Sandra Goudie

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Parl.	Electorate	List Pos.	Party
47th	Coromandel	42	National
48th	Coromandel	26	National

Sandra Goudie (born 1952) is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the National Party. She was first elected to Parliament in the 2002 elections, narrowly winning the seat of Coromandel by defeating Labour candidate Max Purnell and pushing incumbent Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons into third place. Before entering politics, Goudie was a farmer, and was later a councillor for the Thames-Coromandel District.

Goudie once grabbed national attention in an illegal protest by taking a chainsaw to a mangrove patch without a resource consent in September 2005.

Goudie retained her seat in the 2005 New Zealand General Election with a majority of over 10,000.

[edit] Political Views

Sandra is a supporter of New Zealand retaining its status as a Realm of the Commonwealth, and the retention of the constitutional monarchy.

Goudie is a firm supporter of the gambling industry and frequently advocates on this behalf both in and out of parliament^{[citation needed]}. She strongly opposes funding for problem gambling help groups and counselling services^{[citation needed]}.