Charles Richard Mayson, known as Richard Mayson (born 13 October 1941 Nelson), was a New Zealand

New Zealand

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 politician of the Labour Party

New Zealand Labour Party

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Member of Parliament

Richard Mayson represented the Hastings

Hastings (New Zealand electorate)

Hastings was a parliamentary electorate in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand from 1946 to 1996.The electorate was represented by nine Members of Parliament: Edward Luttrell Cullen 1946-49, Sydney Jones 1949-54, Edwin Keating 1954-60, Duncan MacIntyre 1960-72, Richard Mayson 1972-75, William...

 electorate from 1972

New Zealand general election, 1972

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 to 1975

New Zealand general election, 1975

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, when he was defeated (Wilson, p. 219).

Mayson was awarded the NZ 1990 Medal. Prior to his election to Parliament he was a NZBC advertising executive and Lay Preacher in the Methodist Church (Traue, p. 193).