Philip Woollaston

Philip Woollaston

Philip Tosswill Woollaston (born 1944) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

He represented the Nelson electorate in Parliament from 1981, defeating incumbent MP Mel Courtney. In 1990 he retired, and was replaced by John Blincoe.

He is a son of the painter Toss Woollaston.

He now lives at and manages the Woollaston winery/vineyard in Mahana, in the Nelson area.

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"New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984" by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)


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