Sandra Goudie

Sandra Anne Goudie[1] (born 1952) is a New Zealand politician. The current Mayor of Thames-Coromandel, she previously served as a Member of Parliament for the National Party.

Early years

Before entering politics, Goudie was a farmer, and was later a councillor for the Thames-Coromandel District.

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2002–2005	47th	Coromandel	42	National
2005–2008	48th	Coromandel	26	National
2008–2011	49th	Coromandel	27	National

Goudie was first elected to Parliament in the 2002 election, narrowly winning the seat of Coromandel by defeating Labour candidate Max Purnell and pushing incumbent Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons into third place.

Goudie retained her seat in the 2008 New Zealand General Election with a majority of 14,560.

Goudie was the National Party's opposition spokesperson on Internal Affairs, Senior Citizens and Associate Local Government until 2008.

Goudie retired from parliament at the 2011 general election.[2]

Later years

In 2012 Goudie joined Focus NZ, a small rural-based political party.[3]

At the 2016 local elections, Goudie was elected as the Mayor of Thames-Coromandel.[4][5]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Coromandel MP Sandra Goudie to retire". The New Zealand Herald. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
3. "Party changes focus". Stuff.co.nz. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "A close finish for new Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

External links

• Page on Parliamentary website