Toni Severin

Toni Gae Severin is a New Zealand politician who became a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand parliament at the 2020 general election as a representative of the ACT New Zealand party.[1]

Toni Severin
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for ACT party list
Assumed office
17 October 2020
Personal details
Political partyACT

Early life and career

Toni Severin is resident in the Christchurch East electorate. Severin is a business owner, and previously spent 14 years as a laboratory technician for Canterbury District Health Board.[2]

Political career
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2020–present 53rd List 9 ACT

Severin unsuccessfully contested four elections for ACT before finally being elected a member of Parliament.

In the 2008, 2011 and 2014 elections, she was selected for Christchurch Central. Her party list placement in 2008 was 54th and she placed sixth of nine candidates in the electorate.[3] In 2011, she was ranked 17th on the party list and finished last of six electorate candidates.[4] In 2014, she was placed 11th on the party list and came sixth of eight candidates.[5]

Severin transferred to Christchurch East for the 2017 general election and was placed 10th on the ACT party list. She was last out of the seven candidates.[6]

In the 2020 general election, Severin contested Christchurch East for a second time. She finished fourth of nine candidates, but ACT won 7.6% of the party vote. This entitled it to 10 MPs, including Severin.[7][8][9] She is ACT's spokesperson for ACC and Corrections, is a member of the Regulations Review committee and is a former member of the Health committee.[10]

Political views

Severin is a licensed gun owner and believes the gun control laws passed after the Christchurch mosque attack was rushed and would not have prevented the attack.[11] Severin delayed receiving her COVID-19 vaccination after seeking medical advice due to a pre-existing condition.[12][13]

Personal life

Severin runs a business in Christchurch with her husband, with branches in Auckland and Wellington.[14][15] The Companies Register shows her as director and shareholder of Vess 2013, a residential rental company, and Jet-X Wellington, which steam-cleans building exteriors.[16] A third company, Unique Links NZ, a jewellery wholesaling company, is in the process of being removed from the Companies Register for failing to file an annual return.[17]

References
  1. "Election 2020: The 40 diverse new MPs entering Parliament". Newstalk ZB. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020 – via The New Zealand Herald.
  2. "Election 2020: Nine new ACT members are about to enter Parliament". Stuff. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "Official Count Results – Christchurch Central". Electoral Commission. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. "Christchurch Central Judicial Recount Official Results | Elections New Zealand". 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. "Official Count Results – Christchurch Central". Electoral Commission. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. "Christchurch East Official Result". Electoral Commission. 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. "Christchurch East – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. "2020 General Election and Referendums – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. "2020 General Election and Referendums – Official Result Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. "Toni Severin". ACT New Zealand. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  11. "Who are they? Introducing the new ACT MPs". Newsroom. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  12. "Most partially vaccinated MPs staying home as Parliament resumes". RNZ. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  13. "MPs returning from level 3 Auckland to Parliament after rule change". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  14. "ACT Announces First 49 Candidates From Small Business, Farming, Law And Engineering". Scoop (Press release). ACT Party. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  15. Sowman-Lund, Stewart (23 September 2020). "With Act polling at 7%, who is on course to join David Seymour in parliament?". The Spinoff. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  16. "Search the register". app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  17. "View All Details". app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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