John Finlay LuxtonQSO (14 August 1923 – 29 August 2005) was a dairy farmer and New ZealandMember of Parliament.
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Piako | National | ||
| 1969–1972 | 36th | Piako | National | ||
| 1972–1975 | 37th | Piako | National | ||
| 1975–1978 | 38th | Piako | National | ||
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Matamata | National | ||
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Matamata | National | ||
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Matamata | National | ||
Luxton was born in 1923 inWaitoa, betweenMorrinsville andTe Aroha. He attended the local primary school, followed byHamilton Technical College. After leaving school, he was adairy farmer in Waitoa. He became prominent in theWaikato branch ofFederated Farmers, serving as dominion councillor before his election to Parliament.[1] He continued a family involvement with theTatua Dairy Company as a director for several years.
He entered Parliament as the result of the1966 New Zealand general election as theNational Party member forPiako and then, after boundary changes for the1978 election,Matamata.[2] He represented the predominantly rural electorate for 21 years to 1987. He was electedChairman of Committees in 1976, a position he held until National's defeat in 1984.[3] He was particularly interested in Pacific Island affairs, and in 1976 led a Government-sponsored tour of eight Pacific nations to investigate local industries, with a view to increasing New Zealand involvement there.
On his retirement from politics in 1987, his sonJohn Luxton succeeded him in the Matamata (laterKarapiro) electorate, from 1987 to 1999.
After politics, Luxton took an active part in his family's horticulture block inKatikati.
In the1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, Luxton was appointed aCompanion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[4] He died in 2005, aged 82, inMorrinsville, and was survived by his wife, Margaret, and their four children.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives 1978–1984 | Succeeded by |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Piako 1966–1978 | Vacant Constituency abolished, recreated in 2002 Title next held by Lindsay Tisch |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Matamata 1978–1987 | Succeeded by |