Gail Helen McIntosh (1955 – 4 January 2018) was a New Zealand politician of the

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Biography

McIntosh was an accountant. She lived in

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, 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

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election. She was a challenger to

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for the National nomination in

. In 1993, McIntosh was awarded the

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. In the 1996 election, McIntosh stood for the

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party in the electorate. She died on 4 January 2018 after a short illness.

References

* ''1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party'' by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990) 1955 births 2018 deaths Date of birth missing New Zealand National Party MPs New Zealand accountants New Zealand women accountants Tauranga City Councillors Women members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Christchurch electorates People from Woodville, New Zealand United New Zealand politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Recipients of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 {{NZNational-politician-stub