Miles Anderson | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waitaki | |
Assumed office 14 October 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jacqui Dean |
Personal details | |
Born | Miles John Anderson 1968or1969(age 55–56) Timaru [1] |
Political party | National |
Spouse | Kim Anderson [1] |
Miles John Anderson (born 1968or1969) is a New Zealand farmer and politician. He was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Waitaki,representing the National Party,in the 2023 New Zealand general election. From a farming background,he was with Federated Farmers,chaired one of their national bodies,and was on their national board.
Anderson was born in 1968or1969, [2] and grew up in Southburn,a locality in the Waimate district. [3] His family had farmed in the area for generations. [3] He was educated at Southburn School,followed by St Kevin's College in Oamaru as a boarder. [4] He went on to study at Massey University,from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Agriculture degree in 1992. [3] [5]
After university,Anderson joined other farmers in 1992 to set up a livestock ultrasound scanning service. Initially servicing the central South Island,the company expanded into South Australia. [4] Anderson was involved in that company for 20 years. [3] He took over a 220-hectare (540-acre) farm from his father in 2004;he mainly runs sheep. [4]
Anderson was the chair of Federated Farmers' South Canterbury Meat and Fibre in 2016. [6] He was then the national chair of the group from 2017 to 2020,and had it renamed to Meat &Wool so that wool would get more prominence. [4] [7] He was spokesperson for Federated Farmers on rural security. [8] In this role,he supported the Sixth Labour Government's gun reform following the Christchurch mosque shootings that resulted in the Arms (Prohibited Firearms,Magazines,and Parts) Amendment Act 2019, [9] but criticised the lack of an exemption for semi-automatic rifles for pest control. [10]
Upon his election to parliament,Anderson leased out his farm. [11]
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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2023 –present | 54th | Waitaki | 59 | National |
Anderson was selected by the National Party to contest the safe electorate of Waitaki at the 2023 election, succeeding Jacqui Dean who had held the seat since the 2008 election. [12] He was 59th on the 2023 party list. [13]
The election night results showed Anderson had been elected with a 10,359-vote majority over Labour's Ethan Reille. [7] Following the release of the final results on 3 November 2023, Anderson's margin increased to 12,151. [14]
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