Carl Bates
MP
Bates in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Whanganui
Assumed office
14 October 2023
Preceded bySteph Lewis
Personal details
Born
Carl Michael Bates

Whanganui, New Zealand
Political partyNational
SpouseCandice
Children2
Alma materMassey University

Carl Michael Bates[1] is a New Zealand politician, representing the New Zealand National Party as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

Early life

Bates was born and raised in Whanganui, where he attended Mosston School, Rutherford Junior High School, and Whanganui High School.[2] He later gained a bachelor of business studies degree in accountancy from Massey University.[3] He has been a director of an aged care facility, the Arena Manawatu stadium company, and the Universal College of Learning in Palmerston North. Bates set up a company to train boards of directors, named Sirdar Global Group, and operated it in New Zealand and Africa, and self-published two books on business success. He sold the company on his return to New Zealand in 2020.[4]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2023–present 54th Whanganui 47 National

Bates joined the National Party at the age of 13, when he campaigned for Peter Gresham.[4] Bates was selected by the National Party to contest the Whanganui electorate at the 2023 election. He was 47th on the party list.[5] At the time of his selection he was living in Sanson, but later moved to the Whanganui electorate.[3] On election night, Bates received 16,446 votes, beating the incumbent, first-term Labour Party MP Steph Lewis, by 5,512 votes.[6][7] Bates said the result reflected that people in Whanganui don't want their assets controlled from the capital.[6] He said people in the region were keen to see both the Three Waters and Resource Management Act reforms reversed.[6]

Personal life

Bates met his wife Candice on Tinder while living in South Africa. They have two children.[2]

Books

  • Bates, Carl (5 August 2014). Traversing the avalanche: A practical guide to the implementation of effective governance for SME growth. Sirdar Press. ISBN 9780473272883.
  • Bates, Carl (2011). The Laws of Extreme Business Success. Sirdar Press. ISBN 9780473183394.

References

  1. ↑ "2023 General election results of the official count". New Zealand Gazette. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Carle, Steve (7 July 2023). "Carl Bates – harnessing Whanganui's opportunities". New Zealand Herald.
  3. 1 2 "Carl Bates selected as National's candidate in Whanganui". Stuff. 20 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 Carle, Steve (18 October 2023). "Whanganui's new MP cites National Party values". Whanganui Midweek. p. 8. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Hanne, Ilona (2 July 2023). "Election 2023: Meet Carl Bates, National candidate for Whanganui electorate". New Zealand Herald.
  6. 1 2 3 "Election 2023: Carl Bates says being Whanganui's new MP is 'a real privilege'". Whanganui Chronicle. The New Zealand Herald. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Whanganui – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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