Dianne Yates
| Dianne Yates MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton East | |
| In office 6 November 1993 – 6 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Steel |
| Succeeded by | Tony Steel |
| In office 27 July 2002 – 11 August 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Steel |
| Succeeded by | David Bennett |
| Majority | 614 (1.94%) |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list | |
| In office 12 October 1996 – 18 June 2002 | |
| In office 17 September 2005 – 28 March 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1943 |
Dianne Fae Yates (born 29 November 1943) is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the Labour Party.
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Hamilton East | Labour | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 16 | Labour |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | List | 22 | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Hamilton East | 29 | Labour |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | List | 28 | Labour |
Yates first entered Parliament in the 1993 elections, representing the Hamilton East electorate. In the 1996 elections, she was defeated in Hamilton East by National's Tony Steel, but remained in Parliament as a list MP. She recaptured Hamilton East again in the 2002 elections by a majority of 614 votes.[1] However in the 2005 election she lost the seat to National's David Bennett by a significant 5,298 votes,[2] and again became a list MP. In August 2007, she announced that she would retire from Parliament by the end of the year in order to stand for the Hamilton City Council.[3] This she did, but she was unsuccessful, finishing 7th.
She was expected to be replaced by Louisa Wall, the next candidate on Labour's list, but Wall entered parliament as a replacement for Ann Hartley. Dianne Yates gave her valedictory statement to Parliament on March 19, 2008[4] and left Parliament on March 29, 2008.[5] Su'a William Sio, who ranked 47th on the Labour Party list in the 2005 parliamentary elections, became a member of Parliament on April 1, 2008 as the next person on Labour's list.[6]
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tony Steel |
Member of Parliament for Hamilton East 1993-1996 2002-2005 |
Succeeded by Tony Steel |
| Succeeded by David Bennett | ||
References
- ↑ "Elections New Zealand - results for Hamilton East electorate 2002". Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ↑ "Elections New Zealand - results for Hamilton East electorate 2005". Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ↑ "Waikato Times - City MP quits for shot at council". Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ↑ New Zealand Parliament (19 March 2008). "Valedictory Statement". TheyWorkForYou.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ↑ New Zealand Parliament (1 April 2008). "Resignations: Dianne Yates, NZ Labour". TheyWorkForYou.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ↑ New Zealand Parliament (1 April 2008). "List Member Vacancy". TheyWorkForYou.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
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