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Weenink had previously been a member of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] and had campaigned alongside [[Duncan Webb]] in [[Christchurch Central]] in [[2017 New Zealand general election|2017]], but resigned in order to be more involved with the NZMA. After the NZMA was disestablished in 2022, she joined the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]].<ref name=Stuff-Mar2023 /> She unsuccessfully sought the National Party nomination for [[Ilam (New Zealand electorate)|Ilam]] for the [[2023 New Zealand general election|2023 general election]], but was unsuccessful. <ref name=NZDoctor />
Weenink had previously been a member of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] and had campaigned alongside [[Duncan Webb]] in [[Christchurch Central]] in [[2017 New Zealand general election|2017]], but resigned in order to be more involved with the NZMA. After the NZMA was disestablished in 2022, she joined the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]].<ref name=Stuff-Mar2023 /> She unsuccessfully sought the National Party nomination for [[Ilam (New Zealand electorate)|Ilam]] for the [[2023 New Zealand general election|2023 general election]], but was unsuccessful. <ref name=NZDoctor />


She was announced as National's candidate for [[Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)|Banks Peninsula]] in March 2023<ref name=Stuff-Mar2023 /> and was also ranked 40th on the National Party. According to final results, Weenink won the electorate with an 396-vote lead over incumbent [[Tracey McLellan]], flipping the seat to National for the first time in over 20 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Banks Peninsula – Official Result |url= https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-02.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
She was announced as National's candidate for [[Banks Peninsula (New Zealand electorate)|Banks Peninsula]] in March 2023<ref name=Stuff-Mar2023 /> and was also ranked 40th on the National Party. According to final results, Weenink won the electorate with an 396-vote lead over incumbent [[Tracey McLellan]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Banks Peninsula – Official Result |url= https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-02.html |publisher=[[Electoral Commission (New Zealand)|Electoral Commission]] |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref> flipping the seat to National for the first time in over two decades (the electorate was last won by National in the {{NZ election link|1996}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Madeleine |author1-link=Madeleine Chapman |title=Vanessa Weenink extends lead in Banks Peninsula, Tracey McLellan out of parliament |url= https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/03-11-2023/vanessa-weenink-extends-lead-in-banks-peninsula-tracey-mclellan-out-of-parliament |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=[[The Spinoff]] |date=3 November 2023}}</ref>


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Vanessa Weenink
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Banks Peninsula
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 October 2023
Preceded byTracey McLellan
Personal details
Born (1978-11-08) 8 November 1978 (age 45)
Political partyNational
Children5

Vanessa Weenink (born 8 November 1978) is a New Zealand politician. She was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Banks Peninsula, representing the National Party, in the 2023 New Zealand general election. She is a doctor by training.

Early life and family

Weenink was born on 8 November 1978 at Holmdale, the maternity hospital in Blenheim. Her parents were Ross and Joan Weenink.[1][2] She grew up in Canvastown.[3] She is married to oncologist Matthew Strother; the couple share a blended family of five children.[4]

Medical career

Weenink trained as a doctor and worked as a general practitioner for 20 years. She was also an army medical officer.[4]

Weenink became involved in medical advocacy in 2019, and was the deputy chair of the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) and chair of the NZMA's General Practitioners Council. She had previously been a member of the Labour Party and had campaigned alongside Duncan Webb in Christchurch Central in 2017, but resigned in order to be more involved with the NZMA. After the NZMA was disestablished in 2022, she joined the National Party.[5]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2023–present 54th Banks Peninsula 40 National

Weenink had previously been a member of the Labour Party and had campaigned alongside Duncan Webb in Christchurch Central in 2017, but resigned in order to be more involved with the NZMA. After the NZMA was disestablished in 2022, she joined the National Party.[5] She unsuccessfully sought the National Party nomination for Ilam for the 2023 general election, but was unsuccessful. [4]

She was announced as National's candidate for Banks Peninsula in March 2023[5] and was also ranked 40th on the National Party. According to final results, Weenink won the electorate with an 396-vote lead over incumbent Tracey McLellan,[6] flipping the seat to National for the first time in over two decades (the electorate was last won by National in the 1996 election.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Births". The Press. 14 November 1978. p. 37. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Joan Weenink". The Press. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Q+A with Dr. Vanessa Weenink". Cantabrian Magazine. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Johnston, Martin (24 November 2022). "Hoping to be a doctor in the House: GP Vanessa Weenink eyes Banks Peninsula seat for National". Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Gooch, Carly (5 March 2023). "Former Labour Party member becomes National candidate". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Banks Peninsula – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ^ Chapman, Madeleine (3 November 2023). "Vanessa Weenink extends lead in Banks Peninsula, Tracey McLellan out of parliament". The Spinoff. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Banks Peninsula
2023–present 		Incumbent
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