Chris Auchinvole

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Chris Auchinvole MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for West Coast-Tasman
In office 8 November 2008 – 26 November 2011
Personal details
Born	(1945-03-07) 7 March 1945 Prestwick, Scotland
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	National
Spouse(s)	Elspeth

Chris Auchinvole JP (born 7 March 1945) is a New Zealand politician.

Early years

Auchinvole was born in Prestwick, Scotland, and attended the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in England. In New Zealand, he has been involved with the export industry, and operated a company based on the West Coast. He has also been involved in the Uniting Church, becoming a lay preacher.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2005–2008	48th	List	34	National
2008–2011	49th	West Coast-Tasman	42	National
2011–present	50th	List	43	National

In the 2005 election, Auchinvole stood as the National Party's candidate for the West Coast-Tasman seat. Despite reducing the incumbent's majority by over 5,568 votes, he was unsuccessful.^[1] Nevertheless he entered Parliament as a list MP, having been ranked 34th. In the 2008 election, Auchinvole won the electorate with a small majority beating Labour's Damien O'Connor who had held the seat for many years. Damien O'Connor regained the seat in 2011, despite a record defeat for the Labour Party.

He is a wedding celebrant, and officiated at the wedding in Parliament of fellow MP Tau Henare on 7 March 2012.^[2] He was a strong supporter of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill which sought to legalise same-sex marriage in New Zealand. His speech in support of the bill during its second reading was well received.^[3]

On 2 October 2013 Auchinvole confirmed that he would be stepping down at the 2014 election.^[4]

External links

Chris Auchinvole MP official site
Profile at National party
Profile at New Zealand Parliament

Notes

↑ http://www.electionresults.govt.nz
↑ "Tau-tally devoted: MP's quick 'I do'". Stuff. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
↑ Auchinvole, Chris. "Same-sex marriage debate: Chris Auchinvole speaks". Video. NZHeraldTV. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
↑ "List MP Auchinvole stepping down". Stuff. 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Damien O'Connor	Member of Parliament for West Coast-Tasman 2008–2011	Succeeded by Damien O'Connor

v t e New Zealand National Party

Party leaders Names in bold served as Prime Minister	Adam Hamilton (1936–1940) Sidney Holland (1940–1957) Keith Holyoake (1957–1972) Jack Marshall (1972–1974) Robert Muldoon (1974–1984) Jim McLay (1984–1986) Jim Bolger (1986–1997) Jenny Shipley (1997–2001) Bill English (2001–2003) Don Brash (2003–2006) John Key (2006 – present)

Party presidents	Sir George Wilson Claude H. Weston Alex Gordon Sir Wilfred Sim Sir Alex McKenzie John S. Meadowcroft Ned Holt Sir George Chapman Sue Wood Neville Young John Collinge Lindsay Tisch Geoff Thompson John Slater Michelle Boag Judy Kirk Peter Goodfellow

Current Members of Parliament Names without electorates are list MPs	Leader John Key (Helensville) · Deputy Leader Bill English (Clutha-Southland) Amy Adams (Selwyn) Shane Ardern (Taranaki-King Country) Chris Auchinvole Kanwal Singh Bakshi Maggie Barry (North Shore) David Bennett (Hamilton East) Paula Bennett (Waitakere) Chester Borrows (Whanganui) Simon Bridges (Tauranga) Gerry Brownlee (Ilam) Cam Calder David Carter Jonathan Coleman (Northcote) Judith Collins (Papakura) Jacqui Dean (Waitaki) Chris Finlayson Craig Foss (Tukituki) Paul Foster-Bell Paul Goldsmith Jo Goodhew (Rangitata) Tim Groser Nathan Guy (Ōtaki) Claudette Hauiti John Hayes (Wairarapa) Phil Heatley (Whangarei) Tau Henare Paul Hutchison (Hunua) Steven Joyce Nikki Kaye (Auckland Central) Colin King (Kaikōura) Melissa Lee Sam Lotu-Iiga (Maungakiekie) Tim Macindoe (Hamilton West) Todd McClay (Rotorua) Murray McCully (East Coast Bays) Ian McKelvie (Rangitīkei) Mark Mitchell (Rodney) Alfred Ngaro Simon O'Connor (Tāmaki) Hekia Parata Jami-Lee Ross (Botany) Eric Roy (Invercargill) Tony Ryall (Bay of Plenty) Mike Sabin (Northland) Joanne Hayes Scott Simpson (Coromandel) Nick Smith (Nelson) Lindsay Tisch (Waikato) Anne Tolley (East Coast) Chris Tremain (Napier) Louise Upston (Taupō) Nicky Wagner (Christchurch Central) Kate Wilkinson (Waimakariri) Maurice Williamson (Pakuranga) Michael Woodhouse Jian Yang Jonathan Young (New Plymouth)

National Governments	First (1949–57) Second (1960–72) Third (1975–84) Fourth (1990–99) Fifth (2008–)

Related articles	Reform Party United Party Liberal Party United/Reform Coalition Young Nats (youth wing)

Persondata
Name	Auchinvole, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	7 March 1945
Place of birth	Prestwick, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death

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