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Elections / 2017 / [229] / Hon Marama Davidson
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2017 general election Sitting MP
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Hon Marama Davidson

Kind
Electorate & list
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elections-wikipedia
As of
4 May 2026

Background

Research run #31 · 26 Apr 2026
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Hon Marama Davidson is a New Zealand politician [5] and member of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand [34][35], serving as a list Member of Parliament [32].

Davidson's early career included a role as Youth Tutor at Te Rapunga O Poutama Work and Educational Trust, beginning in 2001, according to a single secondary source [7]. From around 2003, she is reported to have worked at the Human Rights Commission [11], with one secondary source describing her role there as Advisor for Human Rights and Race Relations [1]. She also worked part-time for Breastfeeding New Zealand [9], with one source placing her role there as Online Community Manager from 2010 [6]. She is additionally described, in a single secondary source, as a qualified aerobics instructor [10].

Prior to entering Parliament, Davidson stood as the Green Party candidate in the 2013 Ikaroa Rāwhiti by-election, according to one secondary source [14], and again as the Green Party candidate in Tāmaki Makaurau at the 2014 General Election [13]. She served as Chief Panelist for the Glenn Inquiry into Domestic Violence and Child Abuse [2], a role also noted in one secondary source [12]. She is further reported, in a single secondary source, to have co-founded Te Wharepora Hou Māori Women's Collective [15].

Davidson entered Parliament as a Green Party list MP on 5 November 2015 [26]. In October 2016, according to one secondary source, she participated in the Women's Boat to Gaza mission [16][17].

On 8 April 2018, Davidson became co-leader of the Green Party [30][31], a position also described in one secondary source as the 3rd Co-leader of the Green Party [19]. Sources differ on the precise start date of her Green Party affiliation, with some noting her entry from 2015 and others from 2018 [35].

Following the 2020 general election, Davidson was appointed Associate Minister of Housing with responsibility for addressing homelessness, from late October 2020 [20][21]. She also held the role of Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence from around 6 November 2020, according to a single secondary source [18][28]. As of 2023, one secondary source lists her as Green Party spokesperson for conservation, reducing child poverty, preventing family violence, and social investment [23].

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Career

Political offices

  • [20]
    Held the office of Associate Minister for Housing with responsibility for addressing homelessness (from 2020).
  • [18]
    Held the office of 1st Minister for the Prevention of Family and Violence (from 6 November 2020). unverified
  • [19]
    Held the office of 3rd Co-leader of the Green Party (from 8 April 2018). unverified
  • [21]
    Held the office of Associate Minister of Housing (homelessness) (from 31 October 2020). unverified
  • [22]
    Held the office of Co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (from 2018). unverified
  • [23]
    Held the office of Green Party spokesperson for conservation, reducing child poverty, preventing family violence, and social investment (from 2023). unverified
  • [24]
    Held the office of MP (Member of Parliament). unverified
  • [26]
    Held the office of Member of Parliament (Green Party) (from 5 November 2015). unverified
  • [27]
    Held the office of Member of Parliament (New Zealand) (from 2015). unverified
  • [25]
    Held the office of Member of Parliament. unverified
  • [28]
    Held the office of Minister for Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence (from 2020). unverified
  • [29]
    Held the office of Spokesperson for Māori Affairs, Housing, Pacific Peoples, Disability, Ethnic Affairs, Auckland Issues, and Sport and Recreation. unverified
  • [30]
    Held the office of co-leader of the Green Party (from 8 April 2018). unverified
  • [31]
    Held the office of female co-leader of the Green Party (from 8 April 2018). unverified
  • [32]
    Held the office of list Member of Parliament (from 2015). unverified
  • [33]
    Held the office of social housing portfolio holder (from 5 November 2015). unverified

Party affiliation

Civic roles & honours

  • [12]
    Civic role: Chief Panelist for the Glenn Inquiry into Domestic Violence and Child Abuse. unverified
  • [13]
    Civic role: Green Party candidate in Tāmaki Makaurau for the 2014 General Election (from 2014). unverified
  • [14]
    Civic role: Green Party candidate in the 2013 Ikaroa Rāwhiti by-election (from 2013). unverified
  • [15]
    Civic role: co-founder of Te Wharepora Hou Māori Women's Collective. unverified
  • [16]
    Civic role: participant in Women's Boat to Gaza (from October 2016). unverified
  • [17]
    Civic role: participant in Women's Boat to Gaza mission (from 5 October 2016). unverified

Looked for, not found

  • Parliament.nz profile pages (both www and www3 versions) returned no extractable claims — the pages either redirect or are dynamically rendered.
  • Wikipedia page for Marama Davidson returned 0 verified claims — all 6 model outputs were rejected as not verbatim in the snapshot body (possible dynamic/redirect page).

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Pecuniary interests

2025 register · as of 27 May 2026

As a sitting MP, this candidate files an annual Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests. Items below are the most recent declarations from the Register.

Debts owed by you
The Cooperative Bank The Cooperative Bank – mortgage for family home
Real property
Family home – Manurewa, Auckland
Retirement schemes
Booster KiwiSaver Booster KiwiSaver

Companies Office links

as of 23 May 2026

Directorships, shareholdings, and trusteeships filed against this person in the Companies Office register.

Shareholdings