Rachel Boyack
Rachel Boyack MP | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Nelson | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 17 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Nick Smith |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Residence | Nelson |
Rachel Elizabeth Boyack is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.
Early life and career[]
For three years, Boyack was the student union president for Saniti, the student union for Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.[1][2] Following that, from about 2012 onward, she became the Nelson organiser of First Union.[1] Her activities have included protesting pay at supermarkets,[3] clashing with the mayor of Nelson, Rachel Reese,[4] and opposing the closure of a bank's branch in Stoke.[5][6] In 2018 she was appointed to the board of governors of the Nelson Environment Centre and was also on the board of the Nelson Women's and Children's Refuge.[7]
Boyack earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Auckland,[8] and was the assistant director of music at Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson.[9]
Political career[]
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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2020–present | 53rd | Nelson | 57 | Labour |
Boyack has been a member of the Labour Party since 2005.[1] She was selected as its candidate for the Nelson electorate in January 2017,[10] having expressed an interest in doing so in 2015.[1] The Nelson electorate had been held by National Party MP Nick Smith since 1996. She was also placed on the Labour party list at 48th place.[11] She finished runner-up, but lowered Smith's majority by 9.67%.
She was selected to stand in Nelson for Labour again in 2020.[7] In the 2020 general election, she was elected to the Nelson seat by a final margin of 4,525 votes, ousting the incumbent Smith.[12][13]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Knott, Stacey (14 April 2015). "Nelson union rep Rachel Boyack considering running for Labour". Nelson Mail. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Roberts, Adam (24 March 2011). "Students hit by hardship". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Union reps arrested at Nelson supermarket protests". Stuff.co.nz. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Long, Jessica (13 December 2016). "Online political clash 'out of hand' over Easter trading policy". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Leov, Tasha (19 August 2016). "Nelson residents upset over proposed Westpac closures". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Carson, Jonathan (22 September 2016). "Closure of Westpac's Stoke branch 'extreme arrogance', Grey Power says". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b Sivignon, Cherie (12 November 2019). "Rachel Boyack returns as Labour Party candidate in Nelson for 2020". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Rachel Boyack – your student president" (PDF). VOS. No. 1. 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Leov, Tasha (31 May 2016). "Nelson Cathedral invite youth to be choristers". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Charles (20 January 2017). "Rachel Boyack selected as Labour Party candidate for Nelson". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election". Scoop.co.nz. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Nelson - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Election 2020: Nick Smith concedes seat in Nelson to Labour". Stuff. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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