Dianne Fae Yates is a New Zealand

New Zealand

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 politician. She is a member of the Labour Party

New Zealand Labour Party

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Member of Parliament

Yates first entered Parliament in the 1993 elections

New Zealand general election, 1993

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, representing the Hamilton East

Hamilton East (New Zealand electorate)

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 electorate. In the 1996 elections

New Zealand general election, 1996

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, she was defeated in Hamilton East by National

New Zealand National Party

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's Tony Steel

Tony Steel

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, but remained in Parliament as a list MP. She recaptured Hamilton East again in the 2002 elections

New Zealand general election, 2002

The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party.Arguably the most controversial...

 by a majority of 614 votes. However in the 2005 election

New Zealand general election, 2005

The 2005 New Zealand general election held on 17 September 2005 determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. No party won a majority in the unicameral House of Representatives, but the Labour Party of Prime Minister Helen Clark secured two more seats than nearest rival, the...

 she lost the seat to National

New Zealand National Party

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's David Bennett

David Bennett (New Zealand)

David Bennett is a New Zealand politician. He has been a Member of Parliament since 2005, representing a Hamilton electorate for the National Party.-Early years:...

 by a significant 5,298 votes, and again became a list MP. In August 2007, she announced that she would retire from Parliament by the end of the year in order to stand for the Hamilton City Council. This she did, but she was unsuccessful, finishing 7th.

She was expected to be replaced by Louisa Wall

Louisa Wall

Louisa Hareruia Wall is a New Zealand MP and national representative netball and rugby union player.-Early and personal life :...

, the next candidate on Labour's list, but Wall entered parliament as a replacement for Ann Hartley

Ann Hartley

Margaret Ann Hartley known as Ann Hartley is a former New Zealand member of parliament, a former Mayor of North Shore City, and a member of the Labour Party.-Early years:...

. Dianne Yates gave her valedictory statement to Parliament on March 19, 2008 and left Parliament

New Zealand House of Representatives

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 on March 29, 2008. Su'a William Sio

Su'a William Sio

Su'a William Sio is a politician who became a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives on 1 April 2008 as a New Zealand Labour Party list MP. He currently represents the Māngere electorate seat in Parliament....

, who ranked 47th on the Labour Party list in the 2005 parliamentary elections

New Zealand general election, 2005

The 2005 New Zealand general election held on 17 September 2005 determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. No party won a majority in the unicameral House of Representatives, but the Labour Party of Prime Minister Helen Clark secured two more seats than nearest rival, the...

, became a member of Parliament on April 1, 2008 as the next person on Labour's list.