Gordon Christie

Gordon Christie MBE JP (27 August 1914 – 13 June 2001) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1966–1969 35th Napier Labour
1969–1972 36th Napier Labour
1972–1975 37th Napier Labour
1975–1978 38th Napier Labour
1978–1981 39th Napier Labour

Christie was born on 27 August 1914. He received his education at Nelson Park School and Napier Technical College. He was on the executive of the North Island Waterfront Association for six years, and president of the Napier Watersiders Union for ten years. He was a member of the Napier Port Conciliation Committee, and vice-chairman of the Napier Port Safety Committee.[1]

He represented the electorate of Napier in Parliament from 1966 to 1981, when he retired and was succeeded by Geoff Braybrooke.[2] Both Christie and Braybrooke were described as Labour "stalwarts who effectively held the electorate in a tight grip".[3]

In 1977, Christie was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[4] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1985 New Year Honours, for public and community service.[5] In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4]

Christie died at Taupo on 13 June 2001.[6] He was predeceased by his wife Betty (née Bowers) (1924–1997),[7] with whom he had three children.[1]

References
  1. Traue, James Edward, ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 83.
  2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 189. OCLC 154283103.
  3. Moroney, Roger (4 November 2011). "Election 2011: Napier electorate". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 98. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  5. "No. 49970". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 2.
  6. "Obituary---Gordon Christie". Hansard. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  7. "Land Transfers/Joint Family Homes". New Zealand Gazette. 10 November 1994. p. 3489. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Jim Edwards		 Member of Parliament for Napier
1966–1981		 Succeeded by
Geoff Braybrooke


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