Jamie Strange

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Jamie Strange
MP
Jamie Strange.jpg
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton East
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 October 2020
Preceded byDavid Bennett
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour Party List
In office
23 September 2017 – 17 October 2020
Personal details
Born1976 (age 44–45)
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Angela
Children4
ProfessionTeacher

Jamie Ross Strange (born 1976) is a New Zealand politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

Biography[]

Before entering parliament, Strange taught music at Berkley Normal Middle School in Hillcrest, Hamilton.[1] He is also a former church minister.[2]

Strange had a music career himself and has written over 40 songs and released his own album Thanks for Faking It Sometimes in 2007. The songs videos featured a mannequin who was present to mimic the "plastic-looking" girlfriends rock stars often have. Strange named the mannequin 'Kate Brightstar' after purchasing it from a store called Brightstar and later sold it on TradeMe to a truck driver.[3]

Political career[]

Strange stood unsuccessfully for a seat on the Hamilton City Council in 2013.[4] The next year he contested the North Island electorate of Taupō at the 2014 election, but was defeated by the incumbent, National's Louise Upston.[5]

Member of parliament[]

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2017–2020 52nd List 36 Labour
2020–present 53rd Hamilton East 40 Labour


Strange stood for Labour in the Hamilton East electorate in the 2017 election and was placed 36 on Labour's party list.[6] Strange did not win the electorate, but entered parliament via the party list.[7]

In July 2018 Strange said he expects a Hamilton to Auckland rail commuter service to be operating by the end of 2019.[8]

During the 2020 New Zealand general election, Strange contested the Hamilton East electorate, defeating long-time National incumbent David Bennett by a final margin of 2,973 votes.[9][10]

Voting record[]

On 26 June 2019 he voted against the End of Life Choice Bill (euthanasia).[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Akoorie, Natalie (25 June 2017). "Cuts to staff of Waikato University music school opposed". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Strange launches Hamilton East campaign for change". The New Zealand Herald. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ Cheng, Derek (1 January 2018). "Meet the backbencher: Jamie Strange and his mannequin". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Trevett, Claire (1 August 2016). "Labour selects Jamie Strange as Hamilton East candidate". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Official Count Results – Taupō". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election". Scoop.co.nz. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Jamie Strange confident Hamilton-Auckland commuter train cash coming (with photo of MP)". Stuff (Fairfax). 18 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Hamilton East - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. ^ Whyte, Anna (18 October 2020). "Analysis: The winners, losers, new faces and goodbyes of election 2020". 1 News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  11. ^ "End of Life Choice Bill — Second Reading". New Zealand Parliament. 26 June 2019.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
David Bennett
 Member of Parliament for Hamilton East
2020–present 		Incumbent
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