Ray La Varis
Ramon John (Ray) La Varis (Del La Varis) (19 February 1932 – 14 December 1986) was an importer in Auckland, New Zealand, and a politician of the National Party.
Early years
La Varis was born in Auckland in 1932. He received his education at King's School and King's College.[1]
Political career
New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1975–1978 | 38th | Taupo | National |
In 1971 La Varis stood unsuccessfully for the Auckland City Council.[2] He contested the Waitemata electorate in 1972 election, finishing second to Michael Bassett.
He represented the Taupo electorate from the 1975 election, when he defeated Labour's Jack Ridley.[3] Due to ill health he did not stand for re-election in the 1978 election.
Notes
- Gustafson 1986, p. 326.
- "Declaration of Result of Election". The New Zealand Herald. 22 October 1971. p. 11.
- Wilson 1985, p. 212.
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gollark: But this is not accurate. It assumes the only options are "no god" or "basically Christian god".
gollark: Pascal's Wager basically goes "if no god, belief doesn't have costs anyway (wrong, since it takes time and may make your thinking more irrational); if god, non-belief means infinite badness (hell), belief means infinite goodness (heaven), so rationally you should believe".
gollark: There *may* be a god of some kind who rewards you for believing in them and their afterlife and such, but there is an infinity of possible gods including ones like "allocates you to heaven or hell entirely at random", "entirely indistinguishable from no god", "sends you to hell if you believe in the *other* god", "incomprehensible eldritch abomination" or "literal bees".
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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