A midwife, a Covid-19 expert and a refugee: some of New Zealand's new MPs
by Eleanor Ainge Roy in Queenstown from World news | The Guardian on (#599WM)
Labour's ranks have been swelled by New Zealand's first African MP, just one example of an more diverse Parliament
The landslide victory for Labour will see 64 left-leaning MPs enter parliament this week - many of them fresh and untested.
The new parliament is also set to be the most inclusive ever, LGBTQ+ members making up 10%, and a high number of female MPs.
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