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41: 751: 324:'s landslide victory of 1975. He was the first National MP to represent a significant portion of Dunedin, a long-standing Labour stronghold, in 21 years. Walls was defeated after only one term by Labour's 746: 367:. He was re-elected to the Dunedin City Council as a councillor in 1998. He remained a city councillor until 2010 and was chair of the Finance and Strategy Committee from 2007 to 2010. In the 731: 741: 756: 230: 339:. He made the initial five person shortlist, but after being hospitalised suddenly, he was too ill to travel to Auckland for the selection meeting. 332: 721: 646: 305: 285: 106: 384: 380: 301: 726: 396: 309: 274: 336: 402:
He died suddenly in his Dunedin home on 30 October 2011 at the age of 74, and is survived by his wife June and three children.
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Following his defeat, Walls attempted to re-enter parliament by seeking the National nomination for the Auckland seat of
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1978 New Zealand general election
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for two terms from 1989 to 1995, when he was defeated by
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Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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Prior to that he served on the 249: 742:New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates 732:Companions of the Queen's Service Order 511:"Councillor Richard Walls – Hills Ward" 411: 355:Borough Council (1962–1965) and on the 647:Member of Parliament for Dunedin North 623:The Cyclopedia of Otago-Southland 1998 481:"Greens to announce mayoral candidate" 393:Companion of the Queen's Service Order 556:"Dunedin City Council – Central Ward" 505: 503: 385:Institute of Directors in New Zealand 381:Dunedin International Airport Limited 268: 265: 7: 578:"Queen's Birthday honours list 1996" 442:"Five Chosen for Bays Byelection". 14: 757:New Zealand justices of the peace 601:"Shock at death of Richard Walls" 599:Fox, Rebecca (31 October 2011). 459:"Byelection Field Cut to Four". 722:New Zealand National Party MPs 532:Power, Simon (30 March 2010). 419:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . 379:In 2010 Walls was chairman of 1: 397:1996 Queen's Birthday Honours 347:Walls was first elected onto 465:. 12 August 1980. p. 1. 369:2010 Dunedin local elections 479:Miller, Tim (19 May 2013). 448:. 6 August 1980. p. 2. 395:for public services in the 316:, he won the normally safe 773: 727:New Zealand businesspeople 685: 676: 668: 663: 653: 644: 636: 629: 312:to 1978. 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Index

QSO
JP

Mayor of Dunedin
Cliff Skeggs
Sukhi Turner
New Zealand Parliament
Dunedin North
Ethel McMillan
Stan Rodger
Dunedin
National
QSO
JP
New Zealand politician
New Zealand Parliament
1975
38th
Dunedin North
National
Member of Parliament
Dunedin North
1975
National Party
Labour
Robert Muldoon
Stan Rodger
East Coast Bays
1980 by-election
Dunedin City Council

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