Barry Dallas

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Dr Barry Mitchell Dallas (? - Greymouth, April 21, 1992) OBE JP was a Mayor of Greymouth on the West Coast of New Zealand.

[edit] Mayor of Greymouth

Dr Barry Dallas was a Mayor of Greymouth on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. He was awarded an OBE for services to local government and the community and a NZ 1990 Medal for services to New Zealand (Taylor, p.115).

[edit] Independent

Dallas stood as an Independent at the 1969 and 1972 general elections. In the 1969 contest he came runner-up only 1879 votes behind Paddy Blanchfield for the Westland seat (Templeton & Eunson, p.21).

[edit] Further Reading

• Honoured by the Queen-New Zealand: 1953 to 1993 by Alister Taylor (1994, Who's Who Aotearoa, Auckland)
• In the Balance: Election '72 by Ian Templeton and Keith Eunson (1972, John McIndoe, Dunedin)