Georgie Dansey

Political career

Labour Party activism and candidacy, 2020–2026 After attending a women's event at a local hairdresser she joined the Labour Party and was an active campaign volunteer for six years before joining with the Greens to campaign for Chlöe Swarbrick at the . She then rejoined Labour ahead of the , earning her the nickname of being a "watermelon". She proceeded to become a list-only candidate at the 2020 election, and was placed last on Labour's party list. In a subsequent Facebook post on 2 November 2022, Dansey denied being part of the ambush protest, saying "I was at the uni today in my capacity as an education sector union rep. I wasn't there to protest the Minister and when it became clear the Minister was being ambushed, I left". She lost the by-election to National's Tama Potaka. On election night she conceded defeat and also stated she would stand in the seat again at the .

Despite stating she would contest Hamilton West again, her candidacy for neighbouring was announced on 2 April 2023. She was given the relatively high placing on the Labour Party list of 31, the highest for a non-sitting MP and higher still than many other sitting MPs. She was unsuccessful in winning the seat and was not high enough on the party list to be allocated a seat. After the election, she was elected by members to the Labour Party's policy council. In campaign material for that election, she pitched her candidacy on focusing policy on the cost of living.

Member of Parliament, 2026–present On 9 February 2026, Dansey became an MP on the Labour Party list, replacing the retiring list MP Adrian Rurawhe. During a shadow cabinet reshuffle on 11 March 2026, Dansey gained the rainbow issues and regulation portfolios.

Personal life and family Dansey and her partner, Ruby, have three children. She identifies as queer, and has a drag king persona named Peter Pansy. Her great-uncle, Harry Dansey, was an Auckland City Councillor and New Zealand's race relations commissioner. On her mother's side, an ancestor of her was William Heaton-Armstrong, an MP in Britain for Sudbury from 1906 to 1910.