John Blincoe
John Blincoe | |
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![]() Blincoe in 1986 | |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Nelson | |
In office 27 October 1990 – 12 October 1996 | |
Preceded by | Philip Woollaston |
Succeeded by | Nick Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Nelson, New Zealand | 14 March 1952
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Victoria University |
Profession | Lawyer |
John Gary Blincoe (born 1952) is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing the Labour Party.
Early life and family
Blincoe was born on 14 March 1952 in Nelson, New Zealand.[1] His parents were Victor and May Blincoe (according to his eldest daughter). He attended Hampden Street School, Nelson College Preparatory School and Nelson College, the latter two from 1963 to 1969.[2] Later, he was educated at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand where he gained two degrees: one in law and the other in political science.
Prior to becoming a member of New Zealand's Parliament, he had been employed by the Wellington City Council as well as by the Accident Compensation Corporation. Blincoe currently lives in Wellington and has two children.
Blincoe served as the President of
Early political career
In 1983 Blincoe unsuccessfully sought the Labour Party nomination for the seat of Tasman following the retirement of Bill Rowling, but lost to Ken Shirley.[4]
Later that same year, he stood unsuccessfully for the
Member of Parliament
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1990–93 | 43rd | Nelson | Labour | ||
1993–96 | 44th | Nelson | Labour |
Blincoe was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 election as MP for Nelson, replacing the outgoing Philip Woollaston. In November 1990 he was appointed as Labour's spokesperson for Conservation by Labour leader Mike Moore.[9] He was re-elected in the 1993 election, but in the 1996 election, the seat of Nelson was expanded into rural areas formerly part of the Tasman electorate. Blincoe was defeated by the incumbent Tasman MP, Nick Smith of the National Party.
1999 election
In the
Once seats had been proportionally re-allocated with both the Green Party and New Zealand First in mind, fewer list seats were available for other parties, and consequently John Blincoe was not allocated a seat.
Post Parliament
Blincoe worked as an environmental adviser to Prime Minister Helen Clark during the 2000s and has worked on environmental matters since then. He, along with Ray Ahipene-Mercer, led the Wellington Clean Water Campaign, which successfully sought to have Wellington to treat its sewage, and stop dumping it, raw, in the sea.[10]
Further reading
- Flatting: a tenant's guide, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Youth Council, 1973
- This pamphlet was written by Blincoe and Julian Ludbrook.
- You and the Rent Appeal Act [1973], Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Youth Council and the New Zealand University Students’ Association, 1974
- This pamphlet was written by Blincoe and Julian Ludbrook.
- Blincoe, John (1992–1996), Nelson electorate newsletter, Nelson, [N.Z.]: John Blincoe
- Blincoe, John; Ludbrook, Julian; Cullen, Peter (1978), Tenants and the law: a handbook for people who rent their homes, Wellington, [N.Z.]: National Youth Council of New Zealand
References
- ISBN 0-86868-159-8.
- ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- ^ NZUSA Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Labour contender for Tasman". The Press. 15 August 1983. p. 2.
- ^ Dawson, P.L. (25 October 1983). Declaration of Result of Election (Report). Wellington City Council.
- The Evening Post. 10 October 1983.
- The Evening Post.
- The Evening Post.
- ^ "All Labour's 29 MPs get areas of responsibility". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1990. p. 4.
- ^ "Councillor's journey from pop to politics." The Evening Post, 5 May 2000, edition 3, page 8.