Janet Mackey

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Janet Elsdon Mackey, JP (née Craig, born 14 June 1953) is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the Labour Party.

[edit] Parliamentary career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
1993–1996 44th Gisborne Labour
1996–1999 45th Mahia 17 Labour
1999–2002 46th East Coast 28 Labour
2002–2005 47th East Coast none Labour

She was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 elections, winning the seat of Gisborne. In the 1996 elections, she won the newly created seat of Mahia, and in the 1999 elections and 2002 elections, she won the seat of East Coast.[1] In 2003, she was joined in Parliament by her daughter, Moana Mackey.[2] Before entering politics, she was a real estate agent.

She announced her intent to retire before the 2005 elections, and did not stand for re-election.[3]

[edit] Personal life

Her father, Elsdon Craig, is a Scottish-New Zealander, and the nephew of Elsdon Best, and her mother, Zeta Brown, is from Northern Ireland. Mackey is a Justice of the peace.

She has two other children who are all younger than her daughter Moana; Erin Wahine Waimarie (b. 4 December 1979) who is a chef, and Turei Elsdon (b. 20 December 1982).

[edit] References

Parliament of New Zealand
Preceded by
Wayne Kimber
Member of Parliament for Gisborne
1993–1996
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Mahia
1996–1999
Member of Parliament for East Coast
1999–2005
Succeeded by
Anne Tolley


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