Emily Henderson (politician)
Emily Henderson MP | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Whangārei | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 17 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Shane Reti |
Majority | 431 |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Thomas Biss |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | Labour Party profile |
Emily Henderson is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.
Biography[]
Henderson has lived in Whangārei since the age of seven. She attended Kaurihohore Primary, Whangarei Intermediate and Tikipunga High School.[1][2] She subsequently completed a law degree at the University of Auckland and a PhD at the University of Cambridge.[1] Before becoming a Member of Parliament in 2020, she worked as a consultant at the law firm Henderson Reeves, which was co-founded by her father. Her legal area of specialty is the Family Court.[2]
Political career[]
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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2020–present | 53rd | Whangārei | 64 | Labour |
Henderson was approached to stand in the Whangārei electorate for the Labour Party in 2017, but declined, because her children were too young.[2] She was selected as Labour's candidate for the 2020 election.[1] The preliminary results released after the election night count placed her 164 votes behind the incumbent MP, National's Shane Reti.[3] The closeness of the initial figures meant that Henderson attended induction events for new MPs.[4] When the final results were released after the counting of special votes, Henderson had overtaken Reti to win the seat by 431 votes, and hence became a Member of Parliament.[5]
In her first term, Henderson was appointed as a member of the Justice Committee and the Social Services and Community Committee.[6]
Legal Career[]
Hendersen, a former crown prosecutor, was awarded a fellowship from the New Zealand Law Foundation in 2012 to research the reform of cross examination.[7] The resulting paper, "Expert witnesses under examination in the New Zealand criminal and family courts", was published in March 2013.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Local Girl Stands Up To Be Counted: Dr Emily Henderson Is Labour Candidate For Whangarei". Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Pearse, Adam (28 May 2020). "Local lawyer Emily Henderson new Labour Party candidate for Whangārei". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Martin, Hannah (18 October 2020). "Election 2020: National retains Whangārei and Northland seats - but only just". Stuff. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Cooke, Henry (19 October 2020). "Election 2020: Largest Labour caucus ever arrives for first day of MP-school". Stuff. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Whangārei - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Henderson, Emily - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "NZ's Premier Law Prize announced". The Law Foundation. November 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ ""Expert witnesses under examination in the New Zealand criminal and family courts" [2013]". New Zealand Law Foundation Research Reports. March 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- Living people
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates
- Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- University of Auckland alumni
- Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election
- New Zealand women lawyers