Campbell Barry

Last updated

Laura Barry
​
(m. 2019)​
Campbell Barry
Campbell Barry.jpg
Mayor Campbell Barry at the opening of the Les Dalton Dog Park
20th Mayor of Lower Hutt
Assumed office
23 October 2019
Residence(s) Wainuiomata, New Zealand
Alma mater Victoria University of Wellington

Campbell Nicholas Barry (born 1991) is a New Zealand politician. He has served as Mayor of Lower Hutt since 2019.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Barry was educated at Wainuiomata High School. He went on to study at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2018. [1]

Political career

At the 2013 local body elections, Barry was elected a member of the Hutt City Council for the Wainuiomata ward and was re-elected in 2016. He was the youngest person ever to be elected onto the city council.

In October 2016, Barry contested the Labour Party nomination for the electorate of Hutt South for the 2017 election against Ginny Andersen and Sarah Packer after long-serving member of parliament Trevor Mallard signalled his intention to stand as a list-only candidate at the election. Andersen won the selection. [2]

In June 2017, Barry raised a motion to abolish ratepayer-funded meals for city councillors at long meetings, as he believed elected members should pay for their own meals after the Council decided to introduce what he called "a sham Living Wage Policy". [3] After a 7–6 vote, with mayor Ray Wallace voting in favour of retaining the meals, a public backlash engulfed the Council in controversy. [4]

At the 2019 local-body elections, Barry was elected mayor of Lower Hutt, beating the incumbent Ray Wallace by 15,453 votes to 13,034. [5] At 28, he was the youngest person ever elected to the office of mayor of a city in New Zealand. [nb 1] [7]

In July 2020 his council secured funding from the government to rebuild the Naenae pool, fulfilling a campaign promise. The council co-funded the project. [8] In September of the same year the council passed a change to the city's rubbish collection system. [9]

Barry, at the opening of the Les Dalton Dog Park, on 15 May 2021 Campbell Barry.jpg
Barry, at the opening of the Les Dalton Dog Park, on 15 May 2021

On 15 May 2021, Barry opened Lower Hutt's first Dog Park. Named after veteran animal control officer, Les Dalton. Barry said at the opening "It was a real privilege to open the park alongside Les’ wife Jill. As everyone said, Les would be extremely excited and proud to see the park open today." [10]

In May 2021, Barry was elected as the new chair of Wellington Water, replacing the outgoing Chair David Bassett who had held the role since the establishment of Wellington Water in 2014. [11] [12]

In 2021, he made the comment about the group, Speak Up For Women, a group formed in opposition to the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021, [13] asking "if this group needs a venue in the Hutt, I've got some nice new waste bins they can use?" [14] Following a complaint by the New Zealand branch of the Free Speech Union, he apologised for his comment.

He was re-elected in 2022 with a 2,443 vote majority over Tony Stallinger of the United Hutt group. [15]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kevin O'Hara was elected mayor of a borough council (Mount Maunganui) aged 26 in 1974. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wainuiomata</span> Town in Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Wainuiomata is a large dormitory suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington metropolitan area in New Zealand. Its population was estimated as being 19,840 as of June 2023, with a density of 1,600 people per km2. European settlement of Wainuiomata began in the 1850s with timber-felling and farming and began to grow in the 1920s. After World War 2 there was rapid population expansion, with Wainuiomata earning the nickname 'Nappy Valley' because of the large number of families with young children. From the late 1980s the economy slowed and the population decreased, but since about 2020 there has been a housing boom and corresponding increase in population. Wainuiomata is noted for being the origin of New Zealand's kōhanga reo movement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Fitzherbert (New Zealand politician)</span> New Zealand politician

Sir William Fitzherbert was a New Zealand politician. He served as Minister of Finance, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Speaker of the Legislative Council.

Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink, environmental and flood protection, and the region's water supply. As of 2023, it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Ogden (politician)</span>

David Kevin Ogden is a former mayor of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hutt South</span> Electoral district in Wellington, New Zealand

Hutt South is a parliamentary electorate in the lower Hutt Valley of New Zealand. It is held by Chris Bishop of the National Party following the 2023 election. It was previously held by Ginny Andersen of the Labour Party

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lower Hutt</span> City in Wellington, New Zealand

Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gracefield, New Zealand</span> Industrial suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Gracefield is an industrial suburb of Lower Hutt City, located at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wayne Guppy</span> Mayor of Upper Hutt (born 1954)

Wayne Noel Guppy is a New Zealand local-body politician. He has been the Mayor of Upper Hutt since 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayor of Lower Hutt</span>

The city of Lower Hutt, New Zealand, was first proclaimed a borough on 1 February 1891. Prior to this it had been part of Hutt County, initially as a Roads Board and from 1881 as a Town Board.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wainuiomata Tunnel</span> Planned tunnel in New Zealand

The Wainuiomata Tunnel was planned to improve access to the Wainuiomata Valley in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island as part of a scheme to commence residential development there in the 1930s. Construction started in 1932 but was halted several years later when only partly completed due to a lack of funds brought about by economic depression.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naenae College</span> School

Naenae College, is a state-run coeducational secondary school located in north-central Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It is situated on a 12-hectare (30-acre) site in the suburb of Avalon. The school was founded in 1953 to serve the Naenae state housing development, although the school is located in the suburb of Avalon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hutt City Council</span> Territorial authority in New Zealand

The Hutt City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the city of Lower Hutt. Lower Hutt is the country's seventh largest city. The city borders Porirua to the north, Upper Hutt to the northeast, South Wairarapa District to the east, and Wellington to the southwest and west. It is one of nine territorial authorities in the Wellington Region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ray Wallace (mayor)</span> New Zealand politician

William Raymond Wallace is a New Zealand politician. He served as mayor of Lower Hutt from 2010 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 New Zealand local elections</span> Local elections in New Zealand

The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 8 October 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Wellington local elections</span>

The 2016 Wellington region local elections were part of the wider 2016 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, eight territorial authorities, three district health boards, and various community boards and licensing trusts.

Fraser Park is Lower Hutt's largest recreational sportsground, at 27 hectares it is the biggest sporting ground in the lower North Island. It is home to the Ricoh Sports Centre, a multi-use venue, as well as sports like rugby, rugby league, football, touch football, cricket, kilikiti and softball.

Wellington Water Limited is an infrastructure asset management company that manages the drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services of five councils in the Wellington Region of New Zealand.

The 2022 Wellington Region local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. These elections covered one regional council, eight territorial authorities, and various community boards and licensing trusts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ken Laban</span> New Zealand rugby league footballer and politician (born 1957)

Fauono Ken Laban is a New Zealand rugby league footballer, broadcaster and politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Lower Hutt mayoral election</span>

The 2019 Lower Hutt mayoral election was part of the wider 2019 New Zealand local elections. The elections were held for the role of Mayor of Lower Hutt plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors, also elected triennially. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.

References

  1. ↑ "Roll of graduates". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Labour selects former Ohariu candidate Virginia Andersen to run in Hutt South electorate". stuff.co.nz . 31 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hutt mayor gets a roasting over 'sham' living wage decision". Stuff. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hutt City Mayor Ray Wallace uses casting vote to retain free meals for councillors". Stuff. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wallace toppled by Barry in Hutt City". Stuff.co.nz . 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mayor of Mount at 26". The New Zealand Herald . 14 October 1974. p. 1.
  7. ↑ Long, Jessica; Tso, Matthew (13 October 2019). "Lower Hutt elects New Zealand's youngest ever mayor, Campbell Barry". Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Govt announces $27m for new Naenae Pool building". Radio New Zealand. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Boyack, Nicholas (18 September 2020). "Rubbish collection causing a stink in Lower Hutt". Stuff. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Lower Hutt's First Dog Park Opens To Public". www.scoop.co.nz. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ↑ Keogh, Brittany (3 March 2021). "Wellington Water chair David Bassett steps down ahead of Three Waters announcement". Stuff. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Campbell, Georgina (17 May 2021). "Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry elected as new Wellington Water Committee chairman". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Clark, Poppy (12 April 2023). "Council gives money to controversial group Speak Up For Women after refusing to host meeting at library". Stuff. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Campbell, Georgina (13 July 2021). "Speak Up For Women controversy: Billboard removed, mayor apologises". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  15. ↑ Boyack, Nicholas. "Campbell Barry wins Hutt City mayoralty". Stuff. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Lower Hutt
2019–present		Incumbent
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.