John Blincoe

John Blincoe
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Nelson
In office 27 October 1990 – 12 October 1996
Preceded by	Philip Woollaston
Succeeded by	Nick Smith
Personal details
Born	14 March 1952 Nelson, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Victoria University

John Gary Blincoe (born 1952) is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing the Labour Party.

Early life and family

Blincoe was born on 14 March 1952 in Nelson, New Zealand.^[1] His paents were Victor and May Blincoe (according to his eldest daughter). He attended Hampden Street School, Nelson College Preparatory School and Nelson College, the latter two from 1963 to 1969.^[2] Later, he was educated at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand where he gained two degrees: one in law and the other in political science.

Prior to becoming a member of New Zealand's Parliament, he had been employed by the Wellington City Council as well as by the Accident Compensation Corporation. Blincoe currently lives in Wellington and has two children.

Blincoe served as the President of NZUSA during 1976.^[3]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1990–93	43rd	Nelson		Labour
1993–96	44th	Nelson		Labour

Blincoe was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 elections as MP for Nelson, replacing the outgoing Philip Woollaston. He was re-elected in the 1993 elections, but in the 1996 elections, the seat of Nelson was expanded into rural areas formerly part of the Tasman electorate. Blincoe was defeated by the incumbent Tasman MP, Nick Smith of the National Party.

1999 election

In the 1999 election, Blincoe missed out on a seat, as a list candidate under mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation, by a narrow margin once special votes had been counted. Initially it appeared that Blincoe would have a seat in Parliament, as well as a party member directly following him on the Labour party's list. With the counting of special votes, however, the Green Party crossed the minimum 5% threshold of votes and received an electorate MP, which in turn allowed them to have seats in Parliament. In addition, Winston Peters won the constituency seat of Tauranga by a narrow margin of sixty-two votes over a National Party candidate, and this enabled his New Zealand First party to acquire extra list seats in Parliament.

Once seats had been proportionally re-allocated with both the Green Party and New Zealand First in mind, fewer list seats were available for other parties, and consequently John Blincoe was not allocated a seat.

Further reading

• Flatting: a tenant’s guide, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Youth Council, 1973

• This pamphlet was written by Blincoe and Julian Ludbrook.

• You and the Rent Appeal Act [1973], Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Youth Council and the New Zealand University Students’ Association, 1974

• This pamphlet was written by Blincoe and Julian Ludbrook.

• Blincoe, John (1992–1996), Nelson electorate newsletter, Nelson, [N.Z.]: John Blincoe

• Blincoe, John; Ludbrook, Julian; Cullen, Peter (1978), Tenants and the law: a handbook for people who rent their homes, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Youth Council of New Zealand

References

1. Temple, Philip (1994). Temple’s Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. p. 55. ISBN 0 86868 159 8.
2. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
3. NZUSA