Colin King

Colin King MNZM (born 19 December 1949) is a New Zealand politician, and currently serves as a member of Parliament. In late 2013, he lost the National Party selection process for the Kaikoura electorate for the next New Zealand general election.

Early years

King was born in 1949 in Canterbury. He is a farmer from Marlborough, and has held senior roles in various boards and trusts relating to the agricultural sector. In 2000 he was awarded MNZM for services to shearing and the wool industry.^[1]

Family

King is married and has four adult children.^[1]

Member of Parliament

In the 2005 election, King was a candidate for the National Party, standing in the Kaikoura electorate and being ranked 42nd on the party list. He won the Kaikoura electorate receiving 17,755 votes, a margin of 4,675 over the second placed candidate Brendon Burns and entered Parliament.^[2]

In the 2008 Elections he successfully retained the Kaikoura Electorate and increased his vote and the Party vote but was moved further down the list.

In 2011 King tied with Melissa Lee for the title of "Worst performing National MP" in the Trans Tasman Political Week's annual "Political Performance Roll-Call".^[3]

In 2012 King voted against the first reading Marriage Amendment Bill.^[4]

In 2013 King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by Stuart Smith.^[5]

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