Allan Dick (politician)
Allan David Dick QSO (1 September 1915 – 15 March 1992) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1962–1963 | 33rd | Waitaki | National | |
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Waitaki | National | |
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Waitaki | National | |
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Oamaru | National | |
Dick was born in 1915 at Dunedin. He received his education at Otago Boys' High School. After school, he farmed at North Otago, Kurow and then Lilybank Station at the head of Lake Tekapo in the McKenzie Country. He bought Lilybank in 1937.[1]
In 1962, he won the 1962 Waitaki by-election,[2] after the sudden death of the Hon. Thomas Hayman, who had been an MP from 1949.[3] He was one of six candidates for the National nomination in this largely rural and safe National seat. He represented the Waitaki electorate to 1969, and then the Oamaru electorate from 1969 to 1972, when he was defeated.[2]
Dick held various positions outside parliament. He was a foundation member of the Mount Cook National Park Board. For a time, he chaired the Tekapo Town Planning Committee, and he was a chairman of the Waitaki Lakes Committee. He was chairman of the Mackenzie branch of Federated Farmers.[1] He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours.[2][4]
His wife, Betty Dick, wrote a book High Country Family (Reed, Wellington, 1964) about their life on Lilybank Station, and the changes when he became an MP. They had four sons and one daughter.
Notes
- 1 2 Gustafson 1986, p. 307.
- 1 2 3 Wilson 1985, p. 192.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 204.
- ↑ London Gazette (supplement), No. 48641, 13 June 1981. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Hayman |
Member of Parliament for Waitaki 1962–1969 |
In abeyance Title next held by Jonathan Elworthy |
| In abeyance Title last held by Thomas Hayman |
Member of Parliament for Oamaru 1969–1972 |
Succeeded by Bill Laney |