Mike Ward (New Zealand politician)

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Ward in 2010
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
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In office
27 July 2002 –17 September 2005
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2002 –2005 47th List9 Green

Ward was an unsuccessful candidate at seven New Zealand general elections before being elected in the 2002 general election at No. 9 on the Green party list, after the counting of special votes. [6] Although he moved up one place on the list for the 2005 election he lost his seat as the Green vote fell. When he was in Parliament, he was the Green Party spokesperson on Arts and Culture, Older Persons, Small Business, Sports, Fitness and Leisure, Tourism and Waste-free. These portfolios were taken over by the remaining six Green MPs after Ward lost his seat.

Following the death of Rod Donald, shortly after the 2005 election, Ward put his name forward as a contender for the male co-leader position. He lost the position on 3 June 2006 at the annual meeting to Russel Norman in an STV vote by delegates from electorates around the country. [7] Ward was next on the Green party list to re-enter parliament when Nándor Tánczos resigned in 2008. Ward initially declined to stand aside so that Russel Norman, the now co-leader, could take Tánczos's list seat when he resigned from Parliament. Ward changed his mind, because of the advantages in having the party co-leader in Parliament during an election year, [8] and Norman became an MP on 27 June.

Nelson City Council

Ward served as a Nelson City Councillor from 1983 to 1989, from 1992 to 1998 and from 2011 [9] to 2016. [10] He stood as a candidate for Mayor of Nelson in 1986, 1989 and in 2007. He came a close second in 1989 and came fourth in 2007. [1] [11] He unsuccessfully stood for mayor in 2010. [1] and stood again for mayor in 2019, [10] coming fifth. [12]

Creative Alliance

In May 2017, Ward announced the formation of a new political party called Creative Alliance. [13] However, as of July 2019 the party has not stood in any elections and is not registered.

Other activities

In 2005, shortly after that year's general election, Ward won the Montana World of Wearable Art Supreme Award. [14] Ward is the only person who completed all the first 28 Coast to Coast races. [15] Ward is also an appointed Justice of the Peace.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Neal, Tracy (9 September 2010). "Because they asked: a fourth bid to be mayor". The Nelson Mail . Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Mike Ward". Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
  4. ↑ Smith, Tony (30 July 1987). "Values struggling to lose 'forgotten' tag". The Press . p. 40.
  5. ↑ "Values to form alliance?". The Press . 27 August 1984. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Greens gain seat in final vote count". The New Zealand Herald . 10 August 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Green Co-Leader announced". Green Party. 3 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  8. ↑ Trevett, Claire (4 June 2008). "Greens co-leader set to be MP - at last". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Coast to Coaster's unique run ends for Ward". Stuff . 19 January 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Mike for mayor?". 30 May 2019.
  11. ↑ Election 2007 - Election results for Mayor, Council, and District Health Board Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Nelson City Council.
  12. ↑ "Nelson City Council 2019 Triennial Elections Progress Result". 12 October 2019.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Charles (19 May 2017). "Nelson artist Mike Ward starts new political party - The Creative Alliance". Stuff . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ward wows art world". The New Zealand Herald . 24 September 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  15. ↑ Gibbs, Peter (5 March 2010). "Coast to Coast still hellishly difficult". The Nelson Mail . Retrieved 11 September 2010.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jon Mayson
Alan Wilkinson
 Co-leader of the Values Party
1984–1990
Served alongside: Janet Roborgh, Rosalie Steward		Party dissolved
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