Ray Boord
| The Honourable Ray Boord QSO | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Mayor of Rotorua | |
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In office 1971–1977 | |
| Deputy | Peter Tapsell |
| Preceded by | Murray Linton |
| Succeeded by | Ray Woolliams |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Rotorua | |
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In office 1954–1960 | |
| Preceded by | In abeyance |
| Succeeded by | Harry Lapwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1908 |
| Died | 29 April 1982 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Labour |
Raymond Boord QSO (4 February 1908 – 29 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Rotorua | Labour | |
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Rotorua | Labour | |
Boord was born in 1908.
Boord stood for election to the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Labour Party in Bay of Plenty in 1946, but was unsuccessful.[1]
In 1953, following an electoral redistribution the electorate of Waimarino was abolished and largely absorbed into Rotorua. Boord won the candidate selection for the "new" seat of Rotorua defeating Paddy Kearins.[2][3] He won the seat and represented the Rotorua electorate from 1954 to 1960,[4] when he was defeated by National's Harry Lapwood.[5]
He was a Cabinet minister under Walter Nash, and was Minister of Customs (1957–1960) in the Second Labour Government.[6]
Boord served as Mayor of Rotorua from 1971 to 1977.
He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours.[7] Boord died in 1982,[4] and was buried at Kauae Cemetery in Ngongataha.[8]
Honorific eponym
Ray Boord Park in the Rotorua suburb of Westbrook is named after Boord.[9]
Notes
- ↑ "The General Election, 1946". National Library. 1947. pp. 1–11, 14. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Freer 2004, pp. 33, 58.
- ↑ Logan 2008, p. 282.
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 184.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 89.
- ↑ "No. 46595". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1975. p. 7406.
- ↑ "Cemetery database report" (PDF). Rotorua District Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Rotorua, New Zealand" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
References
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- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Freer, Warren (2004). A Lifetime in Politics: the Memoirs of Warren Freer. Wellington: Victoria University Press.
- Logan, Mary (2008). Nordy, Arnold Nordmeyer: A Political Biography. Wellington: Steele Roberts.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1946 Title last held by Geoffrey Sim |
Member of Parliament for Rotorua 1954–1960 |
Succeeded by Harry Lapwood |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Murray Linton |
Mayor of Rotorua 1971–1977 |
Succeeded by Ray Woolliams |