Kenneth Wang

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Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2004–2005	47th	List	10	ACT

Kenneth Xiaoxuan Wang (Chinese: 王小选) (born 1955) is a businessman, former New Zealand politician, and an active member of the ACT New Zealand party. He entered Parliament to replace Donna Awatere Huata, who was expelled from Parliament on 19 November 2004.^[1] Wang was sworn in on 30 November 2004.

Wang was born in China, and has three siblings. He arrived in New Zealand in 1984 and is married with two children. Wang worked in the marketing and advertising sector in Auckland. He was New Zealand's second Chinese MP (with the first being Pansy Wong).

At the 2005 elections Wang contested the seat of Mt Roskill, and was seventh on ACT's party list. However, he was not returned to Parliament.

In the 2008 general election he stood unsuccessfully in the Electorate of Botany for the ACT New Zealand Party. National candidate Pansy Wong filed a complaint to the electoral commission about Wang's billboards which exhorted "Vote for Wang, get Wang and Wong" (because Pansy Wong's high rank on the National Party List assured her of a seat in parliament).^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "New MP joins Act in Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
↑ "Wang Wong gone wrong". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
↑ Tan, Lincoln (5 November 2008). "Wang accuses opponent of dirty tactics". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2010.

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