John Lithgow (New Zealand politician)

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1975–1978 38th Palmerston North National

John Lancelot Lithgow (13 July 1933 – 1 March 2004) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party who later joined ACT.

Biography

Lithgow was born in Wanganui in 1933. He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School and Lincoln University.[1]

He represented the Palmerston North electorate in Parliament from 1975,[2] when he defeated the incumbent Joe Walding by 148 votes.[1] At the 1978 election, Joe Walding won back the electorate for Labour.[3]

After having worked hard for his constituency, Lithgow left Palmerston North two months after the 1978 election for Auckland, where he found employment.[1] He later moved to Wanganui, where he became a Wanganui city councillor.[1] In the 1996 election, he stood for ACT in the Whanganui electorate.[4]

Lithgow died on 1 March 2004.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hancock, Mervyn (December 2005). "John Lancelot Lithgow : Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1975–1978" (PDF). Palmerston North Library. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  3. ↑ Hancock, Mervyn (December 2005). "Joseph Albert Walding : Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1967–1975 1978–1981" (PDF). Palmerston North Library. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Whanganui" (PDF). Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Obituaries — John Lancelot Lithgow". Hansard (debates). 2 March 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Joe Walding		 Member of Parliament for Palmerston North
1975–1978 		Succeeded by
Joe Walding