Talk:Vicki Buck

COI edit request
I have a conflict of interest as declared here. I'm currently working on the 1974 Christchurch mayoral election and noticed that Buck first stood in that election. I suggest the following amendments (or something like it). Could an uninvolved editor please check that this is neutrally worded and make the edits as they see fit? Thank you.  Schwede 66  20:59, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Early life and family
In this section, the second sentence currently reads: She went on to study at the University of Canterbury from 1972 to 1977, graduating Master of Arts with honours. I suggest that it be amended as follows:


 * She went on to study at the University of Canterbury from 1972, graduating Bachelor of Arts in 1975 and Master of Arts with honours in political sciences in 1977.

Political life
In this section, the first sentence currently reads: Buck was first elected to Christchurch City Council in a by-election in May 1975 standing for the Labour Party at the age of 19, which made her the youngest city councillor in New Zealand at the time. I suggest that it be amended as follows:


 * Buck joined the Labour Party aged 16. She first stood for election in the October 1974 local elections. Aged 19, she was a Labour candidate in the Pegasus ward of Christchurch City Council. The ward, where four positions were contested by ten candidates, saw her come fifth, narrowly beaten by the fourth candidate but with a large margin to the sixth candidate. Based on the election night results, before special votes were counted, it had been thought that she might beat fellow Labour member Bill Massey, an incumbent councillor, who was just 65 votes ahead of her. Councillor Massey unexpectedly died in March 1975 and that triggered a by-election only because Christchurch had introduced the ward system for the 1974 election; prior to that, when 19 councillors were elected at large, seats had just been left vacant. The Labour Party chose Buck to stand in the by-election. Still just aged 19, Buck won the by-election on 10 May 1975 by a large margin. She was New Zealand's youngest city councillor at that time.
 * Yes check.svg Done PK650 (talk) 04:31, 13 September 2022 (UTC)