Dorothy Constance Blomfield (2 November 1893 – 1 September 1987) was a New Zealand welfare worker and local politician. She was born in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

, New Zealand, on 2 November 1893. She sought the National Party nomination for the

1959 Hamilton by-election The Hamilton by-election 1959 was a by-election held in the electorate in Hamilton in the Waikato during the term of the 32nd New Zealand Parliament, on 2 May 1959. Background The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Hilda Ros ...

, but was unsuccessful. In the 1966 Queen's Birthday Honours, Blomfield was appointed a

Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, for services to social welfare and local government.

References

1893 births 1987 deaths Hamilton City Councillors New Zealand National Party politicians 20th-century New Zealand women politicians New Zealand social workers People from Wellington City New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century New Zealand politicians New Zealand justices of the peace {{NewZealand-politician-stub