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Edwin Jock Perry (1948 – 4 June 2025) was a New Zealand politician. He was a New Zealand First Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2005.
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Early life
[edit]Perry was born in 1948.[1] His father was Jock Perry, a farmer of English and Scottish ancestry from Tīnui in the Wairarapa, and his mother was Atareta Maremare Eria of Māori descent, affiliating with Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa.[2][3][4]
Member of Parliament
[edit]| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2005 | 47th | List | 11 | NZ First | |
Perry was first elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 2002 election,[5] having also stood in the Wairarapa electorate. He formerly held office in the National Party's organisational wing. Before entering politics, he worked in marketing. He lost his seat in the 2005 election.[6]
Life after Parliament
[edit]From 2007 to 2010, Perry served as a Masterton District Councillor.[7][8][9] At the 2008 general election, he stood unsuccessfully for New Zealand First in the Wairarapa electorate, finishing third with 2646 votes.[10] At the 2011 and 2014 general elections, he was the New Zealand First candidate in the Tāupo electorate, coming fourth and third, respectively.[11][12]
Perry died on 4 June 2025.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Perry clan farewells patriarch". Wairarapa Times-Age. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Maiden statement – Edwin Perry (NZ First)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 602. New Zealand Parliament: House of Representatives. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Crombie, Nathan (16 May 2016). "Maori should go for votes, says kaumatua". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Beyer set to return as list MP Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Wairapara Times-Age, 22 March 2005, retrieved 28 January 2010
- ^ "D-Day looms for Nik Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Wairapara Times-Age, 14 October 2005, retrieved 2010-01-28, "former NZ First MP Edwin Perry"
- ^ "Peters praises Perry as a "great New Zealander"". Wairarapa Times-Age. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Our community leaders for the next three years". Dominion Post. 15 October 2007. p. 4.
- ^ "Masterton District Council Annual Report 2010/11". p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Official Count Results -- Wairarapa (2008)". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Official Count Results – Taupō". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Official Count Results – Taupō". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Privilege — Consideration of Report of Privileges Committee". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 784. New Zealand Parliament: House of Representatives. 5 June 2025.
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