David Robinson (New Zealand politician)


David John Robinson is a former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Political career

In both 1980 and 1983 he stood unsuccessfully for the Wellington City Council on a Labour Party ticket.
He represented the electorate of Manawatu in Parliament from 1987 to 1990, when he was defeated by Hamish MacIntyre, one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the Fourth Labour Government.
Robinson was one of a group of new Labour MPs elected in 1987, along with some already in Parliament, who wanted to work towards returning the government to what they saw as traditional Labour values, as opposed to the policies being implemented by Roger Douglas and others.
Robinson was unsurprised by their lack of success, but regarded the adoption of MMP as the most valuable response to the "Unbridled Power" of the Cabinet in a one-party government.

Later activities

He has since been active at a grass-roots level in the Green Parties of both New Zealand and Australia. Professionally, he has worked as a Social Worker and Mediator.