Pauline Gardiner (politician)

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Pauline Mona Gardiner (born Wayman ; born September 27, 1947 in Christchurch ) is a New Zealand politician . From 1993 to 1996 she was a member of the House of Representatives for the National Party and then for United New Zealand .

life and career

Early life

Pauline Wayman was born in Christchurch in 1947 . After attending New Brighton School from 1952 to 1960 and Christchurch West High School from 1961 to 1963, she joined the New Zealand Women's Royal Army Corps (NZWRAC) for three years.

Political career

In the general election in 1990 Gardiner was defeated in the constituency of Wellington Central by incumbent Fran Wilde ( Labor Party ) after the special votes were counted with a vote lead of about 1 percent. Wilde was elected Mayor of Christchurch in 1992, resigning from parliament, which sparked a 1992 by-election in Wellington . Gardiner ran for this election but was defeated by Labor Party's Chris Laidlaw with a vote of about 1 percent.

However, Gardiner defeated incumbent Laidlaw in the Wellington-Karori constituency in the 1993 general election . This was the only seat the Labor Party lost; this allowed the National Party to rule by one seat. In 1995 Gardiner left the National Party and founded the Center Party United New Zealand with six other MPs . Like all other United Representatives except Peter Dunne , she was defeated in the 1996 general election and came fourth in the Wellington Central constituency .

In 1998 Gardiner ran after Jim Bolger's resignation in the by-election in the constituency of Taranaki-King Country and came in 9th with less than 1 percent of the vote.

Other engagement

Gardiner is better known for her fight against substance abuse. She strongly criticizes the harm reduction policy that was introduced in New Zealand in the 1990s. New Zealand has now become one of the largest drug users in the world.

family

Gardiner has three children with her ex-husband, Wira Gardiner . Her daughter Ainsley Gardiner is a film producer and best known for her 2010 film Boy .

Gardiner currently lives in Whakatāne in the Bay of Plenty area and is married to real estate agent Gordon Fridge.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Philip Temple : Temple's Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament . McIndoe Publishers, Dunedin 1994, ISBN 0-86868-159-8 , pp. 64 (English).
  2. ^ A b Lay Advocates Conference. (pdf) New Zealand Law Society , p. 10 , accessed June 27, 2015 .
  3. ^ Michael Bassett : Working with David: Inside the Lange Cabinet . Hodder Moa, Auckland 2008, ISBN 978-1-86971-094-1 , pp. 538 (English).
  4. ^ By-election Special . In: The Evening Post . December 14, 1992, p. 23-24 (English).
  5. ^ New Zealand Chief Electoral Office (Ed.): Part 1: Votes recorded at each polling place . 1993, p. 134 (English).
  6. ^ Colin James : Watch out for the elephants. Retrieved March 31, 2010 (English).
  7. ^ Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Wellington Central. (pdf) Retrieved July 6, 2013 (English).
  8. ^ Women in parliament 1933-2005. Elections New Zealand, archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on March 31, 2010 (English).
  9. ↑ 1998 Taranaki-King Country By-election - May 2, 1998. Chief Electoral Office , accessed July 19, 2009 .
  10. ↑ Pauline Gardiner: A magnifying glass over Harm Minimization. (No longer available online.) NZCPR May 7, 2006, archived from the original on May 20, 2011 ; accessed on March 31, 2010 (English).
  11. ^ Coroner blasts drug education. Television New Zealand , October 4, 2005, accessed June 27, 2015 .
  12. ^ Sarah Stuart: Twelve Questions: Ainsley Gardiner. In: The New Zealand Herald . February 6, 2014, accessed June 27, 2015 .
  13. ↑ Nathan Crombie: $ 7000 raised at Catwalk charity auction. In: Wairarapa Times-Age . December 11, 2006, accessed June 27, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Gardiner, Pauline
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pauline Wayman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Christchurch