Catherine Delahunty
Catherine Delahunty MP | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green Party List | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| 4th Female co-convenor of the Green Party | |
| In office 2003–2005 Serving with
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| Leader | Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald |
| Preceded by | David Clendon |
| Succeeded by | Paul de Spa and Karen Davies |
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| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Wellington |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Political party | Green |
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| Website | Green Party website |
Catherine Delahunty (born 1953) is a current New Zealand MP representing the Green Party who was first elected to parliament in 2008.
As of 2012[update] she is the Green Party spokesperson on Education, Mining (Terrestrial), Toxics and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In the past she has also held the portfolios of Forestry, Civil Defence, Disability Issues, Women's Affairs, Arts, Culture & Heritage, and the Community & Voluntary Sector.[1]
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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| 2008–2011 | 49th | List | 8 | Green | |
| 2011 – 2014 | 50th | List | 4 | Green | |
| 2014 – present | 51st | List | 6 | Green | |
Delahunty was co-convenor of the Green Party from 2003 to 2005. She has been placed high on the Greens' list for several years, just missing getting into Parliament on several occasions.
Delahunty was placed at number eight on the Green Party list for the 2008 election. She was elected as a Green Party MP and gained the fourth highest number of candidate votes in the East Coast electorate.[2] In 2011 Delahunty was ranked at number 4 on the final Greens list for the 2011 general elections.
In June 2009, Delahunty's Customs and Excise (Sustainable Forestry) Amendment Bill, which would have prohibited the import of timber produced unsustainably or illegally, was drawn from the member's ballot.[3] The bill was defeated at its first reading.[4]
Going into the 2014 general election, Delahunty is ranked at number 6 on the Green Party list, a demotion of two places relative to her 2011 ranking.[5]
References
- ^ Green Party – MP Profile – Catherine Delahunty
- ^ "Election Results – East Coast". New Zealand Ministry of Justice, Chief Electoral Office. November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Customs and Excise (Sustainable Forestry) Amendment Bill". New Zealand Parliament. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Legislation/Bills/3/1/c/00DBHOH_BILL9257_1-Customs-and-Excise-Sustainable-Forestry-Amendment.htm.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|date=|url=(help) - ^ New Zealand Parliamentary Debates 18 November 2009.
- ^ "Green Party unveils strong party list for 2014 election". Green Party. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
External links
- Green Party – MP biography for Catherine Delahunty
- Catherine Delahunty on Twitter
- Catherine Delahunty on Facebook
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- 1953 births
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand MPs
- Living people
- New Zealand women in politics
- New Zealand list MPs
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 2002
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 2005
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand politicians