John Guy Chewings (14 April 1920 – 12 September 1994) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Chewings was born in 1920 at Invercargill. He received his education at Waitaki Boys' High School. During World War II, he was a flying instructor for the

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. He later took up farming in

Mossburn Mossburn is a small town in the northern Southland region of New Zealand. It is situated 113 km south of Queenstown, 59 km east of Te Anau and 100 km north of Invercargill. The town is located in a very scenic area, with the moun ...

. Chewings was selected on 17 September 1969 as the National Party candidate for the Invercargill electorate in the , following the death of Ralph Hanan in July. He represented Invercargill until 1972, when he was defeated. He was one of four National Party incumbents from

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and Southland who lost their normally blue electorate to the Labour challenger over the proposed raising of the lake levels of lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, which was opposed by the Save Manapouri campaign. Labour's election manifesto was for the lakes to remain at their natural levels. The year after his defeat, he moved to Whangarei. In 1990, Chewings was awarded the

New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to approximately 3,000 people. Background The New Zea ...

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* * 1920 births 1994 deaths People from Invercargill People educated at Waitaki Boys' High School New Zealand National Party MPs Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1972 New Zealand general election New Zealand military personnel of World War II {{NZNational-politician-stub