Erica Stanford
Erica Stanford is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.
Erica Stanford MP | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast Bays | |
Assumed office 23 September 2017 | |
Preceded by | Murray McCully |
Majority | 16,290 |
Personal details | |
Political party | National |
Children | Two |
Personal life
Stanford lives in Okura in the Auckland region and is the daughter of a Dutch immigrant.[1] She holds a Bachelor of Arts and has worked in export sales as well as producing local television shows. She is married, meeting her husband while at high school, and has two children.[2]
Political career
At the 2017 general election Stanford stood in the electorate of East Coast Bays.[3] She had not previously stood for parliament or other office. Prior to running for parliament, she worked as Senior MP Support for Murray McCully. The East Coast Bays electorate has been a safe seat for National since 1987; since then McCully has held either this seat or Albany which covered a similar area. Stanford was selected by National to replace McCully as their candidate after he decided not to seek re-election.
Member of parliament
New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
2017–present | 52nd | East Coast Bays | 65 | National |
In her maiden speech Stanford spoke on matters of conservation, sustainability and marriage based on love rather than gender and a desire to see political parties work with one another to seek enduring, practical solutions.[4]
References
- "Meet the backbencher: Erica Stanford". The New Zealand Herald. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "National selects East Coast Bays candidate - Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz.
- "New candidate selected to contest National's East Coast Bays electorate". Stuff.
- "New National MP wants cross-party pragmatic solutions". The New Zealand Herald. 14 November 2017.
New Zealand Parliament | ||
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Preceded by Murray McCully |
Member of Parliament for East Coast Bays 2017–present |
Incumbent |