Talk:Vicki Buck

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	Buck at age 19

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COI edit request

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

I have a conflict of interest as declared here. I'm currently working on the 1974 Christchurch mayoral election and noticed that Buck first stood in that election. I suggest the following amendments (or something like it). Could an uninvolved editor please check that this is neutrally worded and make the edits as they see fit? Thank you. Schwede 66 20:59, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Early life and family

In this section, the second sentence currently reads: She went on to study at the University of Canterbury from 1972 to 1977, graduating Master of Arts with honours.^[1] I suggest that it be amended as follows:

She went on to study at the University of Canterbury from 1972, graduating Bachelor of Arts in 1975^[2] and Master of Arts with honours in political sciences in 1977.^[1]^[3]

Political life

In this section, the first sentence currently reads: Buck was first elected to Christchurch City Council in a by-election in May 1975 standing for the Labour Party at the age of 19, which made her the youngest city councillor in New Zealand at the time.^[4] I suggest that it be amended as follows:

Buck joined the Labour Party aged 16.^[5] She first stood for election in the October 1974 local elections. Aged 19, she was a Labour candidate in the Pegasus ward of Christchurch City Council. The ward, where four positions were contested by ten candidates, saw her come fifth, narrowly beaten by the fourth candidate but with a large margin to the sixth candidate.^[6] Based on the election night results, before special votes were counted, it had been thought that she might beat fellow Labour member Bill Massey, an incumbent councillor, who was just 65 votes ahead of her.^[7] Councillor Massey unexpectedly died in March 1975^[8] and that triggered a by-election only because Christchurch had introduced the ward system for the 1974 election; prior to that, when 19 councillors were elected at large, seats had just been left vacant.^[9] The Labour Party chose Buck to stand in the by-election.^[10] Still just aged 19, Buck won the by-election on 10 May 1975 by a large margin.^[5] She was New Zealand's youngest city councillor at that time.^[4]

Done PK650 (talk) 04:31, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference HBTQ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Reporter's Diary". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33838. 9 May 1975. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Candidate chosen". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33814. 10 April 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Hay, Hamish (1989). Hay Days. Christchurch: Caxton Press. p. 94. ISBN 0908563310.
^ ^a ^b "Pegasus seat to student". The Press. No. 33840. 12 May 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Citizens' Assn captures City Council, 11–8". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Citizens' Assn captures City Council, 11–8". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Councillor dies". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33804. 29 March 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "By-election not expected to change the balance". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33806. 1 April 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Candidate chosen". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33814. 10 April 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

Unequal coverage

I'm looking at this due to the maintenance tag, with a view to increasing information in the lead. However, I'm surprised to see much information about her being elected as a councillor at 19, but only a tiny paragraph about her mayoral role (an it's unreferenced). I don't have a particular interest in this topic, and I wonder if anyone else thinks it should have a lot more about her role as mayor? Blackballnz (talk) 08:56, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Totally agree. Schwede 66 09:02, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've had a look back at earlier versions to see if there has been more fulsome information about her time as mayor - but no (I was hoping to be able to put it back in, if it had been deleted). Ah well, I guess we wait for someone who would like to do some work on this. There's very little on the internet, so it may require looking at old newspapers. Blackballnz (talk) 05:38, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have the book Hay Days by Hamish Hay on my bookshelf. I've just read the 15 pages on which Vicki Buck is mentioned; sometimes in great detail. Fabulous antics! The book covers Hay's mayoralty from 1974 to 1989, i.e. the period that Buck was a councillor. Hence, this won't help to achieve more balance, but it'd be a good read anyway. If you are near a library, see whether you can get your hands onto it, Blackballnz. Schwede 66 07:56, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[HBTQ-1] Cite error: The named reference HBTQ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "Reporter's Diary". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33838. 9 May 1975. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[Candidate_chosen-3] "Candidate chosen". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33814. 10 April 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[Hay_Days-4] Hay, Hamish (1989). Hay Days. Christchurch: Caxton Press. p. 94. ISBN 0908563310.

[seat_to_student-5] "Pegasus seat to student". The Press. No. 33840. 12 May 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[6] "Citizens' Assn captures City Council, 11–8". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[7] "Citizens' Assn captures City Council, 11–8". The Press. Vol. CXIV, no. 33664. 14 October 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[8] "Councillor dies". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33804. 29 March 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[9] "By-election not expected to change the balance". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33806. 1 April 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[10] "Candidate chosen". The Press. Vol. CXV, no. 33814. 10 April 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

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