Malcolm Douglas (politician)

Malcolm Douglas (born 1941) is a former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He lives in Karaka south of Auckland.[1]

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

Douglas made his first foray into politics in 1975 when he unsuccessfully sought the Labour Party candidacy for Onehunga following the retirement of Hugh Watt. In early 1977 he contemplated standing as a candidate for the Labour Party nomination in the Mangere by-election, however he ultimately decided to withdraw from the candidacy race.[2] 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.[3] The court declared Peters elected on election night.[4] The petition involved the methods of voting allowable, ‘ticks and crosses’.

Following his ejection from Parliament, Douglas then unsuccessfully stood for the Labour nomination at the 1980 Onehunga by-election. Douglas garnered much support among local members and quickly became a frontrunner in the race and won the floor vote of members at the selection meeting, with over twice as many votes as the next two candidates (Dorothy Jelicich and Fred Gerbic) combined. However he still ended up losing, with Gerbic getting the nod.[5][6]

In 1990, Douglas was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[7]

He is a son of Norman Douglas and a brother of Roger Douglas, both (ex) Labour Party politicians. Malcolm Douglas managed his brother's 2008 election campaign in the Hunua electorate when he stood for ACT New Zealand;[1] he came third in the electorate, but was elected as number three on the party list.[8]

Notes
  1. Young, Audrey (9 June 2008). "Douglas to take high position on Act list". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. "Labour backing may now go to outsider". Auckland Star. 15 February 1977. p. 1.
  3. Wilson 1985, p. 193.
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 226.
  5. "Labour's Onehunga line-up". The Evening Post. 9 May 1980. p. 1.
  6. "Gerbic Nod". The Evening Post. 10 May 1980. p. 1.
  7. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 125. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  8. "Results of the 2008 General Election". Electoral Commission. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
New Zealand Parliament
New constituency Member of Parliament for Hunua
1978–1979		 Succeeded by
Winston Peters
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