Английская Википедия:Allan Dick (politician)
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Allan David Dick Шаблон:Post-nominals (1 September 1915 – 15 March 1992) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
Шаблон:NZ parlbox header Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:End Dick was born in 1915 at Dunedin. He received his education at Otago Boys' High School. After school, he farmed at North Otago, Kurow and then Lilybank Station at the head of Lake Tekapo in the McKenzie Country. He bought Lilybank in 1937.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1962, he won the 1962 Waitaki by-election,Шаблон:Sfn after the sudden death of the Hon. Thomas Hayman, who had been an MP from Шаблон:NZ election link year.Шаблон:Sfn He was one of six candidates for the National nomination in this largely rural and safe National seat. He represented the Waitaki electorate to 1969, and then the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate from Шаблон:NZ election link year to 1972, when he was defeated.Шаблон:Sfn He was one of four National Party incumbents from Otago and Southland who lost their normally blue electorate to the Labour challenger over the proposed raising of the lake levels of lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, which was opposed by the Save Manapouri campaign. Labour's election manifesto was for the lakes to remain at their natural levels.[1]
Dick held various positions outside parliament. He was a foundation member of the Mount Cook National Park Board. For a time, he chaired the Tekapo Town Planning Committee, and he was a chairman of the Waitaki Lakes Committee. He was chairman of the Mackenzie branch of Federated Farmers.Шаблон:Sfn He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours,Шаблон:Sfn[2] and was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990.[3]
Dick died in Oamaru on 15 March 1992.[3] His wife, Betty Dick, wrote a book High Country Family (Reed, Wellington, 1964) about their life on Lilybank Station, and the changes when he became an MP. They had four sons and one daughter.Шаблон:Citation needed
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