Background
Kelly was born in Wellington on 9 May 1941.
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Graham Kelly
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In the 2002 elections, he did not stand as an electorate candidate, standing as a list Member of Parliament and allowing Winnie Laban to contest Mana. On 29 July 2003, however, he left Parliament in order to take up a position as His list seat was taken by the next candidate on Labour"s 2002 party list, Moana Mackey. In 2005, Kelly made remarks to a Canadian governmental panel which were regarded by some in New Zealand as offensive to Māori and various immigrant communities.
Calls were made for his resignation, and the government criticised Kelly for his comments, for which he apologised.
Membership
As a member of the Labour Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Porirua from the 1987 elections until the 1996 elections, when he became Member of Parliament for the new seat of Mana. He is currently the president of the Association of Former Members of Parliament.
