Bill Laney
William Ross "Bill" Laney (4 May 1913 – 7 August 1998) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament representing the Labour Party, and Mayor of Oamaru.
Biography
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1972–1975 | 37th | Oamaru | Labour | |
Laney was born in 1913.[1] He graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in 1937.[2]
Laney contested the Oamaru electorate in the 1972 election, and defeated the incumbent, National's Allan Dick by a 390 votes majority.[3] At the next election in 1975, he was in turn defeated by National's Jonathan Elworthy.[4]
Laney was Mayor of Oamaru and was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.
Notes
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
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- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 192, 211.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 195, 211.
References
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Oamaru 1972–1975 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Elworthy |
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