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Myra Williamson
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour Party party list
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Personal details
BornHamilton, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Otago
University of Waikato

Myra Williamson is a New Zealand politician, representing the New Zealand Labour Party as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

Early life and career

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Williamson was born and raised in Hamilton West.[1]

She was a member of the Waikato Public Law and Policy Research Unit at the University of Waikato.[2] While working at Waikato University's law faculty she was granted a Borrin Foundation Travel & Learning Award which she used to complete a Women's Leadership Development Programme at the Saïd Business School of Oxford University. Afterwards she became a legal advisor at the Waikato District Council.[3]

Political career

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2023–present 54th List 62 Labour

Williamson was selected by the Labour Party to contest the Hamilton West electorate at the 2023 election.[3] She was 62nd on the party list.

References

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  1. ^ "Myra Williamson candidate for Hamilton West". New Zealand Labour Party. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ "People". The University of Waikato. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Franke-Bowell, Jonah (9 April 2023). "Labour selects Myra Williamson to run for Hamilton West". Stuff. Retrieved 2 September 2023.


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