The immediate past electorate chairman of the North Shore National Party, Matt Kemp, 31, is the first to announce
intention to seek selection as the National candidate at the 2011 General Election in place of retiring MP, Hon Dr Wayne
Mapp.
In announcing he would seek selection, Mr Kemp, a resident of Bayswater said: "I have been encouraged by many members
and former officials of the North Shore National Party to put my name forward. They have been kind enough to say that I
have the potential, based on my strong personal ties with the North Shore and service to the party, to follow in the
footsteps of the Hons Dean Eyre, George Gair and Wayne Mapp, all of whom have served with profound distinction as MP for
our electorate..
“Being the fourth generation of my family to reside in the North Shore, I am well aware of the history and lifestyle of
our unique part of New Zealand, and the need to do whatever is necessary at political level to maintain our North Shore
values and traditions,” said Mr Kemp.
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