Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Declaration by Chief Electoral Officer That David James Clendon is Elected a Member of Parliament

WHEREAS—
A. I have received a warrant from His Excellency the Governor-General, to supply a member of Parliament
to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Susan Bradford, pursuant to section 55(1)(f) of the Electoral Act 1993;
B. Under section 137(2) of the Electoral Act 1993, I have determined that, of the unelected candidates on the party list of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, David James Clendon stood highest in the order of preference on that list;
C. Under section 137(3) of that Act, I have asked the Secretary of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand whether David James Clendon remains a member of
that party and I have been informed that he remains a member of that party;
D. Under section 137(4) of that Act, I have asked David James Clendon whether he is willing to be a member
of Parliament and he has indicated his willingness to be
a member of Parliament.
THEREFORE, pursuant to section 137(4) of that Act,
I, Robert Andrew Peden, Chief Electoral Officer, declare that
David James Clendon
is elected as a member of Parliament by publication of this declaration as a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette.
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of November 2009.
ROBERT ANDREW PEDEN, Chief Electoral Officer, Ministry of Justice.