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back to New Zealand to contest the seat of Christchurch North against New Zealand Prime Minister Mike Moore. In this campaign, he described himself as the McGSP's "Prime Ministerial specialist" due to his experience in Australia. Murgatroyd's aim in life was to be the first ever election candidate not to collect even one single vote, a record he hoped to achieve upon his return to New Zealand.
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in two federal elections in the 1980s and 1990s. Bob Hawke likened him to the rear end of a donkey. He often returned to New Zealand to contest parliamentary elections, using tactics he described as being designed for "making elections interesting." In 1990 the McGillicuddy Serious Party invited him
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In his campaign as a candidate in the 1998 Victorian state election, Murgatroyd described himself as "a holy Prophet for the Senate". He proposed that new migrants would have to pass batting, bowling and fielding tests to assess their
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Murgatroyd's one great regret was that he never made a professional-quality recording of his music, and, although there are photographs of him in his many different guises, very little video footage of his performances survives.
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Murgatroyd was a musician, and a comedian, composing his own lyrics to parodies of popular tunes and delighting audiences on university campuses where he performed for O-Week and other occasions.
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politician, musician, and comedian. He was known for being involved in New Zealand National Politics along with Australian Federal and State Politics, and for his role in the
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skills, to improve Australia's future sporting prospects. He was diagnosed with cancer of the Bile Duct in 1999 and died in 2001 in Melbourne.
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Murgatroyd was also involved in the Australian Constitutional Convention, being a candidate under the ticket "Queen Anne of Australia".
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New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science
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Murgatroyd was initially active in New Zealand politics in the early 1980s as a candidate for the (then)
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In 1988 he teamed up with drummer Steve Danko and bass guitarist Bruce Armstrong to form
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TV report featuring Cecil Murgatroyd's campaigning for the Constitutional convention
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Lovell, Darren. "Start Wanking . . . or we'll all be Rooted!". June 1989.
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Heaney, Claire "Conventional Wisdom Earns Wide Interest". 11 October 1997
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electorate for the Wizard or IBC party and came fourth with 125 votes.
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Wank Away – video of artwork by E.M. Christensen with soundtrack by
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Kent, Simon "An Australian Ruler for Kiwiland?" 16 September 1990
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Aubin, Tracey "Some Googlies in Senate Poll". 30 September 1998,
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Clarke, Magnus "Flying high with Republic Dodo" 23 November 1997
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1981 New Zealand general election
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election
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Cox, Michael "Wank Plan to Pull in Fans". 29 October 1988.
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Johnson, Lyall "Vote 1: Sweetness, Light" 9 November 1997,
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Vos, Inger (26 May 2001). "Murgatroyd right all along".
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Vos, Inger "Murgatroyd Right All Along". 26 May 2001,
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Vos, Inger "Murgatroyd Right All Along". 26 May 2001,
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