1. Parmjeet Parmar was first elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives in the 2014 general election, representing the National Party.
15 Facts About Parmjeet Parmar
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Parmjeet Parmar completed a master's in biochemistry in India and in 1995 moved to New Zealand to join her husband.
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Parmjeet Parmar was appointed as a community representative on the Film and Video Labelling Body in 2012.
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In early 2014, Parmjeet Parmar was photographed wearing a National Party ribbon with John Key at an Auckland event.
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Parmjeet Parmar was announced as a National Party candidate in June 2014.
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Parmjeet Parmar contested the Mount Roskill electorate at the 2014 election and came second place after Labour's candidate Phil Goff.
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Goff retired in 2016; Parmjeet Parmar unsuccessfully contested Mount Roskill against Labour's Michael Wood in the subsequent by-election, and again at the 2017 general election where she was returned as a list MP.
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Parmjeet Parmar's member's bill, the Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill, was introduced on 10 May 2017.
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Parmjeet Parmar was a member of the economic development, science and innovation committee from 2017 to 2018 and chair of the education and workforce committee from 2018 to 2020.
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Parmjeet Parmar sponsored a private bill, the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Amendment Bill, which was supported by all parties and became law on 2 July 2020.
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Parmjeet Parmar was defeated in Mount Roskill at the 2020 election and the National Party did not win enough support for her to return as a list MP.
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Parmjeet Parmar sought the National candidacy in Mount Roskill, Upper Harbour, and Maungakiekie ahead of the 2023 general election but was not selected.
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On 31 May 2023, Parmjeet Parmar announced her return to politics, switching her party affiliation from National to ACT.
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On 24 March 2025, Parmjeet Parmar criticised the University of Auckland's compulsory Waipapa Taumata Rau first year course, which focuses on Maori culture and the Treaty of Waitangi.
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In late March 2025, Parmjeet Parmar introduced a member's bill seeking to ban universities from offering services based on ethnicity including scholarships, financial assistance, accommodation, housing and designated university facilities.