The Labour Party has selected NZ Nurses Organization organiser and former academic Dr Tracey McLellan to contest the
Banks Peninsula seat at the 2020 general election.
“It’s an immense privilege to have been selected as Labour’s candidate for Banks Peninsula. I am standing for Parliament
because local people need a strong voice to deliver for them,” says McLellan.
“Under Jacinda Ardern’s Labour-led government, New Zealand is heading in the right direction. We are investing in
tackling long term challenges that effect people in this area. With rising wages and falling unemployment, our economy
is strong and we are making record investments in new schools, hospitals and mental health care.
“We’ve made a good start tackling issues the previous National government neglected for far too long. We’re cleaning up
rivers and waterways, finishing the job on the Canterbury rebuild, and building more houses than any Government since
the 1970s. It’s important Banks Peninsula has a strong voice in government to continue this progress and keep up the
momentum."
“Banks Peninsula is a wonderful area with strong, diverse communities. This area has been incredibly well deserved by
Ruth Dyson for the last 26 years, and I want to bring my own hard work, passion and dedication to continuing her work
standing up for local people. Ruth has shown every day what it means to be a great local electorate MP - hard working,
visible and willing to fight hard for her constituents. That is the legacy I will look to continue,” says Tracey
McLellan.
Dr McLellan currently works for NZNO as an organizer. She has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Canterbury, and
prior to working in the labour movement, Dr McLellan worked in academic psychology as a research scientist at the
University of Canterbury, with an interest in sports injuries and concussion. She was born and grew up in a state house
in Southland, moved to Christchurch in 2002, and has two sons.
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