Lemauga Lydia Sosene won by 11,712 votes in 2023 — 5,856 voters switching to a challenger would have flipped Māngere.
In the news
Coverage naming Māngere or Lemauga, from our tracked feeds.
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The roster
The defender's record, and who's confirmed to challenge them in 2026.
Won Māngere by a majority of 11,712 in 2023 — a safe seat.
Lemauga Lydia Sosene is a New Zealand Labour Party politician. She was a member of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu local board from the October 2010 local elections until her election to the New Zealand House of Representatives in May 2022. After completing the balance of Louisa Wall's term as a list MP, Sosene was elected as MP for Māngere at the 2023 general election.
From Parliament's official bills record, as at 24 June 2026.
No government bill in charge, members' bill passed, or members' bill currently in the ballot for Lemauga this term — checked against the official record, not a gap in our data.
Written questions to Ministers this term
What is this, and why does it matter to you? Any MP can put a written question to a Minister to formally demand information on the record — the Minister must reply, usually within days. It costs nothing and needs no debate, which makes it the main day-to-day tool MPs use to hold the government accountable between bills — especially for opposition MPs, who can't pass laws but can still force information into the open. Which Ministers an MP questions most, below, is a real, numbers-based picture of what they're actually watching on your behalf — worth comparing against what they say they prioritise.
1,647written questions asked since the 2023 election
Where it's gone — by Minister
Minister of Internal Affairs
751
Minister responsible for Ministerial Services
200
Minister of Statistics
130
Prime Minister
35
+ 531 more across other Ministers.
Recent questions and replies, in Lemauga's and the Minister's own words
To the Minister of Statistics · 2026-07-06
"What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 29 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?"
Reply not yet due or not yet published.
To the Minister of Statistics · 2026-07-06
"What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026, by title and date?"
Reply not yet due or not yet published.
To the Minister of Internal Affairs · 2026-07-06
"What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026, by title and date?"
Reply not yet due or not yet published.
To the Minister of Statistics · 2026-06-29
"What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 22 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?"
Reply: I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from Stats NZ are published on its website: https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/what-we-do/advice-for-the-minister-of-statistics/ .
To the Minister of Statistics · 2026-06-29
"What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 22 June 2026, by title and date?"
Reply: I regularly take papers to Cabinet across a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, I proactively release papers considered by Cabinet on the Stats NZ website: https://www.stats.govt.nz/corporate/cabinet-papers/ .
