Hilary Jane Calvert 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 David Garrett, 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 ACT New Zealand party, Hilary Jane Calvert 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 Act New Zealand party whether Hilary Jane Calvert remains a member of that party and I have been informed that she remains a member of that party;
D. Under section 137(4) of that Act, I have asked Hilary Jane Calvert whether she is willing to be a member of Parliament and she has indicated her 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
Hilary Jane Calvert
is elected as a member of Parliament by publication of this declaration as a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette.
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of September 2010.
ROBERT ANDREW PEDEN, Chief Electoral Officer, Ministry of Justice.