Garry Mallett

{{About|the New Zealand politician|the Coronation Street character|Gary Mallett}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =

|name = Garry Mallett

|order = 4th President of ACT New Zealand

|vicepresident = Trevor Loudon (2006–08)
Michael Crozier (2008–09)

|leader = Rodney Hide

|term_start = 2006

|term_end = 2009

|predecessor = Catherine Judd

|successor = Michael Crozier

|birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|45|2006|03|25}}

|party = ACT

|children = Four

|residence = Hamilton, New Zealand

|alma_mater =

|occupation = Business owner-operator

}}

Garry B. Mallett is a New Zealand politician. He was the fourth President of ACT New Zealand. As of 2010 he resides in Hamilton, New Zealand,{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/content/687976|title=Act Party elects new leaders|work=Radio New Zealand|publisher=Television New Zealand|date=24 March 2006|access-date=29 May 2010}} and is a former {{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/6908383/Gym-phobia-reaches-Waikato |title=Gym phobia reaches Waikato |work=Waikato Times|date=15 May 2012|access-date=2 March 2014}} owner-operator of a branch of Les Mills International there.{{cite web |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/archived-sections/vote-08/candidates-profiles-25055/678875/Hamilton-East-profiles |title=Hamilton East profiles|work=Waikato Times|date=17 October 2008|access-date=28 May 2010}}

Hamilton local politics

He served as a Hamilton City Councillor from 1998 to 2001{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/opinion/letters/703126|title=Letters, November 4: Mallett monitored|work=Waikato Times|first=Garry|last=Mallett|date=5 November 2008|access-date=29 May 2010}} on the 'City Vision' ticket,{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/3040585/Rates-Control-eyes-district-council-too|title=Rates Control eyes district council too|work=Waikato Times|first=Natalie|last=Akoorie|date=7 November 2009|access-date=28 May 2010}} representing the West Ward.{{cite web|title=CONTENTS|url=http://hamilton.co.nz/file/fileid/17162|publisher=Hamilton City Council|access-date=29 May 2010}} He chaired the Economic and Audit committee. He chaired the WEL Energy Trust.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/483776|title=The big debate on trust rebates|work=Waikato Times|date=11 June 2008|access-date=28 May 2010}} At the 2002 Trust elections he led the 'Power Rebates We Won't Be Beaten On Discounts' team (PRT)..{{cite web|url=http://www.raglanchronicle.co.nz/cutenews/news.php?archive=1215725932&subaction=list-archive&do=archives|title=Dave curries voters' favour|work=Raglan Chronicle|first=Edith|last=Symes|date=2 July 2008|access-date=29 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514221959/http://www.raglanchronicle.co.nz/cutenews/news.php?archive=1215725932&subaction=list-archive&do=archives|archive-date=14 May 2010}} In the 2008 WEL Energy Trust elections the 'Power Discounts Team' (PDT) captured a majority from Mallett's PRT.{{cite press release|url=http://www.greens.org.nz/press-releases/rob-hamill-stand-green-party|title=Rob Hamill to Stand for the Green Party|work=Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|date=14 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524095637/http://www.greens.org.nz/press-releases/rob-hamill-stand-green-party|archive-date=24 May 2010|access-date=29 May 2010|url-status=dead}}

In 2009 a complaint was filed to the Advertising Standards Authority against one of Mallett's advertisements in the Hamilton This Week campaigning against Māori electorates being established on the Auckland 'Supercity' Council, which called such reserved political positions and their promoters "racist". Mallett said that the complainant was "attempting to silence [his] opinion." The complaint was not upheld.{{cite web|url=http://203.152.114.11/decisions/09/09371.doc|title=Complaint 09/371|work=Advertising Standards Authority|format=Microsoft Word document|date=11 August 2009|access-date=29 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330122755/http://203.152.114.11/decisions/09/09371.doc|archive-date=30 March 2012}}

In the 2013 Hamilton local elections Mallett was re-elected to the Hamilton City Council for the East Ward. He stood as part of the New Council – New Direction ticket.{{cite web |url=http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections-2013/results/Documents/Copy%20of%20HCC-FinalResult-2013.pdf |title=Hamilton City Council – Final Result |publisher=Hamilton City Council |date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126234358/http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections-2013/results/Documents/Copy%20of%20HCC-FinalResult-2013.pdf |archive-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 June 2015 }}

In August 2017, Mallett attracted a formal complaint after using the terms "fags" and "homos" during official Council meetings. The slurs were regarding the pink papers on which meeting documents were printed. When contacted by journalists, Mallet denied having a recollection, but explained that "if I did [use those terms], I'm comfortable about it."{{Cite news|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-08-2017/gay-slurs-a-light-hearted-jest-says-hamilton-councillor-garry-mallett/|title=Gay slurs a 'light-hearted jest', says Hamilton councillor Garry Mallett|date=14 August 2017|work=The Spinoff|access-date=17 August 2017|language=en-US}} He also defended any comments as being a "light hearted jest," and claimed that these words were used frequently by the gay community.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

In recent elections he won 5,876 votes in 2010 (not elected),{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/news/Pages/default.aspx?newsItem=1672|title=Final results of Hamilton City Council election declared|website=www.hamilton.govt.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=24 August 2018}} 6,725 in 2013{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections-2013/results/Documents/Copy%20of%20HCC-FinalResult-2013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126234358/http://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/elections-2013/results/Documents/Copy%20of%20HCC-FinalResult-2013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2015|title=Final Result Hamilton City Council|date=17 October 2013|website=Internet Archive}} and 5,274 in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1610/S00291/hamilton-election-confirmed-results-announced.htm|title=Hamilton election - confirmed results announced|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=24 August 2018}}

Involvement with ACT

Mallett joined the ACT party in 1995. In the {{NZ election link|1996}}, he unsuccessfully contested the {{NZ electorate link|Hamilton West}} electorate. He was ranked 27 on the party list, and came sixth out of nine candidates in the electorate.{{cite web |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/6.1%20Hamilton%20West%2014.pdf |title=Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place - Hamilton West, 1996 |access-date=13 July 2013 }}{{cite web|title=Part III - Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.3%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Successful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |publisher=Electoral Commission |access-date=22 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208054410/http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_1996/pdf/3.3%20Party%20Lists%20of%20Successful%20Registered%20Parties.pdf |archive-date=8 February 2013 }}

In the campaign of the {{NZ election link|2005}}, Mallett made a vomiting gesture during a discussion about homosexuality, which drew controversy.{{cite news |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ainsley-thomson/news/article.cfm?a_id=6&objectid=10374378 |title=Act picks president to reflect core values |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |first=Ainsley |last=Thomson |date=25 March 2006 |access-date=28 May 2010}} He stood in {{NZ electorate link|Hamilton East}}, winning 1.44% of the electorate vote, and came sixth place.{{cite web |url= http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2005/electorate-15.html|title=Official Count Results – Hamilton East |work=Elections New Zealand |date=1 October 2008 |access-date=28 May 2010}}

In the {{NZ election link|2008}} Mallett again stood in Hamilton East and 44th on the ACT party list.{{cite news |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz-election-2008/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501799&objectid=10536053&pnum=2 |title=Party List: Act Party |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |page=2 |date=6 October 2008 |access-date=28 May 2010}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0808/S00299.htm|title=ACT Announces Candidates For Election '08|publisher=ACT New Zealand|date=20 August 2008|access-date=28 May 2010}} He came fifth in that electorate, with 1.27% of the vote, a loss of 0.18 percentage points from the previous election.{{cite web|url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2008/electorate-13.html|title=Official Count Results – Hamilton East|work=Elections New Zealand|date=22 November 2008|access-date=28 May 2010}}

Mallett served as the secretary for ACT through the 2014 general election. On 29 May 2015 the Electoral Commission referred him to the police for failing to file returns for two donations by Jenny and Alan Gibbs of greater than $30,000.{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/69475636/Former-Act-secretary-referred-to-police-over-failure-to-file-donation-returns |title=Former Act secretary referred to police over failure to file donation returns |first=Florence |last=Kerr |work=The Dominion Post |date=17 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924142311/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/politics/69475636/Former-Act-secretary-referred-to-police-over-failure-to-file-donation-returns |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}

=President=

In January 2006 the president of ACT, Catherine Isaac, announced her intention to resign from the position. In March that year the party elected Mallett to succeed her, beating farmer John Ormond. At the same time, Trevor Loudon was elected as vice-president of the party.{{cite press release|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0603/S00436.htm|title=ACT Board Election Results|publisher=ACT New Zealand|date=27 March 2006|access-date=28 May 2010}}

References

Category:New Zealand businesspeople

Category:Hamilton City Councillors

Category:Living people

Category:People from Hamilton, New Zealand

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:ACT New Zealand politicians

Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 2011 New Zealand general election

Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election

Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election

Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 2005 New Zealand general election