008 – 8 November 2008 |
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Preceded by | Dianne Yates |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Māngere |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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Preceded by | Taito Phillip Field |
Majority | 7,126 (29.52%) |
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Nationality | Samoan |
Political party | Labour |
Su'a William Sio is a politician who became a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives on 1 April 2008[1] as a New Zealand Labour Party list MP. He currently represents the Māngere electorate seat in Parliament.
A Samoan, Sio has the matai (chieftain title) of Su'a from the Matatufu village of the Lotofaga district on the island of Upolu. He belongs to the extended family called Aiga Sa Aupito headed by the High Chief Aupito, a matai title currently held by his father.
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Sio had served as a Manukau City Councilor, representing the Otara ward from 2001. Sir Barry Curtis, the Mayor of Manukau City, selected Sio as chair of the planning committee in November 2004. In October 2007, the newly-elected Mayor of Manukau City, Len Brown, appointed Sio Deputy Mayor, making him the first Pacific Islander to hold this position in Manukau City.
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Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
2008–2008 | 48th | List | 47 | Labour |
2008–2011 | 49th | Māngere | 24 | Labour |
2011–present | 50th | Māngere | 17 | Labour |
In the 2005 parliamentary elections Sio was ranted 47th on the Labour party list and failed to be elected by two places. However New Zealand Labour Party list MP Dianne Yates left the New Zealand Parliament on 29 March 2008,[2] and Sio was declared elected in her place (the person above him on the list, Louisa Wall, had already been declared elected to replace Ann Hartley).[3][4]
In the 2008 general election Sio won the Māngere electorate seat, defeating the incumbent independent (and former Labour) MP Taito Phillip Field by 7126 votes.[5]
Parliament of New Zealand | ||
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Preceded by Taito Phillip Field |
Member of Parliament for Māngere 2008 – |
Incumbent |