Steph Lewis

Stephanie Lewis (born 1987/1988[2]) is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

Steph Lewis

MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Whanganui
Assumed office
17 October 2020
Preceded byHarete Hipango
Personal details
Born1987/1988 (age 32–34)
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Rob Carr
Children1[1]

Personal life

Lewis grew up in Whanganui and Waverley. She attended Whanganui City College and Victoria University of Wellington, where she studied law. Lewis worked at ACC where she also became a trade union delegate. She later worked for the Privacy Commissioner.[3]

Political career
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2020–present 53rd Whanganui 55 Labour

Lewis won the Labour Party nomination for Whanganui in 2017 ahead of district councillor Philippa Baker-Hogan and moved from Wellington back to Whanganui to campaign full time.[4] Lewis was re-selected as Labour's candidate for Whanganui in the 2020 election. She was elected a week before Labour's annual conference, which was held in Whanganui for the first time in the party's history.[5]

Early returns in the 2020 general election placed her ahead of incumbent Harete Hipango,[6] and she was declared the winner on 18 October 2020 with a majority of approximately 6,800 votes based on preliminary results.[7][8] Following the release of the final results on 6 November, Lewis' majority increased to 8,191 votes.[9]

References
  1. Coster, Deena (23 October 2020). "Election 2020: New Taranaki MPs reflect on first week in the job". Stuff. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. "Compare the candidates for Whanganui — NZ Election 2020". Your complete guide to NZ Election 2020 — Policy.
  3. Groenestein, Catherine (16 March 2017). "Battle looms for Whanganui seat as candidates line up ahead of election". Stuff. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "Is Steph Lewis 'the bright future of Labour'?". Whanganui Chronicle. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. "Steph Lewis returns as Labour Party's candidate in Whanganui". Stuff. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. Heagney, George (17 October 2020). "Election 2020: Steph Lewis to claim Whanganui seat for Labour". Stuff. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. Heagney, George (17 October 2020). "Election 2020: Labour flips Whanganui red as Steph Lewis claims seat". Stuff. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. Tweed, Mike (17 October 2020). "Election 2020: Labour's Steph Lewis claims Whanganui in big win". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. "Whanganui - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Harete Hipango		 Member of Parliament for Whanganui
2020–present		 Incumbent


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