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==Leaving Parliament== |
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In 2013, King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by [[Stuart Smith (politician)|Stuart Smith]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9528694/Kaikoura-MP-deselected-by-National |title=Kaikoura MP deselected by National |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=17 December 2013 |accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref> King did not attend several leaving |
In 2013, King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by [[Stuart Smith (politician)|Stuart Smith]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9528694/Kaikoura-MP-deselected-by-National |title=Kaikoura MP deselected by National |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=17 December 2013 |accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref> King did not attend several leaving function for retiring National MPs, most notably refusing to appear on stage at the National Party annual conference with the other departing MPs. Since leaving Parliament, King has been maintaining a low profile but is now working as a consultant in the primary industries and tertiary education sectors.<ref>{{cite web |title= Newsletter Independent Tertiary Schools of New Zealand |url= http://www.itenz.co.nz/Link_Folder/InTENZ%20December%202014.pdf |publisher= ITENZ |accessdate= 31 January 2015 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150212062444/http://www.itenz.co.nz/Link_Folder/InTENZ%20December%202014.pdf |archivedate= 12 February 2015 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> |
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King contested the [[Mayor of Marlborough, New Zealand|mayoralty]] of the [[Marlborough District Council]] at the [[2016 New Zealand local elections]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-03|title=Colin King confirms bid to become Marlborough's mayor|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/79502423/colin-king-confirms-bid-to-become-marlboroughs-mayor|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-20|title=Marlborough mayoral candidate Colin King on switching national for local politics|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/84252213/marlborough-mayoral-candidate-colin-king-on-switching-national-for-local-politics|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> but lost to Blenheim ward councillor John Leggett.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 Council Election - Marlborough District Council|url=https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/your-council/elections/past-election-results/2016-council-election|access-date=2020-07-01|website=www.marlborough.govt.nz}}</ref> |
King contested the [[Mayor of Marlborough, New Zealand|mayoralty]] of the [[Marlborough District Council]] at the [[2016 New Zealand local elections]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-03|title=Colin King confirms bid to become Marlborough's mayor|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/79502423/colin-king-confirms-bid-to-become-marlboroughs-mayor|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-20|title=Marlborough mayoral candidate Colin King on switching national for local politics|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/84252213/marlborough-mayoral-candidate-colin-king-on-switching-national-for-local-politics|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> but lost to Blenheim ward councillor John Leggett.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 Council Election - Marlborough District Council|url=https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/your-council/elections/past-election-results/2016-council-election|access-date=2020-07-01|website=www.marlborough.govt.nz}}</ref> |