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Line 1: {{short description\|New Zealand politician}} ~~'''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]].~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2014}} {{Use New Zealand English\|date=October 2014}} '''Colin McDonald King''' {{post-nominals\|country=NZL\|MNZM\|size=85%}} (born 19 December 1949) is a New Zealand politician who first entered [[New Zealand Parliament\|Parliament]] in {{NZ election link year\|2005}}. In late 2013, he lost the [[New Zealand National Party\|National Party]] selection process for the {{NZ electorate link\|Kaikōura}} electorate for the [[2014 New Zealand general election\|2014 general election]]. ==Early years and family== King was born in 1949 in [[Canterbury, ~~Region~~New Zealand\|Canterbury]]. He is a farmer from [[Marlborough~~, New~~ ~~Zealand~~Region\|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> In the [[2000 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)\|2000 Queen's Birthday Honours]], he was appointed a [[New Zealand Order of Merit\|Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to shearing and the wool industry.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2000-including-special-list-east-timor \|title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2000 (including special list for East Timor) \|date=5 June 2000 \|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet \|accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref> King is married and has four adult children.<ref name="Parliamentary bio" /> King has had a successful sheep-shearing career and is the only left-handed shearer to ever win the Open Golden Shears in 1982. He went on to win the same title in 1987 and 1988. King was also appointed to the NZ Meat Board in 2000 representing the Northern South Island farmers for two terms before entering parliament in 2005. ~~==Family==~~ ~~King is married and has four adult children.<ref name="Parliamentary bio" />~~ ==Member of Parliament== {{NZ parlbox header}} {{NZ parlbox\|start={{NZ election link year\|2005}}\|end=2008\|term=48th\|party=New Zealand National Party\|electorate=[[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)\|Kaikoura]]\|list=42}} {{NZ parlbox\|start={{NZ election link year\|2008}}\|end=2011\|term=49th\|party=New Zealand National Party\|electorate=~~[[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)\|~~Kaikōura]]\|list=47}} {{NZ parlbox\|start={{NZ election link year\|2011}}\|end=~~present~~2014\|term=50th\|party=New Zealand National Party\|electorate=~~[[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)\|~~Kaikōura]]\|list=52}} {{End}} ~~{{NZ parlbox footer}}~~ In the [[2005 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~~election he successfully retained the Kaikoura ~~Electorate~~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> In 2012 King voted against the first reading Marriage Amendment Bill. <ref name="MPs have voted for gay marriage in a near-landslide ">{{cite ~~web~~news \|title= Bill passes first reading \|url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/7575137/Bill-passes-first-reading \|publisher=Fairfax NZ \|accessdate=31 August 2012 }}</ref> ==Leaving Parliament== 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 functions 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> 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> ==References== Line 27 ⟶ 35: {{S-off}} {{S-bef \| before = [[Lynda Scott]]}} {{S-ttl \| title = [[Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)\|Member of Parliament for Kaikoura]]\|years=~~2005 – present~~ 2005–2014}} {{S-aft \| after = [[Stuart Smith (politician)\|Stuart Smith]]}} ~~{{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:20th-century New Zealand farmers]] [[Category:New Zealand National Party MPs]] [[Category:Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives]] [[Category:New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates]] [[Category:21st-century New Zealand politicians]] [[Category:New Zealand sheep shearers]]