Martin Gallagher

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Martin Gallagher
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton West
In office
6 November 1993 12 October 1996
YearsTermElectorateListParty
1993 1996 44th Hamilton West Labour
1999 2002 46th Hamilton Westnone Labour
2002 2005 47th Hamilton West31 Labour
2005 2008 48th Hamilton West32 Labour

He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election, when he won the Hamilton West electorate. In the 1996 election, however, he was defeated by National's Bob Simcock. In the 1999 election, he won back the electorate. At the 2005 election, he had a slender majority of 825 votes, [3] 2.0% more than his opponent. In the 2008 general election he was defeated by National's Tim Macindoe. [4] His list placing of 41 meant that he was not returned to Parliament. The swing in Hamilton West at the 2008 election against Gallagher was less than half the nationwide swing against his Government.

Gallagher was Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee and formerly the Law and Order Select Committee.

Local body politics

Before standing for Parliament, Gallagher was a councillor for the Hamilton City Council from 1985–1994, and served as Deputy Mayor of Hamilton from 1988 to 1993, and again from 2016 to 2019. [2] [5]

After losing his Parliamentary seat in 2008, Gallagher returned to local body politics. In the 2010 and 2013 local elections, he ran for the Hamilton City Council and the Waikato District Health Board as an independent candidate. [6] [7] He was returned for both positions in each election. [8] [9]

Personal life

Gallagher has four children [2] and is a cousin of Sir William Gallagher, of the well known Waikato family who run Gallagher Group, [10] an international farming and security company.

Gallagher is a Justice of the Peace. He returned to teaching after being ousted in the 2008 election. [11]

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References

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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hamilton West
1993–1996
1999–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bob Simcock
Succeeded by