| Helen Patricia Duncan MNZM, MP |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list |
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| In office 1998 – 2005 |
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| Born | 1941 Greymouth[1] New Zealand |
| Died | 6 February 2007 (aged 65)[1] |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | Auckland University Canterbury University Christchurch Teachers' College[1] |
Helen Patricia Duncan (1941 – 6 February 2007), MNZM, was a New Zealand politician and a member of the Labour Party.
Duncan was born in Greymouth on the West Coast, and attended Canterbury University, Auckland University, and Christchurch Teachers' College. She worked as a teacher in a number of different cities. She has been involved with the New Zealand Educational Institute (Te Riu Roa) and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1998–1999 | 45th | List | 22 | Labour |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | List | 30 | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | List | 30 | Labour |
She first stood for Parliament in the 1996 elections, standing unsuccessfully in the Auckland electorate of Epsom. In 1998, however, a Labour list MP Jill White, resigned from Parliament. As Duncan was the next-ranked MP on the Labour Party list, she entered Parliament in White's place.
In the 1999 election and the 2002 election, Duncan remained in Parliament as a list MP, also unsuccessfully contesting the North Shore seat.
She left Parliament at the 2005 election after being diagnosed with cancer. She died on 6 February 2007.[1][2][3]
In 2005, Duncan was appointed a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM).[1]