Mike Butterick MP | |
|---|---|
 Butterick in 2023 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wairarapa | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kieran McAnulty |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Rachel |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Farmer |
Michael David Butterick is a New Zealand farmer and politician. He was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Wairarapa,representing the National Party,in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
Butterick grew up in mid-Canterbury,and began his agricultural career as a shepherd in Canterbury. He moved to the Wairarapa region in 1990 and bought a property there in 1995,where he farms sheep and beef. He is the Meat and Wool Chair of the Wairarapa branch of Federated Farmers,and is also a director of Wings over Wairarapa. [1] Butterick has been a spokesperson for the rural lobby group Fifty Shades of Green,which campaigns against the conversion of sheep farms to forestry. He says the group are concerned about the social,environmental and economic effects on rural communities of increased forestry. [2] [3] Butterick tried to convert a farm he owned in Te Wharau to a national park,but when that failed and it did not sell as a farm,he sold it to a forestry company. [3]
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 –present | 54th | Wairarapa | 61 | National | |
Butterick was selected as the National Party candidate for the Wairarapa electorate in May 2020, following incumbent MP Alastair Scott's decision to retire. [2] He got 34.42% of the vote and was defeated by Kieran McAnulty. [4] Ranked 58th on National's list in 2020, he did not enter Parliament. [5]
On 18 March 2023, Butterick was selected to contest Wairarapa again for the 2023 election. [6] [7] He was placed in 61st position on the 2023 party list. [8] On election night he defeated incumbent McAnulty by a margin of 2,816 votes. [9] [10]
Butterick is married to Rachel, with whom he has a son and three daughters. [2]
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