Richard Northey
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Richard John Northey (28 April 1945 - ) is a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1984 to 1990, and again from 1993 to 1996. He currently serves on the Auckland City Council. He is a member of the Labour Party.
Northey had stood unsuccessfully against the Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, in the Tamaki electorate in the 1981 elections. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1984 elections as MP for Onehunga. He was re-elected in the 1987 elections, but was defeated in the National Party's landslide victory in the 1990 elections. In the 1993 elections, however, he returned to Parliament, again representing Onehunga. In the 1996 elections, he contested the Maungakiekie seat after boundary changes, but was defeated by National's Belinda Vernon. He was not ranked highly enough on Labour's list to remain in Parliament. He has since entered local politics, serving on the Auckland City Council.
Before entering politics, Northey was a university lecturer and a civil servant.
