Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/politics/New MPs/David Kennedy (New Zealand politician)
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David Kennedy MP | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for List | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
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| Spouse | Vicky |
| Children | 2 |
David John Kennedy is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2023 general election as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Early life
[edit]Kennedy attended Konini Primary School and Kingswell High School.[1]
Political career
[edit]| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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| 2023–present | 54th | List | 22 | Green | |
Kennedy contested the Invercargill electorate in 2011, placing third.[2] He ran again in 2014, placing fourth.[3]
Kennedy unsuccessfully ran for the Invercargill City Council in 2016, placing 22nd.[4]
Kennedy returned to national politics in 2020, this time contesting the Southland electorate, placing third.[5] He contested Southland again in 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dave KENNEDY" (PDF). Invercargill City Council. 2016.
- ^ "Invercargill results, 2011". Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Official Count Results – Invercargill (2014)". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 Elections". Invercargill City Council.
- ^ "Southland – Official Result (2020)". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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Categories: - Living people
- People educated at Aurora College (Invercargill)
- Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand MPs
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand list MPs
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 2011 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 2014 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election
- Candidates in the 2023 New Zealand general election