Brian MacDonell
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Brian Peter MacDonell (born 1935) is a former New Zealand Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central, in the South Island.
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MacDonell represented the Dunedin Central electorate in Parliament for 21 years from 1963 to 1984. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Trade & Industry and Energy Resources between 1973 to 1975. In 1993 MacDonell was awarded a QSO for public service.
The Dunedin Central Electorate was abolished in the 1983 electoral redistribution and the electorate of Dunedin West was established in its place. MacDonell was not selected as the Labour candidate for the new seat of Dunedin West. He stood as an Independent in the 1984 general election but was not successful.
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New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
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