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Graeme William Cairns (born c.1957) is a New Zealand musician, artist, and political candidate. Originally from Scotland, he is perhaps best known for his role as "Laird McGillicuddy", chief of the Clan McGillicuddy, and as the only-ever leader of the Clan's satirical McGillicuddy Serious political party. In the , he was, at 65, the lowest-ranked candidate on their
There is No Depression in New Zealand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cairns, Graeme William New Zealand musicians Leaders of political parties in New Zealand Living people McGillicuddy Serious Party politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election Year of birth missing (living people)
Graeme William Cairns (born c.1957) is a New Zealand musician, artist, and political candidate. Originally from Scotland, he is perhaps best known for his role as "Laird McGillicuddy", chief of the Clan McGillicuddy, and as the only-ever leader of the Clan's satirical McGillicuddy Serious political party. In the , he was, at 65, the lowest-ranked candidate on their party list
An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election, usually found in proportional or mixed electoral systems, but also in some plurality electoral systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party (a party list) or can c ...
. At the next election in 1999, when he stood in the electorate, he was in first rank on the party list. In 2006, he built a toothbrush fence as an absurdist art project.
As a musician, he continues to perform as vocalist, ukulele and bass player in the Big Muffin Serious Band
The Big Muffin Serious Band (BMSB) is a ukulele-based music performance group from Hamilton, New Zealand. It was started in 1983 by Jim Fulton, Graeme Cairns and Ian Coldham-Fussell when all three were members of a Project Employment Program (PE ...
. He is a professional street theatre performer and farms a small holding in the Te Pahu area of the Waikato
The Waikato () is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the nort ...
region.
See also
* McGillicuddy Serious Party *McGillycuddy of the Reeks
The McGillycuddy of the Reeks () is the hereditary Chief of the Name of McGillycuddy, a family originating around MacGillycuddy's Reeks, a range of mountains ( reeks) in County Kerry in Ireland.
Origins of the title
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There is No Depression in New Zealand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cairns, Graeme William New Zealand musicians Leaders of political parties in New Zealand Living people McGillicuddy Serious Party politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election Year of birth missing (living people)