Lawrence Yule

Lawrence Arden Yule (born 1963)[1] is a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Hastings from 2001 to 2017, and a Member of Parliament representing the Tukituki electorate for the National Party from 2017 to 2020.

Lawrence Yule
JP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Tukituki
In office
23 September 2017 – 17 October 2020
Preceded byCraig Foss
Succeeded byAnna Lorck
Mayor of Hastings
In office
2001–2017
Preceded byJeremy Dwyer
Succeeded bySandra Hazlehurst
Personal details
Born1963 (age 59–60)
Political partyNational
SpouseKerryn (wife)

Political career

Mayor of Hastings

Yule became mayor of Hastings in 2001.[2] In this role he presided over the Hastings District Council. When elected he was the youngest person to become mayor of Hastings.[3]

In 2016, the Hastings district was hit by an outbreak of campylobacter in drinking water which affected thousands of people.[4][5]

In the last mayoral election he stood in, in 2016, Yule received more than 3,000 more votes than his closest rival.[6][7] Yule announced that his sixth term, starting in 2016, would be his last as mayor.[6]

National politics
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2017–2020 52nd Tukituki 67 National

After National MP Craig Foss announced his retirement from politics in December 2016.[2] Yule announced his intention to be slected as the National Party candidate for the electorate of Tukituki and in February 2017, he was selected to contest the 2017 general election.[8][2] Yule defeated the Labour Party's Anna Lorck, who Yule had previously hired as a public relations consultant for local election campaigns.[2] Yule resigned as Hastings Mayor, resulting in a by-election held in November 2017.[9]

In the 2020 New Zealand general election, Yule stood again for Tukituki, again against Anna Lorck. Yule lost the electorate to Lorck by 1,590 votes,[10] in an election that saw National lose 18 of its 41 electorate seats.[11][12] The day after the election, Yule admitted defeat and said he had no plans for his future yet.[13]

Other roles

Yule was the president of Local Government New Zealand.[2] He is also a justice of the peace.[14]

Personal life

Yule is married to his wife Kerryn.[7] He has four adult children.[15]

References
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  1. "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. Livingston, Tommy (14 January 2017). "Hastings' mayor Lawrence Yule to seek Tukituki nomination". Stuff. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. "Lawrence Yule | We are. LGNZ". www.lgnz.co.nz. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. Sharpe, Marty (26 August 2016). "Second elderly woman dies after contracting campylobacter in outbreak". Stuff. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. Sharpe, Marty (23 August 2016). "Hastings mayor puts councillor on notice over gastro outbreak claims". Stuff. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. Hunt, Megan (9 October 2016). "Support for Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule strong despite gastro bug". Stuff. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  7. Chatterton, Tracey (8 October 2016). ""Humbled" Yule says he doesn't want to let Hastings down". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  8. "Hastings mayor Lawerence Yule successful in bid for National Party selection". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. "Hastings elects first woman mayor". New Zealand Herald. 25 November 2017.
  10. "Tukituki - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  11. Cooke, Henry (17 October 2020). "Election 2020: National Party's complete bloodbath, but Judith Collins staying on". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  12. "Special votes: National loses two MPs, one each to Labour, Māori Party". RNZ. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  13. Gilbertson, Georgia-May (18 October 2020). "Election 2020: National's Lawrence Yule on being ousted in Tukituki after 20 years in Hawke's Bay politics". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  14. "Lawrence Yule JP: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  15. "Yule selected as candidate". New Zealand National Party.
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