Terisa Ngobi Explained

Terisa Telesia Ngobi^[1] is a New Zealand politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Ōtaki representing the Labour Party from 2020 to 2023.

Early life

Born in Levin, she is of Samoan and Scottish descent.^[2] Before entering Parliament, she spent 16 years working for government and non-profit organisations.

Political career

A member of the ruling centre-left Labour Party, she was elected the Member of the Parliament for Ōtaki in 2020 election, defeating the National candidate Tim Costley by a margin of 2,988 votes.^{[3] [4]}

During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Ngobi was unseated by National candidate Tim Costley, who won by a margin of 6,271 votes.^[5]

External links

• Terisa Ngobi on Facebook

Notes and References

1. Web site: Event – New Zealand Parliament. www.parliament.nz.
2. News: Terisa Ngobi. 17 October 2020.
3. News: Moore . Rachel . 18 October 2020. Election 2020: Labour's Ōtaki candidate takes the seat off National. Stuff. 17 October 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022054552/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300135120/election-2020-labours-taki-candidate-takes-the-seat-off-national. 22 October 2020.
4. Web site: Ōtaki – Official Result. 6 November 2020. Electoral Commission.
5. Web site: Ōtaki - Official Result . . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123104120/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-34.html . 23 November 2023 . 3 November 2023 . live.