Linda Cooper (politician)
The New Zealand politician Linda Ann Cooper has served as a councillor on the Auckland Council since 2013.
Political career
| Auckland Council | ||
| Years | Ward | Affiliation |
| 2013–present | Waitākere | Independent |
Cooper previously served on the Waitakere City Council and on the Waitakere Licensing Trust.
At the 2010 Auckland elections, Cooper stood for the Citizens & Ratepayers local-body ticket in the Albany ward. She finished sixth in the ward, and was not elected to the new Auckland Council.[1]
At the 2011 general parliamentary election, Cooper stood as a list-only candidate for the New Zealand National Party. Ranked at number 74 in the list, she was not elected to parliament.[2]
At the 2013 Auckland elections, following the retirement of incumbent Sandra Coney, Cooper was elected as a councillor for the Waitākere ward.[3] As of 2013 Cooper also served as the President of the Waitakere Licensing Trust.[4] She was one of two new centre-right candidates elected to the Auckland Council in 2013.[5]
References
- ↑ "Auckland - Final Results" (PDF). 15 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ↑ "Party lists for the 2011 General Election". Elections New Zealand. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ "Auckland Council Mayor -- Preliminary result at 00:43, 13 October 2013" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ Cost of licensing trust by-election raises ire stuff.co.nz, 19 November 2013
- ↑ Risk of stalemate in new council nzherald.co.nz, 13 October 2013