Malcolm Douglas (politician)

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Malcolm Douglas (born 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1978–1979	39th	Hunua	Labour

He represented the Hunua electorate from 25 November 1978 after the 1978 general election, until 24 May 1979, when he was unseated by a decision of the Electoral Court in favour of Winston Peters.^[1] The court declared Peters elected on election night.^[2] The petition involved the methods of voting allowable, ‘ticks and crosses’.

He is a son of Norman Douglas and a brother of Roger Douglas, both (ex) Labour Party politicians.

Notes

↑ Wilson 1985, p. 193.
↑ Wilson 1985, p. 226.

References

Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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Name	Douglas, Malcolm
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Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1941
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