Mick Connelly

For other people of that name, see Michael Connelly (disambiguation).

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1956–57	31st	Riccarton		Labour
1957–60	32nd	Riccarton		Labour
1960–63	33rd	Riccarton		Labour
1963–66	34th	Riccarton		Labour
1966–69	35th	Riccarton		Labour
1969–72	36th	Wigram		Labour
1972–75	37th	Wigram		Labour
1975–78	38th	Wigram		Labour
1978–81	39th	Yaldhurst		Labour
1981–84	40th	Yaldhurst		Labour

Michael Aynsley (Mick) Connelly, CMG, QSO (21 February 1916 – 27 August 2003), was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a Cabinet Minister from 1972 to 1975 in the Third Labour Government. He was Minister of Police, Minister of Customs, Minister of Works and Development (in 1975) and Minister of Statistics (in 1975).

He was the Member of Parliament for Riccarton from the 1956 by-election to 1969 election, then Wigram from 1969 to 1978, then Yaldhurst from 1978 to 1984, when he retired. Warren Freer’s only criticism of him was his handwriting; "if he wrote you a note it took ages to decipher it".

Connelly was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours. In the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public service.

For some time, he was the president of the Association of Former Members of the Parliament of New Zealand. He died on 27 August 2003 aged 87, survived by his wife Margaret.

His father Michael Connelly was a trade unionist, Labour Party activist and member of the Legislative Council (upper house).

References

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Angus McLagan	Member of Parliament for Riccarton 1956–1969	Succeeded by Eric Holland
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Wigram 1969–1978	Vacant Constituency abolished, recreated in 1996 Title next held by Jim Anderton
	Member of Parliament for Yaldhurst 1978–1984	Succeeded by Margaret Austin