Catherine Delahunty

Catherine Delahunty MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green Party List
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
4th Female co-convenor of the Green Party
In office 2003–2005 Serving with David Clendon (2003–2004) Paul de Spa (2004–2005)
Leader	Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald
Preceded by	David Clendon
Succeeded by	Paul de Spa and Karen Davies
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 62–63) Wellington
Nationality	New Zealander
Political party	Green
Signature
Website	Green Party website

Catherine Delahunty (born 1953) is a current New Zealand MP representing the Green Party who was first elected to parliament in 2008.

As of 2012 she is the Green Party spokesperson on Education, Mining (Terrestrial), Toxics and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In the past she has also held the portfolios of Forestry, Civil Defence, Disability Issues, Women's Affairs, Arts, Culture & Heritage, and the Community & Voluntary Sector.^[1]

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2008–2011	49th	List	8	Green
2011 – 2014	50th	List	4	Green
2014 – present	51st	List	6	Green

Delahunty was co-convenor of the Green Party from 2003 to 2005. She has been placed high on the Greens' list for several years, just missing getting into Parliament on several occasions.

Delahunty was placed at number eight on the Green Party list for the 2008 election. She was elected as a Green Party MP and gained the fourth highest number of candidate votes in the East Coast electorate.^[2] In 2011 Delahunty was ranked at number 4 on the final Greens list for the 2011 general elections.

In June 2009, Delahunty's Customs and Excise (Sustainable Forestry) Amendment Bill, which would have prohibited the import of timber produced unsustainably or illegally, was drawn from the member's ballot.^[3] The bill was defeated at its first reading.^[4]

Going into the 2014 general election, Delahunty is ranked at number 6 on the Green Party list, a demotion of two places relative to her 2011 ranking.^[5]

References

1. Green Party – MP Profile – Catherine Delahunty
2. "Election Results – East Coast". New Zealand Ministry of Justice, Chief Electoral Office. November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
3. "Customs and Excise (Sustainable Forestry) Amendment Bill". New Zealand Parliament. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Legislation/Bills/3/1/c/00DBHOH_BILL9257_1-Customs-and-Excise-Sustainable-Forestry-Amendment.htm. Check date values in: |date= (help);
4. New Zealand Parliamentary Debates 18 November 2009.
5. "Green Party unveils strong party list for 2014 election". Green Party. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

External links

• Green Party – MP biography for Catherine Delahunty
• Catherine Delahunty on Twitter
  
• Catherine Delahunty on Facebook