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''''Colin King''' [[New Zealand Order of Merit|MNZM]] (born 19 December 1949) is a New Zealand politician, and currently serves as a member of [[Parliament of New Zealand|Parliament]]. ==Early years== King was born in 1949 in [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]. He is a farmer from [[Marlborough, New Zealand|Marlborough]], and has held senior roles in various boards and trusts relating to the agricultural sector. In 2000 he was awarded [[New Zealand Order of Merit|MNZM]] for services to shearing and the wool industry.<ref name="Parliamentary bio">{{cite web|title=Colin King: Member for Kaikoura, National Party|url=http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/MPs/1/0/6/50MP127411-King-Colin.htm |publisher=New Zealand Parliament|accessdate=22 November 2010 }}</ref> ==Family== King is married and has four adult children.<ref name="Parliamentary bio" /> ==Member of Parliament== {{NZ parlbox header}} {{NZ parlbox|start=2005|end=2008|term=48th|party=New Zealand National Party|electorate=[[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)|Kaikoura]]|list=42}} {{NZ parlbox|start=2008|end=2011|term=49th|party=New Zealand National Party|electorate=[[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)|Kaikōura]]|list=47}} {{NZ parlbox|start=2011|end=present|term=50th|party=New Zealand National Party|electorate=[[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)|Kaikōura]]|list=52}} {{NZ parlbox footer}} In the [[New Zealand general election, 2005|2005 election]], King was a candidate for the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]], standing in the [[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)|Kaikoura]] electorate and being ranked 42nd on the party list. He won the Kaikoura electorate receiving 17,755 votes, a margin of 4,675 over the second placed candidate [[Brendon Burns (politician)|Brendon Burns]] and entered Parliament.<ref name="2005 results">{{cite web|title=Official Count Results -- Kaikoura |url=http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-21.html|publisher=Elections NZ |accessdate=22 November 2010 }}</ref> In the 2008 Elections he successfully retained the Kaikoura Electorate and increased his vote and the Party vote but was moved further down the list. In 2011 King tied with Melissa Lee for the title of "Worst performing National MP" in the Trans Tasman Political Week's annual "Political Performance Roll-Call".<ref name="2011 Trans Tasman Political Week rollcall ">{{cite web|title= Most valuable politicians decided |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/6141121/Most-valuable-politicians-decided|publisher=Fairfax NZ |accessdate=15 August 2012 }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{S-start}} {{S-off}} {{S-bef | before = [[Lynda Scott]]}} {{S-ttl | title = [[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)|Member of Parliament for Kaikoura]]|years=2005 &ndash; present }} {{S-inc }} {{s-end}} {{NZ National Party}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = King, Colin | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = New Zealand politician | DATE OF BIRTH = 19 December 1949 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Colin}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit]] [[Category:New Zealand farmers]] [[Category:New Zealand National Party MPs]] [[sco:Colin King]]'