Ian Brooks
Ian Brooks | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Marlborough | |
| In office 21 February 1970 – 29 November 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Shand |
| Succeeded by | Ed Latter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1928 Blenheim, New Zealand |
| Died | 20 April 2022 Blenheim, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Lowis Terrill |
| Profession | Clerk |
Ian James Brooks (born 21 April 1928) is a former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
Early life and career
Brooks was born in Blenheim on 21 April 1928, the son of Ernest Brooks. He received his education at Marlborough College, which has since evolved to Marlborough Boys' College. He worked in the grocery trade for eight years and was then a senior clerk at the New Zealand Post Office for twenty years.[1] He was a part-time farmer,[2] and his 1940s Allis-Chalmers model C tractor is on display at Marlborough Museum.[3]
In 1954, he married Lowis Rita Terrill, the daughter of Leonard Terrill. They had two sons and two daughters.[1]
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–1972 | 36th | Marlborough | Labour | ||
| 1972–1975 | 37th | Marlborough | Labour | ||
Brooks unsuccessfully contested the Marlborough electorate in the 1969 election, but he was beaten by the incumbent, Tom Shand of the National Party.[4] After Shand's death only days after the general election, Brooks had a decisive win against Shand's son in the resulting by-election in February 1970[5] turning a 2500 vote loss from three months earlier into and 1100 vote winning margin.[6] The Police once urged him to cancel an electorate meeting in Hanmer Springs as they had received a death threat against him over his opposition to the Vietnam War.[6] He held the Marlborough electorate until he was defeated in 1975 by National's Edward Latter for what was usually a safe National seat.[7]
He stood once more in the 1978 election but was narrowly defeated by National's Doug Kidd.
Life after politics
In his spare time, Brooks enjoys growing bulbs.[1] His parents were in The Salvation Army and Brooks joined them as a child, and remains an active member in Blenheim. He plays a bass saxhorn in The Salvation Army band.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Traue, James Edward, ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 69.
- ^ "In the News" (PDF). The Marlborough Pictorial. No. 77. December 1972. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Tractors and Crawlers from the collection of the Marlborough Vintage Farm Machinery Society Inc". Marlborough Museum. Retrieved 29 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. p. ?. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
- ^ "Labour wins Marlborough By-election". The Dominion. 23 February 1970. p. 3.
- ^ a b Lewis, Oliver (20 October 2016). "Labour's last MP for Marlborough Ian Brooks talks records and death threats". The Marlborough Express. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 185. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ Duggan, Kat (1 September 2014). "Band plays on for soldier of salvation". The Marlborough Express. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
External links
- Wedding photo hosted by Marlborough Museum
- 1928 births
- Living people
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1975 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1969 New Zealand general election
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- People educated at Marlborough Boys' College