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New Zealand politician (1948–2025)

For the Welsh footballer, see [Edwin Perry (footballer)](/source/Edwin_Perry_(footballer)).

Edwin Perry Perry in 1968 Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand First party list In office 27 July 2002 – 17 September 2005 Personal details Born Edwin Jock Perry 1948 (1948) Died 4 June 2025(2025-06-04) (aged 76–77)

**Edwin Jock Perry** (1948 – 4 June 2025) was a New Zealand politician. He was a [New Zealand First](/source/New_Zealand_First) Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2005.

## Early life

Perry was born in 1948.[1] His father was Jock Perry, a farmer of English and Scottish ancestry from [Tīnui](/source/T%C4%ABnui) in the [Wairarapa](/source/Wairarapa), and his mother was Atareta Maremare Eria of [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_people) descent, affiliating with [Rangitāne](/source/Rangit%C4%81ne) and [Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa](/source/Ng%C4%81ti_Kahungunu_ki_Wairarapa).[2][3][4]

## Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate List Party 2002–2005 47th List 11 NZ First

Perry was first elected to Parliament as a [list MP](/source/List_MP) in the [2002 election](/source/2002_New_Zealand_general_election),[5] having also stood in the Wairarapa electorate. He formerly held office in the [National Party](/source/New_Zealand_National_Party)'s organisational wing. Before entering politics, he worked in [marketing](/source/Marketing). He lost his seat in the [2005 election](/source/2005_New_Zealand_general_election).[6]

## Life after Parliament

From 2007 to 2010, Perry served as a [Masterton District Councillor](/source/Masterton_District_Council).[7][8][9] At the [2008 general election](/source/2008_New_Zealand_general_election), he stood unsuccessfully for New Zealand First in the Wairarapa electorate, finishing third with 2646 votes.[10] At the [2011](/source/2011_New_Zealand_general_election) and [2014 general elections](/source/2014_New_Zealand_general_election), he was the New Zealand First candidate in the [Tāupo electorate](/source/Taup%C5%8D_(New_Zealand_electorate)), coming fourth and third, respectively.[11][12]

Perry died on 4 June 2025.[13]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards"](https://www.parliament.nz/media/5741/roll-of-members-of-the-new-zealand-house-of-representatives-1854-onwards.pdf) (PDF). *New Zealand Parliament*. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Perry clan farewells patriarch"](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/perry-clan-farewells-patriarch/NX5LSRZ6ZVJV3QW7P4EGMQJ2LA/). *[Wairarapa Times-Age](/source/Wairarapa_Times-Age)*. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Maiden statement – Edwin Perry (NZ First)"](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Iwfzv-Mt3CdUl4bFRpbUhib1k/view?usp=sharing). *[Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)](/source/Hansard)*. Vol. 602. New Zealand Parliament: House of Representatives. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Crombie, Nathan (16 May 2016). ["Maori should go for votes, says kaumatua"](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/maori-should-go-for-votes-says-kaumatua/OVS4UPASBJJIEPFNW2QOTG36IY/). *[Wairarapa Times-Age](/source/Wairarapa_Times-Age)*. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "[Beyer set to return as list MP](http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/beyer-set-to-return-as-list-mp/3628680/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110720130740/http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/beyer-set-to-return-as-list-mp/3628680/) 20 July 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)", *Wairapara Times-Age*, 22 March 2005, retrieved 28 January 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "[D-Day looms for Nik](http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/d-day-looms-for-nik/3656720/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110720130813/http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/d-day-looms-for-nik/3656720/) 20 July 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)", *Wairapara Times-Age*, 14 October 2005, retrieved 2010-01-28, "former NZ First MP Edwin Perry"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Peters praises Perry as a "great New Zealander""](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/peters-praises-perry-as-a-great-new-zealander/DSGWJCATQFZVWCNG54EN2RSK64/). *[Wairarapa Times-Age](/source/Wairarapa_Times-Age)*. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "Our community leaders for the next three years". *[Dominion Post](/source/The_Post_(New_Zealand_newspaper))*. 15 October 2007. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Masterton District Council Annual Report 2010/11"](https://www.mstn.govt.nz/repository/libraries/id:2jr77ddvv17q9sn6a3db/hierarchy/Documents/Annual%20Reports/Previous%20Annual%20Reports/Annual%20Report%202010-11). p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Official Count Results -- Wairarapa (2008)"](http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2008/electorate-56.html). [Electoral Commission](/source/Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)). Retrieved 7 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Official Count Results – Taupō"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200123125713/https://electionresults.org.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-50.html). [Electoral Commission](/source/Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)). 10 December 2011. Archived from [the original](http://electionresults.org.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-50.html) on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Official Count Results – Taupō"](http://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-51.html). [Electoral Commission](/source/Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Privilege — Consideration of Report of Privileges Committee"](https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20250605_20250605_20). *[Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)](/source/Hansard)*. Vol. 784. New Zealand Parliament: House of Representatives. 5 June 2025.

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