Gail McIntosh

Gail Helen McIntosh (1955 – 4 January 2018)^[1] was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1990–1993	43rd	Lyttelton			National

McIntosh was an accountant. She lived in Tauranga, with her own accounting practice Gail McIntosh Accountants Ltd.

She represented the electorate of Lyttelton in Parliament from 1990 to 1993. She was one of six one-term National MPs who were elected in a swing against Labour in the 1990 election. She was a challenger to Winston Peters for the National nomination in Tauranga.^[2]

In 1993, McIntosh was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.^[3]

In the 1996 election, McIntosh stood for the United New Zealand party in the Coromandel electorate.^[4]

She died on 4 January 2018 after a short illness.^[5]

References

1. "Tauranga City Councillor Gail McIntosh dies". Stuff.co.nz. 6 January 2018.
2. Gleeson, Sheenagh (29 January 1993). "Peters stands firm in face of challenge". The New Zealand Herald. p. 1.
3. "The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
4. "Part III – Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
5. "Remembering Gail Helen McIntosh". The Weekend Sun. 12 January 2018.

• 1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990)

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Peter Simpson	Member of Parliament for Lyttelton 1990–1993	Succeeded by Ruth Dyson