David Clendon

David Clendon
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green party list
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 October 2009 (2009-10-30)
Preceded by	Sue Bradford
Co-convenor of the Green Party
In office 2001–2004 Serving with Catherine Delahunty
Preceded by	Richard Davies
Succeeded by	Paul de Spa
Personal details
Born	11 September 1955 (1955-09-11) (age 56) Helensville, New Zealand
Political party	Green (1990 – present)
Domestic partner	Lindis
Children	Kaya
Residence	New Lynn, Auckland

David James Clendon is a New Zealand politician and member of the Green Party. Following the resignation of Sue Bradford, Clendon became a Member of the New Zealand Parliament on 2 November 2009.

Personal life

Clendon is of Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa and Pākehā descent. He has a partner, Lindis, and one daughter Kaya.^[1]

Political involvement

Clendon joined the Green Party in 1990.^[2] In both the 1999 elections and the 2005 elections Clendon polled third in the seat of Waitakere,^[3][4] ranked nineteenth^{[not in citation given]} and twelfth on the party list respectively.^[5]

Clendon was the co-convenor of the Green Party from 2001 to 2004. He did not contest the 2002 general elections because the party's constitution bars co-convenors from standing for parliament.

Along with MPs Russel Norman and Nándor Tánczos, and former MP Mike Ward, Clendon contested the Green's male leadership role in 2005 after the unexpected death of co-leader Rod Donald, saying that it made sense to "appoint an out-of-Parliament leader, rather than stretch the sitting MPs even further."^[5] Russel Norman won the leadership after a vote at a party AGM in June 2006.^[6]

In the 2008 general elections Clendon was ranked tenth on the Green list and stood as a candidate in the Helensville electorate, coming third with 5.96% of the electorate vote.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2009–present	49th	List	10	Green

Entry to Parliament

Following the resignation of list MP Sue Bradford, Clendon entered Parliament as he was next on the Green party list at the 2008 election.^[7] He became a Member of Parliament on 2 November 2009.^[8] On 17 November he gave his maiden speech to Parliament.^[9]

Private Member's Bill

In February 2010, Clendon's Smart Meters (Consumer Choice) Bill was drawn from the member's ballot,^[10] but in May 2010 it was voted down by the National and ACT parties' majority.^[11]

Spokesperson roles

Clendon is the Green Party's spokesperson on the Auckland Supercity,^[12] Commerce, Consumer Affairs,^[11] Corrections,^[13] ICT, Resource Management Act,^[14] Small Business, Tertiary Education, Tourism, Maori Affairs and Research Science and Technology^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "David Clendon". Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. http://www.greens.org.nz/people/davidclendon. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
2. ^ Latif, Justin (4 December 2009). "Green MP talks transport". North Harbour News. Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-harbour-news/3123408/Green-MP-talks-transport. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
3. ^ "56_Waitakere_cp" (Microsoft Excel document). Elections New Zealand. http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1999/e9/csv/56_Waitakere_cp.csv. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
4. ^ "Official Count Results – Waitakere". Elections New Zealand. 1 October 2005. http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-57.html. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Thomson, Ainsley (24 April 2006). "Greens' co-leader contest gets testy". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ainsley-thomson/news/article.cfm?a_id=6&objectid=10378709. Retrieved 23 May 2007. 
6. ^ "Green Co-Leader announced" (Press release). Green Party. 3 June 2006. http://www.greens.org.nz/press-releases/green-co-leader-announced. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
7. ^ Lundy, Sharon (25 September 2009). "Bradford's replacement 'very excited'". The Dominion Post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/2902879/Bradfords-replacement-very-excited. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
8. ^ "New list MP for Green Party". Chief Electoral Office. Elections New Zealand. 2 November 2009. http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/2009-media-releases/new-list-mp-for-green-party.html. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
9. ^ "New Greens MP delivers maiden speech". 3 News. 17 November 2009. http://www.3news.co.nz/New-Greens-MP-delivers-maiden-speech/tabid/209/articleID/130052/cat/525/Default.aspx. Retrieved 17 November 2009. 
10. ^ "Smart Meters (Consumer Choice) Bill". Parliament of New Zealand. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Legislation/Bills/5/8/7/00DBHOH_BILL9775_1-Smart-Meters-Consumer-Choice-Bill.htm. Retrieved 25 February 2010. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "Government fails to protect electricity consumers" (Press release). Green Party. 6 May 2010. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00075.htm. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
12. ^ "New Super Mayor Will Be Stuck With Huge Bill". Voxy.co.nz. 14 May 2010. http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/new-super-mayor-will-be-stuck-huge-bill/5/48547. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
13. ^ "Private Prisons cost more" (Press release). Green Party. 11 May 2010. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00160.htm. Retrieved 23 May 2010. 
14. ^ "Greens: National Buries Plans To Protect The Best Of Our Coastline". Voxy.co.nz. 6 May 2010. http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/greens-national-buries-plans-protect-best-our-coastline/5/47578. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 

Party political offices
Preceded by Richard Davies	Co-convenor of the Green Party 2001 – 2004 Served alongside: Catherine Delahunty	Succeeded by Paul de Spa

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Name	Clendon, David
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Date of birth	11 September 1955
Place of birth	Helensville, New Zealand
Date of death
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