Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/politics/New MPs/Emma Chatterton
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Emma Chatterton MP | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party party list | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
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| Born | New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Emma Chatterton is a New Zealand politician, representing the New Zealand National Party as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.
Early life and career
editChatterton attended Columba College in Dunedin.[1] She later studied music at Cambridge University.[2]
Chatterton worked as a senior leader at Wellington-based social investment company ImpactLab. She has previously worked as a teacher.[3]
Political career
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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| 2023–present | 54th | List | 27 | National | |
Chatterton was selected by the National Party to contest the Remutaka electorate at the 2023 election. She was 27th on the party list. On election night, Chatterton lost to Chris Hipkins by more than 7600 votes, although as there was a possibility of her entering parliament through her list position, she still attended the induction for new MPs.[4]
During the School Strike for Climate, while still a candidate, Chatterton spoke to the crowd outside parliament. She was heckled for it, and as other parties had sent sitting MPs to speak, it led James Shaw to say she had been "strung out to dry" by the National Party.[4][5] During her campaign, Chatterton walked into a dairy to hand out pamphlets to find an attempted robbery was in progress.[6]
Personal life
editChatterton has four children with her husband Tom.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Soloist Emma Chatterton – City of London Symphonic Winds".
- ^ "Chatterton takes on Chippy in his home patch". 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Emma Chatterton selected as National's candidate for Remutaka". 19 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Desmarais, Felix (16 October 2023). "New kids on the forecourt: Who are National's new MPs?". 1 News. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Demarais, Felix (3 March 2023). "James Shaw says National hung candidate 'out to dry' at climate protest". 1 News. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Iasona, Seni (10 May 2023). "National Remutaka candidate shocked after walking in on attempted dairy robbery while handing out law and order pamphlets".