Maggie retires

The Herald reported:

National MP Maggie Barry has announced she will not be seeking re-election and will retire from Parliament in 2020.
The former TV presenter has had held the North Shore seat for three terms.
Barry has also been at the forefront of opposition to the voluntary euthanasia bill, which is expected to have its third reading next week. The bill is expected to pass, which would send the issue to a referendum at the 2020 election.

I’ve gotten to know Maggie quite well, and like her. We have different views on issues like euthanasia, but she’s been a great member of National’s team. I’ll miss her.

Her seat has a majority of 12,716 so I imagine there will be strong competition for it.

Once upon a time I would have thought Sean Topham would be the next MP for North Shore, but I think he is too busy building a global company to stand for Parliament.