Tracey Anne Martin (born 1 July 1964) is a New Zealand politician and a former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Until 2021 she was a member of the New Zealand First Party, and served as its Deputy Leader from 2013 to 2015. She served as Minister for Children, Seniors, Internal Affairs and Associate Minister of Education from 2017 to 2020. Martin lost her seat in Parliament during the 2020 New Zealand general election. Prior to entering Parliament Martin has Māori ancestry through her maternal grandfather, with ties to Ngāti Kahungunu. Her pre-children profession was as a Credit Controller. For the next 15 years, prior to entering Parliament, Martin was a stay at home parent and was very active in the Warkworth community. She spent a significant amount of time on parent-based fundraising and volunteer committees for Mahurangi Kindergarten, Warkworth Primary School and Mahurangi College. In her own time, outside of Parliament, Martin served as the chair of the board of trustees at Mahurangi College for over a decade before resigning when she became the Associate Minister for Education in 2018. Political career Martin has been involved with New Zealand First since the party started in 1993, and has been a member of its board of directors since 2008. She was selected as a candidate for the 2008 general election. She successfully stood for the Rodney Local Board during the 2010 Auckland Council elections. Fifth National Government, 2011–2017 Martin was first elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives during the 2011 general election and was subsequently appointed as deputy leader of New Zealand First. She was first elected to Parliament as a New Zealand First list MP based in Warkworth, in 2011. Along with all other New Zealand First MPs, Martin voted against the Marriage Amendment Act, which permits same-sex marriage in New Zealand, in 2013. New Zealand First requested that the bill become a referendum issue however the request was denied. During the 2014 general election, Martin was re-elected to Parliament on the New Zealand First party list. The party won nine percent of the popular vote and eleven seats. On 3 July 2015 it was announced that Martin had been replaced as deputy leader following a caucus vote and replaced by Ron Mark. In 2015 Martin sponsored the Social Security (Clothing Allowances for Orphans and Unsupported Children) Amendment Bill. The bill gave unsupported child or