Kevin Thomas Campbell is a former New Zealand member of parliament for the Alliance, and the party's leader outside of Parliament at its deregistration in May 2015.
Kevin Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Alliance party list | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kevin Thomas Campbell 1949 (age 74–75) Addington |
| Political party | Alliance |
| Spouse | Kathryn |
| Profession | Police officer Solicitor |
Early career
editCampbell worked as a milkman, before becoming a police officer. He trained to be a Catholic priest at Holy Name Seminary and Holy Cross College. However he was not ordained. Prior to entering Parliament he qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor and practiced in criminal law.[1]
Member of Parliament
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2002 | 46th | List | 10 | Alliance | |
Campbell was the Alliance candidate for the 1998 Taranaki-King Country by-election, and claimed to have "played some small part in bringing about the closer working relationship between Labour and the Alliance as a result of that by-election."[2]
He was a member of the Alliance, having been elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 1999 election, where he stood in the Taranaki-King Country electorate and was placed tenth on the Alliance list.[3][4]
In April 2002, the Alliance party split[5] between a moderate faction and a leftist faction, with Campbell remaining with the Alliance as part of the latter. He initially committed to appearing on the Alliance's party list but withdrew on 11 June 2002.[6] The party lost representation due to not reaching the 5% vote threshold.[7][8][9]
Since leaving Parliament Campbell has worked as a Supervising Solicitor at Community Law Canterbury.[1] Campbell ran again as an Alliance candidate in the Wigram electorate, seeking to be the replacement for out-going MP Jim Anderton but lost, coming fourth, to Megan Woods, a former member of the Alliance & Progressive parties standing on a Labour ticket.[10]
As of the 2011 election Campbell returned to being an active participant in the Alliance Party and currently sits as the Co-leader of the Party.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Messenger Interview: Kevin Campbell". Marist Messenger. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Kevin Campbell's Maiden Speech" (Press release). New Zealand Alliance Party. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Candidate vote details – Taranaki-King Country". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Kevin (3 April 2002). "Kevin Campbell, Alliance MP On Party Split" (Press release). New Zealand Alliance Party. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "List altered - Kevin Campbell drops out | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Summary of Overall Results". Elections New Zealand. 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Official Count Results – Overall Status". Elections New Zealand. 10 August 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Party Lists of Unsuccessful Registered Parties". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Official Count Results – Wigram". Electoral Commission. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2014.