The Labour Party has selected Ibrahim Omer as its candidate for the Wellington Central electorate in the upcoming general election.
Omer has beaten former party president Claire Szabo to become the party’s candidate for the seat formerly held by Grant Robertson, who has been the electorate’s MP for 15 years.
“I’m honoured to have been chosen as Labour’s candidate for Wellington Central. I love Wellington and I’ll be a strong advocate for this city and its people.
Omer entered Parliament in 2020 as a list MP. He arrived in New Zealand as a refugee, and moved to Wellington where he worked as a cleaner and dreamt of studying at University.
“I want to acknowledge my friend and mentor Grant Robertson.
Robertson had a massive victory over National’s Nicola Willis for the seat in the 2020 election, with Robertson gaining 27,366 votes over Willis’s 8,488.
National has not yet selected a candidate.
The Green Party last month selected city councillor Tamatha Paul as its candidate for the Wellington Central electorate, after James Shaw announced he would step back from the electorate race.
Credit: stuff.co.nz
