John Elliott (New Zealand politician)
John Elliott | |
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 Elliott in 2019 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Whangarei | |
| In office 1975–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Murray Robert Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Banks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Gordon Elliott 5 November 1938 Whangarei, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher Newsletter publisher |
John Gordon Elliott QSM (born 5 November 1938) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography[]
Early life and career[]
Elliott was born in 1938 in Whangarei. He received his education at Whangarei Boys' High School and at the University of Auckland. He obtained an MA (Hons) and a diploma in teaching, and was a teacher from 1959 until 1975, including deputy principal of Bayfield School in his last two years in the profession.[1]
Political career[]
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1975–1978 | 38th | Whangarei | National | |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Whangarei | National | |
He won the Whangarei electorate from Murray Robert Smith in 1975 and was re-elected in 1978,[2] but failed to win the reselection by the National Party in 1981, who instead chose John Banks. Instead, Elliot stood in the New Lynn electorate as an independent in the 1981 election against the incumbent from the Labour Party, Jonathan Hunt, but he was unsuccessful.[1][3]
Later life[]
In 1989, Elliott launched his newsletter business. which included the monthly publication Ponsonby Community Newsletter. He ran the business under Bayfield Services Limited. In 2004, Elliott sold the publication to publisher Martin Leach, who changed the name to Ponsonby News.
Honours and awards[]
In 1977, Elliott was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and in 1990 he received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4]
Elliott was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the 2019 New Year Honours, for services to the community.[5]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gustafson 1986, p. 309.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 195.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 206.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 133. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
References[]
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- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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