Colin King

Colin McDonald King (born 19 December 1949) is a New Zealand politician who first entered Parliament in . In late 2013, he lost the National Party selection process for the electorate for the 2014 general election.

Early years and family King was born in 1949 in Canterbury. He is a farmer from Marlborough, and has held senior roles in various boards and trusts relating to the agricultural sector. In the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to shearing and the wool industry. King is married and has four adult children.

In the 2008 election he successfully retained the Kaikoura electorate and increased his vote and the Party vote but was moved further down the list.

In 2011 King tied with Melissa Lee for the title of "Worst performing National MP" in the Trans Tasman Political Week's annual "Political Performance Roll-Call".

In 2012 King voted against the first reading Marriage Amendment Bill.

Leaving Parliament

In 2013, King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by Stuart Smith. King did not attend several leaving functions for retiring National MPs, most notably refusing to appear on stage at the National Party annual conference with the other departing MPs. Since leaving Parliament, King has been maintaining a low profile but is now working as a consultant in the primary industries and tertiary education sectors.

King contested the mayoralty of the Marlborough District Council at the 2016 New Zealand local elections, but lost to Blenheim ward councillor John Leggett.