Malcolm Douglas (politician)
Malcolm Douglas (born 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He lives in Karaka south of Auckland.[1]
Biography
Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1978–1979 | 39th | Hunua | Labour |
He represented the Hunua electorate from 25 November 1978 after the 1978 general election, until 24 May 1979, when he was unseated by a decision of the Electoral Court in favour of Winston Peters.[2] The court declared Peters elected on election night.[3] The petition involved the methods of voting allowable, ‘ticks and crosses’.
He is a son of Norman Douglas and a brother of Roger Douglas, both (ex) Labour Party politicians.
Malcolm Douglas managed his brother's 2008 election campaign in the Hunua electorate when he stood for ACT New Zealand;[1] he came third in the electorate, but was elected as number three on the party list.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 Young, Audrey (9 June 2008). "Douglas to take high position on Act list". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 193.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 226.
- ↑ "Results of the 2008 General Election". Electoral Commission. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.