Tim Macindoe
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Tim Macindoe is a New Zealand
politician
who was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2008 for the Hamilton West electorate
. Macindoe represents the National Party
.
New Zealand and attended Otago University, where he studied for a BA (Hons) in History. Macindoe has been heavily involved with New Zealand education, most recently as the Deputy Principal at St. Peter's School
. Macindoe has also held roles in retail, agriculture and as a prison tutor.
In 2009, Macindoe completed his second degree; an LLB
from the University of Waikato
.
He is married to Anne Macindoe, and they have two children. Outside Parliament, Macindoe is a parishioner at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Forest Lake; and he co-chairs the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Orchestra Steering Committee.
Macindoe has served on the boards of two local schools, as a broadcaster for Community Radio Hamilton, and on the Melville Community Action Group in 2005. He is a strong supporter of the Hamilton Hydrotherapy Pool Trust, even having his hair dyed blue in a successful fundraiser for the project in 2008. His sporting interests include golf
, cricket
and rugby
and supporting his children's sporting activities.
in Karapiro and was a list candidate.
Macindoe has held numerous roles within the New Zealand National Party
, including Chairman of the Hamilton West electorate
and four years as deputy chair of National's Central North Island regional organisation. In 2005 he organised a petition which forced the abandonment of a proposal by the New Zealand Labour Party
to site an unsecured home for youth offenders opposite Melville High School.
, Macindoe won the Hamilton West
electorate by a margin of 1,618 votes, defeating incumbent Labour
MP Martin Gallagher.
Within Parliament
Macindoe is the Deputy Chair of the Regulations Review Select Committee, and is a member of the Social Services Select Committee. He is the Co-Chair of the Caucus Education Committee, and a member of several other caucus committees, including the BlueGreens, Treaty of Waitangi Issues, Arts and Culture, and Law and Order.
In the New Zealand general election, 2011
, Macindoe again won the Hamilton West
by a margin of 4049 votes. Defeating list MP for the Labour Party
, Sue Moroney
.
New Zealand
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politician
Politician
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who was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2008 for the Hamilton West electorate
Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)
Hamilton West is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.It has been held by Tim Macindoe MP of the National Party since the 2008 general election.-Population centres:...
. Macindoe represents the National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
.
Early life
Macindoe was born in AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
New Zealand and attended Otago University, where he studied for a BA (Hons) in History. Macindoe has been heavily involved with New Zealand education, most recently as the Deputy Principal at St. Peter's School
St. Peter's School (Cambridge)
St Peter's School, Cambridge is an independent, co-educational, Anglican secondary school for years 7-13 located in Cambridge, New Zealand.The School is located on of ground, surround by school-owned farmland alongside the Waikato River....
. Macindoe has also held roles in retail, agriculture and as a prison tutor.
In 2009, Macindoe completed his second degree; an LLB
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
from the University of Waikato
University of Waikato
The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, and was established in 1964. It has strengths across a broad range of subject areas, particularly its degrees in Computer Science and in Management...
.
He is married to Anne Macindoe, and they have two children. Outside Parliament, Macindoe is a parishioner at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Forest Lake; and he co-chairs the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Orchestra Steering Committee.
Macindoe has served on the boards of two local schools, as a broadcaster for Community Radio Hamilton, and on the Melville Community Action Group in 2005. He is a strong supporter of the Hamilton Hydrotherapy Pool Trust, even having his hair dyed blue in a successful fundraiser for the project in 2008. His sporting interests include golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
and supporting his children's sporting activities.
Political career
In 1996 Macindoe stood for United New ZealandUnited New Zealand
United New Zealand was a centrist political party in New Zealand founded in 1995. It merged with the Christian-based Future New Zealand party to form the United Future New Zealand party in 2000.-History:...
in Karapiro and was a list candidate.
Macindoe has held numerous roles within the New Zealand National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
, including Chairman of the Hamilton West electorate
Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)
Hamilton West is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.It has been held by Tim Macindoe MP of the National Party since the 2008 general election.-Population centres:...
and four years as deputy chair of National's Central North Island regional organisation. In 2005 he organised a petition which forced the abandonment of a proposal by the New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
to site an unsecured home for youth offenders opposite Melville High School.
Member of Parliament
In the 2008 electionNew Zealand general election, 2008
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament. The conservative National Party, headed by its Parliamentary leader John Key, won a plurality of votes and seats, ending 9 years of government dominated by the social...
, Macindoe won the Hamilton West
Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)
Hamilton West is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.It has been held by Tim Macindoe MP of the National Party since the 2008 general election.-Population centres:...
electorate by a margin of 1,618 votes, defeating incumbent Labour
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
MP Martin Gallagher.
Within Parliament
49th New Zealand Parliament
The 49th New Zealand Parliament was elected at the 2008 election. It consists of 122 members, including an overhang of two seats caused by the Māori Party having won two more electorate seats than its share of the party vote would otherwise have given it. The Parliament will serve from 2008 until...
Macindoe is the Deputy Chair of the Regulations Review Select Committee, and is a member of the Social Services Select Committee. He is the Co-Chair of the Caucus Education Committee, and a member of several other caucus committees, including the BlueGreens, Treaty of Waitangi Issues, Arts and Culture, and Law and Order.
In the New Zealand general election, 2011
New Zealand general election, 2011
The 2011 New Zealand general election on Saturday 26 November 2011 determined the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament.One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives, 70 from single-member electorates, including one overhang seat, and 51 from party...
, Macindoe again won the Hamilton West
Hamilton West (New Zealand electorate)
Hamilton West is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.It has been held by Tim Macindoe MP of the National Party since the 2008 general election.-Population centres:...
by a margin of 4049 votes. Defeating list MP for the Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
, Sue Moroney
Sue Moroney
Suzanne Mary Moroney , generally known as Sue Moroney, is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the New Zealand Labour Party and was first elected at the 2005 general election. She is based in Hamilton, New Zealand.-Early life:...
.