Tony Kunowski

Tony Kunowski is a New Zealand politician. He was the leader of the Values Party in the 1970s and was later an elected local-body representative in Canterbury.

Biography

He attended the University of Canterbury from 1967 to 1971 attaining a bachelor of science and masters of commerce

At the 1975 and 1978 elections he stood as the Values Party candidate in the Christchurch electorate of Papanui where he placed third and fourth respectively.[1] At the 1978 election he was the leader of the party. In 1979 deputy leader Margaret Crozier challenged Kunowski for the leadership of the party. She was successful defeating Kunowski 151 votes to 140 in a members ballot at the annual party conference.[2] Following his defeat, he responded by leaving the Values Party altogether.[3]

He later became a banker. He then joined the Labour Party and was elected to the Canterbury Regional Council in 1992 on the Labour ticket.[4] He was narrowly defeated in 1995 following an electoral boundary redrawing.[5]

In 2013 he became the Manager at Canterbury Horticultural Society.

Notes

1. Norton 1988, p. 312.
2. Collins, Simon (12 May 1979). "Values' Top Man Ousted". The Evening Post. p. 1.
3. Stephens, Piers; Barry, John; Dobson, Andrew (2006). Contemporary Environmental Politics: From Margins to Mainstream. Abingdon: Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 9781134222506. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
4. "Canterbury Regional Council". The Press. 12 October 1992. p. 4.
5. "Canterbury Regional Council". The Press. 16 October 1995. p. 6.

References

• Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Photo of Kunowski (right) as Values Party leader