John Gordon Armstrong (29 March 1935 – 5 December 2018) was a New Zealand

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of the National Party.

Member of Parliament

He represented the electorate of New Plymouth in

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from

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, when he was defeated by the previous Labour MP,

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. He was one of six one-term

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MPs who were elected in a swing against Labour in the 1990 election. Born on 29 March 1935 in Wanganui, Armstrong was educated at

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. In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Armstrong was appointed a

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for community service. He died in New Plymouth on 5 December 2018.

References

* ''1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party'' by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990) 1935 births 2018 deaths New Zealand National Party MPs Companions of the Queen's Service Order New Zealand justices of the peace People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School People educated at Whanganui Collegiate School New Zealand businesspeople Unsuccessful candidates in the 1993 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates {{NewZealand-business-bio-stub