Barry Dallas
Dr Barry Dallas | |
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Born |
Barry Mitchell Dallas 1 December 1926 Masterton, New Zealand |
Died |
21 April 1992 65) Greymouth, New Zealand | (aged
Nationality | New Zealand |
Occupation | Medical doctor, Chairman of Greymouth Hospital Board |
Known for | Mayor of Greymouth |
Barry Mitchell Dallas OBE JP (1 December 1926 – 21 April 1992) was a New Zealand politician and doctor. He was twice mayor of Greymouth on the West Coast of New Zealand.
Biography
Dallas, a general practitioner, served as mayor of Greymouth from 1966 to 1968, and later from 1980 until his unexpected death in 1992.[1][2] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to local government and the community in the 1990 New Year Honours,[3] and was also awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4]
Dallas stood as an independent candidate for the Westland electorate in 1969; and in 1972 and 1975 for the replacement West Coast electorate. He finished second behind the incumbent Paddy Blanchfield in all three elections; standing as an independent candidate in 1972, and as the National candidate in 1975. In 1969 he trailed Blanchfield by only 1879 votes.[5] In 1972 the majority for Blanchfield was 4242, and in 1975 it was 2401.[6]
References
- ↑ "Mayor adds grave-tending to his duties". The Press. 11 July 2003. p. 4.
- ↑ Christian, Peter (24 September 1998). "City flood wall highlight, says retiring mayor". The Press. p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51982. p. 30. 30 December 1989. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen — New Zealand: recipients of honours 1953–1993. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 115. ISBN 0908578342.
- ↑ Templeton, Ian; Eunson, Keith (1972). In the balance: election '72. Dunedin: John McIndoe. p. 21.
- ↑ Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.