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Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Declaration by Electoral Commission That

Louisa Hareruia Wall is Elected a Member
of Parliament
WHEREAS-
A. The Electoral Commission has received a warrant from His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand to supply a member of Parliament to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Darren Colyn Hughes, pursuant to section 55(1)(f) of the Electoral Act 1993;
B. Under section 137(2) of the Electoral Act 1993, the Electoral Commission has determined that of the unelected candidates on theparty list of the New Zealand Labour Party, Judith Ngaire Tizard stood highest in the order of preference on that list;
C. Under section 137(3) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked the Secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party whether Judith Ngaire Tizard remains a member of that party and the Electoral Commission has been informed that she remains a member of that party;
D. Under section 137(4) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked Judith Ngaire Tizard whether she is willing to be a member of Parliament, and she has indicated that she is not willing to be a member of Parliament;
E. Under section 137(5) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has identified that of the unelected candidates on the party list of the New Zealand Labour Party, Richard Mark Burton stood the next highest in the order of preference on that list;
F. Under section 137(3) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked the Secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party whether Richard Mark Burton remains a member of that party and the Electoral Commission has been informed that he remains a member of that party;
G. Under section 137(4) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked Richard Mark Burton whether
he is willing to be a member of Parliament, and he
has indicated that he is not willing to be a member of Parliament;
H. Under section 137(5) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has identified that of the unelected candidates on the party list of the New Zealand Labour Party, Mahara Okeroa stood the next highest in the order of preference on that list;
I. Under section 137(3) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked the Secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party whether Mahara Okeroa remains a member of that party and the Electoral Commission has been informed that he is not a member of that party;
J. Under section 137(5) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has identified that of the unelected candidates on the party list of the New Zealand Labour Party, Martin Owen Gallagher stood the next highest in the order of preference on that list;
K. Under section 137(3) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked the Secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party whether Martin Owen Gallagher remains a member of that party and the Electoral Commission has been informed that he remains a member of that party;
L. Under section 137(4) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked Martin Owen Gallagher whether he is willing to be a member of Parliament, and he has indicated that he is not willing to be a member of Parliament;
M. Under section 137(5) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has identified that of the unelected candidates on the party list of the New Zealand Labour Party, David Murray Hereora stood the next highest in the order of preference on that list;
N. Under section 137(3) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked the Secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party whether David Murray Hereora remains a member of that party and the Electoral Commission has been informed that he remains a member of that party;
O. Under section 137(4) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked David Murray Hereora whether he is willing to be a member of Parliament, and he has indicated that he is not willing to be a member of Parliament;
P. Under section 137(5) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has identified that of the unelected candidates on the party list of the New Zealand Labour Party, Louisa Hareruia Wall stood the next highest in the order of preference on that list;
Q. Under section 137(3) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked the Secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party whether Louisa Hareruia Wall remains a member of that party and the Electoral Commission has been informed that she remains a member of that party;
R. Under section 137(4) of that Act, the Electoral Commission has asked Louisa Hareruia Wall whether she is willing to be a member of Parliament, and she
has indicated that she is willing to be a member of Parliament.
THEREFORE, pursuant to section 137(5) of that Act, the Electoral Commission declares that
Louisa Hareruia Wall
is elected as a member of Parliament by publication of this declaration as a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April 2011.
ROBERT ANDREW PEDEN, Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral Commission.