Background
Research run #53 · 5 May 2026
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Rosemary Bourke is a New Zealand National Party politician who has stood as a candidate for the Māngere electorate [8][9].
Bourke is affiliated with the National Party [13], also identified as the New Zealand National Party [14]. In her professional background, she has worked as an Operations Scheduling Co-ordinator in Mt Wellington [2] and has served as a tutor for local parents [4].
According to a National Party profile, Bourke stood as the National Party candidate for the Māngere electorate at the 2023 New Zealand General Election [6], and was also listed as the party's list candidate at list position 32 for that same election [1][5]. She did not enter Parliament as a list MP at that time [10].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Bourke has again been named as the National Party candidate for the Māngere electorate ahead of the 2026 New Zealand General Election [11][12].
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14 sourced claims
Career
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[2]
Prior career: Operations Scheduling Co-ordinator in Mt Wellington.
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[4]
Prior career: tutor for local parents.
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[1]
Prior career: National Party list candidate (list rank 32) (from 2023).
unverified
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[3]
Prior career: candidate for Māngere electorate (from 2023).
unverified
Political offices
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[8]
Held the office of Candidate for Māngere.
unverified
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[9]
Held the office of Candidate for the Māngere electorate (from 2023).
unverified
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[10]
Held the office of Member of Parliament for Māngere.
unverified
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[11]
Held the office of National Party candidate for Māngere (from 14 April 2026).
unverified
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[12]
Held the office of National candidate for Māngere (from 14 April 2026).
unverified
Civic roles & honours
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[5]
Civic role: National Party candidate for List MP (2023 NZ General Election, list position #32) (from 2023).
unverified
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[6]
Civic role: National Party candidate for MP for Māngere (2023 NZ General Election) (from 14 October 2023).
unverified
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[7]
Civic role: National Party candidate for MP for Māngere (2026 NZ General Election) (from 2026).
unverified
Looked for, not found
- No public record found of Rosemary Bourke's formal education or qualifications.
- No public record found confirming whether Rosemary Bourke stood as a candidate in the 2020 NZ General Election (only 2023 and 2026 candidacies are confirmed).
- No public record found of Rosemary Bourke's pecuniary interests, directorships, or civic appointments beyond her candidacy roles.
The agent checked these topics across the allowed public sources but
could not find verbatim-quotable evidence. Absence doesn't rule the
fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source
covered it at run time.
