Daniel Newman (born )
is a New Zealand politician who is an
Auckland Council
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lor.
Political career
Daniel Newman served one term as a
Manukau City councillor, representing Manurewa from 2007 to 2010. He was originally a member of the
Labour Party, but later joined the
National Party.
Following the
2010 Auckland local elections, Newman became the inaugural chairperson of the Manurewa Local Board. He sought the National Party nomination for the
2011 Botany by-election, but did not make the shortlist.
Jami-Lee Ross was ultimately selected.
At the
2016 Auckland elections, Newman was elected to the
Manurewa-Papakura ward of
Auckland Council
Auckland Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is a ...
, outpolling Cr Sir
John Walker and defeating incumbent
Calum Penrose
Calum Penrose is a New Zealand politician who was Mayor of Papakura from 2007 to 2010, and an Auckland Councillor from 2010 to 2016.
Political career
In 2007 Penrose was elected the Mayor of Papakura, defeating incumbent John Robertson.
In th ...
. He was one of only two candidates to win election by defeating an incumbent councillor in 2016. He made his maiden council speech on 2 November 2016.
In October 2018, Newman was floated as a potential National candidate for a by-election in Botany caused by the announced resignation of Jami-Lee Ross, but he ruled himself out
and Ross later rescinded his resignation.
References
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Living people
1970s births
Auckland Councillors
Manukau City Councillors
Year of birth missing (living people)