Allan Dick (politician)

File:Lilybank Station and the Godley River, 1977.jpg

Lilybank Station and the Godley River, 1977

Allan David Dick QSO (1 September 1915 – 15 March 1992) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1962–1963	33rd	Waitaki		National
1963–1966	34th	Waitaki		National
1966–1969	35th	Waitaki		National
1969–1972	36th	Oamaru		National

Dick was born in 1915 at Dunedin. He received his education at Otago Boys' High School. After school, he farmed at North Otago, Kurow and then Lilybank Station at the head of Lake Tekapo in the McKenzie Country. He bought Lilybank in 1937.

In 1962, he won the 1962 Waitaki by-election, after the sudden death of the Hon. Thomas Hayman, who had been an MP from 1949. He was one of six candidates for the National nomination in this largely rural and safe National seat. He represented the Waitaki electorate to 1969, and then the Oamaru electorate from 1969 to 1972, when he was defeated.

Dick held various positions outside parliament. He was a foundation member of the Mount Cook National Park Board. For a time, he chaired the Tekapo Town Planning Committee, and he was a chairman of the Waitaki Lakes Committee. He was chairman of the Mackenzie branch of Federated Farmers. He was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours.

His wife, Betty Dick, wrote a book High Country Family (Reed, Wellington, 1964) about their life on Lilybank Station, and the changes when he became an MP. They had four sons and one daughter.

References

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Thomas Hayman	Member of Parliament for Waitaki 1962–1969	In abeyance Title next held by Jonathan Elworthy
In abeyance Title last held by Thomas Hayman	Member of Parliament for Oamaru 1969–1972	Succeeded by Bill Laney