Dorothy Jelicich
Dorothy Jelicich | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton West | |
In office 25 November 1972 – 30 October 1975 | |
Preceded by | Leslie Munro |
Succeeded by | Mike Minogue |
Personal details | |
Born | Dorothy Catherine MacDonald 19 January 1928 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 10 April 2015 Otahuhu, New Zealand | (aged 87)
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Paul Stephen Jelicich
(m. 1949; died 2014) |
Dorothy Catherine Jelicich QSO (née MacDonald, 19 January 1928 – 10 April 2015) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. She served one term in the House of Representatives representing the Hamilton West electorate, and was afterwards a city councillor in Hamilton and then Manukau.
Early life and family
Jelicich was born in Sydney on 19 January 1928.[1] Her father was a semi-skilled labourer.[2] She was educated at Epsom Girls' Grammar School and the Elam School of Fine Arts.[citation needed] In 1949 she married Paul Jelicich, a bricklayer,[1] and, with family support, she opened a restaurant in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.[2] Purchasing a small dairy farm at Bombay in 1964, the couple took up farming, but in 1970 she became a shoe store manager and then a trade union organiser.[2]
Political career
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1972–1975 | 37th | Hamilton West | Labour |
She stood unsuccessfully for Hauraki in 1969. In 1972 she won the seat of Hamilton West for Labour by defeating the incumbent, Leslie Munro of the National Party.[3] She became the first woman in New Zealand parliamentary history to open the Address-in-Reply debate.[4] In 1975 she lost her seat to Mike Minogue.[3] She contested the Hamilton West electorate once more in the 1978 election.[5]
She briefly served on the Hamilton City Council after winning a by-election in 1979.[6] The following year she became a Manukau City Councillor, representing Mangere Ward until she retired in 1995.[7]
Honours
In the 1986 New Year Honours, Jelicich was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[8]
Death
Her husband died in October 2014.[9] Dorothy Jelicich died on 10 April 2015 at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland at the age of 87. She was survived by their three children.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Jelicich, Dorothy". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Thomson Gale. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Phillips, Jock (15 November 2012). "Understanding class: Dorothy Jelicich". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ a b Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. pp. 208, 220. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Obituaries — Dorothy Catherine Jelicich QSO, Hon Ronald Leslie Bailey QSO". Hansard (debates). New Zealand Parliament. 28 April 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
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(help) - ^ "Former Hamilton West MP dies". Waikato Times. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Dorothy Jelicich passes away". labour.org.nz. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ London Gazette (supplement), No. 50362, 30 December 1985; retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Death Notice & Guest Book Preview for Paul Stephen Jelicich". The New Zealand Herald. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Dorothy Jelicich obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
Sources
- Women in Parliamentary Life 1970–1990: Hocken Lecture 1993 by Marilyn Waring, p. 32 (Hocken Library, University of Otago, 1994); ISBN 0-902041-61-4
External links
- Photo of Dorothy Jelicich and Mary Batchelor playing pool in the parliamentary Members' lounge
- 1928 births
- 2015 deaths
- People from Sydney
- Australian emigrants to New Zealand
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- People educated at Epsom Girls' Grammar School
- Elam Art School alumni
- Companions of the Queen's Service Order
- Disease-related deaths in New Zealand
- New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1969
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1975
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1978
- Manukau City Councillors
- Hamilton City Councillors